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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:44 Trademark Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GO DADDY OPERATING COMPANY, 

LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

USMAN GHAZNAVI, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 17-cv-06545-PJH 

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO FILE 

UNDER SEAL

Re: Dkt. No. 98

Before the court is defendants’ motion to file portions of a joint motion to dismiss 

and a proposed order dismissing the action under seal. Dkt. 98. The general 

presumption in favor of public access to federal court records can be overcome only for 

compelling reasons when the motion at issue is more than tangentially related to the 

merits of a case. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1101 (9th 

Cir. 2016). The motion at issue, which requests dismissal of the entire action, is core to 

the merits of the case, so defendants must provide compelling reasons to file associated 

materials under seal. Defendants have failed to do so. Defendants’ motion to seal is 

accordingly DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 22, 2019

__________________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

Case 4:17-cv-06545-PJH Document 100 Filed 02/22/19 Page 1 of 1