I/P Engine, Inc. v. AOL, Inc. et al
Filing: 236
NOTICE by AOL Inc., Gannett Company, Inc., Google Inc., IAC Search & Media, Inc., Target Corporation re 234 MOTION to Seal Portions of the Memorandum in Support of Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment; Exhibits 4-9, 21-22, and 25-31 to the Declaration of Howard Chen in Support of Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment; and the Declaration o (Noona, Stephen)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
NORFOLK DIVISION
I/P ENGINE, INC.
Plaintiff,
v.
Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-512
AOL, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF MOTION TO SEAL PORTIONS OF THE MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT
OF DEFENDANTSâ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; EXHIBITS 4-9, 21-22,
AND 25-31 TO THE DECLARATION OF HOWARD CHEN IN SUPPORT OF
DEFENDANTSâ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; AND THE DECLARATION
OF BARTHOLOMEW FURROW IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTSâ MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Defendants Google, Inc., Target Corporation, IAC
Search & Media, Inc., Gannet Co., Inc. and AOL Inc. (collectively âDefendantsâ), by counsel,
pursuant to Rule 5 of the Local Rules of Practice for the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia and the Protective Order [Dkt. No. 85] entered in this matter, have
moved the Court for leave to file under seal (1) Portions of the Memorandum in Support of
Defendantsâ Motion for Summary Judgment (âDefendantsâ Memorandum in Supportâ); (2)
Exhibits 4-9, 21-22 and 25-31 to the Declaration of Howard Chen in Support of Defendantsâ
Motion for Summary Judgment (âCertain Exhibits to Chen Declarationâ); and (3) the
Declaration of Bartholomew Furrow in Support of Defendantsâ Motion for Summary Judgment
(âthe Furrow Declarationâ). Grounds and authorities for this Motion are set forth in Defendantsâ
Memorandum in Support of Motion to Seal. Defendantsâ Memorandum in Support, Certain
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Exhibits to Chen Declaration, and the Furrow Declaration contain confidential information and,
under the Protective Order (Dkt. No. 85), should be filed under seal.
Before this Court may seal Court documents, it must: (1) provide public notice with an
opportunity to object; (2) consider less drastic alternatives; and (3) state specific findings in
support of a decision to seal and reject alternatives to sealing. See, e.g., Flexible Benefits
Council v. Feldman, No. 1:08-CV-371, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93039 (E.D. Va. Nov. 13, 2008)
(citing Ashcroft v. Conoco, Inc., 218 F.3d 282, 288 (4th Cir. 2000)).
In compliance with Local Rule 5 of the Rules of this Court and Ashcroft, the Court posts
the following notice to the public: âThis serves as public notice that Defendants have moved to
file under seal Defendantsâ Memorandum in Support, Certain Exhibits to Chen Declaration, and
the Furrow Declaration. Objections to this Motion should be filed in the Civil Section of the
Clerkâs Office. The Notice will be posted for a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours.â
DATED: September 12, 2012
/s/ Stephen E. Noona
Stephen E. Noona
Virginia State Bar No. 25367
KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C.
150 West Main Street, Suite 2100
Norfolk, VA 23510
Telephone: (757) 624.3000
Facsimile: (757) 624.3169
senoona@kaufcan.com
David Bilsker
David A. Perlson
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
SULLIVAN, LLP
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: (415) 875-6600
Facsimile: (415) 875-6700
davidbilsker@quinnemanuel.com
davidperlson@quinnemanuel.com
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Counsel for Google Inc., Target Corporation,
IAC Search & Media, Inc., and
Gannet Co., Inc.
By: /s/ Stephen E. Noona
Stephen E. Noona
Virginia State Bar No. 25367
KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C.
150 W. Main Street, Suite 2100
Norfolk, VA 23510
Telephone: (757) 624-3000
Facsimile: (757) 624-3169
Robert L. Burns
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT &
DUNNER, LLP
Two Freedom Square
11955 Freedom Drive
Reston, VA 20190
Telephone: (571) 203-2700
Facsimile: (202) 408-4400
Cortney S. Alexander
FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT &
DUNNER, LLP
3500 SunTrust Plaza
303 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 94111
Telephone: (404) 653-6400
Facsimile: (415) 653-6444
Counsel for Defendant AOL Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on September 12, 2012, I will electronically file the foregoing with
the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notification of such filing (NEF)
to the following:
Jeffrey K. Sherwood
Kenneth W. Brothers
DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP
1825 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 420-2200
Facsimile: (202) 420-2201
sherwoodj@dicksteinshapiro.com
brothersk@dicksteinshapiro.com
Donald C. Schultz (also served by hand delivery on 9/11/12)
W. Ryan Snow
Steven Stancliff
CRENSHAW, WARE & MARTIN, P.L.C.
150 West Main Street, Suite 1500
Norfolk, VA 23510
Telephone: (757) 623-3000
Facsimile: (757) 623-5735
dschultz@cwm-law.cm
wrsnow@cwm-law.com
sstancliff@cwm-law.com
Counsel for Plaintiff, I/P Engine, Inc.
/s/ Stephen E. Noona
Stephen E. Noona
Virginia State Bar No. 25367
KAUFMAN & CANOLES, P.C.
150 West Main Street, Suite 2100
Norfolk, VA 23510
Telephone: (757) 624.3000
Facsimile: (757) 624.3169
senoona@kaufcan.com
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