Lucido v. Nestle Purina Pet Care Company

Filing 171

ORDER re 154 Plaintiffs' Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 9/28/2016. (emclc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRANK LUCIDO, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS’
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
UNDER SEAL

v.
NESTLE PURINA PET CARE COMPANY,

Docket No. 154

Defendant.

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

Case No. 15-cv-00569-EMC

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Plaintiffs have moved to file under seal the entirety of their opposition to Purina’s motion

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for summary judgment as well as a number of supporting exhibits. Plaintiffs indicate that the

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information contained therein has been designated confidential by Purina. The Court has reviewed

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the motion. While there appears to be good cause to seal some of the exhibits, the Court has

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serious questions as to whether all of the exhibits should be filed under seal. Moreover,

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designating the entirety of the opposition confidential is overbroad. Accordingly, the Court

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hereby orders the parties to meet and confer to narrow the request for filing under seal. The

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parties shall file a joint brief to propose a more narrowly tailored request to file under seal. The

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brief shall be filed within a week of the date of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 28, 2016
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EDWARD M. CHEN
United States District Judge