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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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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

G&C AUTO BODY INC,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant. /

No. C06-04898 MJJ

ORDER RE: PARTIES’ REQUESTS TO

FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL

Before the Court are the Plaintiffs’ administrative motions to file documents under seal in

connection with their summary judgment motions. (Docket Nos. 208 & 242.)

To the extent these administrative motions seek to seal information in which Plaintiffs

themselves assert a confidentiality interest, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have not made a detailed or

particularized showing as to which documents, or portions of documents, meet the “compelling reasons”

standard set forth in Kamakana v. City of Honolulu, 447 F.2d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006). 

To the extent these administrative motions seek to seal information in which Defendants assert

a confidentiality interest, the Court finds that Defendants have failed to comply with Local Rule 79-5(d)

by either withdrawing the designation of confidentiality or filing a declaration establishing that

documents, or portions of documents, meet the “compelling reasons” set forth in Kamakana.

Moreover, it appears from an initial review that many, if not all, of the sealing requests are

overbroad, as in some instances they broadly seek to place entire documents under seal, portions of

which the Court can perceive no legitimate confidentiality interest by any party.

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United States District Court

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Accordingly, the Court orders the parties, after meeting-and-conferring regarding the pending

administrative motions, to file supplemental papers no later than Monday, December 17, 2007 that

either (1) withdraw confidentiality designations and the associated sealing requests, or (2) adequately

establish, by sworn declaration, the particularized and specific grounds on which this Court should seal

documents, or portions of documents, under the standards set forth in Kamakana. The Court will enter

a final ruling on the outstanding requests for protective seals in connection with the summary judgment

motions after receiving the parties’ supplemental submissions.

For all future requests for protective seals, the Court refers the parties to, and ORDERS the

parties to comply with, this Court’s September 2007 Standing Order For Cases Involving Sealed Or

Confidential Documents.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 12, 2007 

MARTIN J. JENKINS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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