Actian Corporation v. AB Sciex LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 ACTIAN CORPORATION, Case No. 23-cv-05113-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: SEALING MOTION
v. [Re: ECF No. 9] AB SCIEX LLC, et al., Defendants.
12 Defendants AB Sciex LLC, AB Sciex LP, and AB Sciex PTE Ltd. (collectively “Sciex”) filed an Administrative Motion to File Under Seal portions of their Answer, Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order, and a supporting declaration. ECF No. 9. The Court has considered the motion, and its 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 motions and their attachments that are “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed…