E. & J. Gallo Winery, et al. v. Strategic Materials, Inc.

Filing 59

ORDER GRANTING Defendant and Counterclaimant Strategic Materials, Inc.'s Supplemental Request to Seal Certain Documents and Ordering the Clerk of Court to File Certain Documents under Seal signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 6/24/2019. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRESNO DIVISION

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E. & J. GALLO WINERY, a California
corporation; GALLO GLASS COMPANY, a
Nevada Corporation;

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Plaintiff,
v.
STRATEGIC MATERIALS, INC., a Delaware
corporation;
Defendant.

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STRATEGIC MATERIALS, INC., a Delaware
corporation,

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Counterclaimant,
v.
E. & J. GALLO WINERY, a California
corporation,
Counterdefendant.

CASE NO. 1:17-CV-01709-EPG
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT AND
COUNTERCLAIMANT STRATEGIC
MATERIALS, INC.’S SUPPLEMENTAL
REQUEST TO SEAL CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS AND ORDERING THE
CLERK OF COURT TO FILE CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL

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Having considered Defendant Strategic Materials, Inc.’s (“SMI’s”) Amended Supplemental

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Request to Seal Certain Documents submitted as exhibits to the Declaration of Nathan Powell in

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Support of Defendant’s Motion to Strike Expert Opinions Based on Undisclosed Damages Claims

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(the “Powell Declaration”), the August 17, 2018 Protective Order in the above-captioned matter (Dkt.

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No. 37), and the papers filed with this Request, the Court finds that Exhibits A, B, F, O, Q, S, and X

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to the Powell Declaration include confidential and commercially sensitive information that warrants

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permanent sealing from the general public until, and only if, otherwise ordered by this Court.

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Therefore, the Amended Request to Seal Certain Documents is hereby GRANTED. The
Clerk of Court is ORDERED to file Exhibits A, B, F, O, Q, S, and X to the Powell Declaration (ECF
No. 55) under seal.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 24, 2019

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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