Skillz Platform Inc. v. AviaGames Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 SKILLZ PLATFORM INC., Case No. 21-cv-02436-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: SEALING MOTIONS ON
v. MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT
AVIAGAMES INC., [Re: ECF Nos. 161, 164, 165] Defendant.
12 Before the Court are three sealing motions relating to the parties’ motions for summary judgment. ECF Nos. 161, 164, 165. The Court has considered the motions and supporting statements. The Court’s ruling is laid out below. I. LEGAL STANDARD “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). Consequently, access to motions and their attachments that are “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only upon a showing of …