National Products, Inc. v. Arkon Resources, Inc.

Filing 129

ORDER granting in part Plaintiff National Products Inc's 104 Motion to Seal Documents Related to NPI's Opposition to Arkon's Motions in Limine, by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. Plaintiff's Opposition Memorandum (Dkt. 110 ) and Exhibit E to the Declaration of Jeffrey A. Ware (Dkt. 112 -4) shall remain under seal. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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Plaintiff,
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ARKON RESOURCES, INC.,
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Defendant.
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NATIONAL PRODUCTS, INC.,

No. C15-1553RSL
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SEAL

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This matter comes before the Court on plaintiff’s “Motion to Seal Documents Related to

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National Products Inc.’s Opposition to Arkon Resources, Inc.’s Motions in Limine.” Dkt. # 104.

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Plaintiff relied on confidential information from both parties when opposing Arkon’s motions in

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limine. In its motion, plaintiff shows that the sales, customer, and financial data included in

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Exhibit E to the Ware Declaration is highly confidential and proprietary. Plaintiff takes no

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position on the whether the documents designated as confidential by Arkon should remain

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sealed, however. Arkon has not responded to this motion or made any attempt to show that its

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interests in confidentiality outweigh the public’s right of access to its documents.

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For all of the foregoing reasons, the motion to seal is GRANTED in part. The unredacted
version of plaintiff’s opposition memorandum (Dkt. # 110) and Exhibit E to the Declaration of

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SEAL

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Jeffrey A. Ware (Dkt. # 112-4) shall remain under seal. The Clerk of Court is directed to unseal

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Exhibits A, B, and C to the Declaration of Jeffrey A. Ware (Dkt. # 112-1, # 112-2, and # 112-3).

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Dated this 26th day of April, 2017.

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Robert S. Lasnik

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United States District Judge

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ORDER GRANTING IN PART
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SEAL

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