In re Google Assistant Privacy Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 ASIF KUMANDAN, et al., Case No. 19-cv-04286-BLF

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

CONSIDER WHETHER ANOTHER

GOOGLE LLC, et al., PARTY'S MATERIAL SHOULD BE

SEALED

Defendants. [Re: ECF No. 291]

13 Plaintiffs filed a motion to seal portions of their Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for 14 Reconsideration of Order Vacating Trial and Terminating Motion for Summary Judgment. Mot. 15 ECF No. 291. The motion requests to seal portions of the Opposition that contain information 16 Defendants Google LLC and Alphabet Inc. (together “Google”) designated confidential under the 17 court-approved protective order in this case. Id. at 1. Google filed a statement in support of 18 Plaintiffs’ request. Google Statement, ECF No. 302. For the reasons stated below, the Court 19 GRANTS the motion.

I. LEGAL STANDARD

21 “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and…