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`Dustin J. Edwards (pro hac vice)
`dedwards@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`800 Capitol St., Suite 2400
`Houston, TX 77002-2925
`Telephone: (713) 651-2600
`Facsimile:
`(713) 651-2700
`Diana Hughes Leiden (SBN: 267606)
`dhleiden@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`333 S. Grand Avenue, 38th Floor
`Los Angeles, CA 90071-1543
`Telephone: (213) 615-1700
`Facsimile:
`(213) 615-1750
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`George C. Lombardi (pro hac vice)
`glombardi@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`35 West Wacker Drive
`Chicago, IL 60601-9703
`Telephone: (312) 558-5600
`Facsimile:
`(312) 558-5700
`E. Danielle T. Williams (pro hac vice)
`dwilliams@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`300 South Tryon Street, 16th Floor
`Charlotte, NC 28202
`Telephone: (704) 350-7700
`Facsimile:
`(704) 350-7800
`Michael S. Elkin (pro hac vice)
`melkin@winston.com
`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
`200 Park Avenue
`New York, NY 10166
`Telephone: (212) 294-6700
`Facsimile: (212) 294-4700
`Attorneys for Defendants
`BANK OF AMERICA
`CORPORATION
`and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
`
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`Case No. 2:20-CV-7872-GW-PVC
`NantWorks, LLC, a Delaware limited
`liability company, and NANT
`HOLDINGS IP, LLC, a Delaware
`limited liability company,
`Plaintiffs,
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`vs.
`BANK OF AMERICA
`CORPORATION, a Delaware
`corporation, and BANK OF AMERICA,
`N.A., a national banking association,
`Defendants.
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`DEFENDANTS’ CORRECTED
`UNOPPOSED APPLICATION TO
`FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL
`RELATED TO DEFEDANTS’
`MOTION FOR PARTIAL
`SUMMARY JUDGMENT
`REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’
`FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH 35
`U.S.C. § 287(a)
`Local Rule 79-5.2.2(b)
`[Filed concurrently with Declaration of
`Danielle Williams and Proposed
`Order]
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`DEFENDANTS’ APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL
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`TO THE COURT, PLAINTIFFS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
`NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Local Rule 79-5.2.2.(b),
`Defendants Bank of America Corporation and Bank of America, N.A. (collectively,
`“Defendants” or “Bank of America”), hereby request that this Court enter an order
`permitting them to file under seal the materials described below that are filed in
`connection with Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Regarding
`Plaintiffs’ Failure to Comply with 35 U.S.C. § 287(a).
`Document Description
`Nature of Information to be Sealed
`Designated by Plaintiffs as “CONTAINS
`NantWorks’s Corrected Third
`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
`Supplemental Responses and Objections
`INFORMATION SUBJECT TO
`to Defendants’ Third Set of
`PROTECTIVE ORDER” under the
`Interrogatories
`parties’ stipulated protective orders (Dkt.
`Nos. 102, 210), and contains references
`to documents and deposition testimony
`designated by Bank of America as
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Plaintiffs do not oppose sealing this
`exhibit in its entirety.
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Bank of
`America and Plaintiffs as “CONTAINS
`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
`INFORMATION SUBJECT TO
`PROTECTIVE ORDER” under the
`parties’ stipulated protective orders (Dkt.
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`Excerpts from the Deposition of Orang
`Dialameh
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`Case 2:20-cv-07872-GW-PVC Document 370 Filed 05/06/24 Page 3 of 10 Page ID #:41094
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`Document Description
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`NANT_BOA00150428
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`NANT_BOA00125087
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`BOFA00064630
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`Nature of Information to be Sealed
`Nos. 102, 210), and “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’
`EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Plaintiffs as
`“CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Plaintiffs as
`“CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Bank of
`America as “CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
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`Document Description
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`Excerpts from the Deposition of
`Matthew Calman
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`NANT_BOA001100555
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`Excerpts from the Deposition of Eric
`Gray
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`Nature of Information to be Sealed
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Bank of
`America and Plaintiffs as “CONTAINS
`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
`INFORMATION SUBJECT TO
`PROTECTIVE ORDER” under the
`parties’ stipulated protective orders (Dkt.
`Nos. 102, 210), and “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’
`EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Plaintiffs as
`“CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Bank of
`America and Plaintiffs as “CONTAINS
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`Document Description
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`BOFA00034102
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`Excerpts from the Deposition of Mark
`Kokes
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`Nature of Information to be Sealed
`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
`INFORMATION SUBJECT TO
`PROTECTIVE ORDER” under the
`parties’ stipulated protective orders (Dkt.
`Nos. 102, 210), and “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’
`EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Bank of
`America as “CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Bank of
`America and Plaintiffs as “CONTAINS
`HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
`INFORMATION SUBJECT TO
`PROTECTIVE ORDER” under the
`parties’ stipulated protective orders (Dkt.
`Nos. 102, 210), and “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’
`EYES ONLY.”
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`Document Description
`BOFA00912293
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`The Declaration of Jim Storer, which
`attaches as Exhibit A, a true and correct
`copy of the March 19, 2024 Expert
`Report of James Storer, Ph.D.
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`NANT_BOA00000026
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`Nature of Information to be Sealed
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Bank of
`America as “CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Bank of
`America as “CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Plaintiffs as
`“CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
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`Document Description
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`BOA00075345
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`Statement of Uncontroverted Facts in
`Support of Defendants’ Motion for
`Summary Judgment Regarding
`Plaintiffs’ Failure to Comply with 35
`U.S.C. § 287(a)
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`Memorandum in Support of Defendants’
`Motion for Summary Judgment
`Regarding Plaintiffs’ Failure to Comply
`with 35 U.S.C. § 287(a)
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`Nature of Information to be Sealed
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Bank of
`America as “CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Plaintiffs as
`“CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
`Contains references and excerpts to
`documents designated by Plaintiffs as
`“CONTAINS HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
`SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`orders (Dkt. Nos. 102, 210), and
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`Document Description
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`Nature of Information to be Sealed
`“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
`ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
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`I.
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`Background
`As set forth in the Declaration of Danielle Williams in Support of Plaintiffs’
`Application to File Under Seal submitted herewith, Defendants make this application
`because the foregoing documents are marked and designated as “Highly Confidential –
`Attorneys Eyes Only” and/or “Highly Confidential” as follows pursuant to the parties’
`Stipulated Protective Order (Dkt. No. 210). See Declaration of Danielle Williams (the
`“Williams Decl.”), ¶ 17. Defendants make this application because the materials
`referenced above contain information that is “Highly Confidential – Attorneys Eyes
`Only” and/or “Highly Confidential” of Bank of America. As required by Local Rule
`79-5.2.2(b), counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendants conferred about Defendants’ filing
`these materials to limit, if not entirely avoid, the necessity of this Application. Id., ¶¶ 2,
`17. Plaintiffs’ counsel does not oppose filing the entirety of these materials under seal.
`The Williams Declaration sets forth the information Defendants seek to file under
`seal, the basis for the Application, and good cause to seal Bank of America confidential
`information. Id., ¶¶ 2, 17-18. Due to the sensitive nature of the information in the
`foregoing materials, good cause exists to approve Bank of America’s application to file
`these materials under seal pursuant to Local Rule 79-5.2.2(a).
`II. Good Cause Exists to File Materials Under Seal
`The decision to seal records is left to the discretion of the District Court.
`Hagestad v. Tragesser, 49 F.3d 1430, 1434 (9th Cir. 1995) (citing Nixon v. Warner
`Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 599 (1978)). Rule 26(c)(1)(G) of the Federal
`Rules of Civil Procedure allows parties, upon a showing of “good cause,” to file under
`seal documents containing “confidential . . . commercial information.” See also IMAX
`Corp. v. Cinematech, Inc., 152 F.3d 1161, 1168 n.9 (9th Cir. 1998) (noting that
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`confidential and proprietary business information is “to be filed under seal.”); Sun
`Microsystems Inc. v. Network Appliance, No. C-08-01641 EDL, 2009 WL 5125817, at
`*9 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 21, 2009) (granting sealing requests because the documents “contain
`confidential [business] information, much of which has been designated as Confidential
`or Highly Confidential under the parties’ stipulated protective order, that could cause
`competitive harm if disclosed.”); In re Adobe Systems, Inc. Securities Litigation Master
`File, 141 F.R.D. 155, 161-162 (N.D. Cal. 1992) (“Protective orders and filings under
`seal are the primary means by which the courts ensure full disclosure of relevant
`information, while still preserving the parties’ (and third parties’) legitimate expectation
`that confidential business information, proprietary technology and trade secrets will not
`be publicly disseminated.”).
`Bank of America respectfully requests that the Court grant its application to file
`under seal the foregoing materials on the grounds that the foregoing materials contain
`Bank of America’s confidential commercial information, specifically, non-public,
`proprietary details about the design and functionality of Bank of America’s mobile
`check deposit, which has been designated as “Highly Confidential – Attorneys Eyes
`Only” and/or “Highly Confidential.” Williams Decl., ¶ 17. Accordingly, Bank of
`America has an important interest in maintaining the confidentiality of this information,
`and any public interest in its disclosure is rebutted. See, e.g., Kamakana v. City & Cnty.
`of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006) (differentiating dispositive motions
`by explaining that, for such motions, “the private interests of the litigants are not the
`only weights on the scale”). If such information were made public, competitors of Bank
`of America would gain access to Bank of America’s business practices regarding its
`product development and technical details regarding the design and functionality of its
`products. Williams Decl., ¶ 17. Bank of America does not share this type of information
`publicly because it could significantly harm Bank of America’s competitive standing.
`Id.
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`Accordingly, Defendants respectfully request that the Court grant the Application
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`to File the aforementioned documents under seal.
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`Dated: May 6, 2024
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
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`By:/s/ E. Danielle T. Williams
`George C. Lombardi (pro hac vice)
`Michael S. Elkin (pro hac vice)
`E. Danielle T. Williams (pro hac vice)
`Dustin J. Edwards (pro hac vice)
`Diana Hughes Leiden
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`Attorneys for Defendants
`BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
`and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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