Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al

Filing 510

ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh granting in part and denying in part #298 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (lhklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/16/2011)

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION
APPLE, INC., a California corporation,

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Plaintiff,
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., A
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Korean corporation; SAMSUNG
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ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC., a New York )
corporation; SAMSUNG
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, )
a Delaware limited liability company,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 11-CV-01846-LHK
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART MOTION TO SEAL

Apple filed an administrative motion to file certain Samsung documents under seal. ECF

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No. 298. Pursuant to Court order, Samsung provided a declaration in support of filing these

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documents under seal. ECF No. 458. After reviewing the motion, declaration, and documents, the

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Court GRANTS the request to seal as to Exhibits A-D of the Minn Chung declaration. The Court

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DENIES the request to seal as to Exhibit E of the Minn Chung declaration as it does not appear

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that this material is “protectable as a trade secret or otherwise entitled to protection under the law.”

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Civil L.R. 79-5(a). The Court also DENIES Apple’s request to file under seal Apple’s

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Administrative Motion to Augment Its Motion For Preliminary Injunction in light of the fact that

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the Court has denied the request to file Exhibit E under seal. Civil L.R. 79-5(a). Apple may refile

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Case No.: 11-CV-01846-LHK
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO SEAL

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an administrative motion to seal the Motion to Augment that is narrowly tailored by Tuesday,

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December 20, 2011.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: December 16, 2011

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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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Case No.: 11-CV-01846-LHK
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO SEAL