Case 5:21-cv-04653-BLF Document 142 Filed 05/27/22 Page 1 of 4
`
`
`
`Alfred R. Fabricant (pro hac vice)
`afabricant@fabricantllp.com
`Peter Lambrianakos (pro hac vice)
`plambrianakos@fabricantllp.com
`Vincent J. Rubino, III (pro hac vice)
`vrubino@fabricantllp.com
`Enrique Iturralde (pro hac vice)
`eiturralde@fabricantllp.com
`FABRICANT LLP
`411 Theodore Fremd Road, Suite 206 South
`Rye, New York 10580
`Telephone: (212) 257-5797
`Facsimile: (212) 257-5796
`
`Benjamin T. Wang (CA SBN 228712)
`bwang@raklaw.com
`Minna Y. Chan (CA SBN 305941)
`mchan@raklaw.com
`RUSS AUGUST & KABAT
`12424 Wilshire Boulevard, 12th Floor
`Los Angeles, California 90025
`Telephone: (310) 826-7474
`Facsimile: (310) 826-9226
`
`Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff
`AGIS Software Development LLC
`
`1
`2
`3
`4
`5
`6
`7
`8
`9
`10
`11
`12
`13
`14
`15
`16
`17
`18
`19
`20
`21
`22
`23
`24
`25
`26
`27
`28
`
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`
`
`
`
`LYFT, INC.,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`v.
`AGIS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LLC,
`Defendant.
`
`
`
`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`
`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
`
`Case No. 5:21-cv-04653-BLF
`
`DECLARATION OF VINCENT J. RUBINO
`IN SUPPORT OF JOINT STIPULATION
`[DKT. 136] REGARDING PROPOSED
`REDACTIONS TO COURT’S SEALED
`ORDER [DKT. 133]
`
`Dept:
` Courtroom 3 – 5th Floor
`Judge:
` Hon. Beth Labson Freeman
`
`Trial date: October 16, 2023
`
`
`DECLARATION OF VINCENT RUBINO IN SUPPORT OF JOINT STIPULATION
`[DKT. 136] REGARDING PROPOSED REDACTIONS TO COURT’S SEALED
`ORDER (DKT. 133)
`
`Case No. 5:21-cv-
`04653-BLF
`
`

`

`Case 5:21-cv-04653-BLF Document 142 Filed 05/27/22 Page 2 of 4
`
`
`
`
`
`Reasons for Sealing
`
`I, Vincent J. Rubino, hereby declare as follows:
`1.
`I am a partner at the law firm of Fabricant LLP and counsel for AGIS Software
`Development LLC (“AGIS”). I am admitted to practice before this Court. I have personal
`knowledge of the facts stated in this declaration and can and would testify truthfully thereto if
`called upon to do so.
`2.
`Pursuant to Civil L.R. 79-5, 7-11, and the Court’s Order Requesting Declarations in
`Support of [Dkt. 136] Proposed Redactions to [Dkt. 133] Court’s Sealed Order, I submit this
`declaration in support thereof.
`3.
`AGIS has determined that the information requested to be sealed is narrowly
`tailored and able to overcome the presumption in favor of access to court records. AGIS also
`submits that there are compelling reasons to grant the parties’ Joint Stipulation [Dkt. 136].
`4.
`Specifically, the following documents submitted in connection with the parties’
`Joint Stipulation [Dkt. 136] should be sealed:
`ECF or
`Document
`Description of Portions
`Ex. No.
`to be Sealed
`ECF 136-
`Highlighted Portions at:
`1
`• Page 2: lines 16-17;
`• Page 3: lines 12-14; 16-
`17; 19; 22; 27-28;
`• Page 4: lines 1-2; 17-
`18; 28.
`
`Exhibit A to Joint
`Stipulation Regarding
`Proposed Redactions
`to Court’s Sealed
`Order [Dkt. 133]
`
`These highlighted portions
`contain highly confidential
`settlement licenses and
`negotiations with third
`parties, and which are
`covered by confidentiality
`provisions in the written
`agreements. Revealing the
`identity and nature of third
`parties who have entered
`into licenses and/or
`settlement agreements with
`AGIS would be harmful if
`its contents became known
`to competitors of these third
`parties, would cause AGIS
`harm, and also violate the
`confidentiality provisions in
`those third party agreements.
`Moreover, the parties to
`these agreements have
`maintained the
`confidentiality of the
`DECLARATION OF VINCENT RUBINO IN SUPPORT OF JOINT STIPULATION
`Case No. 5:21-cv-
`[DKT. 136] REGARDING PROPOSED REDACTIONS TO COURT’S SEALED
`04653-BLF
`ORDER (DKT. 133)
`
`1
`
`1
`2
`3
`4
`5
`6
`7
`8
`9
`10
`11
`12
`13
`14
`15
`16
`17
`18
`19
`20
`21
`22
`23
`24
`25
`26
`27
`28
`
`BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
`
`

`

`Case 5:21-cv-04653-BLF Document 142 Filed 05/27/22 Page 3 of 4
`
`
`
`information contained in the
`license agreements. See
`Powertech Tech., Inc. v.
`Tessera, Inc., 2013 WL
`12324116, at *19 (N.D. Cal.
`Apr. 15, 2013) (granting a
`motion to seal a draft license
`agreement with a third
`party). The highlighted
`portions also contain
`confidential information
`regarding the corporate
`structure and contents of
`agreements between
`business entities. See In re
`Elec. Arts, Inc., 298 F.
`App’x 568, 569 (9th Cir.
`2008) (finding the Court
`abused its discretion when it
`refused to seal “pricing
`terms, royalty rates, and
`guaranteed minimum
`payment terms” found in a
`license agreement); Nixon v.
`Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435
`U.S. 589, 598 (1978)
`(holding that “sources of
`business information that
`might harm a litigant’s
`competitive standing” may
`give rise to a compelling
`reason to seal).
`5.
`For the reasons set forth above, AGIS respectfully submits that good cause exists
`for the parties’ Joint Stipulation (Dkt. 136) and AGIS respectfully requests the court grant the
`parties’ Joint Stipulation (Dkt. 136).
`I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States the foregoing is true
`and correct.
` Executed May 27, 2022.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`
`
`
`
`/s/ Vincent J. Rubino, III
`Vincent J. Rubino, III, Declarant
`
`
`
`
`DECLARATION OF VINCENT RUBINO IN SUPPORT OF JOINT STIPULATION
`[DKT. 136] REGARDING PROPOSED REDACTIONS TO COURT’S SEALED
`ORDER (DKT. 133)
`
`Case No. 5:21-cv-
`04653-BLF
`
` 2
`
`
`
`1
`2
`3
`4
`5
`6
`7
`8
`9
`10
`11
`12
`13
`14
`15
`16
`17
`18
`19
`20
`21
`22
`23
`24
`25
`26
`27
`28
`
`

`

`Case 5:21-cv-04653-BLF Document 142 Filed 05/27/22 Page 4 of 4
`
`
`
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
`
`I certify that I caused the foregoing document to be electronically filed with the Clerk of
`the Court for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California using the
`CM/ECF System on May 27, 2022.
`
`I certify that all counsel of record who are deemed to have consented to electronic service
`are being served on May 27, 2022 with a copy of this document via the Court’s CM/ECF systems
`per Local Rule CV-5(a)(3). Any other counsel will be served by electronic mail, facsimile, overnight
`delivery and/or First Class Mail on this date.
`
`
`DATED: May 27, 2022
`
`
`/s/ Minna Chan
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Case No. 5:21-cv-
`04653-BLF
`
`
`DECLARATION OF VINCENT RUBINO IN SUPPORT OF JOINT STIPULATION
`[DKT. 136] REGARDING PROPOSED REDACTIONS TO COURT’S SEALED
`ORDER (DKT. 133)
`
` 3
`
`
`
`1
`2
`3
`4
`5
`6
`7
`8
`9
`10
`11
`12
`13
`14
`15
`16
`17
`18
`19
`20
`21
`22
`23
`24
`25
`26
`27
`28
`
`