H-D Michigan LLC et al v. Hellenic Duty Free Shops SA

Filing 81

ORDER signed by Judge Lynn Adelman on 1/18/12 that plaintiffs have 10 days to show good cause why Defendants Exhibits #1 and #15 should be withdrawn from the public record. (cc: all counsel)(dm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
H-D MICHIGAN, LLC and
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, INC.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 11-CV-00742

HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A.,
Defendant.

ORDER
Plaintiffs H-D Michigan, LLC and Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. have filed
a motion to seal Defendant’s Exhibits #1 and #15 from the preliminary injunction hearing
held on December 15, 2011. In their motion, plaintiffs argue that Exhibit #1 should be
sealed because it consists of a “confidential licensing agreement,” and that Exhibit #2
should be sealed because it consists of a “confidential email between two Harley-Davidson
employees.” Courts are public institutions, and plaintiffs’ unsupported claim that these
documents are confidential is not sufficient to overcome the presumption of openness. See
Cnty. Materials Corp. v. Allan Block Corp., 502 F.3d 730, 740 (7th Cir. 2007).
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that plaintiffs have 10 days to show good cause
why Defendant’s Exhibits #1 and #15 should be withdrawn from the public record.
Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this 18th day of January, 2012.
s/_______________________
LYNN ADELMAN
District Judge