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

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Case Nos. 5:13-cv-01776-PSG; -01777; 01778; -01844; -02023

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ADAPTIX, INC.,

 Plaintiff,

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APPLE INC., et al.,

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TO SEAL

(Re: Docket Nos. 426, 428, 430, 432, 443, 

447, 449, 455, 456, 458, 468)

ADAPTIX, INC.,

 Plaintiff,

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APPLE INC., et al.,

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 5:13-cv-01777-PSG

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TO SEAL

(Re: Docket Nos. 495, 498, 500, 507, 510, 

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ADAPTIX, INC.,

 Plaintiff,

v.

AT&T MOBILITY LLC., et al.,

 Defendants. 

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Case No. 5:13-cv-01778-PSG

OMNIBUS ORDER RE: MOTIONS 

TO SEAL

(Re: Docket Nos. 423, 426, 433, 436, 438, 

445, 446, 447, 453)

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ADAPTIX, INC.,

 Plaintiff,

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CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a Verizon 

Wireless, et al.,

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(Re: Docket Nos. 392, 394, 396, 403, 406, 

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ADAPTIX, INC.,

 Plaintiff,

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Case No. 5:13-cv-02023-PSG

OMNIBUS ORDER RE: MOTIONS 

TO SEAL

(Re: Docket Nos. 467, 470, 472, 480, 483, 

485, 492, 493, 495, 501) 

Before the court are fifty 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

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 

 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.

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

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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 

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 

 5 See id. at 1180.

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

7 Id.

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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court as required by 

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

430 Exhibit 7 UNSEALED Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

430 Exhibit 8 Designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 434-3

SEALED except designations 

highlighted in yellow at 453:8- 19, 458:14-15, 459:5-6, 459:11, 

459:15-18, 463:11-15, 464:3-23; 

all other designations 

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

430 Exhibit 9 SEALED

430 Exhibit 10 Designations highlighted in 

green at Docket No. 430-11 

SEALED; all other designations 

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

430 Exhibit 11 Designations highlighted in red 

at Docket No. 430-12 SEALED; 

all other designations 

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

430 Exhibit 12 Designations highlighted in 

yellow, green and purple at 

Docket No. 430-13 SEALED; all 

other designations UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

430 Exhibit 13 Designations highlighted in 

yellow and purple at Docket No. 

430-14 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

430 Exhibit 14 SEALED

430 Declaration of Christopher 

A. Hughes

Designations highlighted in red

at Docket No. 430-16 SEALED; 

all other designations 

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

430 Declaration of Bryant C. 

Boren, Jr.

Designations highlighted in red

at Docket No. 430-17 SEALED; 

all other designations 

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

432 Exhibit 2 – Defendants’ 

Motion for Attorneys’ Fees

Designations highlighted in red 

blue and green at Docket No. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

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432-2 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

confidential business 

information.

443 Adaptix’s Opposition to 

Motion for Attorneys’ Fees

Designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 443-3 and 

designations highlighted in green 

at Docket Nos. 453-1 and 454-1

SEALED; all other designations 

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

443 Declaration of Nigel Jones Designations highlighted in 

green at Docket No. 454-2 

SEALED; all other text

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

443 Exhibit C SEALED 

443 Exhibit F Designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 443-6 

SEALED; all other designations 

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

443 Exhibit G Designations highlighted in 

green at Docket No. 454-3

SEALED; all other designations 

UNSEALED 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

443 Exhibit H Designations highlighted in 

green at Docket No. 454-4 

SEALED; all other designations 

UNSEALED 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

447 Adaptix’s Objections to 

Apple’s Bill of Costs

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

449 Adaptix’s Objections to 

Cellco Partnership d/b/a 

Verizon Wireless’ Bill of 

Costs

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

455 Exhibit 1 –Adaptix’s 

Opposition 

Designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 455-2 

SEALED; all other designations 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

455 Exhibit 2 – Declaration of 

Nigel Jones

Designations highlighted in 

yellow at Docket No. 455-3 

SEALED; all other designations 

UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

455 Exhibit 3 – Exhibit C Designations highlighted in red Only sealed portions 

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