Buchheim

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 BUCHHEIM, et al., Case No.: 3:21-cv-766-L-BGS

Plaintiffs,

v.

ORDER ON MOTION TO SEAL

12 FENTON, et al., (ECF 2) Defendants. 14 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion to seal portions of their complaint. (ECF 2). The complaint (ECF 1) contains redacted paragraphs. Plaintiffs obtained the redacted information from Nominal Defendant AnaptysBio pursuant to an inspection request under Delaware law. See 8 Del. C. § 220. They were required to sign confidentiality agreements prior to obtaining the records. (ECF 2). The redacted information contains non-public material from board of director meetings, including proprietary information about AnaptysBio’s products, development, commercial processes, scientific data and analyses, and strategies. Id. The disclosure of the information could harm AnaptysBio’s competitive position. Id. And there are no alternatives that would protect that compelling interest. …