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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

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS

CORPORATION, a Delaware company

Plaintiff,

 v.

FINISAR CORPORATION, a Delaware

corporation,

Defendant. /

No. C 06-04206 WHA

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS

UNDER SEAL

The Court has received plaintiff’s corrected declarations in support of plaintiff’s motion

to seal certain documents. After reviewing the materials sought to be sealed, this order finds

that only the few paragraphs in the expert report of Michael Wagner are entitled to submission

under seal. The Court cannot see any “compelling reason” for sealing Exhibit 2, Comcast’s

Technical and Business Requirements, that would ultimately justify a closed court session if it

were offered as evidence in trial. Vague and conclusory statements, such as “they contain

highly sensitive information” (Krishnan Decl. 2), are insufficient to meet the standard

prescribed by the Ninth Circuit. The Court is sympathetic to the parties desire to have internal

documents submitted under seal, but the standards set forth by the Ninth Circuit must be upheld. 

Accordingly, only the relevant paragraphs in the expert report of Michael Wagner will be

sealed. Plaintiff is instructed to refrain from filing any further motion to seal relating to this

matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 14, 2007. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 3:06-cv-04206-WHA Document 143 Filed 12/14/07 Page 1 of 1