Nakamura v. Sunday Group Incorporated

Opinion

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TETSUYA NAKAMURA, Case No. 2:22-cv-01324-MMD-EJY

Plaintiff, ORDER v.

SUNDAY GROUP INCORPORATED, et al.,

Defendants.

and TOSHIKI (TODD) MITSUISHI, Counter-Claimants, v. TETSUYA NAKAMURA, Counter-Defendant. Pending before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Seal (ECF No. 111) which seeks to seal Exhibit 6 to their Motion to Compel. The only basis sealing was originally sought was compliance with a previously entered protective order. That reason is insufficient as a matter of law. Plaintiff now contends that good cause, under Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006), exists to seal a portion of Exhibit 6 as identities of numerous non-party investors in the Mobby project are revealed in the exhibit. ECF No. 116. Plaintiff says co-counsel indicates Japanese law requires the privacy protection that would be afforded through redaction of these individuals’ names. Id. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Seal (ECF No. 111) is GRANTED to the extent that Exhibit 6 is to be redacted so that the names of non-party individuals are not available to the public. The Exhibit is then to be filed on the publicly available docket by Defendants in the redacted format and not under seal. The redacted version of Exhibit 6 must be filed no later than April 15, 2025. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the unredacted version of Exhibit 6, filed under seal at ECF No. 112, is and shall remain sealed. Dated this 9th day of April, 2025.

ELAYNA J. YOUCHAH UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE