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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NICHIA CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO.,LTD., et al.,

Defendants /

No. C 06-0162 MMC

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SEAL;

DIRECTIONS TO CLERK; DIRECTIONS

TO DEFENDANTS; DIRECTIONS TO

PLAINTIFF

Before the Court is defendants’ “Administrative Motion to Seal Portions of Seoul

Semiconductor Defendants’ Reply in Support of Their Motion for Claim Construction and for

Summary Judgment and Portions of Supporting Declaration of Amy Melaugh,” filed July 9,

2007. Having reviewed the motion and the declarations offered in support thereof, the

Court rules as follows:

1. The motion is hereby GRANTED in part, and the Clerk is hereby DIRECTED to

file under seal unredacted versions of the following two documents:

a. Defendants Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd. and Seoul Semiconductor,

Inc.’s Reply in Support of Their Motion for Claim Construction and for Summary Judgment;

and

b. Declaration of Amy Melaugh in Support of Defendants’ Reply in Support of

Their Motion for Claim Construction and for Summary Judgment.

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2. Because plaintiff has denied designated as confidential three exhibits attached

to the above-described Melaugh Declaration, (see Julian Decl., filed July 16, 2007, ¶ 9), the

motion is hereby DENIED as to such exhibits, and defendants are hereby DIRECTED to file

in the public record, no later than July 30, 2007, Exhibits SS, DDD, and FFF to the Melaugh

Declaration. If defendants fail to timely file such exhibits in the public record, the Court will

not consider them in ruling on defendants’ motion for claim construction and for summary

judgment.

3. Although plaintiff has adequately shown that Exhibit WW to the Melaugh

Declaration “includes information” that is confidential, (see id. ¶ 7), plaintiff has failed to

show that the entirety of said exhibit is confidential, and portions thereof plainly are not,

(see, e.g., Melaugh Decl. Ex. WW at 144:12 - 146:11).1

 A party may not designate an

entire document as confidential on the ground that “portions” of the document contain

confidential information. See Civil L.R. 79-5(a) (providing request to file document under

seal “must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material”). Accordingly,

plaintiff is hereby DIRECTED to file in the public record, no later than July 30, 2007, a

redacted version of Ex. WW. If plaintiff fails to timely file such redacted versions in the

public record, the Court will direct the Clerk to file the entire exhibit in the public record.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 25, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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