Pettersen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM D. PETTERSEN, individually Case No.: 3:21-cv-00237-RBM-BGS and on behalf of all others similarly 12 situated, ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE MOTION TO SEAL Plaintiffs,

14 v. [Doc. 82] 15 CIRCLE K STORES, INC., an Arizona Corporation, and DOES 1-10, Defendant. 18 19 Currently pending before the Court is a motion to seal filed by Plaintiff William D. Pettersen (“Plaintiff”). (Doc. 82 (“Mot.”).) For the reasons discussed below, Plaintiff’s motion to seal is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 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. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978). “Unless a particular court record is one ‘traditionally kept secret,’ a ‘strong presumption in favor of access’ is the starting point.” 28 …