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 JOINT SUBMISSION RE
v. SEALING PORTIONS OF APRIL 29, 2021 HEARING TRANSCRIPT GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 170 Defendant.
Now before the Court is the Parties’ joint submission (Dkt. 170), in which Google requests that the Court seal portions of the transcript of the April 29, 2021 discovery hearing. 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 court records depends on…