Stafford
Stafford v. Rite Aid Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Bryon Stafford, Individually and on Case No.: 17-cv-1340-AJB-JLB Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
Plaintiff, MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS v. UNDER SEAL (Doc. No. 79) 14 Rite Aid Corporation, 15 Defendant.
Before the Court is Rite Aid’s motion to file documents under seal in support of their motion to compel arbitration. (Doc. No. 79.) Defendants seek to keep parts of their motion under seal that reveal Plaintiff’s personal health information or private contractual information between Rite and third-party payors regarding claims. (Doc. No. 79 at 2–3.) Because Rite Aid overcomes the strong presumption to public access and shows compelling reasons for sealing, the Court GRANTS Rite Aid’s motion. I. LEGAL STANDARDS “[T]he courts of this country recognize a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and…