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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT KOLLER,

Plaintiff,

v.

MED FOODS, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-02400-RS (JCS)

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO FILE 

UNDER SEAL AND CONDITIONALLY 

GRANTING MOTION FOR LETTER 

OF REQUEST

Re: Dkt. Nos. 63, 64

Defendant Deoleo USA, Inc. (“Deoleo”) seeks a letter of request under the Hague 

Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad. See dkt. 63. Deoleo also moves to file under seal 

certain material related to that request, on the basis that Plaintiff Scott Koller designated the 

material as confidential. See dkt. 66. Judge Seeborg has referred all discovery issues in this case, 

including the matters addressed in this Order, to the undersigned magistrate judge. See dkts. 54,

67.

Civil Local Rule 79-5(e) sets forth the procedure for filing documents designated as 

confidential by another party. Under that rule, the party seeking to use the documents must move 

to file under seal, and the designating party—here, Koller—must file a declaration within four 

days of the motion to seal “establishing that all of the designated material is sealable.” Civ. L.R. 

79-5(e)(1). That deadline has passed and no response has been filed. The motion to file under 

seal is therefore DENIED. Deoleo is ORDERED to file unredacted versions of the documents at 

issue in the public record no earlier than November 23, 2015 and no later than November 30, 

2015. See Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(2).

Good cause showing, Deoleo’s motion for issuance of a letter of request is GRANTED, on 

the condition that Deoleo file a corrected proposed letter replacing Judge Seeborg’s name with the 

name of the undersigned magistrate judge. Deoleo is instructed to file in the record and lodge with 

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chambers that letter on the same schedule set forth above. After the letter has been received, the 

Clerk will advise Deoleo ex parte when a signed copy bearing the seal of the Court is available.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 17, 2015

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

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