Moi v. Chihuly Studio, Inc. et al
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ORDER granting defendants' 4 Motion to File Document Under Seal (Complaint); Defendants shall file a redacted version of the complaint consistent with the attachment to Dkt. # 4 . The unredacted version of the complaint (Dkt. # 10 ) will remain sealed, signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (SWT)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE
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MICHAEL MOI,
Plaintiff,
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v.
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No. C17-0853RSL
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO SEAL
CHIHULY STUDIO, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
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This matter comes before the Court on defendants’ “Motion to File Document Under Seal
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(Complaint).” Dkt. # 4. Defendants seek to redact thirteen lines of text from the nineteen page
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complaint in which plaintiff recounts a conversation he had with a third party regarding other
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third parties. Defendants have filed an unsealed, redacted version of the complaint at Dkt. # 9.
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Defendants argue that public disclosure of the communications at issue may implicate
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existing confidentiality agreements, the third parties involved support the proposed redaction,
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and the redaction is extremely limited. Plaintiff raises procedural objections,1 but does not
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make any argument regarding the interests of the persons involved or the public. The Court
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finds that, at least at the moment, the redacted information is not of particular importance to the
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Defendants’ efforts to seal the complaint in King County Superior Court have as yet been
unsuccessful given the removal of this action. Whether defendants will be able to seal a document in a
closed case is unknown, but that does not mean that its efforts here should be rejected.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO SEAL
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public’s understanding of plaintiff’s claim.2 The third parties’ privacy interests therefore
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outweigh the public’s interest in the unsealed version of the complaint.
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The motion to seal is GRANTED. Defendants shall file a redacted version of the
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complaint consistent with the attachment to Dkt. # 4. The unredacted version of the complaint
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(Dkt. # 10) will remain sealed.
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Dated this 28th day of June, 2017.
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Robert S. Lasnik
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United States District Judge
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Plaintiff may file a motion to unseal if, as the case progresses, the events and communications
recounted in ¶ 3.26 become a significant issue in this litigation.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO SEAL
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