Finjan, Inc. v. Juniper Network, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FINJAN, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 17-05659 WHA

v.

JUNIPER NETWORK, INC., et al., ORDER RE MOTION TO SEAL Defendants.

15 16 Juniper Network, Inc. moves to seal three documents filed in conjunction with its objections to the special master’s report and recommendation on fees (Dkt. No. 660). There is a strong public policy in favor of openness in our court system and the public is entitled to know to whom we are providing relief (or not). See Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–80 (9th Cir. 2006). To seal records in connection with a “dispositive” motion, or one “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case,” requires “compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings that outweigh the general history of access and the public policies favoring disclosure”; sealing records connected with non- dispositive motions requires a showing of good cause. See ibid. (quotations and citations omitted); Ctr. for…