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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:0001 Antitrust Litigation (Monopolizing Trade)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BONA FIDE CONGLOMERATE, INC.,

Plaintiff,

v.

SOURCEAMERICA,

Defendant.

Case No.: 3:14-cv-00751-GPC-DHB

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO 

SEAL

[ECF Nos. 298, 302, 304]

SOURCEAMERICA,

Counterclaimant.

v.

BONA FIDE CONGLOMERATE, INC. 

and RUBEN LOPEZ,

Counterdefendants.

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Presently before the Court are three motions to seal relating to the Parties’ objections 

to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (“Report”) (ECF No. 288) 

regarding Defendant SourceAmerica’s ex parte motion: (1) to disqualify Plaintiff Bona 

Fide’s counsel; (2) to revoke pro hac vice admission of Daniel J. Cragg; (3) for protective 

order; and (3) for expedited discovery. (ECF Nos. 296, 297.) On March 2, 2016, Plaintiff 

Bona Fide (“Bona Fide”) filed an ex parte motion to file under seal an unredacted version 

of Plaintiff’s objections to the Report. (ECF No. 298.) On March 9, 2016, Defendant 

SourceAmerica (“SourceAmerica”) filed an ex parte motion to file under seal 

SourceAmercia’s reply to Plaintiff’s objections to the Report (ECF No. 302) and Bona Fide 

filed an ex parte motion for leave to file under seal Bona Fide’s reply to SourceAmerica’s 

objections to the Report (ECF No. 304.) The Parties’ do not oppose each other’s motions 

to seal. 

 Generally, there is “a strong presumption in favor of access to court records.” Foltz 

v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003). However, the right 

to inspect judicial records “is not absolute and can be overridden given sufficiently 

compelling reasons for doing so.” Id. The Ninth Circuit has “carved out an exception to 

the presumption of access” where a party attaches a discovery document to a nondispositive 

motion. Id. To seal documents filed with nondispositive motions, the moving party must 

only provide a particularized showing of good cause under Rule 26(c). Id. Here, the the 

Parties seek to seal excerpts of nondispositive motions. As such, the Court finds the “good 

cause” standard applies.

Judge Bartick previously found “good cause” to seal the transcript of the January 25, 

2016 hearing on SourceAmerica’s motions. (ECF No. 286.) He also found “good cause” 

to seal paragraphs 22(a)-(b), 29(a), 42(a)-(d), 49(a) of the Declaration of Dennis Fields 

dated November 30, 2015 and Exhibits K, L, N, and O attached thereto, as well as Exhibits 

C, D, and E attached to the Declaration of Ruben Lopez dated December 16, 2015. (ECF 

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No. 289.) The Parties seek to seal those portions of their briefs that quote and discuss the 

substance of the matter sealed by Judge Bartick. The requests are narrow in scope and 

neither party opposes the other’s sealing requests. Therefore, the Court finds good cause 

to grant the Parties’ motions to seal. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

1) Bona Fide’s ex parte motion for leave to file under seal its objections to the 

Report (ECF No. 298) is GRANTED; 

2) SourceAmerica’s ex parte application to file under seal its reply to the Report 

(ECF No. 302) is GRANTED; and 

3) Bona Fide’s ex parte motion for leave to file under seal its reply to the Report 

(ECF No. 304) is GRANTED. 

The Clerk of Court is directed to FILE UNDER SEAL the documents now lodged 

at ECF Nos. 299, 307, and 305. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 11, 2016

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