Patel
Patel v. Alphabet Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 RAJ PATEL, Case No. 23-cv-03647-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO FILE
v. UNDER SEAL
ALPHABET INC., et al., Defendants.
12 Before the Court is Plaintiff Raj Patel’s renewed Motion to File Under Seal his Fourth Amended Complaint, ECF No. 23-5; all previous versions of his complaint, ECF Nos. 1, 12–13, 18, 21; and his Motion to Reconsider, ECF No. 15. ECF No. 23. The Court previously denied without prejudice Patel’s Motion to File Under Seal his Third Amended Complaint, the previous versions, and his Motion to Reconsider because Patel failed to demonstrate compelling reasons to seal all or part of his pleadings and his request was not narrowly tailored. ECF No. 22. “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…