ESC-Toy Ltd. v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ESC-TOY LTD., Case No. 21-cv-00778-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON REVISING
v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO
FILE UNDER SEAL
SONY INTERACTIVE
ENTERTAINMENT LLC,
11 Defendant. 12 The parties have filed several administrative motions to file under seal. See Docket Nos. 315, 320, 336. In general, the parties’ proposals are far too broad. See L.R 79-5(f)(6) (“overly broad requests to seal may result in the denial of the motion”). Motions for an order concerning administrative relief “must set forth specifically … the reasons supporting the motion.” L.R. 7-11(a). Pursuant to the local rules, a motion to file under seal must include “a specific statement of the applicable legal standard and the reasons for keeping a document under seal, including an explanation of: (i) the legitimate private or public interests that warrant sealing; (ii) the injury that will result if sealing is denied; and (iii) why a less restrictive alternative to sealing…