Miholich v. The Real Brokerage, Inc.
- Proceeding
- district
- Area
- civil
- Panel
- Jill L. Burkhardt (author)
Analysis
Non-party Lofty, Inc. moved to file documents under seal pursuant to Local Rule 79.2, arguing they contained confidential business information. The Court granted the motion, finding that Lofty established good cause for sealing.
| What the court decided | The model |
|---|---|
Motion to File Documents Under Seal granted“Good cause appearing, Lofty’s Motion to Seal is GRANTED.” | agree with court The court applied the 'good cause' standard from Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu. The order recites that the documents contain 'confidential business information,' which is a recognized basis for sealing under the good cause standard. The decision follows from the cited authority and the stated facts. |
The order itself: sound — The order correctly identifies the applicable standard (good cause) and cites the controlling Ninth Circuit precedent (Kamakana). It provides a specific factual basis for the ruling (confidential business information). The reasoning is concise but sufficient for a procedural sealing order.
Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KYLE MIHOLICH, individually and on Case No.: 24-cv-01038-AGS-JLB behalf of all others similarly situated, 12 ORDER GRANTING NON-PARTY Plaintiff, 13 LOFTY, INC.’S MOTION TO FILE v. DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL 14 PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 79.2 THE REAL BROKERAGE, INC., et al., 15 Defendants. [ECF No. 77] 16 17 18 19 Before the Court is a Motion to File Documents Under Seal Pursuant to Local Rule 20 79.2 (“Motion to Seal”) filed by non-party Lofty, Inc. (“Lofty”). (ECF No. 77.) Lofty 21 requests leave to file under seal certain documents submitted in connection with its 22 Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel. (ECF No. 52.) Given the confidential 23 business information included in the documents, the Court finds that Lofty has established 24 good cause for sealing. Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu , 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 25 (9th Cir. 2006). Good cause appearing, Lofty’s Motion to Seal is GRANTED. 26 Accordingly, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to file under seal the unredacted versions 27 of the following: 28 1. Lofty’s Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel (ECF No. 78, Ex. 1); l 2. Exhibits A and B attached to the Declaration of Nicole Romero in support 2 || of Lofty’s Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Compel (ECF No. 79, Ex. 2); and 3 3. Declaration of Garland Brown in support of Lofty’s Opposition to 4 || Plaintiff's Motion to Compel (ECF No. 80, Ex. 3). 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 6 ||Dated: June 11, 2025 - n. Jill L. Burkhardt 8 ited States Magistrate Judge 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28