Dekker
Dekker v. Vivint Solar, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
GERRIE DEKKER, et al., Plaintiffs, No. C 19-07918 WHA
v.
VIVINT SOLAR, INC., et al., OMNIBUS ORDER RE
MOTIONS TO SEAL
Defendants.
15 16 This order handles the motions to seal filed in conjunction with plaintiff’s opposition to Vivint’s motion for summary judgment as well as the motion for class certification and related filings. 1. THE LEGAL STANDARD. 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). Consequently, access to motions and their attachments that are “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only upon a showing of “compelling reasons” for sealing. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1101–02 (9th Cir. 2016). Filings that are only tangentially related to the merits may be…