Total Recall Technologies v. Palmer Luckey, et al

Filing 562

ORDER GRANTING RENEWED MOTIONS TO SEAL AND VACATING HEARING. (whalc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/24/2021)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TOTAL RECALL TECHNOLOGIES,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Plaintiff,

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No. C 15-02281 WHA

v.
PALMER LUCKEY, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER GRANTING RENEWED
MOTIONS TO SEAL

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After appeal of a prior denial of defendants’ motion to seal (Dkt. 353), our court of

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appeals remanded for further proceedings in line with its order to limit the sealing request to

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materials with compelling justifications for remaining nonpublic. Unlike the prior motion, the

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renewed motion leaves out superfluous requests to seal mere trivia. The judge thanks the

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parties for their more manageable and reasonable requests in their renewed motions.

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Luckey’s renewed motion seeks to redact limited portions of documents containing

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Luckey’s bank account information and information about Luckey’s assets (Dkt. 559 at 1–3).

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The requested redactions are justified by compelling reasons (Dkt. 559 at 3). This information

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is not necessary to the public’s interest in this litigation, especially in light of the jury’s verdict

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in favor of Luckey. The motion is GRANTED.

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Facebook’s renewed motion to seal seeks to redact portions of TRT’s damages reports

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and their rebuttals which contain figures about Facebook’s financial information (e.g., profits,

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losses, capitalization) and information about HMD sales and royalty-related damages (Dkt. 558

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at 6–7). Facebook seeks to seal in its entirety a document containing information related to the

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Oculus-Facebook merger that includes third-parties’ financial information and home addresses

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(Dkt. 558 at 6). These requests are justified with compelling reasons (Dkt. 558 at 2–4).

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Further, this information is not necessary to the public’s understanding of this case because

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neither Luckey nor Facebook were found liable for damages. The motion is therefore

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GRANTED.

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The hearing set for Monday, November 29, 2021, is hereby VACATED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Dated: November 24, 2021.

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WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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