Hepting et al v. AT&T Corp. et al

Filing 205

RESPONSE in Support RESPONSE OF AT&T CORP. TO PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL [DKTS. 183-85] filed byAT&T Corp., AT&T Inc.. (Ericson, Bruce) (Filed on 6/13/2006)

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PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP BRUCE A. ERICSON #76342 DAVID L. ANDERSON #149604 JACOB R. SORENSEN #209134 MARC H. AXELBAUM #209855 BRIAN J. WONG #226940 DANIEL J. RICHERT #232208 50 Fremont Street Post Office Box 7880 San Francisco, CA 94120-7880 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP DAVID W. CARPENTER (admitted pro hac vice) DAVID L. LAWSON (admitted pro hac vice) BRADFORD A. BERENSON (admitted pro hac vice) EDWARD R. McNICHOLAS (admitted pro hac vice) 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Defendants AT&T CORP. and AT&T INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

TASH HEPTING, GREGORY HICKS, CAROLYN JEWEL and ERIK KNUTZEN on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, vs. AT&T CORP., AT&T INC. and DOES 1-20, inclusive, Defendants.

No. C-06-0672-VRW RESPONSE OF AT&T CORP. TO PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL [DKTS. 183-85] Courtroom: Judge: Hearing: Time: 6, 17th Floor Hon. Vaughn R. Walker June 23, 2006 9:30 a.m.

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On June 8, 2006, plaintiffs filed under seal Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment by the United States of America Based on the State Secrets Privilege (see Dkt. 181, the "Opposition") and the Declaration of Michael M. Markman Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(f) in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, For Summary Judgment by the United States Based on State Secrets Privilege (see Dkt. 182, the "Markman Declaration"). Plaintiffs also filed an administrative motion and supporting documents (Dkts. 183-185) that address sealing. Defendant AT&T CORP. ("AT&T") hereby responds to plaintiffs' administrative motion. 1 AT&T is not opposed to unsealing most of the Opposition and the Markman Declaration. However, certain information in these documents is confidential and proprietary and it needs to be protected. AT&T has engaged in a meet and confer process with plaintiffs' counsel and the parties have come to agreement on versions of the Klein declaration (Dkt. 147) and plaintiffs' preliminary injunction motion (Dkt. 149) that have been publicly filed. The parties are currently engaging in the same process with regard to the Marcus declaration (see Dkt. 32). Plaintiffs propose that the parties attempt to reach agreement and create redacted versions of the Opposition and Markman Declaration that can be publicly filed. Dkt. 183, 2:23-25. AT&T agrees and is optimistic that the parties will reach agreement, as they have on the other documents. The parties need time to complete this process. AT&T suggests that the parties be given until Monday, June 19 to reach agreement and file redacted versions, or else file short papers (not to exceed five pages per side) indicating why they cannot agree. // // //

As stated in AT&T's June 10 filing (Dkt. 190), AT&T takes no position on the part of the administrative motion regarding the length of Plaintiffs' 59-page brief. That is the government's fight.

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Dated: June 13, 2006. PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP BRUCE A. ERICSON DAVID L. ANDERSON JACOB R. SORENSEN MARC H. AXELBAUM BRIAN J. WONG DANIEL J. RICHERT 50 Fremont Street Post Office Box 7880 San Francisco, CA 94120-7880 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP DAVID W. CARPENTER DAVID L. LAWSON BRADFORD A. BERENSON EDWARD R. McNICHOLAS 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 By /s/ Bruce A. Ericson Bruce A. Ericson Attorneys for Defendants AT&T CORP. and AT&T INC.

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