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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 PORTIONS OF QUALCOMM’S 

OPPOSITION TO THE FEDERAL 

TRADE COMMISSION’S MOTION TO 

EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY OF 

DR. EDWARD A. SNDYER

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 certain portions of Qualcomm’s Opposition to the FTC’s Motion to 

Exclude Expert Testimony of Dr. Edward A. Snyder (the “Opposition”).

LEGAL STANDARDS

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). Under this standard, 

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. 

Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (citations omitted). 

However, for motions that are “not related, or only tangentially related, to the merits of a case”, 

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), a “‘good cause’ 

showing under Rule 26(c) [of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure] will suffice to keep sealed 

records attached to such non-dispositive motions.” Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1180; see also 

Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c) (“The court may, for good cause, issue an order to protect a party or person 

from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense . . . .”). Rule 26(c) 

gives the district court “much flexibility in balancing and protecting the interests of private 

parties.” Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1180 (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). 

ARGUMENT

The Opposition contains information designated as confidential by third parties under the

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

Joint Administrative Motion for an Order To 

File under Seal

Protective Orders and Supplemental 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-md-02773-LHK-NMC (N.D. Cal.) (“FTC Action”); and Apple, 

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

“Protective Orders”). Qualcomm moves to file this information under seal for the reasons

detailed below.

Portions of the Opposition contain excerpts of and/or statements derived from documents 

and testimony designated as “Highly Confidential—Attorneys’ Eyes Only” by the following third 

parties under the Protective Orders: Apple Inc. (“Apple”), Broadcom Inc. (“Broadcom”) and 

Intel Corp. (“Intel”). (See Bornstein Declaration ¶ 5.) Qualcomm contacted these non-parties on 

September 20, 2018, requesting that they provide declarations supporting the sealing of the 

above-referenced information. Broadcom did not respond to Qualcomm’s September 20 request 

prior to the September 24, 2018 filing of this Motion to Seal. Apple and Intel provided 

supporting declarations. On September 24, 2018, Qualcomm informed Apple, Broadcom and 

Intel that because of revisions to its filings Qualcomm intended to use different information from 

those third parties than Qualcomm had identified to them on September 20, 2018. Apple 

provided a new declaration supporting the sealing of the above-referenced information. 

(Declaration of Edward H. Takashima on Behalf of Non-Party Apple Inc. in Support of 

Defendant Qualcomm Incorporated’s Administrative Motions to File Under Seal, dated 

September 24, 2018, ¶¶ 5-6.) Intel informed Qualcomm that it would be unable to provide an

updated declaration before the filing of this Motion to Seal. Broadcom did not respond to 

Qualcomm’s September 24, 2018 update by the time of this filing.

Qualcomm has conferred with the FTC and informed the FTC that third parties have 

represented to Qualcomm that the information described above is confidential. In light of that 

representation, the FTC joins this motion. The FTC takes no position as to the merits of the 

request to seal the information.

CONCLUSION

Accordingly, with the FTC taking no position on the matter, Qualcomm respectfully 

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

Joint Administrative Motion for an Order To 

File under Seal

moves this Court to keep sealed portions of the Opposition. 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 (Dkt. 821).

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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

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

Justina K. Sessions

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

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

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

Joint Administrative Motion for an Order To 

File under Seal

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

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

/s/ Jennifer Milici

Jennifer Milici

Jennifer Milici (D.C. Bar No. 987096)

Joseph R. Baker (D.C. Bar No. 490802)

Wesley G. Carson (D.C. Bar No. 1009899)

Federal Trade Commission

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20580

Telephone: 202-326-3695

Facsimile: 202-326-3496

jmilici@ftc.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission

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