Matthew Enterprise, Inc. v. Chrysler Group LLC

Filing 72

ORDER by Judge Beth Labson Freeman granting 65 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Portions of Defendant's Reply. (blflc3S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/6/2014)

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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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MATTHEW ENTERPRISE, INC.,

Case No. 13-cv-04236-BLF

Plaintiff,
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v.
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CHRYSLER GROUP LLC,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S
MOTION TO FILE PORTIONS OF ITS
REPLY UNDER SEAL

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Before the Court is Defendant’s Administrative Motion to file under seal portions of its

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Reply in Support of its Partial Motion to Dismiss. The Court has previously granted requests by

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both parties to seal portions of documents that contain confidential information regarding a

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contractual agreement between Defendant and a third-party. See ECF 58, ECF 63.

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Defendant seeks to seal information contained in its Reply regarding this same agreement.

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Defendant has once again narrowly-tailored its request, and has filed a public, redacted version of

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the Reply, consistent with Civil Local Rule 79-5(d)(1)(C). Defendant provides this Court with a

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declaration (“Nagel Decl.”) which states reasons why disclosure of this information could

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competitively disadvantage Defendant. Nagel Decl., ECF 65-1 ¶ 3.

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As such, Defendant’s sealing request meets the “compelling reasons” standard, articulated

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by the Ninth Circuit in Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1213

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(9th Cir. 2002). For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to Seal.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 6, 2014
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge