Caroline Ma v. Robert Lin, M.D. et al.

SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Department 10 Honorable Jeffrey B. El-Hajj Blanca Than, Courtroom Clerk 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Telephone: 408-882-2210

DATE: August 13, 2026 TIME: 9:00 A.M. / 9:01 A.M. To contest the ruling, you must call (408) 808-6856 before 4:00 P.M. You must also contact the other side before 4:00 P.M. to inform them that you plan to contest the ruling. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 3.1308(a)(1); Local Rule 8.D.)

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9:00 A.M. LINE # CASE # CASE TITLE RULING Line 1 22CV399641 Caroline Ma v. Two motions to seal records, filed by defendants STAAR Surgical Company Robert Lin, M.D. and Scott Barnes, M.D. Notice is proper and the motions are unopposed. A et al. court may seal records if it expressly finds that: (1) there exists an overriding interest that overcomes the right of public access to the record; (2) the overriding interest supports sealing the record; (3) a substantial probability exists that the overriding interest will be prejudiced if the record is not sealed; (4) the proposed sealing is narrowly tailored; and (5) no less restrictive means exist to achieve the overriding interest. (Cal.

Rules of Court, rule 2.550.) Defendants move to seal exhibits nine and 10 of the exhibits plaintiff lodged on June 25, 2026, in opposition to summary judgment. Exhibit nine is a single-page didactic training checklist that defendants argue contains proprietary information. Exhibit 10 is a single- page list of several physicians who were in the process of becoming certified by defendants, which defendants contend implicates the third party privacy rights of those physicians. The court finds those overriding interests overcome the right of public access to these exhibits; that those overriding interests support sealing the records; a substantial probability that the interests would be prejudiced if the records are not sealed; that the proposed sealing is narrowly tailored; and that no less restrictive means exist to achieve the overriding interest.

The motions are granted. Moving party to submit a single proposed order regarding both motions. Line 2 22CV399641 Caroline Ma v. See LINE 1. Robert Lin, M.D. et al.

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