Unlockd Media, Inc. Liquidation Trust v. Google LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 UNLOCKD MEDIA, INC. LIQUIDATION Case No. 21-cv-07250-HSG

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ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO Plaintiff, SEAL 9 v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 2, 54 10 GOOGLE LLC, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Unlockd Media, Inc Liquidation Trust’s administrative motions to file under seal portions of the original complaint and the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). See Dkt. Nos. 2, 54. For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motion to seal the original complaint, and GRANTS the motion to seal the FAC. I. LEGAL STANDARD Courts generally apply a “compelling reasons” standard when considering motions to seal documents. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010). “This standard derives from the common law right ‘to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Id. (quoting Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006)).…