MasterObjects, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MASTEROBJECTS, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 20-08103 WHA
v.
AMAZON.COM, INC., OMNIBUS ORDER RE MOTIONS TO
SEAL
Defendant.
16 This omnibus order addresses all currently pending motions to seal for completed motion practice (Dkt. Nos. 174, 189, 199, 203, 224, 227, 230, 242, 247, 251, 264, 267, 268, 278, 279, 281, 289, 294, 296, 305, 336, 344, 345, 356, 357). 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…