ServiceNow, Inc. v. Stonebranch, Inc.

Filing 48

ORDER by Judge Vince Chhabria denying 18 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; denying 19 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; denying 20 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; denying 25 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/2/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SERVICENOW, INC.,

Case No. 13-cv-04243-VC

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTIONS TO FILE UNDER SEAL

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STONEBRANCH, INC.,
Defendant.

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The Court DENIES the parties' Administrative Motions to File Under Seal (Docket Nos.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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18, 19, 20, 25) without prejudice. The parties have not made a "particularized showing under the

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good cause standard" or presented "compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings" to

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justify filing the materials at issue under seal. Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d

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1172, 1178-80 (9th Cir. 2006) (internal quotations and citations omitted). "[G]eneral claims of

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competitive harm and privacy without any particularized showing that specific prejudice or harm

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will result with the disclosure" are insufficient. Martin v. Wells Fargo Bank, 2013 WL 5441973,

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at *3 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 30, 2013) (internal quotations omitted).

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The motions are denied without prejudice. If the parties wish to refile their motions, they

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must do so on or before May 22, 2014.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 1, 2014
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VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge