KARA GOLDIN ET AL VS. HINT, INC. ET AL

SF Superior Court - Law & Motion / Discovery Dept 301 - CGC23610443 - August 26, 2026 Hearing date: August 26, 2026 Case number: CGC23610443 Case title: KARA GOLDIN ET AL VS. HINT, INC. ET AL Case Number: | | CGC23610443 | Case Title: | | KARA GOLDIN ET AL VS. HINT, INC. ET AL | Court Date: | | 2026-08-26 09:00 AM | Calendar Matter: | | Notice Of Motion And Motion To Seal Certain Exhibits For Petition To Vacate Or Correct Arbitration Award; Declaration Of Jordanna G. Thigpen | Rulings: | | On the Law & Motion/Discovery calendar for August 26, 2026, line 1. PLAINTIFFS KARA GOLDIN, THEODORE GOLDIN'S Motion To Seal Certain Exhibits For Petition To Vacate Or Correct Arbitration Award.

Plaintiffs Kara Goldin and Theodore Goldin's ("the Goldins") motion to seal certain exhibits to their compendium of evidence, conditionally lodged under seal, is denied. The common law and the First Amendment protect the public's right to access and view documents submitted to a court as a basis for adjudication. (Overstock.com, Inc. v. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 471, 483-486.) To overcome the presumption of access, a proponent of sealing must make a factual showing of harm from public disclosure. (Id.)

The Goldins argue that the parties agreed to confidentiality. This is an insufficient basis to overcome the public's right of access, which is safeguarded by Rule of Court 2.550's requirement that the parties show an overriding access in secrecy before sealing may be granted. The Goldins also make arguments of business harms to Hint if the conditionally sealed information is disclosed, but their arguments are conclusory and in any event Hint opposes sealing.

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