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. MOTION TO REOPEN DISCOVERY
AND FOR SANCTIONS
AVIAGAMES INC., [Re: ECF No. 207, 219] Defendant.
12 Before the Court are two administrative motions to file under seal relating to Plaintiff Skillz Platform Inc.’s Motion to Reopen Discovery and for Sanctions, ECF No. 208. See ECF Nos. 207, 219. The Court has considered the motions. 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…