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Nature of Suit Code: 160
Nature of Suit: Stockholder's Suits
Cause of Action: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act

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 If either party does not object to unsealing all of the above-referenced documents,

such party can file a notice of no objection.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

In re APOLLO GROUP, INC.

SECURITIES LITIGATION

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Lead Case No. CV 04-2147-PHX-JAT

ORDER

This Document relates to:

ALL ACTIONS.

As the Court has previously discussed, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has made

clear that dispositive motions should not be filed under seal unless "compelling reasons" can

be shown by the party seeking to file under seal. See Kamakana v. City and County of

Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th Cir. 2006). In this case, there has, again, been no

justification for filing under seal. The Court of Appeals has noted that, 

...the strong presumption of access to judicial records applies fully to dispositive

pleadings, including motions for summary judgment and related attachments.

We adopted this principle of disclosure because the resolution of a dispute on the

merits, whether by trial or summary judgment, is at the heart of the interest in

ensuring the public's understanding of the judicial process and of significant

public events. 

Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1179 (internal quotations omitted).

As a result, the Court rules as follows:

IT IS ORDERED that by June 1, 2007, the parties show cause why (Doc. #239 and

Doc. #240) should not be unsealed.1

 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if a party wishes to show cause why a document

should remain sealed, such party shall make a particularized showing of a compelling reason

why that particular document should remain sealed. Such showing cannot be a generalized

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approach. In fact, if within a particular exhibit only a portion of the exhibit needs to be

sealed, the particularized showing should be specific to ONLY that portion of the exhibit

with an accompanying stipulation that the remainder of the exhibit will be unsealed.

DATED this 21st day of May, 2007.

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