Robert Heath v. Google Inc.

Filing 382

ORDER GRANTING 378 GOOGLE LLCS UNOPPOSED MOTION TO REDACT. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 9/26/2018.(blflc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/26/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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ROBERT HEATH, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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GOOGLE LLC,

ORDER GRANTING GOOGLE LLC’S
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO REDACT
[RE: ECF 378]

Defendant.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 15-cv-01824-BLF

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On September 21, 2018, Defendant Google LLC (“Google”) filed an Unopposed

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Administrative Motion to Redact Portions of the Court’s Order Denying Defendant Google LLC’s

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Motion for Leave to File Motion for Reconsideration of Order Denying Motion to Decertify

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Collection Action (“Order”) (ECF 367) pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-11. See ECF 378.
“Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records

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and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of

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Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435

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U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). Consequently, filings that are “more than tangentially related to the

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merits of a case” may be sealed only upon a showing of “compelling reasons” for sealing. Ctr. for

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Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1101–02 (9th Cir. 2016). Filings that are only

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tangentially related to the merits may be sealed upon a lesser showing of “good cause.” Id. at

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1097.

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Sealing motions filed in this district also must be “narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of

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sealable material.” Civil L.R. 79-5(b). A party moving to seal a document in whole or in part

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must file a declaration establishing that the identified material is “sealable.” Civ. L.R. 79-

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5(d)(1)(A). “Reference to a stipulation or protective order that allows a party to designate certain

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documents as confidential is not sufficient to establish that a document, or portions thereof, are

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sealable.” Id.

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The Court has reviewed the administrative motion and the declaration submitted in support

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thereof and finds that the parties have articulated compelling reasons and good cause to seal

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portions of the Order. The Court has previously sealed the same and similar information as that

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included in those portions Google seeks to redact, which include figures and statements from the

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expert reports analyzing Google’s commercially sensitive gHire documents. See ECF 105; ECF

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198; ECF 253; ECF 302; ECF 334.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion and directs Google to file a redacted
version of the Order as a separate docket entry on or before October 3, 2018.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 26, 2018
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge

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