Judge: Jon R. Takasugi, Case: 24STCV10194, Date: 2024-11-27 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCV10194    Hearing Date: November 27, 2024    Dept: 17

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT 17

TENTATIVE RULING

Defendant’s motion to seal is GRANTED.

            On 4/23/2024, Plaintiff Bozho Deranga (Plaintiff) filed suit against Eric Greene (Defendant), alleging unlawful detainer.

            On 9/30/2024, pro per Defendant moved to seal certain documents attached to his motion for sanctions.

Discussion 

            Defendant seeks to seal documents:

-         Exhibit L, Document 1: A redacted invoice from Defendant’s consulting business, which contains information about hourly rates, with names and business information redacted.

-         Exhibit L, Document 2: A redacted email correspondence with a consulting client related to the invoice, demonstrating the authenticity of the invoice and the business relationship, with names and business information redacted.

-         Exhibit L, Document 3: A redacted screenshot from Defendant’s nonprofit organization’s CRM, showing over 2,000 potential donors, with names and business information redacted.

Defendant argues that these records should be sealed because they contain sensitive business information related to Defendant’s consulting work and nonprofit fundraising activities.

In opposition, Plaintiff notes that the documents themselves have already been redacted. As such, the documents have already protected confidential business information.

However, the Court already granted Defendant’s oral motion to seal the case in its entirety. As such, all filings have been implicitly deemed sealed.

Based on the foregoing, Defendant’s motion to seal is granted.

It is so ordered.

Dated:  November    , 2024

   Hon. Jon R. Takasugi
   Judge of the Superior Court

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