Circle Click Media LLC v. Regus Management Group LLC et al

Filing 128

ORDER for supplemental briefing re #124 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Correction of Docket #123 filed by CTNY Insurance Group LLC, Circle Click Media LLC. Signed by Judge Samuel Conti on 1/28/2014. (sclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/28/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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CIRCLE CLICK MEDIA LLC, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
REGUS MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC, et
al.,
Defendants.

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) Case No. 12-04000 SC
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) ORDER RE: MOTION TO SEAL
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Now pending before the Court is Plaintiffs' administrative

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motion to file under seal.

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to the motion.

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at issue is that they have been designated "confidential" pursuant

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to a stipulated protective order.

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document is not sealable merely because it has been marked

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confidential.

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protective order that allows a party to designate documents as

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sealable, will not suffice to allow the filing of documents under

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seal.").

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ECF No. 124.

Defendant has stipulated

The sole reason offered for sealing the documents

This is insufficient.

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See Civ. L.R. 79-5(a) ("A stipulation, or a blanket

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Within seven (7) days of the signature date of this Order, one

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or both parties may file a supplemental brief regarding the pending

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motion to seal.

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subject to the pending motion to seal and offer a cogent

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explanation as to why that information is protectable.

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extent that Defendants intend to argue that the relevant

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information is a trade secret, they should submit a declaration

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from an officer, director, or employee explaining why the

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information is valuable and how the information is kept in the

The brief shall describe the information that is

To the

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ordinary course of business.

If neither party files a supplemental

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brief by the deadline set forth above, the pending motion shall be

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denied.

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moving paper or response is filed that meets these requirements.

Going forward, no motion to seal will be granted unless a

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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January 28, 2014
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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