Calhoun
Calhoun v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PATRICK CALHOUN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-05146-YGR (SVK)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER ON ADMINISTRATIVE
v. MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO FILE
UNDER SEAL
GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. Nos. 897, 929, 933, 942, 944, 949 Defendant.
Before the Court are administrative motions to file under seal materials associated discovery disputes in this case. Dkt. 897, 929, 933, 942, 944, 949; see also Dkt. 938 (declaration filed in support of administrative motion to seal). 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…