Innovative Solutions International Inc v. Houlihan Trading Co Inc

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS CASE NO. C22-0296-JCC INTERNATIONAL, INC., ORDER 11 Plaintiff, v. HOULIHAN TRADING CO. INC., et al., Defendant.

This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ motions to seal confidential financial data. (Dkt. Nos. 205, 224.) While the public has a common law right to inspect and copy public records, including those from judicial proceedings, these rights are not absolute. They must yield when (1) sealing a document serves a compelling interest, (2) that is substantially likely to be harmed if the document is not sealed, and (3) there are no less restrictive alternative means for protecting the interest. See United States v. Doe, 870 F.3d 991, 998 (9th Cir. 2017). Given the sensitive nature of the underlying financial information, these criteria are readily met here.

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to seal (Dkt. No. 205) and Defendant’s motion to seal (Dkt. No. 224) is GRANTED and the Clerk is DIRECTED to maintain Docket Numbers 211 and 226 under seal respectively.

3 DATED this 6th day of November 2023.

A John C. Coughenour 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE