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

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Plaintiff has delivered chambers copies of the unredacted version of its

Memorandum, the unredacted version of the Zumpano Declaration, the unredacted

versions of Exhibits P, T, W and BB to the Clegg Declaration, and the Manual Filing

Notification efiled in connection with Exhibit O to the Clegg Declaration.

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHAMPION PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS,

INC., d.b.a. CHAMPION NUTRITION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

MET-RX SUBSTRATE TECHNOLOGY,

INC. and NBTY, INC.,

Defendants /

No. C-04-4180 MMC

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

LODGE CHAMBERS COPIES IN

COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL

ORDER 45 AND THE COURT’S

STANDING ORDERS; DIRECTING

PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT VIDEOTAPE TO

CLERK FOR FILING IN COMPLIANCE

WITH GENERAL ORDER 45; DIRECTING

PLAINTIFF TO COMPLY WITH LOCAL

RULES RE: SEALING OF DOCUMENTS

On December 16, 2005, plaintiff electronically filed the following unredacted

documents: Notice of Motion for Summary Judgment to Bar Defendants’ Counterclaims

Due to Laches, the Affidavit of Stephen Ward, and the Declaration of Olivia Uitto. Also, on

December 16, 2005, plaintiff electronically filed redacted versions of the following

documents: Plaintiff’s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Its Motion for

Summary Judgment, the Declaration of Michael V. Zumpano, and the Declaration of Perry

Clegg.

Plaintiff, with certain exceptions,1 has violated General Order 45 and the Court’s

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The Local Rules further require the party seeking to file a document under seal to

provide a chambers copy of the unredacted document. As noted, plaintiff has complied

with this aspect of the Local Rules by lodging a chambers copy of the documents, or

portions of documents, it seeks to file under seal.

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Standing Orders by failing to deliver to the Clerk’s Office “no later than noon on the

business day following the day that the papers are filed electronically, one paper copy of

each document that is filed electronically . . . marked ‘Chambers Copy’ and . . . clearly

marked with the judge’s name, case number, and ‘Chambers Copy-Do Not File.’” See

General Order 45 § VI.G; see also Standing Orders For Civil Cases Assigned to The

Honorable Maxine M. Chesney ¶ 2. Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED to comply with General

Order 45 and the Court’s Standing Orders by immediately submitting a chambers copy of

the above-referenced documents, with the exception of the documents identified in n. 1. 

Plaintiff is hereby advised that if it fails in the future to comply with the Court’s Standing

Order to provide chambers copies of electronically-filed documents, the Court may impose

sanctions, including, but not limited to, striking from the record any electronically-filed

document of which a chambers copy has not been timely provided to the Court.

Additionally, although plaintiff delivered a chambers copy of the videotape it seeks to

file as Exhibit O to the Declaration of Perry Clegg, plaintiff has not submitted the videotape

to the Clerk for filing. Plaintiff is hereby DIRECTED to submit the videotape to the Clerk for

filing pursuant to General Order 45 § VII.A. Plaintiff is hereby advised that if it fails to

submit the videotape to the Clerk for filing, the videotape will not be part of the record and

the Court will not consider the videotape in ruling on plaintiff’s motion.

Finally, with respect to plaintiffs’ electronic filing of redacted versions of certain

documents, plaintiff has violated the Civil Local Rules of this District. Specifically, plaintiff is

required to electronically file an administrative motion to file the unredacted versions of

such documents under seal, to lodge with the Clerk a proposed order sealing the

document(s), and to lodge with the Clerk the original, unredacted document(s) or portions

sought to be filed under seal in a sealed envelope bearing the information required by Civil

Local Rule 79-5(b) and/or (c).2

 See Civil L.R. 79-5(b) (setting forth procedure for filing

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entire document under seal); Civil L.R. 79-5(c) (setting forth procedure for filing portion of

document under seal). Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED to comply with Civil Local Rule 79-

5(b) as to each complete document, and Civil Local Rule 79-5(c) as to each portion of a

document, that plaintiff seeks to file under seal. Plaintiff is hereby advised that if it fails to

comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5(b) or 79-5(c) as to each document or portion thereof it

seeks to file under seal, the unredacted documents will not be part of the record and the

Court, in ruling on plaintiff’s motion, will only consider the redacted versions that have been

electronically filed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 29, 2005 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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