Opinion
2:23-cv-00171-RSL
06-22-2023
MICHAEL MCMAHON, Plaintiff, v. META PLATFORMS, INC., dba META, formerly known as FACEBOOK, INC., Defendant.
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP ARAVIND SWAMINATHAN MICHELLE VISSER (pro hac vice) Attorneys for Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
ARAVIND SWAMINATHAN
MICHELLE VISSER (pro hac vice)
Attorneys for Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SEAL
ROBERT S. LASNIK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court, having received and reviewed Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”)'s Motion to Seal (the “Motion”), any Response to the Motion, any Reply supporting the motion, and all materials sought to be sealed, HEREBY FINDS, CONCLUDES, and ORDERS that:
Meta has shown compelling reasons to seal the two Facebook Gaming Creator Program agreements (the “Agreements”) attached as Exhibits G and H to the Declaration of Jennifer Pricer in support of Meta's Motion to Compel Arbitration. These materials contain confidential business information that, if made public, could harm Meta's competitive standing by providing Meta's competitors and potential future business partners with information about the terms to which Meta agreed in the Agreements.
No means other than the sealing proposed by Meta will protect the confidential business information in the Agreements, the protection of which outweighs the public right of access to court records.
Meta's Motion to Seal is therefore GRANTED. Exhibits G and H to the Declaration of Jennifer Pricer in support of Meta's Motion to Compel Arbitration (Dkt. # 18) shall be maintained under seal.