Moussouris v. Microsoft Corporation

Filing 350

MINUTE ORDER requesting the Special Master assist with the third and fourth motions to seal (Dkt No. 333 , 339 ); parties may file their objections no later than Monday, February 19, 2018, at noon. Authorized by Judge James L. Robart. (TH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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KATHERINE MOUSSOURIS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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CASE NO. C15-1483JLR
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v.
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MICROSOFT CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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The following minute order is made by the direction of the court, the Honorable
James L. Robart:

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On January 3, 2018, and January 9, 2018, the court issued minute orders

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requesting Special Master Michelle Peterson to assist with various motions to seal that

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were filed with the parties’ briefing on the motion for class certification. (1/3/18 Min.

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Order (Dkt. # 282); 1/9/18 Min. Order (Dkt. # 324).) Neither party objected to these

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assignments. (See generally Dkt.) The parties have since filed two more motions to seal.

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On February 9, 2018, Defendant Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) filed a motion to

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seal an export report (3d Mot. to Seal (Dkt. # 333)), and the same day, Plaintiffs filed a

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motion to seal along with their reply to the motion for class certification (4th Mot. to Seal

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(Dkt. # 339)). These motions to seal present legal issues similar to those in the ones

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previously assigned to the Special Master. (Compare 3d Mot. to Seal and 4th Mot. to

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Seal, with 1st Mot. to Seal Resp. (Dkt. # 269) and 2d Mot. to Seal (Dkt. # 283).)

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Accordingly, the court now requests the Special Master to assist with the third and

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fourth motions to seal (Dkt. ## 333, 339) subject to the same guidelines as outlined by the

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court’s May 2, 2017, order. (See 5/2/17 Order (Dkt. # 191) (appointing Special Master to

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assist with matters as the court may assign).) If the parties have any objections to this

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request they must file their objections no later than Monday, February 19, 2018, at noon.
Filed and entered this 15th day of February, 2018.

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WILLIAM M. MCCOOL
Clerk of Court

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s/ Ashleigh Drecktrah
Deputy Clerk

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