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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1051 Trademark Infringement

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

DELPHIX CORP.,

Plaintiff,

v.

EMBARCADERO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-00606-BLF 

ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS TO 

SEAL

[Re: ECF 36, 37]

Before the Court are Embarcadero’s administrative motions to file under seal Exhibits 503 

through 512 to the Reply Declaration of Chris Smith in Support of Embarcadero’s Motion to 

Dismiss. ECF 36, 37. For the reasons stated below, the motions are GRANTED.

I. LEGAL STANDARD

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

and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City and Cnty. 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)). Consequently, access to motions and their attachments that are 

“more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only upon a showing of 

“compelling reasons” for sealing. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 

1101–02 (9th Cir. 2016). Filings that are only tangentially related to the merits may be sealed 

upon a lesser showing of “good cause.” Id. at 1097. 

In addition, sealing motions filed in this district must be “narrowly tailored to seek sealing 

only of sealable material.” Civil L.R. 79-5(b). A party moving to seal a document in whole or in 

part must file a declaration establishing that the identified material is “sealable.” Civ. L.R. 79-

5(d)(1)(A). “Reference to a stipulation or protective order that allows a party to designate certain 

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documents as confidential is not sufficient to establish that a document, or portions thereof, are 

sealable.” Id. 

II. DISCUSSION

The Court has reviewed the sealing motion and respective declaration in support thereof. 

The Court finds Embarcadero has articulated compelling reasons to seal the submitted documents. 

The proposed redactions are also narrowly tailored. The Court’s rulings on the sealing request are 

set forth in the tables below:

Identification of Documents 

to be Sealed

Description of Documents Court’s Order

Exhibit 503 Refers to highly confidential 

information relating to the 

organizational structure of this 

privately held company

GRANTED

Exhibits 504-512 Copies of the resignations of 

the officers and directors of 

Embarcadero that resigned 

contemporaneously with the 

acquisition of Embarcadero on 

October 9, 2015 by Idera, Inc. 

and the appointment of the 

new Texas officers and 

directors. The names of these 

former officers and directors 

should be sealed to respect the 

privacy of those individuals. 

Copies of the resignations 

redacted to show the existence 

and text of the resignations 

will be filed publicly

GRANTED

III. ORDER

For the foregoing reasons, the sealing motions at ECF 36 and 37 are GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 17, 2016

 ______________________________________

BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

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