Skillz Platform Inc. v. AviaGames Inc.

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 7 SKILLZ PLATFORM INC., Case No. 21-cv-02436-BLF

8 Plaintiff,

OMNIBUS SEALING ORDER

9 v. [Re: ECF No. 596, 605, 606] 10 AVIAGAMES INC., 11 Defendant.

12 13 Before the Court are the parties’ sealing motions and statements in connection with 14 briefing on motions in limine, a motion to strike, and trial briefs. ECF Nos. 596, 605, 606. The 15 Court has considered the motions and statements, and its rulings are laid out below. 16 I. LEGAL STANDARD 17 “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records 18 and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of 19 Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 20 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). Consequently, access to motions and their attachments that are 21 “more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only upon a showing of 22 “compelling reasons” for…