Theodore Broomfield, et al v. Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. et al

Filing 82

ORDER DENYING #78 PLAINTIFFS' ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SEAL. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 7/23/2018. (blflc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/23/2018)

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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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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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THEODORE BROOMFIELD, ET AL.,

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Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 17-cv-01027-BLF
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SEAL

v.

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CRAFT BREW ALLIANCE, INC., et al.,

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Defendants.

[Re: ECF 78]

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On July 16, 2018, Plaintiffs filed an administrative motion to file under seal portions of

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their Motion for Class Certification and accompanying Declarations and Exhibits in support

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thereof. ECF 78. Plaintiffs state that the portions sought to be sealed have been designated as

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confidential by Defendant Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”). Heikali Decl. ¶ 3, ECF 78-1.

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Parties moving to seal documents must comply with the procedures established by Civil

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Local Rule 79-5. Under the Local Rules, “[w]ithin 4 days of the filing of the Administrative

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Motion to File Under Seal, the Designating Party must file a declaration as required by subsection

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79-5(d)(1)(A) establishing that all of the designated material is sealable.” Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

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Accordingly, CBA’s declaration as the Designating Party was due on or before July 20, 2018.

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CBA has not filed the requisite declaration within the allowable time. Because CBA has

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not established that the information in the documents submitted by Plaintiffs warrants sealing,

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Plaintiffs’ administrative motion to seal is hereby DENIED.

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For any request that has been denied because the party designating a document as

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confidential or subject to a protective order has not filed a responsive declaration providing

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sufficient reasons to seal, the submitting party (here, Plaintiffs) must file the unredacted

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documents into the public record no earlier than 4 days and no later than 10 days from the filing of

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this Order. See Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(2).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Dated: July 23, 2018
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BETH LABSON FREEMAN
United States District Judge

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