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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
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`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
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`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
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`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
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`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
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`HOLDINGS IP, LLC, a Delaware
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`APPLICATION TO FILE UNDER
`limited liability company,
`SEAL PORTIONS THE COURT’S
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`TENTATIVE ORDER (DKT. 502)
`Plaintiffs,
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`vs.
`Local Rule 79-5.2.2(b)
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`BANK OF AMERICA
`[Filed concurrently with Declaration of
`CORPORATION, a Delaware
`Danielle Williams and Proposed Order]
`corporation, and BANK OF AMERICA,
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`N.A., a national banking association,
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`Defendants.
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`APPLICATION TO FILE UNDER SEAL PORTIONS OF THE COURT’S TENTATIVE ORDER (DKT. 502)
`CASE NO. 2:20-CV-07872-GW-PVC
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`TO THE COURT, PLAINTIFFS AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
`NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the Court’s Order (Dkt. 502),
`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
`redacting the Tentative Order (Dkt. 502) as indicated in the attached Proposed Redacted
`Tentative Order below that are filed in connection with the Joint Statement Regarding
`Sealing Portions of the Tentative Order Pursuant to the Court’s Request:
`Document Description
`Nature of Information to be Sealed
`Parties’ Proposed Redacted Tentative
`Contains information designated by
`Order (Dkt. 502)
`Defendants and Plaintiffs as “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’
`EYES ONLY” and “HIGHLY
`CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE,”
`and contains excerpts of documents
`designated by Bank of America and
`third-party Mitek as “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only”
`under the parties’ stipulated protective
`order (Dkt. No. 210). Mitek and
`Plaintiffs do not oppose sealing this
`document.
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`Background
`As set forth in the Declaration of Danielle Williams in Support of Application to
`File Under Seal submitted herewith, Defendants make this application because the
`foregoing document includes information marked and/or designated as “Highly
`Confidential – Attorneys Eyes Only” and/or “Highly Confidential – Source Code” as
`follows pursuant to the parties’ Stipulated Protective Order (Dkt. No. 210). See
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`Declaration of Danielle Williams (the “Williams Decl.”), ¶¶ 3–4. Defendants make this
`application because these materials contain information that is “Highly Confidential –
`Attorneys Eyes Only” and/or “Highly Confidential – Source Code” to Bank of America,
`as well as information that is “Highly Confidential – Attorneys Eyes Only” and/or
`“Highly Confidential – Source Code” of Mitek Systems, Inc. (“Mitek”). Id., ¶¶ 3–4.
`Plaintiffs’ counsel does not oppose redacting these materials as indicated in the
`attached.
`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., ¶¶ 3–4.
`II. Good Cause Exists to Redact These Materials
`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
`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.”).
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`Defendants respectfully request that the Court grant their application to redact
`the Tentative Order (Dkt. 502) 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 includes excerpts and/or references to source code of Bank of America and its
`vendors designated “Highly Confidential – Source Code.” Williams Decl., ¶ 3-4.
`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 and its vendors 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.,
`¶ 4. Bank of America does not share this type of information publicly because it could
`significantly harm Bank of America’s competitive standing and, with respect to
`information designated Highly Confidential by Mitek, is subject to contractual
`obligations of confidentiality to its vendor. Id.
`Accordingly, Defendants respectfully request that the Court grant the Application
`to File the aforementioned documents under seal.
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`Dated: June 12, 2024
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`WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
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`By: /s/ Danielle T. Williams
`E. Danielle T. Williams
`Attorneys for Defendants
`BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
`and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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