16 Cited authorities

  1. Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.

    435 U.S. 589 (1978)   Cited 5,988 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "business information that might harm a litigant's competitive standing" can constitute a sufficient reason to preserve records under seal
  2. Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga

    435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006)   Cited 2,099 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the common-law and First Amendment presumptions of open records apply in civil cases; setting forth the standard under which such presumptions may be overcome
  3. Co. Doe v. Public Citizen

    749 F.3d 246 (4th Cir. 2014)   Cited 577 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the district court's sealing order "violated the public's right of access under the First Amendment and that the [district] court abused its discretion in allowing Company Doe to proceed under a pseudonym"
  4. Pansy v. Borough of Stroudsburg

    23 F.3d 772 (3d Cir. 1994)   Cited 1,123 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a Settlement Agreement never filed with, interpreted by, or enforced in the district court is not a judicial record accessible under the right of access doctrine
  5. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.

    785 F.2d 1108 (3d Cir. 1986)   Cited 938 times
    Holding that the objecting party must demonstrate that a particularized harm is likely to occur
  6. Publicker Industries, Inc. v. Cohen

    733 F.2d 1059 (3d Cir. 1984)   Cited 515 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the public has a right of access to civil proceedings
  7. Leucadia, v. Applied Extrusion Technologies

    998 F.2d 157 (3d Cir. 1993)   Cited 378 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that common law right of access applies to all pretrial motions of a nondiscovery nature and the material filed in connection therewith
  8. Republic of Philippines v. Westinghouse Elec

    949 F.2d 653 (3d Cir. 1991)   Cited 310 times
    Holding that a party that "failed to offer evidence . . . to substantiate its claim that disclosure . . . would result in any type of competitive disadvantage," did not meet the burden to seal documents
  9. Littlejohn v. BIC Corp.

    851 F.2d 673 (3d Cir. 1988)   Cited 286 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, "absent allegations of fraud or other extraordinary circumstances," documents restored to owner after case's completion are no longer "judicial records" subject to public inspection
  10. In re Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.'s Application for Access to Sealed Transcripts

    913 F.2d 89 (3d Cir. 1990)   Cited 83 times
    Noting we "cannot consider material on appeal that is outside of the district court record"
  11. Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 26   Cited 94,538 times   650 Legal Analyses
    Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37