STA Pharmaceuticals US, LLC v. Nguyen

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California granted STA Pharmaceuticals US, LLC’s motion to seal an exhibit and portions of a declaration based on trade-secret and confidential third-party information. The court denied the request for expedited discovery without prejudice and permitted STA to renew that request with the magistrate judge.

Holdings

1. The motion to seal was granted because it was narrowly tailored to information sufficiently identified as trade secrets or confidential third-party information, providing compelling reasons to overcome the presumption of public access.
2. The request for expedited discovery was denied without prejudice.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the identified exhibit and declaration portions should be sealed under the compelling-reasons standard governing judicial records related to a preliminary-injunction motion.
2. Whether the request for expedited discovery should be granted.

Disposition

other