DNA Genotek Inc. v. Spectrum Solutions L.L.C.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DNA GENOTEK INC., Case No.: 21-CV-516-RSH-DDL
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION TO SEAL
SPECTRUM SOLUTIONS L.L.C., [ECF No. 84] Defendant. 16 On February 18, 2022, Defendant filed a motion to seal documents in connection with its claim construction brief (“Motion”). ECF No. 84. The Motion seeks to seal Exhibit 18 in support of Defendant’s claim construction brief and a portion of a single sentence in that brief that describes Exhibit 18. 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 non-dispositive motion. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665,…