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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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ORACLE AMERICA, INC. et al.,

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Case No. 5:13-cv-03385-PSG

OMNIBUS ORDER RE: MOTIONS 

TO SEAL

(Re: Docket Nos. 622, 623, 624, 631, 635)

Before the court are five administrative motions to seal several documents. “Historically, 

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

including judicial records and documents.’”1 Accordingly, when considering a sealing request, “a 

‘strong presumption in favor of access’ is the starting point.”2 Parties seeking to seal judicial 

records relating to dispositive motions bear the burden of overcoming the presumption with 

“compelling reasons” that outweigh the general history of access and the public policies favoring 

disclosure.3

 

1 Kamakana v. City & County 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)). 

2 Id. (quoting Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003)). 

3 Id. at 1178-79. 

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 However, “while protecting the public's interest in access to the courts, we must remain 

mindful of the parties' right to access those same courts upon terms which will not unduly harm 

their competitive interest.”4

 Records attached to nondispositive motions therefore are not subject 

to the strong presumption of access.5

 Because the documents attached to nondispositive motions 

“are often unrelated, or only tangentially related, to the underlying cause of action,” parties moving 

to seal must meet the lower “good cause” standard of Rule 26(c).6 As with dispositive motions, the 

standard applicable to nondispositive motions requires a “particularized showing”7 that “specific 

prejudice or harm will result” if the information is disclosed.8 “Broad allegations of harm, 

unsubstantiated by specific examples of articulated reasoning” will not suffice.9

 A protective order 

sealing the documents during discovery may reflect the court’s previous determination that good 

cause exists to keep the documents sealed,10 but a blanket protective order that allows the parties to 

designate confidential documents does not provide sufficient judicial scrutiny to determine whether 

each particular document should remain sealed.11

In addition to making particularized showings of good cause, parties moving to seal 

documents must comply with the procedures established by Civ. L.R. 79-5. Pursuant to 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(b), a sealing order is appropriate only upon a request that establishes the document 

 

4 Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 727 F.3d 1214, 1228-29 (Fed. Cir. 2013). 

5 See id. at 1180. 

6 Id. at 1179 (internal quotations and citations omitted). 

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8 Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210-11 (9th Cir. 2002); 

see Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c). 

9 Beckman Indus., Inc. v. Int’l Ins. Co., 966 F.2d 470, 476 (9th Cir. 1992). 

10 See Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1179-80. 

11 See Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(A) (“Reference to a stipulation or protective order that allows a party to 

designate certain documents as confidential is not sufficient to establish that a document, or 

portions thereof, are sealable.”).

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is “sealable,” or “privileged or protectable as a trade secret or otherwise entitled to protection under 

the law.” “The request must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material, and 

must conform with Civil L.R. 79-5(d).”12 “Within 4 days of the filing of the Administrative 

Motion to File Under Seal, the Designating Party must file a declaration as required by subsection 

79-5(d)(1)(A) establishing that all of the designated material is sealable.”13

With these standards in mind, the courts rules on the instant motions as follows: 

Motion 

to Seal 

Document to be Sealed Result Reason/Explanation 

622 Oracle’s Motion for Partial 

Summary Judgment on its 

Fraud Claim

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-3 SEALED. 

Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Declaration of Kevin Papay 

in Support of Oracle’s 

Motion 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-4 SEALED. 

Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 9 to the Declaration 

of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-7 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 10 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-9 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 11 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-11 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

 

12 Civ. L.R. 79-5(b). In part, Civ. L.R. 79-5(d) requires the submitting party to attach a “proposed 

order that is narrowly tailored to seal only the sealable material” which “lists in table format each 

document or portion thereof that is sought to be sealed,” Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(b), and an 

“unredacted version of the document” that indicates “by highlighting or other clear method, the 

portions of the document that have been omitted from the redacted version.” 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(d).

13 Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1). 

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622 Exhibit 12 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-13 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 13 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-15 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 14 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-17 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 15 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-19 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 16 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-21 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 20 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-23 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 24 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-25 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 25 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-27 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 26 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-29 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 28 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-31 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

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narrowly tailored to 

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622 Exhibit 29 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-33 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 30 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-35 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 31 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-37 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 32 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-39 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 33 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-41 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

622 Exhibit 34 to the 

Declaration of Kevin Papay 

Designations boxed in red at 

Docket No. 622-43 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 7 of the Declaration 

of Christopher Campbell 

ISO Oracle’s Motions for 

Partial Summary Judgment 

on Terix’s Counterclaims 

(and Antitrust 

Counterclaims)

Only the customer names, email 

addresses, user IDs, customerrelated numerical references and 

direct quotes from referenced 

contracts at Docket No. 623-4: 

SEALED; all other designations 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 10 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-5 at 

TRX0012084, TRX0012089, 

TRX0012092-97 SEALED. 

Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 11 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Only the customer names and 

email addresses at Docket No. 

623-6 SEALED; 

TRXA01205006 at Docket No. 

623-6 SEALED in its entirety. 

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narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

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623 Exhibit 15 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

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Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-7 at ECF pages 

7-8, 10, 12-14, 18-24, 26, 28, 30-

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Narrowly tailored to 

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information. 

623 Exhibit 16 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

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Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-8 at ECF 

PAGES 5-6, 10-11, 15-20, 22-

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Docket No. 623-9 at ECF pages 

2-7, 9-10, 14-19, 2, 24 SEALED.

Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 17 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-10 at ECF pages 

5-6, 10-15, 17-18, 22-27, 29 

SEALED.

Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 18 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Only the customer names and

customer-related numerical 

references at Docket No. 623-11 

SEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 22 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-12 SEALED. Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 23 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-13 

UNSEALED.

No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

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623 Exhibit 24 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Customer names and customerrelated references at Docket No. 

623-14: 69:24-70:9 SEALED; 

all other designations 

UNSEALED.

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narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 25 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Customer names and witness

name at Docket No. 623-15 

SEALED; Docket No. 623-15 at 

184:7-185:16 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 26 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Customer name at Docket 623-

16 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 27 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Customer names, witness name,

customer-related numerical 

references and direct quotes 

from referenced contracts at 

Docket No. 623-17 SEALED; 

Docket No. 623-17 at 20:6-

21:16, 44:7-23 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 28 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell In Support of 

Oracle’s Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix Computer Company, 

Inc.’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Only customer names and 

witness name at Docket No. 623-

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designations UNSEALED. 

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narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 30 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-19 

UNSEALED. 

No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

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623 Exhibit 32 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

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Summary Judgment on 

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Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-20 

UNSEALED.

No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

623 Exhibit 33 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-21 

UNSEALED. 

No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

623 Exhibit 35 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-22 at 32:22-

38:15, 45:1-15 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 40 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-23 SEALED. Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 45 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-24 SEALED. Narrowly tailored to

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 46 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket Nos. 623-25, 623-26 

SEALED.

Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

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Summary Judgment on 

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Docket No. 623-27 SEALED. Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 48 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-28 SEALED. Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 49 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-29 SEALED. Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 50 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-30 SEALED. Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 51 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Docket No. 623-31 SEALED. Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

623 Exhibit 52 of the 

Declaration of Christopher 

Campbell ISO Oracle’s 

Motions for Partial 

Summary Judgment on 

Terix’s Counterclaims (and 

Antitrust Counterclaims)

Only the customer names at 

Docket No. 623-32 SEALED; all 

other requests UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information. 

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