Eidler
Eidler v. Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STACIA STINER, et al., Case No. 17-cv-03962-HSG
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART
v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
SEAL
BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 276 11 Defendants. 12 Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ administrative motion to file under seal documents in support of their Motion for Class Certification. Dkt. No. 276 (“Mot.”). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiffs’ administrative motion. 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 standard derives from the common law right ‘to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Id. (quoting Kamakana,…