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Oh v. Sunvalleytek International, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID OH, Case No. 22-cv-00866-SVK
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON ADMINISTRATIVE
v. MOTIONS FOR LEAVE TO FILE
UNDER SEAL
SUNVALLEYTEK INTERNATIONAL, INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 40, 42 11 Defendant. 12 Now before the Court are administrative motions for leave to file under seal portions of documents filed in connection with Plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction and motion for class certification. Dkt. 40, 42; see also Dkt. 55 (statement of Sunvalleytek in support of sealing). Courts recognize a “general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Kamakana v. City & Cnty. Of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Communs., Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). A request to seal court records therefore starts with a “strong presumption in favor of access.” Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1178 (quoting Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.,…