Logicease Solutions Inc. v. Softworks AI, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LOGICEASE SOLUTIONS INC., et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-00830-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE MOTION TO SEAL
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 7 SOFTWORKS AI, LLC, Defendant.
12 Plaintiff LogicEase Solutions asks to file a redacted version of its complaint and to seal entirely a contract and its amendments attached as exhibits. Dkt. No. 7. The only reason given for the requests is that the contracts have a confidentiality provision, and defendant Softworks AI asked LogicEase to file the complaint and exhibits under seal. Id. at 2. The proposed redactions and sealings are denied. “A hallmark of our federal judiciary is the ‘strong presumption in favor of access to court records.’” DZ Reserve, et al. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 3:18-cv-04978-JD, 2021 WL 75734, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 8, 2021) (quoting Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003)). Public access maintains confidence in the fair and impartial administration of justice, and protects the integrity and…