IGT v. Aristocrat Technologies Inc.

Filing 142

ORDER Granting 140 Motion for Leave to File Under Seal and 141 Motion for Leave to File Under Seal. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 6/14/16. (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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IGT,

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Plaintiff,
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ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
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Defendant.
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ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al.,
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Counterclaim Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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IGT,
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Counterclaim Defendant.
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Case No. 2:15-cv-00473-GMN-GWF
ORDER

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This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff IGT’s Motions for Leave to File Under Seal
(ECF Nos. 140 and 141), filed on June 13, 2016.
Plaintiff requests leave to file its Reply to Its Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction

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(ECF No. 141-1) and Exhibits Z (ECF No. 141-3) and EE (ECF No. 141-8) attached thereto under

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seal pursuant to the stipulated Protective Order entered into by the parties on August 31, 2015. See

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ECF No. 65. Plaintiff asserts that its Reply cites to and extensively quotes from material that has

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been designated “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” pursuant to the terms of the Protective

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Order. See Motions for Leave (ECF Nos. 140 and 141). Furthermore, Plaintiff argues that good

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cause exists to file the Reply and Exhibits under seal because “[d]isclosure of the information

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contained in the cited documents, much of which relates to terms of employment with senior

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executives, may put the parties at a competitive disadvantage in their dealings with third parties.” Id.

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at pg. 2, lns. 15–17.

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Upon review, the Court finds good cause to allow Plaintiff’s Unredacted Reply and Exhibits Z and

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EE attached thereto under seal. Accordingly,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff IGT’s Motions for Leave to File Under Seal
(ECF Nos. 140 and 141) are granted.
DATED this 14th day of June, 2016.

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GEORGE FOLEY, JR.
United States Magistrate Judge

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