Gau
Gau v. Hillstone Restaurant Group, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 EDWARD SCOTT GAU, et al., Case No. 20-cv-08250-SVK
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON MOTIONS AND
v. STIPULATION TO FILE MATERIALS
UNDER SEAL
HILLSTONE RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 54, 60, 61 8 Defendant. 9 Before the Court are two administrative motions and a stipulation seeking to file under seal materials associated with Plaintiff’s motion for class certification and the opposition to that motion. Dkt. 54, 60, 61; see also Dkt. 55. 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…