Finjan, Inc. v. Juniper Network, Inc.

Filing 494

ORDER by Judge Thomas S. Hixson denying 483 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/29/2019)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FINJAN, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 17-cv-05659-WHA (TSH)
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SEAL

v.

Re: Dkt. No. 483
JUNIPER NETWORK, INC.,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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In connection with the joint discovery letter brief the parties filed concerning Juniper’s

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motion to compel the production of documents by non-party Dawn-Marie Bey, ECF No. 484,

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Juniper filed a motion to seal. ECF No. 483. The motion sought to seal three privilege logs not

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because Juniper thought they were confidential, but because Finjan and Bey designated them as

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such. Under this Court’s Local Rule 79-5(e)(1), Finjan and/or Bey were required to “file a

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declaration as required by subsection 79-5(d)(1) establishing that all of the designated material is

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sealable” “[w]ithin 4 days of the filing” of the motion to seal. The motion to seal was filed on

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May 22, 2019. Due to the weekend and Memorial Day holiday, the first court day four days after

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the motion was filed was yesterday, and no declaration was filed. In addition, the Court does not

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see how the public disclosure of these logs could give rise to competitive harm. They are

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essentially long lists of repetitive, high-level descriptions of documents that do not reveal their

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contents. The motion to seal at ECF No. 483 is DENIED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 29, 2019

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THOMAS S. HIXSON
United States Magistrate Judge