Koh v. SC Johnson & Son, Inc

Filing 66

ORDER by Judge Whyte granting 55 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (rmwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/10/2010)

Koh v. SC Johnson & Son, Inc

Doc. 66

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Order Granting Plf's Administrative Mtn. To File Documents Under Seal Case No. 09-cv-00927 RMW
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION WAYNE KOH, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, vs. SC JOHNSON & SON, INC., Defendant. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL Date: Time: Location: March 4, 2011 9:00 a.m. Courtroom 6, 4th Floor Case No.: 09-cv-00927 (RMW) Judge Ronald M. Whyte

FOR GOOD CAUSE shown by Defendant S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., namely that the Exhibits to the Reese Declaration are comprised of confidential business emails sent internally and/or to SC Johnson's marketing and advertising vendors; proprietary consumer research and consumer data; confidential communications with the EPA's Design for the Environment program and related internal strategy emails regarding product formulas; internal marketing guidelines or summaries of proposed marketing strategies; and confidential information in discovery pleadings, all of which constitute confidential commercial information under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c), and which, if disclosed, would prejudice SC Johnson by placing it at a competitive disadvantage, the Court hereby orders the following filed under seal:

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Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification page 2, lines 22-28 page 3, lines 1-4, 9-28 page 4, lines 1, 7-10, 19-28 page 5, lines 1-28 page 6, lines 1-6, 24-25 page 7, lines 1-5, 12-23 page 8, lines 6-9, 11-17 page 9, lines 7-28 page 10, lines 1-19 page 13, lines 16-18 page 14, lines 18-20 page 21, lines 17-27 Declaration of Michael R. Reese in Support of Motion for Class Certification Exhibits A, B, portions of D, E, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, and T. Dated: December 10, 2010 ___________________________________ Hon. Ronald M. Whyte U.S. District Court Judge

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