Caracal Enterprises LLC et al v. Robert Suranyi et al

Filing 44

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 2/1/17. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/1/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CARACAL ENTERPRISES LLC, et al.,

Case No. 16-cv-05073-RS

Plaintiffs,
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v.

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL

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ROBERT SURANYI, et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Both plaintiffs and defendants have filed motions to seal portions of their briefs and/or

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exhibits filed in connection with defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction.

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The portions of the filings sought to be sealed apparently contain information that former

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defendant PassportParking, Inc. claims as protected trade secrets. The motions will be granted

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only if, within 10 days of the issuance of this order, PassportParking, Inc. comes forward and

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“articulate[s] . . . compelling reasons [for sealing] supported by specific factual findings . . . that

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outweigh the general history of access and the public policies favoring disclosure” of court

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records. Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (citation and

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internal quotation marks omitted). Upon receipt, the parties shall immediately serve this order

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upon PassportParking, Inc.’s counsel of record in this action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 1, 2017
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RICHARD SEEBORG
United States District Judge