Quidel Corporation v. Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 QUIDEL CORPORATION, Case No. 16-cv-3059-BAS-AGS 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO SEAL

v. [ECF No. 274]

SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC., et al., 15 Defendants. 16

As part of their opposition to Quidel’s motion for summary judgment, Siemens has moved to seal seven exhibits and portions of its opposition brief. (ECF No. 274.) Siemens lodges these documents under seal because Quidel marked information within the exhibits as confidential pursuant to a protective order; therefore, the Court ordered Quidel to respond to Siemens’ motion and provide compelling reasons for the sealing any of the material. (ECF No. 277.) Quidel filed a response. (ECF No. 282.) I. LEGAL STANDARD “[T]he courts of this country recognize a general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Nixon v. is one ‘traditionally kept secret,’ a ‘strong presumption in favor of…