Apple Inc. v. Amazon.Com, Inc.

Filing 89

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting 80 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/23/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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APPLE INC.,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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Case No.: 11-1327 PJH (JSC)
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO FILE PORTIONS OF
REPLY UNDER SEAL (Dkt. No. 80)

AMAZON.COM, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Now pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s administrative motion to file portions of

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Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of the Motion to Compel Discovery under seal pursuant to Local

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Rule 79-5. (Dkt. No. 80.) Local Rule 79-5(a) provides that a request for sealing “must be

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narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material.” Plaintiff seeks to seal materials

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designated by Defendant as confidential pursuant to the Stipulated Protective Order (Dkt. No.

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61) in this action. Plaintiff lists the portions1 of documents Plaintiff wishes to file under seal,

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which is clarified by the redacted version of the documents in question that Plaintiff provided to

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the Court. Pursuant to L.R. 79-5(d), Defendant filed a declaration in support of Plaintiff’s

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motion, which states with specificity the sensitive and confidential nature of the information

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Plaintiff seeks to seal portions of its Reply, portions of David J. Sepanik’s Declaration, and
Exhibits B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, and K in their entirety. (Dkt. No. 80.) Defendant notes that
the Sepanik Declaration and Exhibit G need not be sealed. (Dkt. No. 88.)

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designated for sealing. (Dkt. No. 88.) After reviewing this declaration, the Court GRANTS

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Plaintiff’s motion, except for the Sepanik Declaration and Exhibit G, which shall not be filed

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under seal. (Dkt. No. 88 at 4.) As required by General Order 62(5), Plaintiff shall electronically

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file the aforementioned documents under seal and electronically file a redacted version

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available to the public. These filings shall be made on or before August 29, 2012.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 23, 2012
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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Northern District of California

United States District Court

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