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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LASER DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 vs.

BJ CRYSTAL, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS

___________________________________/

No. C 03-1179 JSW (MEJ)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS'

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE

DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL

On July 21, 2005, Plaintiffs filed a miscellaneous administrative request to file under seal, certain

exhibits to the Declaration of Brian E. Mitchell in support of their motion for sanctions against Vitro Laser

GmbH ("Vitro"), Cerion GmbH ("Cerion"), and Perkins Coie LLP. Plaintiffs filed their sealing motion

based on their belief that Vitro and Cerion may allege the information contained in the exhibits are

confidential. On August 2, 2005, this Court ordered defendants to make a showing whether plaintiffs'

belief were accurate and supported by evidence. On August 12, 2005, defendants filed their response to

this Court's order. 

After having read all the submitted papers, the Court finds good cause, and that the motion is

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narrowly tailored to seal only the particular information that is confidential. Therefore, the Court hereby

GRANTS plaintiffs' administrative motion to seal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 18, 2005 /s/ Maria-Elena James 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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