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

Filing 223

ORDER Granting 221 Motion to Seal [218[ Exhibit H to 217 Declaration. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 1/9/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ASB)

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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)
THOMAS S. HIXSON (pro hac vice)
BREE HANN (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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Case No 2:10-cv-00106-LRH-PAL
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL
EXHIBIT H TO THE DECLARATION
OF BREE HANN

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

Date:
Time:
Place:
Judge:

Defendants.

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PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL

January 10, 2012
10:30 a.m.
Courtroom 3B
Magistrate Peggy A. Leen

Case 2:10-cv-00106-LRH-PAL Document 221

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Filed 01/06/12 Page 2 of 3

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 H to the Declaration of Bree Hann in

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Support of the Parties’ Joint Case Management Conference Statement (“Hann Exhibit H”). An

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unredacted version of Exhibit H was individually lodged under seal with the Court on January 6,

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2012. See Dkt. 218.

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Sealing Hann Exhibit H is requested because the document contains information that

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Oracle has designated as “Highly Confidential Information – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” under the

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terms of the Protective Order. The Protective Order states, “Counsel for any Designating Party

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may designate any Discovery Material as ‘Confidential Information’ or ‘Highly Confidential

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Information – Attorneys’ Eyes Only’ under the terms of this Protective Order only if such

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counsel in good faith believes that such Discovery Material contains such information and

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is subject to protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c). The designation by any

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

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

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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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Oracle has identified Hann Exhibit H as containing portions that are Confidential and

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Highly Confidential, and Oracle represents that good cause exists for sealing those portions of

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the documents. Rimini has also requested that Oracle file Hann Exhibit H under seal on the

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grounds that it contains Confidential and Highly Confidential materials, and Rimini represents

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that good cause exists for sealing the document. This is a sufficient showing of good cause to

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permit a sealing order on a non-dispositive motion. See, e.g., Pacific Gas and Elec. Co. v.

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Lynch, 216 F. Supp. 2d 1016, 1027 (N.D. Cal. 2002).

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PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL

Case 2:10-cv-00106-LRH-PAL Document 221

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Filed 01/06/12 Page 3 of 3

Oracle has submitted all other exhibits to the Declaration of Bree Hann for filing in the

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Court’s public files, which would allow public access to all exhibits except for Hann Exhibit H.

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Accordingly, 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 Hann Exhibit H.

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DATED: January 6, 2012

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 221-1

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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 01/06/12 Page 1 of 2

BINGHAM MCCUTCHEN LLP
GEOFFREY M. HOWARD (pro hac vice)
THOMAS S. HIXSON (pro hac vice)
BREE HANN (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,

Case No 2:10-cv-00106-LRH-PAL
ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL
EXHIBIT H TO THE DECLARATION
OF BREE HANN

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

Date:
Time:
Place:
Judge:

January 10, 2012
10:30 a.m.
Courtroom 3B
Magistrate Peggy A. Leen

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL

Case 2:10-cv-00106-LRH-PAL Document 221-1

Filed 01/06/12 Page 2 of 2

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ORDER

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Pending before this Court is Plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc., Oracle America, Inc., and

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Oracle International Corporation (together “Oracle” or “Plaintiffs”) Motion to Seal Exhibit H to

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the Declaration of Bree Hann in Support of the Parties’ Joint Case Management Conference

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Statement [Docket No. 221]. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) provides broad discretion for

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a trial court to permit sealing of court documents for, inter alia, the protection of “a trade secret

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or other confidential research, development, or commercial information.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c).

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Having considered Plaintiffs’ Motion to Seal, compelling reasons having been shown, and good

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cause existing:

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

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Clerk of the Court shall file under seal Exhibit H to the Declaration of Bree Hann in Support of

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the Parties’ Joint Case Management Conference Statement.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: January 9, 2012

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

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO SEAL