Summary
This document is a federal district court order addressing multiple administrative motions to seal portions of filings related to a preliminary injunction motion. Applying the compelling reasons standard and local rule 79-5, the court evaluates each requested redaction across numerous declarations, deposition transcripts, and exhibits, granting or denying sealing based on the presence of confidential business information, trade secrets, or non-party data. The order details specific page and paragraph rulings and directs the parties to submit public versions of the documents by a specified deadline.
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Practice areas
Questions Presented
- Whether the parties satisfied the compelling‑reasons standard to seal documents in a preliminary‑injunction proceeding.
- Whether the requested portions are privileged, protectable as trade secrets, or otherwise sealable under Civil Local Rule 79‑5.
Holdings
- Sealing is only permitted where a party establishes that the document is privileged or protectable as a trade secret and the request is narrowly tailored; compelling reasons must outweigh the public’s interest in disclosure.
Key quotations
“The Court begins with “a strong presumption in favor of access to court records.”” (at 1)
“Sealing is only permitted where the parties have “established that the document or portions thereof is privileged or protectable as a trade secret or otherwise entitled to protection under the law.”” (at 1)
Factual background
CDK Global and Tekion Corp. each sought to seal portions of their briefing and attached evidence, alleging trade‑secret and confidentiality interests. The court evaluated the requests under the Ninth Circuit’s presumption of access to court records and the district’s local sealing rule.
Procedural history
The parties filed motions to seal portions of briefing and evidence related to CDK's motion for preliminary injunction. The court considered each request under the strong presumption of public access and the compelling reasons standard.