Felix

Felix v. Symantec Corporation

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaAugust 9, 20213:18-cv-02902California1,181 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, No. C 18-02902 WHA

Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER RE REQUESTS TO

PROCEED

SYMANTEC CORPORATION and PSEUDONYMOUSLY

GREGORY S. CLARK,

15 Defendants.

17 Two non-party witnesses seek leave to proceed under monikers, “FE1” and “FE2,” to 18 preserve their privacy. Unusual circumstances, the particularities of the subject matter, and the 19 lack of prejudice to defendants (who most likely already know the non-party witness’ 20 identities) weigh in movants’ favor. Leave is GRANTED, to the extent stated below. This order 21 does not, however, decide FE1 and FE2’s requests for sealing their responses to other parties’ 22 administrative motions to seal. 23 In general, the public has every right to inspect court records. See Nixon v. Warner 24 Commnc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978). Our court of appeals has established a strong 25 presumption in favor of access. Public confidence in the administration of justice rests on…

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