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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 35:271 Patent Infringement

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Case No. 5:12-cv-05826-PSG

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION

GOOD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION and

GOOD TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE, INC.,

 Plaintiff,

v.

MOBILEIRON, INC.,

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Case No. 5:12-cv-05826-PSG

OMNIBUS ORDER RE: MOTIONS 

TO SEAL

(Re: Docket Nos. 186, 199, 207, 216)

Before the court are four administrative motions to seal several documents. “Historically, 

courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records and documents, 

including judicial records and documents.’”1 Accordingly, when considering a sealing request, “a 

‘strong presumption in favor of access’ is the starting point.”2 Parties seeking to seal judicial 

records relating to dispositive motions bear the burden of overcoming the presumption with 

“compelling reasons” that outweigh the general history of access and the public policies favoring 

disclosure.3

 1 Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. 

Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 & n. 7 (1978)).

2 Id. (quoting Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2003)).

3 Id. at 1178-79.

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However, “while protecting the public’s interest in access to the courts, we must remain 

mindful of the parties’ right to access those same courts upon terms which will not unduly harm 

their competitive interest.”4

 Records attached to nondispositive motions therefore are not subject 

to the strong presumption of access.5

 Because the documents attached to nondispositive motions 

“are often unrelated, or only tangentially related, to the underlying cause of action,” parties moving 

to seal must meet the lower “good cause” standard of Rule 26(c).6 As with dispositive motions, the 

standard applicable to nondispositive motions requires a “particularized showing”7 that “specific 

prejudice or harm will result” if the information is disclosed.8 “Broad allegations of harm, 

unsubstantiated by specific examples of articulated reasoning” will not suffice.9

 A protective order 

sealing the documents during discovery may reflect the court’s previous determination that good 

cause exists to keep the documents sealed,10 but a blanket protective order that allows the parties to 

designate confidential documents does not provide sufficient judicial scrutiny to determine whether 

each particular document should remain sealed.11

In addition to making particularized showings of good cause, parties moving to seal 

documents must comply with the procedures established by Civ. L.R. 79-5. Pursuant to 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(b), a sealing order is appropriate only upon a request that establishes the document 

 4 Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 727 F.3d 1214, 1228-29 (Fed. Cir. 2013). 

5 See id. at 1180.

6 Id. at 1179 (internal quotations and citations omitted).

7 Id.

8 Phillips ex rel. Estates of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210-11 (9th Cir. 2002); 

see Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c).

9 Beckman Indus., Inc. v. Int’l Ins. Co., 966 F.2d 470, 476 (9th Cir. 1992).

10 See Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1179-80.

11 See Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(A) (“Reference to a stipulation or protective order that allows a party to 

designate certain documents as confidential is not sufficient to establish that a document, or 

portions thereof, are sealable.”).

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is “sealable,” or “privileged or protectable as a trade secret or otherwise entitled to protection under 

the law.” “The request must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material, and 

must conform with Civil L.R. 79-5(d).”12 “Within 4 days of the filing of the Administrative 

Motion to File Under Seal, the Designating Party must file a declaration as required by subsection 

79-5(d)(1)(A) establishing that all of the designated material is sealable.”13

With these standards in mind, the court rules on the instant motions as follows: 

Motion 

to Seal

Document to be Sealed Result Reason/Explanation

186 Exhibit C to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

186 Exhibit F to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

186 Exhibit J to the Declaration 

of Joel Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

186 Exhibit K to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

186 Exhibit L to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information. 

See Civ. L.R. 79-

 12 Civ. L.R. 79-5(b). In part, Civ. L.R. 79-5(d) requires the submitting party to attach a “proposed 

order that is narrowly tailored to seal only the sealable material” which “lists in table format each 

document or portion thereof that is sought to be sealed,” Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(b), and an 

“unredacted version of the document” that indicates “by highlighting or other clear method, the 

portions of the document that have been omitted from the redacted version.” 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(d).

13 Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1). 

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5(d)(1)(A). If nonparty Computer 

Associates, Inc. seeks 

to seal this exhibit, it 

may do so by filing a 

motion for 

reconsideration. See 

Docket No. 189 at 1.

186 Exhibit M to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

186 Exhibit N to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

186 Exhibit P to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

See Civ. L.R. 79- 5(d)(1)(A).

186 Exhibit Q to the 

Declaration of Joel 

Stonedale

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit A to the 

Declaration of Lillian J. 

Mao

Designations at Docket No. 199-

6, Exhibit A at 6:22-7:8 

SEALED; all other designations 

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit B to the 

Declaration of Lillian J. 

Mao

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

199 Exhibit C to the 

Declaration of Lillian J. 

Mao

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit F to the 

Declaration of Lillian J. 

Mao

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 1 to the Declaration 

of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 2 to the Declaration 

of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

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199 Exhibit 3 to the Declaration 

of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 4 to the Declaration 

of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 5 to the Declaration 

of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 8 to the Declaration 

of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 9 to the Declaration 

of Glen Liu

UNSEALED Not narrowly tailored 

to confidential 

business information.

199 Exhibit 10 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 11 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 12 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 13 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

199 Exhibit 14 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 16 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

199 Exhibit 19 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 20 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

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information.

199 Exhibit 22 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

199 Exhibit 24 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

199 Exhibit 26 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 27 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 28 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 29 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 30 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

UNSEALED No declaration in 

support filed with the 

court as required by 

Civ. L.R. 79-5(e)(1).

199 Exhibit 31 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 32 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 Exhibit 33 to the 

Declaration of Glen Liu

SEALED Narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 MobileIron, Inc.’s Motion 

for Summary Judgment on 

Lanham Act and Unfair 

Competition Claims

Designations in yellow at Docket 

No. 199-5 at 1:15-22 SEALED; 

all other designations 

UNSEALED.

Only sealed portions 

narrowly tailored to 

confidential business 

information.

199 MobileIron’s Motion for Designations in yellow at Docket Only sealed portions 

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