Michael Cirkunovs v. Zuffa LLC, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Nevada granted Defendants’ motion to seal and/or redact materials attached to a statement concerning missing information. Applying the good-cause standard for nondispositive materials, the court found that the exhibits contained sensitive security information, personally identifying information, confidential business information, and nonpublic contractual and negotiation details, and ordered the exhibits maintained under seal while directing that the related brief be unsealed.

Holdings

1. The good-cause standard applies to documents attached to a nondispositive matter that is not dispositive or more than tangentially related to the merits of the case.
2. Good cause existed to seal or redact the exhibits and portions of the brief containing sensitive security information, personally identifying information, confidential business information, internal organizational information, nonpublic financial and contractual information, negotiation positions, and confidential agreements.

Questions Presented

1. What standard governs a motion to seal documents attached to a nondispositive filing that is not more than tangentially related to the merits?
2. Whether good cause justified sealing or redacting the identified brief and exhibits.
3. Whether the brief at ECF No. 72 itself should remain sealed.

Disposition

other