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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEFENDANT MORABITO'S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE DECLARATION

UNDER SEAL—No. C-09-0511 RMW

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 1/15/10

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ECLECTIC PROPERTIES EAST, LLC, a

California Limited Liability Company, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

THE MARCUS & MILLICHAP COMPANY,

a California corporation, et al.,

Defendants.

No. C-09-0511 RMW

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE

DEFENDANT MORABITO'S

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE

DECLARATION UNDER SEAL

[Re Docket No. 228]

Defendant Morabito has filed an administrative motion seeking leave to file a declaration of

Dr. Khalili under seal. The declaration contains evidence regarding defendant Morabito's medical

condition and supplies an evidentiary foundation upon which defendant's motion for a protective

order to prevent the taking of his deposition is based. Although not clear from the moving papers, it

appears that defendant not only wants to have the declaration filed under seal, but also does not want

plaintiffs or their counsel to have access to it.

Plaintiffs oppose the request on the basis that defendant has not made an adequate

demonstration of justification for sealing the declaration, much less sealing it in its entirety. 

Plaintiffs also suggest that an appropriately tailored protective order would protect defendant's

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legitimate privacy interest while permitting the parties and counsel with access to information

necessary to litigate the issues raised in the pending motions.

The court agrees. Defendant's present showing is inadequate. Moreover, there is a

significant difference between filing a document under seal, protected from disclosure to the general

public but accessible by the parties to the litigation or their counsel, and filing a document for the ex

parte consideration by the court. The court is confident that counsel for the parties are capable of

reaching agreement on the terms of an appropriately tailored protective order that will balance

defendant's privacy interest in his medical information with the plaintiffs' need to be able to present

an informed response to defendant's motion for a protective order to prevent the taking of his

deposition. 

Accordingly, the motion to file the declaration of Dr. Khalili under seal is denied without

prejudice. Plaintiffs' counsel, and Mr. Morabito's counsel, are hereby directed to meet and confer

regarding the scope of an appropriate protective order to govern the declaration of Dr. Khalili and its

use in these proceedings. Alternatively, defendant Morabito may submit a new declaration for filing

in the public file and which the court will consider in connection with defendant's motion for a

protective order.

DATED: 1/15/10

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEFENDANT MORABITO'S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE DECLARATION

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Counsel for Plaintiffs:

Bonny E. Sweeney bonnys@csgrr.com 

James L. Davidson jdavidson@csgrr.com 

Phong L. Tran ptran@csgrr.com 

Stuart Andrew Davidson sdavidson@csgrr.com 

Counsel for Defendants The Marcus & Millichap Company, Sovereign Investment Company, Sovereign Scranton LLC, Sovereign CC, LLC, and Sovereign JF, LLC

Daniel E. Jackson djackson@kvn.com 

Daniel Edward Purcell dpurcell@kvn.com 

Counsel for Defendants Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Inc., Marcus &

Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Company, Marcus Muirhead, Sean Perkin,

Donald Emas, Andrew Lesher, Stewart Weston, Brice Head and Bret King

David Charles Scheper dscheper@obsklaw.com 

Counsel for Defendants Paul A. Morabito and Baruk Management, Inc.

Eric Joseph Schindler es@mslawllp.com 

Robert John McKennon rm@mslawllp.com 

Counsel for Defendants Tibarom NY LLC and Tibarom PA LLC

Timothy Alan Horton thorton@mckennalong.com 

Counsel for Defendant PGP Valuation, Inc.

Michael Lloyd Smith mls@mmker.com 

Counsel for Defendants Glen D. Kunofsky and Daisy Gomez

Joshua A. Gratch jag@gratchlawgroup.com 

Eugene Ashley eashley@hopkinscarley.com 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 1/15/10 TER

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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