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

Filing 209

ORDER by Judge Samuel Conti granting in part and denying in part #187 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (sclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/14/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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CIRCLE CLICK MEDIA LLC; METRO
) Case No. 12-cv-04000-SC
TALENT, LLC; and CTNY INSURANCE )
GROUP LLC,
) ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
) DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS'
Plaintiffs,
) ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
) UNDER SEAL
v.
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REGUS MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC, et )
al.,
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Defendants.
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Now before the Court is Plaintiffs Circle Click Media LLC and

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CTNY Insurance Group, LLC's (collectively "Plaintiffs")

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administrative motion to file under seal.

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identify several documents and some information designated as

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confidential by Defendants, including: (1) portions of Plaintiffs'

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opposition brief to Defendant Regus plc's renewed motion to

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dismiss; (2) portions of a stipulation regarding Defendants'

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revenues; (3) portions of exhibits 4, 5, 6, and 9 to the

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declaration of Joseph A. Garofolo; and (4) exhibits A, B, and C to

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the declaration of Anne A. Ward.

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ECF No. 187.

Defendants have submitted two documents in response.

Plaintiffs

See ECF

Osburn, the treasurer of Regus Corporation, declares that certain

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portions of the stipulation and opposition brief contain sensitive

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financial information that Regus employees are required to keep

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confidential.

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statements to be a valid basis for sealing that information.

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Plaintiffs' motion is GRANTED with respect to the stipulation and

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United States District Court

Nos. 193 ("Blazewicz Decl."); 194 ("Osburn Decl.").

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For the Northern District of California

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the redacted portions of their opposition on page 10, lines 23-25,

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and page 11, line 1.

Osburn Decl. ¶ 2.

Michael

The Court finds Mr. Osburn's

However, the other redacted portions of

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Plaintiffs' opposition brief refer to documents that Defendants

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have determined need not be sealed.

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therefore DENIED with respect to the redactions on page 8 of their

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opposition brief.

Plaintiffs' motion is

Defendants have determined that Exhibits 4, 5, 6, and 9 to the

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Garofolo declaration do not need to be sealed.

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3-6.

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exhibits.

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Blazewicz Decl. ¶¶

Plaintiffs' motion is therefore DENIED with respect to those

Defendants assert that exhibits A, B, and C to the Ward

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Declaration contain email correspondence produced and designated as

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confidential by Plaintiffs.

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documents need to be sealed.

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under the impression that Defendants have designated the emails as

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confidential.

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Therefore, neither party considers these emails confidential, and

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neither party's filings include any basis for sealing them.

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Plaintiffs' motion is DENIED with respect to exhibits A, B, and C

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to the Ward declaration.

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Defendants do not believe that those
Id. ¶ 7.

Plaintiffs, however, are

See ECF No. 187-1 ("Garofolo Decl.") ¶ 3(vii)-(vix).

In accordance with Civil Local Rule 79(f), Plaintiffs shall

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file revised versions of their motion and supporting documents as

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specified below, within seven (7) days of the signature date of

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this order:

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Exhibits 4, 5, 6, and 9 to the Garofolo Declaration (ECF Nos.

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187-7, 187-8, 187-9, 187-10) shall be filed in the public

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record with no redactions.

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Exhibits A, B, and C to the Ward Declaration (ECF Nos. 187-11,

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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187-12, 187-13) shall be filed in the public record with no

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redactions.

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Plaintiffs' opposition brief (ECF Nos. 187-3, 187-4) shall be

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filed with no redactions on page 8, but with the redactions on

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page 10 and 11 as in the original.

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The stipulation regarding Regus' Revenue (ECF No. 187-5) may
remain as originally filed.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 14, 2014

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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