Green Renewable Organic and Water Holdings, LLC v. Bloomfield Investments, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 GREEN RENEWABLE ORGANIC AND Case No. 21-cv-07181-HSG WATER HOLDINGS, LLC, et al., ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND Plaintiffs, DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO v. SEAL 10 BLOOMFIELD INVESTMENTS, LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 25 11 Defendant. 12 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s administrative motion to file under seal certain exhibits to, and portions of, its Amended Complaint, Dkt. No. 22. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the motion, Dkt. No. 25. 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, including judicial records and…