Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-5_10-cv-02863/USCOURTS-cand-5_10-cv-02863-37/pdf.json

Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

---

1 

Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

IPTRONICS INC., et al., 

 Defendants. 

) 

) 

) 

) 

) 

) 

) 

) 

) 

Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL 

(Re: Docket Nos. 581, 583, 585, 594, 

596, 601, 610) 

 Before the court are seven administrative motions to file various documents under seal.1

 

“Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and 

documents, including judicial records and documents.’”2

 Accordingly, when considering a sealing 

request, “a ‘strong presumption in favor of access’ is the starting point.”3

 Parties seeking to seal 

judicial records relating to dispositive motions bear the burden of overcoming the presumption 

 

1 See Docket Nos. 563. 

2 Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. 

Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n. 7 (1978)). 

3 Id. (quoting Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003)). 

Case 5:10-cv-02863-EJD Document 623 Filed 06/30/15 Page 1 of 8
2 

Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

with “compelling reasons” that outweigh the general history of access and the public policies 

favoring disclosure.4

 However, “while protecting the public's interest in access to the courts, we must remain 

mindful of the parties' right to access those same courts upon terms which will not unduly harm 

their competitive interest.”5 Records attached to nondispositive motions therefore are not subject 

to the strong presumption of access.6

 Because the documents attached to nondispositive motions 

“are often unrelated, or only tangentially related, to the underlying cause of action,” parties moving 

to seal must meet the lower “good cause” standard of Rule 26(c).7 As with dispositive motions, the 

standard applicable to nondispositive motions requires a “particularized showing”8

 that “specific 

prejudice or harm will result” if the information is disclosed.9 “Broad allegations of harm, 

unsubstantiated by specific examples of articulated reasoning” will not suffice.10 A protective 

order sealing the documents during discovery may reflect the court’s previous determination that 

good cause exists to keep the documents sealed,11 but a blanket protective order that allows the 

parties to designate confidential documents does not provide sufficient judicial scrutiny to 

determine whether each particular document should remain sealed.12

 

4 Id. at 1178-79. 

5 Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 727 F.3d 1214, 1228-29 (Fed. Cir. 2013). 

6 See id. at 1180. 

7 Id. at 1179 (internal quotations and citations omitted). 

8 Id.

9 Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210-11 (9th Cir. 2002); 

see Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c). 

10 Beckman Indus., Inc. v. Int’l Ins. Co., 966 F.2d 470, 476 (9th Cir. 1992). 

11 See Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1179-80. 

12 See Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(A) (“Reference to a stipulation or protective order that allows a party to 

designate certain documents as confidential is not sufficient to establish that a document, or 

portions thereof, are sealable.”). 

Case 5:10-cv-02863-EJD Document 623 Filed 06/30/15 Page 2 of 8
3 

Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

In addition to making particularized showings of good cause, parties moving to seal 

documents must comply with the procedures established by Civ. L.R. 79-5. Pursuant to 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(b), a sealing order is appropriate only upon a request that establishes the document 

is “sealable,” or “privileged or protectable as a trade secret or otherwise entitled to protection under 

the law.” “The request must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material, and 

must conform with Civil L.R. 79-5(d).”13 “Within 4 days of the filing of the Administrative 

Motion to File Under Seal, the Designating Party must file a declaration as required by subsection 

79-5(d)(1)(A) establishing that all of the designated material is sealable.”14

With these standards in mind, the court rules on the instant motion as follows: 

Motion 

to Seal 

Document to be Sealed Result Reason/Explanation 

581-4 Plaintiffs’ Opposition to 

Defendants Motion to 

Strike In Part the Avago 

Entities Infringement 

Contentions 

Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-6 Declaration of Floyd 

Anderson In Support of 

Plaintiffs’ Opposition 

Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-8 Declaration of Kenneth 

Pedrotti In Support of 

Plaintiffs’ Opposition 

Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

 

13 Civ. L.R. 79-5(b). In part, Civ. L.R. 79-5(d) requires the submitting party to attach a “proposed 

order that is narrowly tailored to seal only the sealable material” which “lists in table format each 

document or portion thereof that is sought to be sealed,” Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(b), and an 

“unreadacted version of the document” that indicates “by highlighting or other clear method, the 

portions of the document that have been omitted from the redacted version.” 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(d). 

14 Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1). 

Case 5:10-cv-02863-EJD Document 623 Filed 06/30/15 Page 3 of 8
4 

Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

581-

10/587-

1 

Exhibit A to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-1 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-

12/587-

2 

Exhibit B to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-2 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-

14/587-

3 

Exhibit C to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-3 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-16 Exhibit D to Chang 

Declaration 

SEALED. Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-18 Exhibit E to Chang 

Declaration 

SEALED. Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-20 Exhibit F to Chang 

Declaration 

SEALED. Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-22 Exhibit G to Chang 

Declaration 

SEALED. Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-24 Exhibit H to Chang 

Declaration 

SEALED. Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-26 Exhibit I to Chang 

Declaration 

SEALED. Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

581-28 Exhibit W to Chang 

Declaration 

SEALED. Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

Case 5:10-cv-02863-EJD Document 623 Filed 06/30/15 Page 4 of 8
5 

Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

583-4 Plaintiffs’ Motion to 

Amend Infringement 

Contentions Pursuant to 

Patent L.R. 3-6 

Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

5/587-4 

Exhibit 1 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-4 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

6/587-5 

Exhibit 2 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-5 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

7/587-6 

Exhibit 3 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-6 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

8/587-7 

Exhibit 4 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-7 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

9/587-8 

Exhibit 5 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-8 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

10/587-

9 

Exhibit 6 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-9 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

11/587-

10 

Exhibit7 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-10 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

12/587-

11 

Exhibit 8 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-11 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

13/587-

12 

Exhibit 9 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-12 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

Case 5:10-cv-02863-EJD Document 623 Filed 06/30/15 Page 5 of 8
6 

Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

583-

14/587-

13 

Exhibit 10 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-13 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

15/587-

14 

Exhibit 11 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-14 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only narrowly 

tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

16/587-

15 

Exhibit 12 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-15 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

17/587-

16 

Exhibit 13 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-16 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

583-

18/587-

17 

Exhibit 14 to Chang 

Declaration 

Only designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 587-17 

SEALED; remainder 

UNSEALED. 

Only narrowly 

tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-3 Defendant’s Motion to 

Strike In Part the Avago 

Entities’ Infringement 

Contentions 

Designations highlighted in 

green SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-4 Exhibit 1 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-5 Exhibit 2 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-6 Exhibht 2, Ex. A and B to 

Brandwajn Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-7 Exhibit 3 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

Case 5:10-cv-02863-EJD Document 623 Filed 06/30/15 Page 6 of 8
7 

Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

585-8 Exhibit 4 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-9 Exhibit 5 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-10 Exhibit 6 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-11 Exhibit 7 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-12 Exhibit 8 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-13 Exhibit 9 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-14 Exhibit 10 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-15 Exhibit 11 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

585-16 Exhibit 12 to Brandwajn 

Declaration Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

594-4 Declaration of Henning 

Lysdal in Support of 

Defendants’ Motion to 

Strike in Part the Avago 

Entities’ Infringement 

Contentions 

Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

Case 5:10-cv-02863-EJD Document 623 Filed 06/30/15 Page 7 of 8
8 

Case No.: 5:10-cv-02863-EJD 

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO SEAL 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

United States District Court 

For the Northern District of California 

596-4 Plaintiffs’ Motion to 

Compel the Production of 

Documents and Things 

Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

596-6 Exhibit T to Hunacek 

Declaration SEALED. Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

601-4 Defendants’ Opposition to 

the Avago Entities’ 

Motion to Amend 

Infringement Contentions 

Pursuant to Patent L.R. 3-6 

Designations highlighted in 

green SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

610-4 Avago’s Reply Brief in 

support of Motion To 

Amend Infringement 

Contentions 

Designations highlighted in 

yellow SEALED. 

Sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 30, 2015 

 _________________________________ 

PAUL S. GREWAL 

United States Magistrate Judge 

Case 5:10-cv-02863-EJD Document 623 Filed 06/30/15 Page 8 of 8