Ashton Woods Holdings L.L.C. v. USG Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ASHTON WOODS HOLDINGS L.L.C., et Case No. 15-cv-01247-HSG al., ORDER GRANTING Plaintiffs, ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO SEAL v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 81, 90, 96, 116, 118 USG CORPORATION, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Pending before the Court are five motions to seal filed by Plaintiffs and proposed intervenors related to Plaintiffs’ motion for live-streamed trial testimony, motions to intervene for the limited purpose of opposing the request for live-streamed testimony, and Plaintiffs’ oppositions to the motions to intervene. See Dkt. Nos. 81, 90, 96, 116, 118. For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motions. I. LEGAL STANDARD Courts generally apply a “compelling reasons” standard when considering motions to seal documents. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006)). “This…