Verasonics, Inc. v. Alpinion Medical Systems Co., Ltd.

Filing 38

MINUTE ORDER granting plaintiff's 34 Motion to Seal by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour.(RS)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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VERASONICS, INC., a Washington
corporation,

CASE NO. C14-1820-JCC
MINUTE ORDER

Plaintiff,

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v.

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ALPINION MEDICAL SYSTEMS
CO., LTD, a Korean corporation,

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Defendant.

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The following Minute Order is made by direction of the Court, the Honorable John C.
Coughenour, United States District Judge:
This matter comes before the Court on the motion to seal by Plaintiff Verasonics, Inc.

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(Dkt. No. 34). Verasonics seeks to seal Exhibit B (Partial Final Award) (Dkt. No. 35) to the

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declaration of Eric S. Walters (Dkt. No. 33) in support of Verasonics’s motion to confirm

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arbitration award and for entry of judgment (Dkt. No. 32). (See Dkt. No. 34 at 1.)

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Defendant Alpinion Medical Systems Co., Ltd. failed to respond to Verasonics’s motion.

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The Court considers this “as an admission that the motion has merit.” W.D. Wash. Local Civ. R.

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7(b)(2).

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Based on the sensitive nature of the filing, namely the discussion of trade secrets and
confidential information, the Court finds good cause to seal. The motion to seal (Dkt. No. 34) is

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GRANTED. Docket Number 35 shall REMAIN under seal.
DATED this 18th day of April 2017.

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William M. McCool
Clerk of Court

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s/Paula McNabb
Deputy Clerk

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