Digital Reg of Texas, LLC v. Adobe Systems Incorporated et al

Filing 518

ORDER by Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting in part and denying in part Digital Reg's 504 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (kawlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/13/2014)

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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DIGITAL REG OF TEXAS, LLC,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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v.
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED,
VALVE CORPORATION, ELECTRONIC
ARTS INC., UBISOFT, INC., SYMANTEC
CORPORATION, AVG TECHNOLOGIES
USA, INC., ZYNGA GAME NETWORK
INC., ZYNGA, INC., and INTUIT INC.,
Defendant.

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Case No.: CV 12-01971-CW (KAW)
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF DIGITAL
REG OF TEXAS, LLC’S MOTION FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF PURSUANT
TO CIVIL L.R. 7-11 FOR LEAVE TO FILE
UNDER SEAL UNREDACTED RESPONSE
TO DEFENDANT UBISOFT’S MOTION TO
STRIKE AND EXHIBITS 7 TO 19 OF THE
DECLARATION OF W. PAUL SCHUCK
(Dkt. No. 504)

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On February 21, 2014, Plaintiff Digital Reg of Texas, LLC (“Digital Reg”) filed a motion

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for administrative relief to file documents under seal in support of its response to Defendant

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Ubisoft, Inc.’s motion to strike. (Dkt. No. 504.)

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As to Plaintiff’s request to file the unredacted version of its response under seal, the Court
GRANTS that request pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11 and 79-5.
As to filing exhibits 7 to 19 under seal in their entirety, the Court GRANTS IT IN PART
AND DENIES IT IN PART as set forth below:
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Plaintiff’s request to completely seal Exhibit Nos. 7-17 is DENIED. Plaintiff

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appears to attach documents that have already been provided by Ubisoft in a redacted format, and

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Plaintiff has provided no support for why the entire exhibits should be filed under seal versus

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being redacted.

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2.

Plaintiff’s request to seal Exhibit Nos. 18 and 19 is GRANTED.

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In accordance with General Order No. 62, the requesting party shall e-file under seal those

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documents deemed protected according to the procedures outlined on the ECF website. The

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documents deemed not privileged will not be filed with the Court. The Clerk will retain the

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lodged documents in accordance with General Order No. 62 and Civil L.R. 79-5. If Plaintiff

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wants the Court to consider those exhibits during its review of the submitted motion, Plaintiff

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should either resubmit the documents for filing in the public record in accordance with General

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Order No. 62 and Civil L.R. 79-5(e) or file another application to file under seal that does not

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unnecessarily attempt to seal entire documents.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATE: March 13, 2014

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KANDIS A. WESTMORE
United States Magistrate Judge

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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