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Case No. 17-CV-0220-LHK-NMC

Joint Administrative Motion 

for an Order To File under Seal

Counsel Listed on Signature Page

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, a 

Delaware corporation,

Defendant.

NO. 5:17-CV-00220-LHK-NMC

JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION 

FOR AN ORDER TO FILE UNDER 

SEAL THE FTC’S OPPOSITION TO 

QUALCOMM’S MOTION TO 

EXCLUDE EXPERT REPORTS OF 

RICHARD L. DONALDSON AND 

ACCOMPANYING EXHIBITS

CTRM: COURTROOM 8

JUDGE: HON. LUCY H. KOH

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Case No. 17-CV-0220-LHK-NMC

Joint Administrative Motion 

for an Order To File under Seal

Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7-11 and 79-5(d), and this Court’s September 5, 2018 Order 

(ECF No. 821), Defendant Qualcomm Incorporated (“Qualcomm”) and Plaintiff Federal Trade 

Commission (“FTC”) hereby jointly move the Court to issue an administrative order authorizing 

the filing under seal of the FTC’s Opposition to Qualcomm’s Motion to Exclude Expert Reports 

of Richard L. Donaldson (the “Opposition”) and accompanying exhibits. In accordance with the 

Court’s Local Rules, a public redacted version of the Opposition and accompanying exhibits have 

been filed using the ECF system for the Northern District of California.

Civil Local Rule 79-5 provides that documents, or portions thereof, may be sealed if a 

party “establishes that the documents, or portions thereof, are privileged, protectable as a trade 

secret or otherwise entitled to protection under the law.” Civ. L.R. 79-5(b). A party seeking to 

seal a document generally must overcome the “strong presumption in favor of access” that applies 

to court documents other than those that are traditionally kept secret. For motions that are “more 

than tangentially related to the underlying cause of action,” Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., 

LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1099 (9th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. FCA U.S. LLC v. Ctr. for Auto Safety, 

137 S. Ct. 38, 196 L. Ed. 2d 26 (2016), the declarations shall set forth the “compelling reasons 

supported by specific factual findings” that the parties believe “outweigh the general history of 

access and the public policies favoring disclosure,” Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 

F.3d 1172, 1178–79 (9th Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). For motions 

that are “not related, or only tangentially related, to the merits of a case,” Ctr. for Auto Safety, 809 

F.3d at 1099, the declarations shall set forth the “particularized” reasons that the parties believe 

that “specific prejudice or harm will result” if the information is disclosed, Phillips ex rel. Estates 

of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210–11 (9th Cir. 2002) (citation omitted).

Sealing requests must be “narrowly tailor[ed].” Civ. L.R. 79-5(b). Declarations 

establishing that the information sought to be sealed is sealable must set forth “particularized” 

reasons why “specific prejudice or harm will result” if the information is disclosed, Phillips ex 

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

omitted). 

Subsection (e) of Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth procedures that apply when a party 

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Joint Administrative Motion 

for an Order To File under Seal

seeks to file information designated as confidential by the opposing party or a non-party. Under 

subsection (e), the submitting party’s “declaration in support of the Administrative Motion to File 

Under Seal must identify the document or portions thereof which contain the designated 

confidential material and identify the party that has designated the material as confidential (‘the 

Designating Party’).” Pursuant to subsection (e)(1) of Civil Local Rule 79-5, as supplemented by 

this Court’s September 5, 2018 Order (ECF No. 821), the parties must file concurrent with the 

administrative motion to file under seal all necessary declarations establishing that the 

information sought to be sealed is sealable, or, where it is impracticable for the parties to follow 

this procedure with respect to a particular non-party, the parties’ declarations must provide the 

reasons why it was not practicable to follow this procedure with respect to that non-party.

The FTC’s Opposition and accompanying exhibits contain information designated as 

confidential by Qualcomm under the governing Protective Orders in In re: Qualcomm Antitrust 

Litigation, No. 17-md-02773-LHK-NMC (N.D. Cal.) (“MDL Action”); Federal Trade

Commission v. Qualcomm Incorporated, No. 17-cv-00220-LHK-NMC (N.D. Cal.) (“FTC 

Action”); and Apple, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated, No. 17-cv-0108-GPC-MDD (“S.D. Cal. 

Action”) (together, “Protective Orders”).

The FTC and Qualcomm respectfully move the Court to keep sealed portions of the FTC’s 

Opposition and the accompanying exhibits, as described below. Filed concurrently herewith are 

declarations from counsel for both parties attesting to compliance with the requirements of the 

Court’s September 5, 2018 Order regarding administrative motions to seal (ECF No. 821) and 

supporting the respective designating parties’ requests to seal particular materials.

Qualcomm Information

The following portions of the Opposition reference information that Qualcomm has 

previously sought to seal (ECF No. 800, Declaration of G. Holtz para. 5): 

P. 5, ll. 6-8

P. 5, ll. 9-11

P. 5, l. 17

P. 5, l. 26 – P. 6, l. 1

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P. 8, l. 27 – P. 9, l. 1

P. 10, ll. 24-26

P. 13, ll. 12-15

P. 13, ll. 16-21

P. 14, ll. 1-3

P. 16, l. 5

Qualcomm has provided declarations in support of its request to seal the information 

identified below, as to which the FTC takes no position: 

Ex. Description Sealing Request

Exhibit 1 Excerpts from Deposition of Richard 

Donaldson conducted in this litigation. 

118:21

Exhibit 5 Portions of Q2014FTC04150166 

(“FY18-22 Strat Plan” May 24th, 

2017). 

entirety 

Exhibit 7 Q2017MDL1_01736777 (Email from 

Eric Reifschneider (Qualcomm) to 

Derek Aberle (Qualcomm), Apr. 9, 

2013). 

entirety

Exhibit 8 Q2014FTC03470494 (Email from 

Eric Reifschneider (Qualcomm), May 

6, 2013) 

entirety

Exhibit 9 Excerpts from Deposition of Cristiano 

Amon conducted in this litigation. 

148:9-10; 148:15-7; 

148:24-25; 149:9; 

149:23-150:1; 150:3-

4; 150:6-7; 150:10; 

150:14; 150:17-18; 

150:19; 150:22; 

151:11-12; 151:15; 

151:17-18; 151:20-

21; 152:4-6; 152:20; 

152:21; 153:3-4; 

153:8-20; 153:23-24

Exhibit 10 QNDCAL02199665 (Email of Michael 

Hartogs (Qualcomm), Sept. 9, 2003). 

entirety

Exhibit 11 Q2017MDL1_02843092 (Email from 

Eric Reifschneider (counsel for 

Qualcomm), Feb. 20, 2012). 

entirety

Exhibit 12 Q2017MDL1_02697467 (E-mail from 

Steve Altman, Qualcomm, Feb. 27, 

2008). 

entirety

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Ex. Description Sealing Request

Exhibit 13 Q2014FTC03584363 (Qualcomm, 

presentation, Nov. 16, 2015). 

Redactions for cover 

email, sealing for 

entire attachment 

The declarations of FTC lead counsel and Qualcomm lead counsel, as well as a proposed 

order granting the Joint Administrative Motion to File Under Seal are submitted herewith.

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Case No. 17-CV-0220-LHK-NMC

Joint Administrative Motion 

for an Order To File under Seal

Dated: September 24, 2018 Respectfully Submitted,

 s/ Jennifer Milici 

Jennifer Milici

Wesley G. Carson

Joseph R. Baker

J. Alexander Ansaldo

Federal Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20580

(202) 326-3695; (202) 326-3496 (fax)

jmilici@ftc.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Federal Trade Commission

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP,

/s/ Gary A. Bornstein

Gary A. Bornstein

Yonatan Even

Worldwide Plaza

825 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Tel: (212) 474-1000

Fax: (212) 474-3700

gbornstein@cravath.com

yeven@cravath.com

Robert A. Van Nest

Asim M. Bhansali 

Eugene M. Paige 

KEKER, VAN NEST & PETERS LLP

633 Battery Street

San Francisco, CA 94111-1809

Tel: (415) 391-5400

Fax: (415) 397-7188

rvannest@keker.com

abhansali@keker.com

epaige@keker.com

Richard S. Taffet 

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

101 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10178-0060

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Tel: (212) 309-6000

Fax: (212) 309-6001

richard.taffet@morganlewis.com

Willard K. Tom

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20004-2541

Tel: (202) 739-3000

Fax: (202) 739 3001 

willard.tom@morganlewis.com

Geoffrey T. Holtz

MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP

One Market, Spear Street Tower

San Francisco, CA 94105-1126

Tel: (415) 442-1000

Fax: (415) 442-1001

geoffrey.holtz@morganlewis.com

Attorneys for Qualcomm Incorporated

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Joint Administrative Motion 

for an Order To File under Seal

FILER’S ATTESTATION

I, Jennifer Milici, am the ECF user whose identification and password are being used to 

file this Opposition and attachments. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I hereby 

attest that the signatories of these documents have concurred in this filing.

Jennifer Milici

Jennifer Milici

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