Rodriguez v. Google LLC

Opinion

1 4 5 ANIBAL RODRIGUEZ, et al., Case No. 20-cv-04688-RS (AGT) 6 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART 7 v. MOTION TO SEAL 8 GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 200 9 Defendant. 10 The request to seal portions of the parties’ January 7, 2022, letter brief is granted in part. 11 || Google’s internal project names may be sealed and replaced with Na***, K***, and T***. The ESI 12 || search-term hit counts may not be sealed. Google hasn’t convinced the Court that “specific preju- 5 13 || dice or harm will result” if the hit counts are publicly disclosed. Phillips ex rel. Ests. of Byrd v. S 14 Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210-11 (9th Cir. 2002). Also, sealing the hit counts would 3 15 || hinder the public’s understanding of the dispute. The Court considered the hit counts, among other a 16 || things, in deciding which ESI searches needed to be run. 3 17 By February 17, 2022, the parties must file a public version of the January 7 letter brief that 18 || complies with this order. 20 Dated: February 10, 2022 21 22 ALEX G. TSE 23 United States Magistrate Judge 24 25 26 27 28