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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION

GOOD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION and

GOOD TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE, INC.,

 Plaintiffs,

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AIRWATCH, LLC,

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OMNIBUS ORDER RE: MOTIONS 

TO SEAL

(Re: Docket Nos. 232, 239, 243)

Before the court are three 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

 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.

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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 

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 

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

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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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 

must conform with Civil L.R. 79-5(d).”12 “Within 4 days of the filing of the Administrative 

Motion to File Under Seal, the Designating Party must file a declaration as required by subsection 

79-5(d)(1)(A) establishing that all of the designated material is sealable.”13

With these standards in mind, the courts rules on the instant motions as follows: 

Motion 

to Seal

Document to be Sealed Result Reason/Explanation

232 Exhibit A to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

232 Exhibit B to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information. 

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

232 Good’s Motion to Exclude 

the Opinions of Keith 

Rutherford and Certain 

Opinions of Julie Davis

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information. 

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

239 Exhibit M to the 

Declaration of Geoffrey 

Smith

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information. 

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

239 Exhibit P to the UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

 12 Civ. L.R. 79-5(b). In part, Civ. L.R. 79-5(d) requires the submitting party to attach a “proposed 

order that is narrowly tailored to seal only the sealable material” which “lists in table format each 

document or portion thereof that is sought to be sealed,” Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(b), and an 

“unredacted version of the document” that indicates “by highlighting or other clear method, the 

portions of the document that have been omitted from the redacted version.” 

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

13 Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1). The Civil Local Rules have recently been amended shortening the time 

available to the designating party to file a supporting declaration from seven days to four days. As 

this rule change was only recently implemented the court applies the prior form of Civ. L.R. 79-5 

for the purposes of this order.

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Declaration of Geoffrey 

Smith

to confidential 

business information. 

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

239 Exhibit X to the 

Declaration of Geoffrey 

Smith

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information. 

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

239 Exhibit Y to the 

Declaration of Geoffrey 

Smith

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information. 

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

243 AirWatch, LLC’s Motion 

for Summary Judgment of 

Non-Infringement

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-7 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 AirWatch, LLC’s Motion 

for Summary Judgment of 

No Direct, Indirect or 

Willful Infringement and 

of No Lost Profit

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-8 SEALED except 

designation at 13:15-17 

UNSEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 AirWatch, LLC’s Motion 

for Summary Judgment of 

Invalidity

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 1 to the Declaration 

of Patrick McDaniel

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 2 to the Declaration 

of Patrick McDaniel

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-34 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 1 to the Declaration 

of Jon B. Weissman

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 2 to the Declaration 

of Jon B. Weissman

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-36 SEALED; all other 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

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designations UNSEALED. information.

243 Exhibit 11 to the Hung 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 13 to the Hung 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 16 to the Hung 

Declaration

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-15 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 23 to the Hung 

Declaration

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-16 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 31 to the Hung 

Declaration

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 32 to the Hung 

Declaration

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 34 to the Hung 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 35 to the Hung 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 36 to the Hung 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 38 to the Hung 

Declaration

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 40 to the Hung Designations in blue at Docket Only sealed portions 

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Declaration No. 243-25 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED.

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 42 to the Hung 

Declaration

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 43 to the Hung 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 49 to the Hung 

Declaration

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 50 to the Hung 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 51 to the Hung 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 52 to the Hung 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 25 to the 

Declaration of Richard S.J. 

Hung

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-17 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 26 to the 

Declaration of Richard S.J. 

Hung

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-18 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 46 to the 

Declaration of Richard S.J. 

Hung

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-28 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 AirWatch, LLC’s Motion 

to Strike

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-4 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

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243 Exhibit 21 to the 

Declaration of Joshua A. 

Hartman

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 247-1 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 22 to the 

Declaration of Joshua A. 

Hartman

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 23 to the 

Declaration of Joshua A. 

Hartman

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-12 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 20 to the Hartman 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 AirWatch, LLC’s Motion 

to Exclude Testimony of 

Roy Weinstein and Hugh 

Smith

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-5 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 1 to the Declaration 

of Christopher J. Wiener

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-37 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 2 to the Wiener 

Declaration

Designations in blue at Docket 

No. 243-38 SEALED; all other 

designations UNSEALED. 

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 3 to the Wiener 

Declaration

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

243 Exhibit 5 to the Wiener 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

243 Exhibit 6 to the Wiener 

Declaration

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

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

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