Datta v. Asset Recovery Solutions, LLC et al

Filing 67

Order by Judge Lucy Koh Granting 58 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (lhklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/18/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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MEENA ARTHUR DATTA,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 15-CV-00188-LHK
ORDER GRANTING
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
UNDER SEAL

v.
ASSET RECOVERY SOLUTIONS, LLC,

Re: Dkt. No. 58

Defendant.

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On February 5, 2016, Defendant filed an administrative motion to file under seal “a portion

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of [Defendant’s] December 31, 2014 financial report in support of [Defendant’s] opposition to

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[P]laintiff’s motion for class certification.” ECF No. 58 at 1. Plaintiff has not filed a response,

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and the deadline to file a response has now passed.

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As the Ninth Circuit recently observed, parties seeking to seal judicial records relating to

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motions that are “more than tangentially related to the underlying cause of action,” Ctr. for Auto

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Safety v. Chrysler Grp., 809 F.3d 1092, 1099 (9th Cir. 2016), bear the burden of overcoming the

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presumption with “compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings” that outweigh the

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general history of access and the public policies favoring disclosure, Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of

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Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–79 (9th Cir. 2006).

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Case No. 15-CV-00188-LHK
ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL

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Plaintiff’s motion for class certification is more than tangentially related to the underlying

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cause of action. The Court finds that the information Defendant seeks to file under seal meets the

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compelling reasons standard. Accordingly, Defendant’s administrative motion to file under seal is

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GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 18, 2016

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL