Walker
Walker v. Nestle USA, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARIE FALCONE, CASE NO. 3:19-cv-00723-L-DEB Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO
v.
FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL
NESTLE USA, INC., [ECF NO. 122] Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Marie Falcone’s Application for Leave to File Documents Under Seal. (ECF No. 122.) Plaintiff seeks to seal pursuant to a protective order (ECF No. 97) the entirety of more than fifty exhibits, consisting of nearly 1,000 pages as well as approximately twelve entire pages of its memorandum of points and authorities in support of class certification (ECF No. 125-1). For the reasons which follow, Plaintiff’s application is denied. Sealing court records implicates 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). The lack of opposition to a motion to seal therefore does not…