Oracle America, Inc. v. Google Inc.

Filing 1122

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO SEAL (1036) by Hon. William Alsup [granting in part and denying in part #1036 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal].(whasec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/11/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ORACLE AMERICA, INC.,
No. C 10-03561 WHA

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART MOTION TO SEAL
(Dkt. No. 1036)

GOOGLE, INC.,
Defendant.
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Oracle moves to seal the exhibits to Meredith Dearborn’s declaration in support of its

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motion to exclude portions of the Rule 706 expert report of Dr. James Kearl as well as redacted

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portions of that motion. Google submits a supporting declaration identifying those portions

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of the redacted material containing sensitive, non-public information (Dkt. No. 1104).

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Exhibit A to the Dearborn declaration includes sensitive, non-public financial data

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related to Android such as costs, revenues, and profits, as well as projections thereof. The

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Exhibit also contains non-public information about Google’s financial management and financial

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data storage. Public disclosure of this confidential information would cause harm to Google and

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place it at a competitive disadvantage.

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Certain portions of Exhibit B to the Dearborn declaration also contain sensitive, non-

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public information regarding Google’s accounting practices, financial management, and storage

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of financial data. Public disclosure of this confidential information would cause harm to Google

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and place it at a competitive disadvantage.

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The identified portions of Oracle’s motion to exclude portions of the Rule 706 expert

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report of Dr. James Kearl refer to Exhibits A and B as well as sensitive data contained therein.

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These materials are also appropriately identified as sensitive, non-public information pertaining

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to Google’s financial management.

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The request to seal is accordingly GRANTED as to all identified materials, and DENIED
as to the remaining material in Exhibit B.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: May 9, 2012.

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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