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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

MATTHEW EDWARDS, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS 

FEDERATION, et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 11-cv-04766-JSW 

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO FILE 

UNDER SEAL: GRANTING DOCKET 

NOS. 397 AND 406 AND PROVIDING 

FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR 

DEFENDANTS TO SHOW 

COMPELLING REASONS 

RE DOCKET NO. 402 

Re: Dkt. Nos. 397, 402, 406 

Now pending are three motions to filed documents under seal. (Dkt. Nos. 397, 402, 406.) 

Defendants’ two pending administrative motions to file documents under seal (Dkt. Nos. 

397 and 406) are unopposed. Defendants have filed public, redacted versions of the documents to 

be filed under seal. The Court finds that the proposed redactions are narrowly tailored and that, in 

Defendants’ declarations, Defendants have shown compelling reasons to file the unredacted 

versions under seal. See Center for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Group, LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1103 (9th 

Cir. 2016). Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ administrative motions to file under 

seal (Dkt. Nos. 397 and 406). 

Plaintiffs filed their administrative motion to seal (Dkt. No. 402) pursuant to Civil Local 

Rule 79-5(d) and (e), to submit documents designated as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” 

by Defendants under the protective order in place in this action. Plaintiffs’ motion takes the 

position that the information should be publicly filed. Under Civil Local Rule 79-5(e), if 

Defendants contend that the designated material is sealable, Defendants should have filed a 

declaration as required by Civil Local Rule 79-5(d)(1)(A) within four days after the filing of 

Plaintiffs’ administrative motion. Defendants have not done so. It is unclear whether Defendants 

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