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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, LTD., et al.,

Defendants /

No. 06-0162 MMC 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE

EXHIBITS UNDER SEAL (DOCKET #

814)

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

Nichia Corporation’s Confidential Exhibits to the Declaration of Michael J. Song in Support

of Plaintiff’s Opposition to Seoul’s Motion of Summary Judgment Regarding Allegations of

Willfulness,” filed October 1, 2007, by which plaintiff seeks leave to file certain exhibits

under seal, in light of defendants’ having assertedly designated the exhibits as confidential.

Under the Local Rules of this District, where a party seeks to file under seal any

material designated as confidential by another party, the submitting party must file a motion

for a sealing order. See Civil L.R. 79-5(d). “Within five days thereafter, the designating

party must file with the Court and serve a declaration establishing that the designated

information is sealable, and must lodge and serve a narrowly tailored proposed sealing

order, or must withdraw the designation of confidentiality.” Id. “If the designating party

does not file its responsive declaration as required by this subsection, the document or

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

Here, the designating parties, defendants, have not filed a responsive declaration

within the time provided under Civil Local Rule 79-5(d).

Accordingly, the administrative motion is hereby DENIED, and the Clerk is

DIRECTED to file in the public record the Confidential Exhibits to the Declaration of Michael

J. Song in Support of Plaintiff’s Opposition to Seoul’s Motion of Summary Judgment

Regarding Allegations of Willfulness.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 22, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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