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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

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNILOC USA, INC., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

APPLE, INC.,

Defendant.

No. C 18-00358 WHA 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 

MOTION TO SEAL

Apple moves to seal, as confidential to Uniloc, several excerpts and a deposition 

transcript (Dkt. No. 128) attached to its request for discovery (Dkt. No. 129). Uniloc 

withdraws all confidentiality designations except the dollar amounts in Apple’s Exhibit C, at 

page 139, lines 17 and 20, which are sensitive financial information from business negotiations

(Dkt. No. 131 at 2). 

There is a strong public policy in favor of openness in our court system and the public is 

entitled to know to whom we are providing relief (or not). See Kamakana v. City & Cty. of 

Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006). But, in discovery matters, outside of the 

merits of the case, “a party need only satisfy the less exacting ‘good cause’ standard” to seal 

information. See Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., 809 F.3d 1092, 1097 (9th Cir. 2016). 

Good cause exists to seal the sensitive financial information. As to these specified dollar 

amounts, the motion is GRANTED. As to the rest, the motion is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 30, 2020.

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:18-cv-00358-WHA Document 134 Filed 01/30/20 Page 1 of 1