Velcro Group Corp. v. Zijlstra

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

GORTON, United States District Judge

This case arises from a complaint for declaratory judgment in a dispute over the interpretation of the terms of a “Separation Agreement” between plaintiff Velcro Group Corporation and defendant Alain Zijlstra. On December 3, 2015, defendant moved to seal the record of this case or, alternatively, to replace his name with “John Doe” in all public records of the case. Plaintiff assented to the motion.

I. Legal Standard

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