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Parties Involved:
Monsanto Company
Counter-claimant
The Regents of the University of California
Counter-defendant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY

OF CALIFORNIA,

Plaintiff, No. C 04-0634 PJH 

v. ORDER RE FILING OF

DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL

MONSANTO COMPANY,

Defendant.

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Monsanto has submitted for the court's approval an administrative request to seal two

documents designated by the Regents as confidential. 

The court will not approve a broad protective order that essentially gives each party

carte blanche to decide which portions of the record will be sealed and, therefore, not made

part of the public record. See Civil L. R. 79-5 and Citizens First Nat'l Bank v. Cincinnati Ins.

Co., 178 F.3d 943 (7th Cir. 1999). See also Standing Order re Sealed or Confidential

Documents. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) requires the court to determine whether

good cause exists to seal any part of the record of a case. Accordingly, no document shall be

filed under seal, without a court order, narrowly tailored to cover only the document, the

particular portion of the document, or category of documents for which good cause exists for

filing under seal. 

It is the responsibility of the party requesting the sealing order to demonstrate good

cause. The court will not grant a request based solely on the ground that the opposing party

has designated the document as confidential. Rather the requesting party must obtain a

declaration establishing good cause from the opposing party. This declaration shall be filed in

conjunction with the request for a sealing order. If the opposing party will not comply with a

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request from the party requesting the sealing order, the requesting party shall file the

documents in the public file. 

The parties shall revise and resubmit the proposed order in accordance with this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 19, 2005

______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

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