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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

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MEDTRONIC, INC., et al.,

Plaintiffs

 v.

AGA MEDICAL CORPORATION,

Defendant /

No. C 07-567 MMC

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR ORDER SEALING

DOCUMENTS; DIRECTING

DEFENDANT TO FILE REVISED BRIEF

Before the Court is defendant’s Motion for an Order Sealing Documents, filed

November 5, 2007, by which defendant seeks leave to file under seal unredacted versions

of its Responsive Claim Construction Brief and three exhibits offered in support thereof. On

November 9, 2007, the Court deferred ruling on the motion to allow defendant the

opportunity to supplement said motion, (see Order Denying Joint Stipulation; Deferring

Ruling on Defendant’s Motion for Order Sealing Documents at 2:16-20), and, if necessary,

to allow plaintiffs the opportunity to file a declaration, (see id. at n.2). On November 19,

2007, defendant filed a Supplement in support of its motion and plaintiff, on November 28,

2007, filed the Declaration of Michelle W. Yang in support of defendant’s Supplement. 

Having reviewed defendant’s Supplement, and the Declaration of Michelle W. Yang filed on

behalf of plaintiffs, the Court rules as follows:

1. The motion is GRANTED in part, specifically, as to the following documents that

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plaintiff has shown contain material properly filed under seal:

a. Defendant’s Responsive Claim Construction Brief, pp. 10:21-11:1 only;

b. Exhibit K to the Declaration of Perry R. Clark In Support of AGA’s

Responsive Claim Construction Brief, ¶¶ 36-37 only; and

c. Exhibit N to the Declaration of Perry R. Clark In Support of AGA’s

Responsive Claim Construction Brief.

2. The motion is DENIED in part, specifically, with respect to the following

documents, as to which plaintiff has withdrawn its prior designation of confidentiality, (see

Yang Decl. ¶¶ 5, 7):

a. Exhibit K to the Declaration of Perry R. Clark In Support of AGA’s

Responsive Claim Construction Brief, ¶¶ 1-35; and

b. Exhibit P to the Declaration of Perry R. Clark In Support of AGA’s

Responsive Claim Construction Brief.

3. If defendant wishes the Court to consider the documents identified in the

preceding paragraph, defendant is DIRECTED to file them in the public record, no later

than December 14, 2007. Further, defendant is DIRECTED to file in the public record, no

later than December 14, 2007, a revised Responsive Claim Construction Brief, in which the

portion of text related to the Exhibit P, specifically pp. 15:26-16:4, is not redacted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 30, 2007 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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