IO Group, Inc. et al v. GLBT, Ltd. et al

Filing 210

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL; DIRECTIONS TO CLERK. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on November 27, 2012. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/27/2012) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/27/2012: # 1 Certificate of Service) (tlS, COURT STAFF).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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IO GROUP, INC., et al.,
Plaintiff,

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No. C-10-1282 MMC
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL;
DIRECTIONS TO CLERK

v.
GLBT, LTD., et al.,
Defendants.

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Before the Court is plaintiffs’ Administrative Motion to File Documents Under Seal,

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filed October 26, 2012, by which motion plaintiffs seek leave to file under seal four exhibits,

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offered in support of plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and for default judgment.

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Having read and considered the administrative motion, the Court hereby rules as follows.

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Plaintiffs assert the above-referenced four exhibits are confidential in nature, and,

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consequently, should be filed under seal. Plaintiffs further state they have not served

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defendants with a copy of the four exhibits because the parties to the above-titled action

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have not agreed on the terms of a protective order. Plaintiffs cite no authority, however,

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suggesting that the Court can award judgment against a defendant based on evidence to

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which the defendant has not had an opportunity to respond.

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By order filed concurrently herewith, the Court has granted plaintiffs’ motion for
summary judgment and for default judgment. In so doing, the Court did not find it

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necessary to consider the four exhibits that are the subject of the instant administrative

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motion.

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Accordingly, the motion to seal is hereby DENIED. With respect to the copy of the

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exhibits delivered to chambers, the Clerk is hereby DIRECTED to follow the procedure set

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forth in Civil Local Rule 79-5(e).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 27, 2012
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge

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