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P1301 Although not listed in Code of Civil Procedure section 904.1, an order unsealing records filed under seal is appealable under the collateral order doctrine; the presumption of public access to discovery documents applies only to those that become part of the basis for the adjudication; discovery documents filed under seal pursuant to a protective discovery order and affixed to the complaint were not part of the basis of adjudication of a matter that was dismissed on the ground that plaintiffs lacked standing, and so an order unsealing it was an abuse of discretion.CitationMERCURY v KLEIN (Sealed Records) 158 CA4 60 [See: R of C 2.550, 2.551; NBC Subsidiary v Superior Court 20 C4 1178, T/AT 9/99; Fuller v Doe 151 CA4 879, P/AT 7/07]
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