E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Proximo Spirits, Inc. et al

Filing 134

ORDER Granting In Part and Denying In Part Request to Seal Excerpts of the Report of Thomas Neches realted to the Motion for Extension of time to File Expert Reports signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 9/14/2011. (Leon-Guerrero, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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E. & J. GALLO WINERY, a California
corporation,

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Plaintiff,
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PROXIMO SPIRITS, INC., et al,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 1:10-cv-00411 LJO JLT
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART REQUEST TO SEAL
EXCERPTS OF THE REPORT OF
THOMAS NECHES RELATED TO THE
MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO
FILE EXPERT REPORTS
(Doc. 118)

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Before the Court is the Request to Seal Documents, filed by Plaintiff/Counterdefendant,

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E.J. Gallo Winery related to its Opposition to the Motion for Extension of Time to File Expert

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Reports. (Doc. 126) To make this determination, the Court must evaluate whether “‘good cause’

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exists to protect th[e] information from being disclosed to the public by balancing the needs for

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discovery against the need for confidentiality.’” Pintos v. Pacific Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665,

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678 (9th Cir. 2010) (quoting Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d

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1206, 1213 (9th Cir. 2002))

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At issue is the report of Thomas Neches regarding the damages question on behalf or
Defendants/Counterplaintiffs. Review of the excerpt of the report submitted to the report makes

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clear that it reveals information about Gallo’s operations that is not publicly known or available.

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Thus, these portions of the report SHALL be SEALED and the motion is GRANTED. On the

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other hand, some portions of the document, as set forth below, do not reveal confidential

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information regarding Defendant’s operations. As to those portions, the motion is DENIED.

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Therefore, good cause appearing,
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The Court ORDERS the following portions of Page 10 of the Neches report attached to

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Exhibit A to the Jane Gray Declaration to be SEALED:

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a.

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“Total” row of the “GAL12814-70” table;

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b.

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c.

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d.

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The words following the word “are” in the third sentence of the last paragraph, to
the end of the sentence.

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The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to file these portions of page 10 of the Neches
report under seal.

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The Court ORDERS the following NOT to be SEALED:
a.

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Page 2 of 19 of the Neches report, attached as Exhibit A to the Jane Gray
Declaration:

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b.

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The words following the word “are” and before the word “and” in the second line
of the last paragraph;

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All numbers in the “2010” and “Total” columns and all numbers in the “Total”
row of the “CAL012911” table;

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All numbers in the “2010,” “2011" and “Total” columns and all numbers in the

All remaining portions, not set forth above, of page 10 of the Neches report
attached as Exhibit A to the Jane Gray Declaration.

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The moving party is ORDERED to file electronically a copy of pages 2 and 10 of the

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Neches report of Exhibit A of the Jane Gray Declaration, which is redacted as set forth

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above, within two business days of the date of service of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: September 14, 2011
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/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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