Ahn et al v. Scarlett et al

Filing 108

ORDER GRANTING 67 MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 11/6/2017. (ejdlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/6/2017)

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Erik L. Jackson, Esq. (SBN 166010)
COZEN O’CONNOR
601 S. Figueroa Street, Ste. 3700
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 213.892.7999

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Andrew M. Hutchison, Esq. (SBN 289315)
COZEN O’CONNOR
101 Montgomery St., Ste. 1400
San Francisco, CA 94010
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.692.3514

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Attorneys for Plaintiff JONATHAN WHITE

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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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GREGORY AHN, an individual, JONATHAN
WHITE, an individual, CULT OF 8, INC., a
California corporation,
Plaintiffs,

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vs.
MATTHEW D. SCARLETT, an individual,
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME, INC., a Nevada
corporation, inclusive,
Defendants.

Case No.: 5:16-cv-05437-EJD
[Related to Case No. 5:17-cv-01430-EJD]
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
UNDER SEAL THE MOTION OF
JONATHAN WHITE FOR MANDATORY
DISQUALIFICATION OF GREENBERG
TRAURIG LLP, WILLIAM J. GOINES
AND CINDY HAMILTON, COUNSEL OF
RECORD FOR GREGORY AHN AND
CULT OF 8, INC.
[Filed and Served Concurrently With
Administrative Motion to File Under Seal;
Declaration of Erik L. Jackson; Unredacted
Version of Motion for Mandatory
Disqualification of Counsel; and Redacted
Version of Motion for Mandatory
Disqualification of Counsel]

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CASE NO. 5:16-cv-05437-EJD
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL THE MOTION OF
JONATHAN WHITE FOR MANDATORY DISQUALIFICATION OF COUNSEL

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Pursuant to Northern District Local Rule 79-5, Plaintiff Jonathan White (“White”) filed an

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Administrative Motion to File Under Seal requesting that the Court seal portions of White’s Motion

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for Mandatory Disqualification of Greenberg Traurig LLP, William J. Goines, and Cindy Hamilton,

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Counsel of Record for Gregory Ahn and Cult of 8, Inc.

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

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entitled to protection under the law. Civ. L.R. 79-5(b). Based upon White’s Administrative Motion

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to File Under Seal, the Declaration of Erik L. Jackson in support, and all materials submitted in

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support thereof, and other records on file, the Court hereby grants White’s Administrative Motion to

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File Under Seal. Therefore, the Court authorizes the filing under seal of the following:

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Document

Sealable Portion

Motion of Jonathan White for Mandatory
Disqualification of Greenberg Traurig LLP,
William J. Goines, and Cindy Hamilton,
Counsel of Record for Gregory Ahn and
Cult of 8, Inc.

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page 11:27-28; 21:3-10; 21:12-20; 22:5-11

The documents shall be sealed and not available to the public or to Defendants as the Motion

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to Disqualify only relates to Greenberg Traurig’s prior joint representation of White, Gregory Ahn,

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and Cult of 8, Inc. and is unrelated to the Defendants.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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November 6
Dated:_______________, 2017

Hon. Edward J. Davila

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CASE NO. 5:16-cv-05437-EJD
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL THE MOTION OF
JONATHAN WHITE FOR MANDATORY DISQUALIFICATION OF COUNSEL