Industrial Technology Research Institute v. LG Corporation et al

Filing 288

FINDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSION OF LAW & ORDER granting LGE's 283 Motion to Seal Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Donald A. Robinson, etc.. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson on 10/27/2014. (nr, )

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Donald A. Robinson, Esq.
Leda Dunn Wettre, Esq.
ROBINSON, WETTRE & MILLER LLC
One Newark Center, 191h Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07102
973-690-5400
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Kell M. Damsgaard, Esq.
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
1701 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-963-5000
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Collin W. Park, Esq.
David M. Morris, Esq.
Nicholas J. Kim, Esq.
MORGAN LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
202-739-3000
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Attorneys for Defendants LG Electronics, Inc.
and LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE,
Plaintiff,

v.
LG ELECTRONICS, INC., and LG
ELECTRONICS U.S.A., INC.,
Defendant.

Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-949 (ES) (JAD)

FINDINGS OF FACT,
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND
ORDER GRANTING
MOTION TO SEAL

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THIS MATTER having come before the Court upon the motion of Robinson, Wettre &
Miller LLC and Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, counsel for defendants LG Electronics, Inc. and
LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. ("LGE"), for the entry of an Order permitting the filing of Exhibit 1
to the Declaration of Donald A. Robinson, Esq. dated October 10, 2014, along with all references
to that Exhibit contained in Defendants' Memorandum of Law In Support ofTheir Appeal of the
Magistrate Judge's September 26, 2014 Order, under seal pursuant to Local Civil Ru1e 5.3(c), the
Court makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law, pursuant to Local Civil Rule
5.3(c)(5):
1.

The Court finds that there is an Stipulated Discovery Confidentiality Order, entered

by the Court on April23, 2012 ("Confidentiality Order"), providing for the confidential treatment
of certain sensitive business documents from LGE and third parties produced by LGE in the
litigation that are designated "Confidential," "Attorneys' Eyes Only," or "Outside Counsels' Eyes
Only" by the producing party.
2.

The Court further finds that the information LGE seeks to have sealed was marked

with confidentiality designations by LGE pursuant to the Confidentiality Order.
3.

The Court agrees that the information sought to be sealed appears to contain

sensitive business information that is not known by the general public/
4.

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The Court further finds that revealing to the public and the confidential business

information sought to be sealed would injure the parties' and third parties' business interests.
5.

Accordingly, the Court fmds that good cause exists to seal the document at issue

under the considerations set forth in Pansy v. Borough ofStroudsburg, 23 F.3d 772 (3d Cir. 1994)
and Local Civil Ru1e 5.3(c)(2).
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ORDERED that LGE's Motion to Seal Exhibit 1 to the Declaration of Donald A.

Robinson, Esq. dated October 10, 2014, along with all references to that Exhibit contained in
Defendants' Memorandum of Law In Support of Their Appeal of the Magistrate Judge's
September 26,2014 Order, be and hereby is GRANTED pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5.3(c).

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