Synopsys, Inc. v. Mentor Graphics Corporation

Filing 212

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S JULY 18, 2014 MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL; DIRECTIONS TO DEFENDANT. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on July 28, 2014. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/28/2014)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SYNOPSYS, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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No. C 12-6467 MMC
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S JULY
18, 2014 MOTION TO FILE UNDER
SEAL; DIRECTIONS TO DEFENDANT

v.
MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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Before the Court is defendant’s Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, filed July

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18, 2014, by which motion defendant seeks leave to file under seal Exhibit 1 to the Second

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Declaration of Jeffrey S. Love in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Stay, on the ground said

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exhibit has been designated as confidential by defendant. Having read and considered the

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administrative motion, the Court rules as follows.

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Under the Local Rules of this District, where a party seeks to file under seal any

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material designated as confidential by another party, the submitting party must file a motion

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for a sealing order. See Civil L.R. 79-5(d)-(e). “Within 4 days of the filing of the

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Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, the Designating Party must file a declaration . . .

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establishing that all of the designated information is sealable.” Id. at 79-5(e)(1). “If the

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Designating Party does not file a responsive declaration as required by subsection 795(e)(1) and the Administrative Motion to File Under Seal is denied, the Submitting Party

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may file the document in the public record no earlier than 4 days, and no later than 10

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days, after the motion is denied.” Id. at 79-5(e)(2).

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To date, the designating party has not filed a responsive declaration to the abovereferenced motion.

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Accordingly, defendant’s motion for administrative relief is hereby DENIED.

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Defendant is hereby DIRECTED to file in the public record, no earlier than August 1

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and no later than August 7, 2014, Exhibit 1 to the Second Declaration of Jeffrey S. Love in

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Support of Defendant’s Motion to Stay .

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: July 28, 2014
MAXINE M. CHESNEY
United States District Judge

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