The following excerpt is from In re Packaged Seafood Prods. Antitrust Litig., Case No.: 15-MD-2670 JLS (MDD) (S.D. Cal. 2020):
Aside from "grand jury transcripts and warrant materials in the midst of a pre-indictment investigation," a strong presumption applies in favor of public access to judicial records. Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006). A party seeking to seal a judicial record bears the burden of overcoming the strong presumption of public access. Id. at 1178.
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