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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’/COUNTERCLAIM DEFENDANTS’ REPLY BRIEF TO GREGORY KNAPP’S 

STATEMENT OF UNDISPUTED FACTS

BLANK ROME LLP

Howard M. Knee (SBN 55048)

Knee@BlankRome.com

2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Telephone: 424.239.3400

Facsimile: 424.239.3434

BLANK ROME LLP

Scott F. Cooper (admitted pro hac vice) Cooper@blankrome.com

Ann E. Querns (admitted pro hac vice) AQuerns@blankrome.com

Anthony Haller (admitted pro hac vice) Haller@blankrome.com

One Logan Square

130 North 18th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Telephone: 215.569.5690

Facsimile: 215.832.5690

Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Counterclaim

Defendants Synthes, Inc. And DePuy

Synthes Sales, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SYNTHES, INC. AND DEPUY SYNTHES 

SALES, INC.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

GREGORY KNAPP,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:13-cv-02261-MCE-DAD

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 

PLAINTIFFS’/COUNTERCLAIM 

DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST TO 

SEAL DOCUMENTS

Date: 10/20/2016

Time: 2:00 p.m. Place: 7, 14th Floor

Judge: Morrison C. England, Jr.

The Court, having considered all papers submitted, the arguments of counsel, 

and good cause appearing therefore, it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 

1. Knapp Summary Judgment Exhibits 17 and 25 and the corresponding 

portions of the Undisputed Facts are filed under seal until the conclusion of this case 

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and all appeals thereafter, or until an Order is entered by the Court unsealing the 

documents; 

2. Knapp Summary Judgment Exhibits 2, 4, 10, 35, and 40 and the 

corresponding portions of the Undisputed Facts shall remain until seal subject to the 

following:

a. The Parties shall meet and confer on or before December 1, 2016, 

to determine whether all or any portion of these exhibits should be filed under seal;

b. The Parties shall advise the Court in a joint submission on or 

before December 8, 2016 of any documents the Parties individually or jointly believe 

should be filed under seal in whole or part and the basis for such.

3. All other Summary Judgment Exhibits Mr. Knapp filed shall not be filed 

under seal.

4. The transcripts that Mr. Knapp sent to the Court with his filing of 

October 20, 2016, shall also remain under seal pending the same procedure and dates 

set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Order. 

5. To the extent Synthes seeks to file any material under seal related to its 

opposition to Mr. Knapp’s Motion for Summary Judgment, it shall use the same 

process set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 3, 2016

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