Blakely v. Elutia, Inc. et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CAROLYN JANE BLAKELY,
Plaintiff,
v.
ELUTIA, INC. F/K/A AZIYO
BIOLOGICS, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
Case No.: 3:25-cv-02330-CAB-DEB
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
SEAL
[Doc. No. 28]
On February 23, 2026, Defendant Elutia Inc. f/k/a Aziyo Biologics, Inc. (“Elutia”)
filed a motion to seal Exhibit A to Elutia’s forthcoming motion to compel arbitration.
[Doc. No. 28.] On February 25, 2026, the Court received a copy of the exhibit that Elutia
proposes to seal.
Courts generally apply a “compelling reasons” standard when considering motions
to seal documents. 	Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010)
(quoting Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006)).
To overcome the strong presumption in favor of access, the party seeking to seal a judicial
record attached to a dispositive motion must “articulate compelling reasons supported by
specific factual findings that outweigh the general history of access and the public policies
favoring disclosure, such as the public interest in understanding the judicial process.”
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Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1178–79 (internal citation and quotation marks omitted) (cleaned
up).
Elutia’s motion to seal states that Exhibit A is a highly confidential, proprietary
business agreement between the Defendants in this case. [Doc. No. 28-1.] Elutia states
that these documents contain trade secret information and redaction would not adequately
protect confidential business information because nearly all the material within the
agreement is confidential. [Id.]
Having reviewed Elutia’s motion and Exhibit A, the Court finds that Elutia has met
the “compelling reasons” standard to seal. The Court therefore GRANTS Elutia’s motion
to seal Exhibit A to Elutia’s forthcoming motion to compel arbitration.
It is SO ORDERED.
Dated: February 26, 2026
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