Andes Industries, Inc. et al v. Lan et al

Filing 132

ORDER Denying 131 Motion to Seal. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 5/11/16. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ANDES INDUSTRIES, et al.,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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CHENG SUN LAN, et al.,
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Defendant.
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Case No. 2:14-cv-00400-APG-GWF
ORDER

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This matter is before the Court on Ruttenberg IP Law’s (“RIPL”) Motion to File Under Seal
(#131), filed on May 9, 2016.
RIPL requests leave to file the exhibits attached to its Motion to Enforce Lien (#130) under

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seal because its prior clients “do not waive any attorney-client or other privilege” and do not authorize

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RIPL to waive the privilege. Motion (#131), pg. 1, lns. 8–9. RIPL represents that in light of its prior

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client’s representations, it “has redacted unnecessary information from the supporting documents

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(Exhibits 1 through 8).” Id. at lns. 19–20. However, RIPL fails to detail what these documents are

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and that, as redacted, they contain confidential communications that should not be publicly disclosed.

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Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Ruttenberg IP Law’s Motion to File Under Seal (#131) is

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denied without prejudice. RIPL is advised that if it decides to re-file its motion it should clarify (1)

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what information is contained in the documents it seeks to seal, and (2) why its redaction of

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“unnecessary information” does not obviate the need to seal the exhibits.

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DATED this 11th day of May, 2016.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge