Attia v. Oura Ring, Inc. et al

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
PETER ATTIA,
Plaintiff,
v.
OURARING INC., et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 23-cv-03433-HSG (LJC)
ORDER RESOLVING SEVEN
SEALING MOTIONS
ECF NOS.: 141, 142, 143, 194, 195, 237,
239
Courts apply a “good cause” standard when evaluating requests to seal portions of
nondispositive motions. Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir.
2003); see Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006) (although
“[t]hose who seek to maintain the secrecy of documents attached to dispositive motions must meet
the high threshold of showing that compelling reasons support secrecy” a showing of “good
cause” suffices to “keep sealed records attached to non-dispositive motions.”). Having reviewed
the parties’ pending sealing motions requesting that portions of discovery letter briefs and
materials attached to discovery letter briefs be kept under seal, and applying the good cause
standard, the undersigned rules as follows:
1. Defendants’ administrative motion to consider whether Plaintiff’s material should be
sealed, filed at ECF No. 141, is GRANTED.
2. Plaintiff’s administrative motion to consider whether Defendants’ material should be
sealed, filed at ECF No. 142, is GRANTED in part. Exhibits 2 and 3 to the parties’
joint letter brief at ECF No. 143 shall remain under seal. As Defendants did not
provide a basis for sealing Exhibits 4 and 5, these shall not remain sealed. Within five
Case 4:23-cv-03433-HSG Document 364 Filed 09/28/26 Page 1 of 2

2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
United States District Court
Northern District of California
business days of this order, Plaintiff shall review Exhibits 4 and 5 on the public docket.
3. The sealing requests at ECF Nos. 194 and 195 are GRANTED.
4. Plaintiff’s administrative sealing motion at ECF No. 237 is GRANTED.
5. Plaintiff’s administrative sealing motion at ECF No. 239 is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 28, 2026
LISA J. CISNEROS
United States Magistrate Judge
Case 4:23-cv-03433-HSG Document 364 Filed 09/28/26 Page 2 of 2