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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

INFORMATICA CORPORATION, a

Delaware Corporation,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

BUSINESS OBJECTS DATA

INTEGRATION, INC., formerly known as

ACTA TECHNOLOGY, INC., a Delaware

Corporation,

Defendants.

 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.

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No. C 02-3378 JSW

ORDER RESERVING ON

PARTIES’ REQUESTS TO FILE

DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL

Now before the Court are the requests by defendant Business Objects Data Integration,

Inc.’s (“BODI”) and by plaintiff Informatica Corporation’s (“Informatica”) to file documents

under seal in support of their respective motions for summary judgment.

As a public forum, the Court will only entertain requests to seal that establish good cause

and are narrowly tailored to seal only the particular information that is genuinely privileged or

protectable as a trade secret or otherwise has a compelling need for confidentiality. Documents 

may not be filed under seal pursuant to blanket protective orders covering multiple documents. 

In addition, counsel should not attempt to seal entire pleadings or declarations without a

particularized showing explaining why the request could not be more narrowly tailored. Any

order granting a request to seal shall direct the sealing of only those documents, pages, or if

practicable, those portions of documents or pages that contain the information requiring

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 confidentiality. All other portions of such documents shall remain in the public file. Civil L.R.

79-5(b) & cmt.

Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 79-5(d), when a party files a motion to file a document

under seal that has been designated as confidential by another party, the designating party must

file within five days of the motion to seal a declaration establishing that the designated

information is sealable, or must withdraw the designation of confidentiality. If the designating

party fails to file the required declaration, the documents will be made part of the public record.

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

In support of the requests to file under seal, both parties stated that the requested

documents were designated as confidential, either by themselves, the other party, or a third

party, without specifying what documents were designated by whom and without making a

showing of good cause with respect to any document. Therefore, the Court HEREBY

RESERVES RULING on the parties’ requests to file documents under seal. With respect to

both requests, each party is directed to file within five days a declaration establishing that the

information designated by it is sealable, or must withdraw the designation of confidentiality. 

With respect to the documents designated by a third party, Informatica is directed to serve a

copy on such third parties of its request to file under seal and of this Order by no later than

August 8, 2006. Informatica shall file a proof of service. Each third party is directed to file a

declaration establishing that the information designated by it is sealable, or must withdraw the

designation of confidentiality, within five days of being served with this Order. If any party fails

to timely file the required declarations, the documents it designated as confidential will be

publicly filed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 7, 2006 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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