Brinkley
Brinkley v. Monterey Financial Services, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TIFFANY BRINKLEY, Case No.: 16-CV-1103-RSH-WVG
Plaintiff,
ORDER PARTIALLY GRANTING
v. AND PARTIALLY DENYING
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SEAL
MONTEREY FINANCIAL SERVICES,
LLC,
[ECF No. 188] Defendant. 16 On April 7, 2022, Plaintiff filed a Motion To Seal Documents In Support Of Plaintiff’s Motion For Class Certification (“Motion”). ECF No. 188. The Motion seeks to seal Exhibits 1, 3, and 16 to the Declaration of Patrick N. Keegan in support of Plaintiff’s motion for class certification. There is a presumptive right of public access to court records based upon the common law and the First Amendment. See Nixon v. Warner Comm., Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978); Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. General Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1212-13 (9th Cir. 2002). A party must demonstrate “good cause” when it seeks to file documents under seal in connection with a nondispositive motion. Pintos…