Adaptix, Inc. v. Motorola Mobility LLC et al

Filing 181

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO SEAL by Judge Paul S. Grewal granting (202) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal in case 5:13-cv-01777-PSG; granting (170) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal in case 5:13-cv-01774-PSG; granting (198) Administ rative Motion to File Under Seal in case 5:13-cv-01778-PSG; granting (200) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal in case 5:13-cv-01776-PSG; granting (189) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal in case 5:13-cv-01844-PSG; granting (183) Administrative Motion to File Under Seal in case 5:13-cv-02023-PSG (psglc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

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ADAPTIX, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a
VERIZON WIRELESS, et al.,
Defendants.

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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ADAPTIX, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
APPLE INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

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ADAPTIX, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
APPLE INC., et al.
Defendants.

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ADAPTIX, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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v.
AT&T, Inc., et al.,

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Defendants.

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Case No. 5:13-cv-01774-PSG
ORDER DENYING MOTION
TO SEAL
(Re: Docket No. 170)

Case No. 5:13-cv-01776-PSG
ORDER DENYING MOTION
TO SEAL
(Re: Docket No. 200)

Case No. 5:13-cv-01777-PSG
ORDER DENYING MOTION
TO SEAL
(Re: Docket Nos. 202)

Case No. 5:13-cv-01778-PSG
ORDER DENYING MOTION
TO SEAL
(Re: Docket No. 198)

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Case Nos. 5:13-cv-1774; -1776; -1777; -1778; -1844; -2023
ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO SEAL

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ADAPTIX, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a
VERIZON WIRELESS, et al.,
Defendants.

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ADAPTIX, INC.,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
APPLE INC., et al.
Defendants.

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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Case No. 5:13-cv-01844-PSG
ORDER DENYING MOTION
TO SEAL
(Re: Docket Nos. 189)

Case No. 5:13-cv-02023-PSG
ORDER DENYING MOTIONS
TO SEAL
(Re: Docket No. 183)

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5, a party looking to seal documents is required to submit a
declaration establishing that the documents are in fact sealable. In addition, the request must be

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narrowly tailored. A declaration from outside counsel simply saying it is so does not meet this
standard. In addition, the request must be narrowly tailored. A cursory review of the materials at

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issue in the pending motions shows portions that plainly are not sealable. Indeed, the requesting

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party is urging sealing even as it claims that the same material is publicly available prior art:

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“Defendants’ investigatory efforts recently uncovered a prior art OFDM-based wireless

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communications system call “Project Angel.” Project Angel was developed by AT&T Wireless and

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was known and in public use prior to the filing dates of the applications leading to the Asserted
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Patents.” 1
The court simply cannot square that one. The motions are DENIED

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 9, 2014

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PAUL S. GREWAL
United States Magistrate Judge

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See, e.g., Case No. 5:13-cv-02023-PSG, Docket No. 183-4 at 2.
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Case Nos. 5:13-cv-1774; -1776; -1777; -1778; -1844; -2023
ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO SEAL