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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

POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR

INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al.,

Defendants.

 /

No. 09-5235 MMC 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

FEBRUARY 17, 2014 ADMINISTRATIVE

MOTIONS TO FILE UNDER SEAL

Before the Court are two administrative motions, both filed February 17, 2014, by

which plaintiff seeks leave to file under seal the entirety of Exhibit D to the Declaration of

Amy Liang in Support of Power Integrations’ Trial Brief No. 1 and Exhibit A to Power

Integrations Trial Brief No. 2, as well as portions of Power Integrations’ Trial Brief No. 2, on

the ground defendants have designated the material confidential. Having read and

considered the administrative requests, the Court rules as follows.

Under the Local Rules of this District, where a party seeks to file under seal any

material designated as confidential by another party, the submitting party must file a motion

for a sealing order. See Civil L.R. 79-5(d)-(e). “Within 4 days of the filing of the

Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, the Designating Party must file a declaration . . .

establishing that all of the designated information is sealable.” Id. at 79-5(e)(1). “If the

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Designating Party does not file a responsive declaration as required by subsection 79-

5(e)(1) and the Administrative Motion to File Under Seal is denied, the Submitting Party

may file the document in the public record no earlier than 4 days, and no later than 10

days, after the motion is denied.” Id. at 79-5(e)(2).

To date, the designating party has not filed a responsive declaration to the abovereferenced motions.

Accordingly, plaintiff’s motions to file under seal are hereby DENIED, and plaintiff is

hereby DIRECTED to file in the public record, no later than March 8, 2014, Exhibit D to the

Declaration of Amy Liang in Support of Power Integrations’ Trial Brief No. 1 and Exhibit A to

Power Integrations Trial Brief No. 2, as well as an unredacted version of its Trial Brief No.

2.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 26, 2014 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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