Sandoval Delgado v. Diaz Marquez
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 WILFRIDO SANDOVAL DELGADO, Case No. 23-cv-05141-VKD
9 Petitioner,
ORDER GRANTING JOINT
10 v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO
SEAL
11 VERANIA DIAZ MARQUEZ, Re: Dkt. No. 47 Respondent. 12
13 14 Petitioner Wilfrido Sandoval Delgado and respondent Verania Diaz Marquez jointly move 15 to seal certain exhibits admitted during the bench trial in this case. Dkt. No. 47. For the reasons 16 described below, the Court grants the parties’ motion. 17 I. LEGAL STANDARD 18 “Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records 19 and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of 20 Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 21 U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). [B]ecause the resolution of a dispute on the merits, whether by trial 22 or summary judgment, is at the heart of the interest in ensuring the ‘public’s understanding of the…