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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:0271 Patent Infringement

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DNA GENOTEK INC., a Delaware 

Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

SPECTRUM SOLUTIONS L.L.C., a Utah 

Limited Liability Company; and 

SPECTRUM DNA, a Utah Limited 

Liability Company,

Defendants.

Case No.: 16-CV-1544 JLS (NLS)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS 

UNDER SEAL

(ECF No. 48)

Presently before the Court is Plaintiff DNA Genotek Inc.’s Motion to File 

Documents Under Seal. (ECF No. 48.) Plaintiff wishes to file the following documents 

under seal: (1) Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction; 

(2) excerpts from the deposition transcript of Gregg Williams; (3) excerpts from the 

deposition transcript of Ben Oyler; (4) excerpts from the deposition transcript of Dr. 

Thomas Varner; (5) excerpts from the deposition transcript of Brian Smith; and (6) a 

spreadsheet compiling invoices for sales of saliva collection kits sold by Defendants 

Spectrum Solutions L.L.C. and Spectrum DNA. (Mot. to Seal 1, ECF No. 48.) Plaintiff 

argues that “public filing of this information would ‘serve as . . . sources of business 

information that might harm a litigant’s competitive standing.’” (Id. at 5 (quoting Nixon 

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v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 598 (1978)).)

Having reviewed Plaintiff’s Motion to Seal and the documents in question, the Court 

concludes that good cause exists to seal the documents. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS

Plaintiff’s Motion to Seal. (ECF No. 48.) 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 22, 2016

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