Eco Electrical Systems, LLC v. Reliaguard Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ECO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, LLC, Plaintiff, No. C 20-00444 WHA
v.
RELIAGUARD INC., et al., OMNIBUS ORDER RE
MOTIONS TO SEAL
Defendants.
16 This order addresses the motions to seal filed in connection with defendants’ motions for 17 summary judgment (Dkt. Nos. 117–119, 121). 18 1. THE LEGAL STANDARD. 19 There is a strong public policy in favor of openness in our court system and the public is 20 entitled to know to whom we are providing relief (or not). See Kamakana v. City & Cty. of 21 Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–80 (9th Cir. 2006). Consequently, access to motions and their 22 attachments that are “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case,” as they are here, 23 may be sealed only upon a showing of “compelling reasons” for sealing. Ctr. for Auto Safety 24 v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1101–02 (9th Cir. 2016). 25 In addition, sealing motions filed in this district must contain a specific statement that 26 explains: (1) the legitimate private or public interests that…