The Avid Group, LLC v. Arixa Animal Diagnostics, Inc., 2:24-cv-01470

Plaintiff (The Avid Group, LLC) filed a motion seeking to redact large portions of its complaint in a case against Arixa Animal Diagnostics, Inc. and other defendants.
Defendants did not oppose the redaction, as long as the court did not require other filings to be redacted.
Plaintiff relied on a non-disclosure agreement and claimed that the information was likely confidential business information or trade secrets, but only provided general assertions without specific evidentiary support.
The motion was assessed under the “compelling reasons” standard for redacting judicial filings, requiring a specific evidentiary showing per Ninth Circuit precedent.
No factual declarations or particularized justifications were submitted for the requested redactions.
The court maintained the sealed status of the complaint pending any renewed, adequately supported motion, to be filed by December 20, 2024.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Redaction of complaint filings	Information is likely confidential and covered by NDA; redaction is justified	No opposition if court does not require redacting other documents	Denied; no compelling reasons or evidentiary showing provided

Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006) (establishes strong presumption of public access to judicial filings and sets out compelling reasons standard for sealing)