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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, LTD., et al.,

Defendants /

No. 06-162 MMC 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE

UNDER SEAL (DOCKET # 827)

Before the Court is plaintiff’s “Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Plaintiff

Nichia Corporation’s Confidential Exhibits A and B to the Declaration of Michael J. Song in

Support of Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine No. 15 to Preclude Defendants Seoul Semiconductor,

Ltd.’s and Seoul Semiconductor, Inc.’s Use of and Reliance on Documents Produced Ten

Days Before Trial,” filed October 15, 2007.

Under the Local Rules of this District, where a party seeks to file under seal any

material designated as confidential by another party, the submitting party must file a motion

for a sealing order. See Civil L.R. 79-5(d). “Within five days thereafter, the designating

party must file with the Court and serve a declaration establishing that the designated

information is sealable, and must lodge and serve a narrowly tailored proposed sealing

order, or must withdraw the designation of confidentiality.” Id. “If the designating party

does not file its responsive declaration as required by this subsection, the document or

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proposed filing will be made part of the public record.” Id.

Here, the assertedly designating parties, defendants, have not filed a responsive

declaration within the time provided under Civil Local Rule 79-5(d).

Accordingly, the administrative motion is hereby DENIED, and the Clerk is

DIRECTED to file in the public record the “Confidential Exhibits A & B to the Declaration of

Michael J. Song in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion in Limine No. 15 to Preclude Defendants

Seoul Semiconductor, Ltd.’s and Seoul Semiconductor, Inc.’s Use of and Reliance on

Documents Produced Ten Days Before Trial.”

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 23, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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