Blasco v. Atrium Medical Corporation et al

Filing 35

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER SUBJECT TO STATED CONDITIONS.(whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/19/2015)

Download PDF
1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 12 13 No. C 15-02468 WHA ROBYN BLASCO, 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 Plaintiff, v. ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION, et al. 14 ORDER APPROVING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER SUBJECT TO STATED CONDITIONS Defendant. / 15 16 The stipulated protective order and stipulation regarding discovery of electronically- 17 stored information submitted by the parties is hereby APPROVED, subject to the following 18 conditions, including adherence to the Ninth Circuit’s strict caution against sealing orders (as 19 set out below): 20 1. The parties must make a good-faith determination that any 21 information designated “confidential” truly warrants protection under Rule 26(c) 22 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Designations of material as 23 “confidential” must be narrowly tailored to include only material for which there 24 is good cause. A pattern of over-designation may lead to an order un-designating 25 all or most materials on a wholesale basis. 26 2. In order to be treated as confidential, any materials filed with the 27 Court must be lodged with a request for filing under seal in compliance with Civil 28 Local Rule 79-5. Please limit your requests for sealing to only those narrowly tailored portions of materials for which good cause to seal exists. Please include 1 all other portions of your materials in the public file and clearly indicate therein 2 where material has been redacted and sealed. Each filing requires an 3 individualized sealing order; blanket prospective authorizations are no longer 4 allowed by Civil Local Rule 79-5. 5 3. Chambers copies should include all material — both redacted and 6 unredacted — so that chambers staff does not have to reassemble the whole brief 7 or declaration. Although chambers copies should clearly designate which 8 portions are confidential, chambers copies with confidential materials will be 9 handled like all other chambers copies of materials without special restriction, and 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 will typically be recycled, not shredded. 4. In Kamakana v. Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th Cir. 2006), 12 the Ninth Circuit held that more than good cause, indeed, “compelling reasons” 13 are required to seal documents used in dispositive motions, just as compelling 14 reasons would be needed to justify a closure of a courtroom during trial. 15 Otherwise, the Ninth Circuit held, public access to the work of the courts will be 16 unduly compromised. Therefore, no request for a sealing order will be allowed 17 on summary judgment motions (or other dispositive motions) unless the movant 18 first shows a “compelling reason,” a substantially higher standard than “good 19 cause.” This will be true regardless of any stipulation by the parties. Counsel are 20 warned that most summary judgment motions and supporting material should be 21 completely open to public view. Only social security numbers, names of 22 juveniles, home addresses and phone numbers, and trade secrets of a compelling 23 nature (like the recipe for Coca Cola, for example) will qualify. If the courtroom 24 would not be closed for the information, nor should any summary judgment 25 proceedings, which are, in effect, a substitute for trial. Motions in limine are also 26 part of the trial and must likewise be laid bare absent compelling reasons. Please 27 comply fully. Noncompliant submissions are liable to be stricken in 28 their entirety. 2 1 2 3 5. Any confidential materials used openly in court hearings or trial will not be treated in any special manner absent a further order. 6. This order does not preclude any party from moving to 4 undesignate information or documents that have been designated as confidential. 5 The party seeking to designate material as confidential has the burden of 6 establishing that the material is entitled to protection. 7 7. The Court will retain jurisdiction over disputes arising from the 8 proposed and stipulated protective order for only NINETY DAYS after final 9 termination of the action. 11 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 10 IT IS SO ORDERED. 12 13 14 Dated: October 19, 2015. WILLIAM ALSUP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3

Disclaimer: Justia Dockets & Filings provides public litigation records from the federal appellate and district courts. These filings and docket sheets should not be considered findings of fact or liability, nor do they necessarily reflect the view of Justia.


Why Is My Information Online?