Windy Cove, Inc. v. Circle K Stores, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WINDY COVE, INC. et al., Case No. 21-cv-1416-MMA-DEB

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL

CIRCLE K STORES, INC., [Doc. No. 191] Defendant. 16 17 18 19 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s motion for attorneys’ fees. See Doc. No. 193. Defendant simultaneously filed a motion for leave to file an unredacted version of its motion and exhibits under seal. See Doc. No. 191. Defendant’s motion is unopposed to date. When presented with a request to file a document under seal, the Court begins with the strong presumption in favor of the “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 n.7 (1978); see also Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006). “Accordingly, ‘a party seeking to seal a judicial ||record then…