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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Injunctive &amp; Declaratory Relief

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EPIC GAMES, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ACCELERATION BAY LLC, 

Defendant.

CASE NO. 4:19-cv-04133-YGR 

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS

Re: Dkt. No. 22, 26 

On October 22, 2019, the Court heard oral argument on defendant’s motion dismiss. (Dkt. 

No. 22.) As stated on the record, and confirmed herein, having carefully considered the briefing 

and arguments submitted in this matter, the Court DENIES defendant’s motion. Subject matter 

jurisdiction is proper under MedImmune, Inc. v. Genetch, Inc., 549 U.S. 118, 126-37 (2007) and 

Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Acceleron LLC, 587 F.3d 1358, 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2009). 

Plaintiff also submitted a motion to seal certain exhibits and portions of its opposition brief 

on the grounds that the information was provided under the protective order. (Dkt. No. 26.) 

Defendant, in response, seeks affirmatively to have the material sealed on the grounds that the 

information contains “confidential licensing information.” (Dkt. No. 27.) It is not clear to the 

Court that plaintiff agrees or that such information was, in fact, licensing information. However, 

as the motion is not dispositive, the Court will GRANT the motion to seal for purposes of this 

motion only but is not yet convinced that such information would satisfy the “compelling reasons” 

standard which will be at issue later in the litigation. See Kamakana v. City and County of 

Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006) and Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Elecs.Co., No. 11-cv-1846-

LHK, 2012 WL 328478 (2012). 

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Accordingly, and as noted on the record, defendant SHALL file an answer by no later than 

November 5, 2019. Additionally, and as noted on the record, the Court SETS an initial case 

management conference for Monday, December 2, 2019 on the Court’s 2:00 p.m. calendar in 

Courtroom 1 of the Federal Courthouse located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California. By 

Monday, November 25, 2019, the parties shall file a joint case management statement in 

compliance with the Civil Local Rules of the Northern District of California and this Court’s 

Standing Order in Civil Cases. 

This Order terminates Docket Numbers 22 and 26. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: October 25, 2019 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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