Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Bel Fuse Inc. et al

Filing 242

ORDER re 229 Defendant Elec & Eltek (USA) Corporation's Motion to Seal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd on 6/17/2010. (hrllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/17/2010)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NOT FOR CITATION IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION HALO ELECTRONICS, INC., v. Plaintiff, No. C07-06222 RMW (HRL) ORDER RE DEFENDANT E&E USA'S MOTION TO SEAL [Re: Docket No. 229] *E-FILED 06-17-2010*

United States District Court

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For the Northern District of California

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BEL FUSE INC., E & E MAGNETIC PRODUCTS LIMITED, ELEC & ELTEK (USA) CORPORATION, WURTH ELECTRONICS MIDCOM, INC., WURTH ELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG, and XFMRS, INC., Defendants. /

Defendant Elec & Eltek (USA) Corporation ("E&E USA") moves to seal Exhibit A to Declaration of Kent Lambert filed in opposition to plaintiff's motion to compel jurisdictional discovery. This court has not, however, received an unredacted copy of Exhibit A, which reportedly is a copy of E&E USA's responses to plaintiff's first set of requests for production. Additionally, E&E USA seeks to justify the seal merely by asserting that the information has been designated "Confidential Attorneys' Eyes Only." This falls far short of the requisite showing. E&E USA must establish that the subject document (or portions of it) is privileged or protectable as a trade secret or otherwise entitled to protection under the law. CIV. L. R. 795(a). Accordingly, no later than June 21, 2010, E&E USA shall (a) deliver an unredacted

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copy of Exhibit A to this court's chambers; and (b) submit declaration(s) from appropriate person(s) showing why sealing is warranted. Absent a satisfactory showing, the motion to seal will be denied. SO ORDERED. Dated: June 17, 2010 HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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For the Northern District of California

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5:07-cv-06222-RMW Notice has been electronically mailed to: A. Neal Seth [e-mail], [e-mail] [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail] [e-mail], [e-mail]

Andrew P. Nemiroff

Christopher Todd Norris David Moorman Emily Rita Frank Harold C. Moore

[e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail], [e-mail]

John Cameron Adkisson Joshua L. Raskin Juanita R. Brooks

[e-mail] [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

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Kent Andrew Lambert [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail] Limin Zheng [e-mail], [e-mail]

Martin C. Fliesler [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail] Martin G. Raskin Michael J Kane Michael J. Pape [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail] [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail] [e-mail], [e-mail] [e-mail], [e-mail]

Michael Joseph Powell Rex Hwang

[e-mail], [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

Samuel F Miller

Sarah Katherine Casey Terry John Mollica William R. Woodford

[e-mail] [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

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