Brown
Brown v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 CHASOM BROWN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-03664-YGR (SVK)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON ADMINISTRATIVE
v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE
UNDER SEAL
GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 398 Defendant.
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ administrative motion to file under seal materials associated with a discovery dispute in this case. Dkt. 398; see also Dkt. 407. 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 the purpose for which the records…