Brown
Brown v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHASOM BROWN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-03664-YGR (SVK)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON ADMINISTRATIVE
v. MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO FILE
UNDER SEAL
GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. Nos. 634, 653, 677 Defendant.
Before the Court are administrative motions for leave to file under seal materials associated with discovery disputes in this case. Dkt. 634, 653, 677; see also Dkt. 684, 690 (declarations in support of sealing motions). 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 for overcoming the presumption…