1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 MITCHELL REPAIR INFORMATION Case No.: 3:21-cv-01339-CAB-BGS COMPANY, LLC, et al.,

10 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 11 FILE UNDER SEAL v.

12 AUTEL US INC., et al., [Doc. No. 81] 13 Defendant. 14 15 16 Defendants Autel, US Inc. and Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd. 17 (“Defendants” or “Autel”) have moved to seal portions of their forthcoming opposition to 18 Plaintiff’s filed contempt motion. [Doc. No. 81.] 19 20 “Every court has supervisory power over its own records and files, and access has 21 been denied where court files might have become a vehicle for improper purposes.” Nixon 22 v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc.,

(1978); see Valley Broad. Co. v. U.S. 23 24 Dist. Ct. for Dist. of Nevada,

, 1294 (9th Cir. 1996) (noting considerations 25 that weigh against disclosure include “the likelihood of an improper use, including . . . 26 trade secret materials; infringement of fair trial rights of the defendants or third persons; 27 28 and residual privacy rights”) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted). 1 The materials that Defendants seek sealed include documents/communications relating to a confidential settlement agreement and confidential forensic investigations (as 3 specifically identified by Defendants in their motion). Numerous courts have found such 4 y 5 || materials sealable. See, e.g., Johnson v. Barber & Assocs. LLC, No. 3:24-CV-00214-SLG, 6

, at *4 (D. Alaska Feb. 6, 2025) (recognizing well-established policy of 7 g protecting confidential materials). 9 Having reviewed the identified documents and the accompanying declaration, the 10 Court finds that Defendants have sufficiently shown that good cause and compelling 1] 12 || Feasons exist to justify sealing. The Court notes that the documents are being filed under 13 to resolve a dispute related to the permanent injunction filed in this case. [Doc. No. 64.] The Court grants Defendants’ motion to file under seal in its entirety. 15 16 17 It is SO ORDERED. 18 Ok 19 Dated: August 15, 2025 - Hon. Cathy Ann Bencivengo 20 United States District Judge 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28