Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Case No. 19-cv-06593-HSG CORPORATION, et al., ORDER GRANTING PARTIES’ Plaintiffs, AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL v. Re: Dkt. No. 486 MERIL LIFE SCIENCES PVT. LTD., et al., 11 Defendants. 12 Pending before the Court is the parties’ Amended Administrative Motion to file documents under seal. Dkt. No. 486. The Court GRANTS the motion to seal documents at docket numbers: 249-4; 249-6; 257-8; 257-9; 305-3; 309-7; 309-8; 406-5; 421-10; 421-11; 421-12; 421-13; and 421-14. I. LEGAL STANDARD Courts generally apply a “compelling reasons” standard when considering motions to seal documents. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006)). “This standard derives from the common law right ‘to inspect and copy public records and documents,…