RSI Corporation v. International Business Machines Corporation et al

Filing 397

Order by Hon. Ronald M. Whyte denying 258 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal.(rmwlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/10/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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Case No. C-08-03414 RMW

RSI CORP., dba RESPONSIVE SYSTEMS
COMPANY, a New Jersey corporation,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SEAL
[Re Docket No. 258]

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
CORPORATION, a New York corporation;
and DOE DEFENDANTS 1-20,

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Defendants.

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To be sealable a document must be "privileged or protectable as a trade secret or

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otherwise entitled to protection under the law." L.R. 79-5(a). It is not appropriate to seal

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documents merely because a party has marked them confidential under the protective order.

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Here, IBM moves to seal the number of sales people involved in specific types of sales related to

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this case and some general information about its internal systems. See Dkt. Nos. 258, 258-1.

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This information is not a trade secret and therefore sealing is inappropriate. The motion is

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DENIED and IBM is ordered to file unsealed versions of the papers by April 24, 2013.

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Dated: April 10, 2013
Ronald M. Whyte
United States District Court Judge

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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SEAL
CASE NO. C-08-03414

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