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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 15:1126 Patent Infringement

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STRYKER CORPORATION’S MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL 

CASE NO. 2:05-CV-01515-WBS-DAD AND CASE NO. 2:06-CV-00049-WBS-DAD 

Morgan W. Tovey (SBN 136242) 

William Ross Overend (SBN 180209) 

REED SMITH LLP 

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94111-3922 

Tel: (415) 543-8700; Facsimile: (415) 391-8269 

Gregory J. Vogler (admitted pro hac vice) 

Robert A. Surrette (admitted pro hac vice) 

William B. Gont (admitted pro hac vice) 

McANDREWS HELD & MALLOY 

500 West Madison Street, Suite 3400 

Chicago, IL 60661 

Telephone: (312) 775-8000 

Attorneys for Defendant, 

STRYKER CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

SYNVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

STRYKER CORPORATION, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:05-CV-01515-WBS-DAD 

(Consolidated) 

SYNVASIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

STRYKER CORPORATION, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 2:06-CV-00049-WBS-DAD 

(Consolidated) 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS. 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STRYKER CORPORATION’S MOTION TO FILE 

DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STRYKER CORPORATION’S MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL 

CASE NO. 2:05-CV-01515-WBS-DAD AND CASE NO. 2:06-CV-00049-WBS-DAD 

Defendant Stryker Corporation (“Stryker”) has filed with the Court a Motion to File 

Documents Under Seal and a Notice of Filing Sealed Documents. Stryker’s motion seeks to file 

documents under seal that have been, or contain information that has been, designated by Stryker as 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” pursuant to the Protective Order in 

this action entered on December 13, 2005. As set forth in Stryker’s Motion to File Documents Under 

Seal, Stryker has lodged non-public versions of the following documents with this Court: 

• Stryker Corporation’s Response To Synvasive’s Statement Of Undisputed Material Facts 

In Support Of Its Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Of Infringement Of The ‘353 

And ‘253 Patents. 

• Exhibits A, B, I, and J to the Declaration Of William B. Gont In Support Of Stryker 

Corporation’s Opposition To Synvasive’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Of 

Infringement Of The ‘353 And ‘253 Patents. 

• Exhibits 4 and 5 to the Declaration Of Dr. Carl H. Jacobs In Support Of Stryker 

Corporation’s Opposition To Synvasive’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Of 

Infringement Of The ‘353 And ‘253 Patents. 

Having considered Stryker’s motion, and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

AS FOLLOWS: 

The following non-public documents are hereby ordered sealed: 

• Stryker Corporation’s Response To Synvasive’s Statement Of Undisputed Material Facts 

In Support Of Its Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Of Infringement Of The ‘353 

And ‘253 Patents. 

• Exhibits A, B, I, and J to the Declaration Of William B. Gont In Support Of Stryker 

Corporation’s Opposition To Synvasive’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Of 

Infringement Of The ‘353 And ‘253 Patents. 

• Exhibits 4 and 5 to the Declaration Of Dr. Carl H. Jacobs In Support Of Stryker 

Corporation’s Opposition To Synvasive’s Motion For Partial Summary Judgment Of 

Infringement Of The ‘353 And ‘253 Patents. 

• This order may be subject to reconsideration, in whole or in part, at any time, if on the 

application of any party or other interested person it is shown that the interest of the 

public in access to the above information outweighs the need to seal the above 

documents. 

• Both parties who ask the court to place critical parts of this file under seal should 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STRYKER CORPORATION’S MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL 

CASE NO. 2:05-CV-01515-WBS-DAD AND CASE NO. 2:06-CV-00049-WBS-DAD 

understand that doing so hampers this court’s ability to review all relevant parts of the 

file in ruling on the pending motions, and may also affect the ability of the court of 

appeals to review on appeal any decision of this court . 

Dated: January 24, 2007 

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