Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Dexon Computer, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., et al., Case No. 20-cv-04926-CRB
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: ADMINISTRATIVE
v.
MOTIONS TO FILE UNDER SEAL
DEXON COMPUTER, INC., et al., Defendants.
13 Plaintiff Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) and Defendant Dexon Computer, Inc. 14 (“Dexon”) have filed many, many administrative motions to seal portions of the parties’ 15 confidential or highly confidential material. This Order addresses the motions to seal that 16 relate to Cisco’s Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (dkt. 202) and Cisco’s Motion for 17 Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint (dkt. 205). As more particularly set forth 18 herein, the Court evaluates and resolves each of the parties’ sealing requests in these 19 various motions.
I. LEGAL STANDARD
21 A. Good Cause vs. Compelling Reason 22 We must first decide the standard for sealing that applies to Cisco’s motions and the 23 documents underlying them. Courts in the Ninth Circuit apply two standards to determine 24 whether to allow a document supporting a…