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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
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

SHARP CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendant /

No. 03-4244 MMC 

ORDER RE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF TO FILE

CERTAIN DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL;

DIRECTIONS TO CLERK

(Docket No. 500)

Before the Court is plaintiff’s motion for administrative relief, filed April 22, 2005, to

file under seal certain documents offered in opposition to defendants’ motion for partial

summary judgment. Specifically, plaintiff seeks to file under seal (1) its memorandum in

opposition to defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment, and (2) Tabs A through H

to the Declaration of Joseph S. Presta. Plaintiff states that the unredacted versions of the

above-referenced documents contain information that has been designated by defendants

as confidential.

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

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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

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

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

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

Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court is hereby DIRECTED to file the above-referenced

documents submitted by plaintiff in the public record. See Civil L.R. 79-5(d). 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 2, 2005 /s/ Maxine M. Chesney 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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