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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Anti-trust

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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

MATTHEW EDWARDS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS

FEDERATION, aka COOPERATIVES

WORKING TOGETHER, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 11-04766 JSW

THIRD ORDER REGARDING

MOTIONS TO FILE

DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL

Now before the Court are the motions to file documents under seal filed by Plaintiffs

and Defendants. (Docket Nos. 329, 339, 343, 353, 357, 362, and 366.) Upon review of the

motions, including Defendants’ responses to Plaintiffs’ motions, the Court RULES that the

following portions of the documents may be filed under seal:

(1) The requested portions of the Declaration of Richard Stammer and of Exhibits 23

through 29, 33 through 35, and 40 through 43 to the Stammer Declaration;

(2) The requested portions of Exhibit J to Declaration of Daniel D. Birk;

(3) The requested portions of the Rebuttal Expert Report of Dr. Robert A. Cropp;

(4) The requested portions of the Expert Report of David P. Kaplan;

(5) The requested portions of Plaintiffs’ motion for summary adjudication and

opposition to Defendants’ motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative,

summary adjudication;

(6) The requested portions of Dr. John Connor’s Expert Report and Rebuttal Expert

Report on the Merits; 

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(7) The requested portions of the Declaration of David L. Sunding;

(8) The requested portions of Exhibits 11 and 24 to the Declaration of Elaine T.

Byszewski;

(9) The requested portions of Defendants’ memorandum in support of their Daubert

motion;

(10) The requested portions of Exhibits 1 through 5 and 8 to the Declaration of Carl

R. Metz in support of Defendants’ Daubert motion;

(11) The requested portions of Plaintiffs’ reply in support of their motion for

summary adjudication’

(12) The requested portions of Exhibit 113 to the Declaration of Elaine T. Byszewski;

(13) The requested portions of Defendants’ reply in support of their Daubert motion;

and

(14) Exhibits 1, 2, 3, 5, and 10 to the Declaration of Carl R. Metz in support of

Defendants’ Daubert reply brief.

The Court DENIES the motion to seal as to the first two pages of Exhibit 6 to the Metz

Declaration in support of Defendants’ Daubert motion and GRANTS the request to seal the

remainder of this document. The Court RESERVES RULING on Plaintiffs’ request to file

under seal their opposition to Defendants’ Daubert motion, Exhibits 4, 11, 22, 25 and 27 to the

Declaration of Elaine T. Byszewski in opposition to Defendants’ Daubert motion, and the

rebuttal testimony of Dr. David Sunding. Plaintiffs seeks to seal documents that have been

designated as confidential, or reference information that have been designated as confidential,

by Defendants. Defendants had an obligation pursuant to Local Civil Rule 79-5(e) to file a

declaration to establish that the information is sealable, but failed to do so. The Court will

provide Defendants with one more opportunity to provide the required declaration, or to clarify

that they are not requesting to keep these documents sealed. Defendants shall file such 

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declaration or clarification by no later than July 14, 2015. The Court will reserve ruling on the

request to file these documents under seal pending Defendants’ response.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 9, 2015 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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