Indect USA Corp. v. Park Assist, LLC

Filing 222

ORDER Granting Motions to File Documents Under Seal [ECF Nos. 141 , 186 ]. Signed by Judge Roger T. Benitez on 11/16/2021. (anh)

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Case 3:18-cv-02409-BEN-DEB Document 222 Filed 11/16/21 PageID.11691 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 INDECT USA CORP., a Texas corporation, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) ) PARK ASSIST, LLC, a Delaware limited ) liability company, ) Defendant. ) PARK ASSIST, LLC, a Delaware limited ) ) liability company, ) Counterclaimant, ) ) v. ) INDECT USA CORP., a Texas ) corporation, ) ) Counterdefendant. ) Case No.: 3:18-cv-02409-BEN-DEB ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL [ECF Nos. 141, 186] Concurrent with the Parties’ briefing on the previously decided Motion for Summary Judgment and Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 195), Defendants moved to file documents under seal. The portions of motions sought to be sealed contain, reference, or discuss commercially sensitive and proprietary business data. These documents have 1 3:18-cv-02409-BEN-DEB Case 3:18-cv-02409-BEN-DEB Document 222 Filed 11/16/21 PageID.11692 Page 2 of 2 1 been previously designated “Confidential” or “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” 2 pursuant to the Protective Order issued in this case. See ECF No. 43. 3 “[C]ompelling reasons sufficient to outweigh the public’s interest in disclosure and 4 justify sealing court records exist when such court files might . . . become a vehicle for 5 improper purposes, such as the use of records to . . . release trade secrets.” Kamakana v. 6 City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th Cir. 2006). A “trade secret may 7 consist of any formula, pattern, device or compilation of information which is used in 8 one’s business, and which gives him an opportunity to obtain an advantage over 9 competitors who do not know or use it.” The Court can seal proprietary information to 10 protect a business from potential harm. See Obesity Research Institute, LLC v. Fiber 11 Research International, LLC, No. 15-CV-00595-BAS-MDD, 2017 WL 6270268, at *2 12 (S.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2017) (granting motion to file documents containing proprietary 13 business information under seal). 14 Accordingly, the motions to seal are granted. Redacted versions of the 15 aforementioned documents have been filed on the public docket. The Clerk is directed to 16 file unredacted versions of the documents and exhibits lodged at Docket Numbers 142 17 and 187 under seal. 18 IT IS SO ORDERED. 19 Dated: November 16, 2021 20 21 __________________________________ HON. ROGER T. BENITEZ United States District Judge 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 3:18-cv-02409-BEN-DEB

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