Brown
Brown v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 CHASOM BROWN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-03664-LHK (SVK)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON ADMINISTRATIVE
v. MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 139 Defendant.
Now before the Court is Google’s Administrative Motions to File Documents Under Seal (Dkt. 139) seeking to seal portions of the parties’ April 23, 2021 Joint Discovery Letter Brief (Dkt. 140). Courts recognize a “general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Kamakana v. City & Cnty. Of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Communs., Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). A request to seal court records therefore starts with a “strong presumption in favor of access.” Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1178 (quoting Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003)). The standard for overcoming the presumption of public access to 17 court records…