Shansby
Shansby v. The Edrington Group LTD
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 J. GARY SHANSBY, Case No. 22-cv-06907-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE
v. MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
EDRINGTON, USA, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 21 Defendants.
12 Edrington, USA moves to file certain documents under seal in connection with its motion to compel arbitration. (Dkt. No. 21.) A party seeking to seal a document filed in conjunction with a motion related to the merits of a case must overcome the “strong presumption in favor of public access” to judicial records by meeting the “compelling reasons” standard. Kamakana v. City and Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1171, 1178-79 (9th Cir. 2006) (noting that the “strong presumption of access to judicial records applies fully to dispositive pleadings, including motions for summary judgment and related attachments”); see also Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1098, 1101 (9th Cir. 2016) (noting that the “compelling reasons” test applies “to most…