Calhoun

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 PATRICK CALHOUN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-05146-LHK (SVK)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON MOTIONS TO SEAL

v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 186, 188 GOOGLE LLC, Defendant.

Now before the Court are Google’s Administrative Motions to File Documents Under Seal (Dkt. 186, 188) seeking to seal portions of the parties’ May 11, 2021 and May 12, 2021 Joint Discovery Letter Briefs (Dkt. 187, 189). 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 depends on the purpose for which the…