Oracle USA, Inc. et al v. Rimini Street, Inc. et al

Filing 150

ORDER that Plaintiffs' 148 Motion to Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court shall file under seal 145 Exhibit B to the Stipulation re Derivative Work. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 6/3/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS)

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BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
RICHARD J. POCKER (NV Bar No. 3568)
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 800
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
STEVEN C. HOLTZMAN (pro hac vice)
FRED NORTON (pro hac vice)
KIERAN P. RINGGENBERG (pro hac vice)
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc.,
Oracle America, Inc. and Oracle International
Corp.

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP
GEOFFREY M. HOWARD (pro hac vice)
BREE HANN (pro hac vice)
THOMAS S. HIXSON (pro hac vice)
KRISTEN A. PALUMBO (pro hac vice)
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111-4067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.393.2286
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
DORIAN DALEY (pro hac vice)
DEBORAH K. MILLER (pro hac vice)
JAMES C. MAROULIS (pro hac vice)
ORACLE CORPORATION
500 Oracle Parkway, M/S 5op7
Redwood City, CA 94070
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650.506.7114
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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ORACLE USA, INC., a Colorado corporation;
ORACLE AMERICA, INC., a Delaware
corporation; and ORACLE INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION, a California corporation,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
RIMINI STREET, INC., a Nevada corporation;
SETH RAVIN, an individual,

Case No 2:10-cv-0106-LRH-PAL
PLAINTIFFS ORACLE USA, INC.,
ORACLE AMERICA, INC., AND
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION’S MOTION TO
SEAL EXHIBIT B TO STIPULATION
AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
DERIVATIVE WORKS

Defendants.

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PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL

Case 2:10-cv-00106-LRH-PAL Document 148

Filed 06/01/11 Page 2 of 3

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PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL

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Pursuant to the Stipulated Protective Order governing confidentiality of documents

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entered by the Court on May 21, 2010, Dkt. 55 (“Protective Order”), and Rules 5.2 and 26(c) of

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the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc., Oracle America, Inc. and

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Oracle International Corporation (together “Oracle” or “Plaintiffs”) respectfully request that the

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Court order the Clerk of the Court to file under seal Exhibit B to the Stipulation and [Proposed]

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Order re Derivative Works (“Exhibit B”). Exhibit B was lodged under seal with the Court on

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June 1, 2011. See Dkt. 145.

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Sealing Exhibit B is requested because the document contains information that

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Defendants Rimini Street, Inc., and Seth Ravin (“Defendants”) have designated as “Highly

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Confidential Information – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” under the terms of the Protective Order. The

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requested relief is necessary and narrowly tailored to protect the confidentiality of the

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commercially sensitive business information identified by Defendants, namely, Defendants’ list

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of current and former customers. The Protective Order provides that: “Counsel for any

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Designating Party may designate any Discovery Material as ‘Confidential Information’ or

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‘Highly Confidential Information – Attorneys’ Eyes Only’ under the terms of this Protective

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Order only if such counsel in good faith believes that such Discovery Material contains such

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information and is subject to protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c). The

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designation by any Designating Party of any Discovery Material as ‘Confidential Information’ or

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‘Highly Confidential Information –Attorneys’ Eyes Only’ shall constitute a representation that

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an attorney for the Designating Party reasonably believes there is a valid basis for such

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designation.” Protective Order ¶ 2 (emphasis supplied).

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Thus, in identifying Exhibit B as containing Highly Confidential material, Defendants as

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the designating parties have represented that good cause exists for sealing Exhibit B. This is a

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sufficient showing of good cause to permit a sealing order on a non-dispositive motion. See,

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e.g., Pacific Gas and Elec. Co. v. Lynch, 216 F. Supp. 2d 1016, 1027 (N.D. Cal. 2002).

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Defendants have designated the entirety of Exhibit B as Highly Confidential. The parties
have submitted all other materials related to the Stipulation and [Proposed] Order re Derivative
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PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL

Case 2:10-cv-00106-LRH-PAL Document 148

Filed 06/01/11 Page 3 of 3

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Works, Dkt. 143, filed June 1, 2011, for filing in the Court’s public files, which would allow

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public access to the filings except for Defendants’ Highly Confidential materials. Accordingly,

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the request to seal is narrowly tailored.

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For the foregoing reasons, Oracle respectfully requests that the Court find that good cause
exists to file under seal Exhibit B.

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DATED: May 13, 2011

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP

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By: /s/ Geoffrey M. Howard
Geoffrey M. Howard
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Oracle USA, Inc., Oracle America, Inc.,
and Oracle International Corp.

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PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL

Case 2:10-cv-00106-LRH-PAL Document 148-1

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BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
RICHARD J. POCKER (NV Bar No. 3568)
300 South Fourth Street, Suite 800
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
BOIES, SCHILLER & FLEXNER LLP
STEVEN C. HOLTZMAN (pro hac vice)
FRED NORTON (pro hac vice)
KIERAN P. RINGGENBERG (pro hac vice)
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc.,
Oracle America, Inc. and Oracle International
Corp.

Filed 06/01/11 Page 1 of 2

BINGHAM McCUTCHEN LLP
GEOFFREY M. HOWARD (pro hac vice)
BREE HANN (pro hac vice)
THOMAS S. HIXSON (pro hac vice)
KRISTEN A. PALUMBO (pro hac vice)
Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA 94111-4067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.393.2286
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
DORIAN DALEY (pro hac vice)
DEBORAH K. MILLER (pro hac vice)
JAMES C. MAROULIS (pro hac vice)
ORACLE CORPORATION
500 Oracle Parkway, M/S 5op7
Redwood City, CA 94070
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 650.506.7114
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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ORACLE USA, INC., a Colorado corporation;
ORACLE AMERICA, INC., a Delaware
corporation; and ORACLE INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION, a California corporation,

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Plaintiffs,
v.
RIMINI STREET, INC., a Nevada corporation;
SETH RAVIN, an individual,

Case No 2:10-cv-0106-LRH-PAL
ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS ORACLE USA, INC.,
ORACLE AMERICA, INC., AND
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION’S MOTION TO
SEAL EXHIBIT B TO STIPULATION
AND [PROPOSED] ORDER RE
DERIVATIVE WORKS

Defendants.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL

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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Pending before this Court is Plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc., Oracle America, Inc. and Oracle

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International Corporation’s Motion to Seal Exhibit B to the Stipulation and [Proposed] Order re

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Derivative Works (“Plaintiffs’ Motion to Seal”). See Dkt. 145. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

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26(c) provides broad discretion for a trial court to permit sealing of court documents for, inter

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alia, the protection of “a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial

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information.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c). Having considered Plaintiffs’ Motion to Seal, compelling

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reasons having been shown and good cause existing:

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: Plaintiffs’ Motion to Seal is GRANTED.

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The Clerk of the Court shall file under seal Exhibit B to the Stipulation and [Proposed] Order re

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Derivative Works.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 3, 2011

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By:
Hon. Peggy A. Leen
United States Magistrate Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL