Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC v. Ghaznavi et al

Filing 100

Order by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton denying 98 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal.(pjhlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/22/2019)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY,
LLC,

Case No. 17-cv-06545-PJH

Plaintiff,
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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO FILE
UNDER SEAL

v.
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USMAN GHAZNAVI, et al.,

Re: Dkt. No. 98

United States District Court
Northern District of California

Defendants.
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Before the court is defendants’ motion to file portions of a joint motion to dismiss

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and a proposed order dismissing the action under seal. Dkt. 98. The general

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presumption in favor of public access to federal court records can be overcome only for

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compelling reasons when the motion at issue is more than tangentially related to the

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merits of a case. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1101 (9th

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Cir. 2016). The motion at issue, which requests dismissal of the entire action, is core to

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the merits of the case, so defendants must provide compelling reasons to file associated

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materials under seal. Defendants have failed to do so. Defendants’ motion to seal is

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accordingly DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 22, 2019
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PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON
United States District Judge