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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
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

SYNOPSYS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MAGMA DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC.,

Defendant.

 /

No. C-04-3923 MMC

ORDER RE: ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION

TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL

(Docket No. 198)

On June 22, 2005, plaintiff Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys”) filed an administrative

motion to file under seal Exhibit 5 to the Declaration of Michael N. Edelman in Support of

Synopsys’s Reply in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Establishing Unfair

Competition (“Exhibit 5"). In said motion, Synopsys states that when the document was

produced by Marios C. Papaefthymiou (“Papaefthymiou”), it was marked “Outside Counsel

Eyes Only.” Synopsys further states that it believes the document should be

“de-designated,” but that it has no objection to sealing the document if Magma and/or

Papaefthymiou establish, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5, such sealing is appropriate.

Although no response to the motion has been filed, Synopsys has not provided proof

of service to the Court demonstrating that Papaefthymiou has been served with the

motion. Pursuant to Civil L.R. 79-5(d), when a party wishes to file a document that has

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 Although Papaefthymiou is not a party to the instant action, the Court finds the

procedures set out in Rule 79-5(d) to be applicable.

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been designated confidential by another party,1 the submitting party must file an

administrative motion for a sealing order. See Civil L.R. 79-5(d). The designating party

then must either serve a declaration within five days establishing that the designated

information is sealable or withdraw the designation of confidentiality. See Civil L.R. 79-

5(d). “If the designating party does not file its responsive declaration . . . the document or

proposed filing will be made part of the public record.” See id.

Here, there is nothing in the record to indicate that Papaefthymiou has been made

aware of Synopsys’s motion and, thus, the time for him to file his response has not yet

begun to run.

Accordingly, Synopsys is hereby ORDERED to serve Papaefthymiou with its

administrative motion relating to the sealing of Exhibit 5 no later than July 8, 2005 and to

file proof of service immediately thereafter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 5, 2005 

/s/ Maxine M. Chesney 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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