Products and Ventures International v. Axus Stationary (Shanghai) Ltd. et al

Filing 291

ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers granting 282 Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record for Defendants ; granting 288 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2019)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PRODUCTS AND VENTURES
INTERNATIONAL,
Plaintiff,

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vs.

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AXUS STATIONARY (SHANGHAI) LTD., ET
AL.,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
WITHDRAW AS COUNSEL OF RECORD FOR
DEFENDANTS
Re: Dkt. No. 282

Defendants.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

CASE NO. 16-cv-00669-YGR

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The Court is in receipt of Winston & Strawn LLP’s (“Winston”) motion to withdraw as

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counsel of record for defendants, Axus Stationery (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Shanghai Marco Stationery

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Co. Ltd., Shanghai Laikesheng Pen Material Co. Ltd. d/b/a Shanghai Lexon, Kenpark Ltd., Andre

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Viegas, and Peifeng Xu and defendant/counterclaimant Roberta Trading Corporation (collectively,

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“defendants”). (Dkt. No. 282).

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On January 2, 2019, the Court afforded defendants the opportunity to object to Winston’s

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motion by no later than January 15, 2019. (Dkt. No. 285.) Defendants filed a “Confidential

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Statement” on January 15, 2019 in response to the Court’s order. (Dkt. No. 288-3.)1

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Having carefully reviewed the motion and papers submitted, and for good cause appearing,

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the Court GRANTS Winston’s motion to withdraw as counsel of record for defendants. Further,

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given that judgment in this matter has been issued, the Court finds that corporate representation is

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not legally required.

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Together with their Confidential Statement, defendants filed an administrative motion to
file the statement under seal. (Dkt. No. 288.) The Court finds that disclosure of the Confidential
Statement would be against the public interest because the need to protect privileged attorneyclient communications outweighs the public’s need for disclosure. Accordingly, and for good
cause shown, defendants’ sealing motion is GRANTED.

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This Order terminates Docket Numbers 282 and 288.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 22, 2019
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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