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 GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART THIRD MOTION
TO RECONSIDER
ALPHABET INC., et al., [Re: ECF No. 30] Defendants.
12 Before the Court is Plaintiff Raj Patel’s Third Motion for Reconsideration, ECF No. 30, of the Court’s Order denying Patel’s Motion to File Under Seal his Fourth Amended Complaint, previous versions of his complaint, and his motion to reconsider the denial of his application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 24. 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…