In re Sandisk SSDS Litigation

Opinion

1 2 3 6 7 In re SANDISK SSDs LITIGATION. Case No. 23-cv-04152-RFL (LJC) 8 ORDER REGARDING 9 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER DOCUMENTS 10 SHOULD BE FILED UNDER SEAL 11 Re: Dkt. No. 151

12 Plaintiffs filed an administrative motion under Civil Local Rule 79-5(f) to consider 5 13 || whether documents submitted in support of a discovery letter brief should be filed under seal, 14 || based solely on Defendants’ designations of confidentiality. ECF No. 151. Defendants filed a 3 15 || response arguing that Exhibits G and J, which include technical details of Defendants’ a 16 || investigation of and response to an alleged defect in solid state drives, should remain under seal to 3 17 || prevent competitive harm. ECF No. 160. Good cause having been shown, Defendants’ request to S 18 || maintain those exhibits under seal is GRANTED. 19 The administrative motion is DENIED as to all other exhibits at issue. To complete the 20 || public record, Plaintiffs shall file unredacted copies of those exhibits no later than May 15, 2025. 21 This Order does not reach the question of whether “compelling reasons” would support 22 || sealing Exhibits G and J if they were offered in a context “more than tangentially related to the 23 merits” of the case. See generally Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 24 |} 1103 (9th Cir. 2016). 26 Dated: May 8, 2025 7 Zr Arty — A J. CISIWEROS 28 ited States Magistrate Judge