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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NICHIA CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO.,LTD., et al.,

Defendants /

No. C 06-0162 MMC

ORDER AFFORDING PLAINTIFF

OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPLEMENT

MOTION TO FILE OPPOSITION TO

MOTIONS IN LIMINE UNDER SEAL

Before the Court is plaintiff’s “Administrative Motion to File Under Seal its Opposition

to Motions in Limine Nos. 3, 5 & 6 and Confidential Exhibits to the Declaration of Michael J.

Song in Support of Nichia’s Opposition to Motions in Limine,” filed August 21, 2007.

To the extent plaintiff, by the above-referenced motion, seeks to file under seal

unredacted versions of its oppositions to defendants’ Motions in Limine Nos. 3, 5, and 6,

the motion is plainly deficient. As to such oppositions, plaintiff states in full: “Nichia

Corporation’s Opposition[s] to Seoul’s Motions in Limine Nos. 3, 5 and 6 contain

information as Highly Confidential - Attorney Eyes (“AEO”) or Confidential pursuant the

Stipulated Protective Order in this case.” (See Song Decl., filed August 21, 2007, ¶ 4.)

Plaintiff has failed to identify the designating party, and, if the designating party is

plaintiff, has failed to identify the particular portions of each opposition that assertedly refer

to confidential material, let alone to explain why any such portion is confidential. A mere

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conclusory statement that a document “contains” within it some confidential material is

insufficient to warrant sealing. See Civil L.R. 79-5(a) (providing “sealing order may issue

only upon a request that establishes that the document, or portions thereof, is privileged or

protectable as a trade secret or otherwise entitled to protection under the law”).

Accordingly, the Court will afford plaintiff the opportunity to file, no later than August

27, 2007, a supplemental declaration to cure the deficiencies set forth above.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 23, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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