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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`SAN JOSE DIVISION
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`FINJAN, INC.,
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`Case No. 15-cv-03295-BLF
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`OMNIBUS ORDER RE:
`ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO
`SEAL DOCUMENTS
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`[Re: ECF 226, 227]
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`Plaintiff,
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`BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, LLC,
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`Defendant.
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`Before the Court are two administrative motions to file under seal, one from Plaintiff
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`Finjan, Inc. (“Finjan”) and one from Defendant Blue Coat Systems, LLC (“Blue Coat”). ECF
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`226, 227. Both relate to the opening briefing on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment.
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`See id. For the reasons set forth below, Blue Coat’s motion (ECF 226) is GRANTED and Finjan’s
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`motion (ECF 227) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
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`I. LEGAL STANDARD
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`“Historically, courts have recognized a ‘general right to inspect and copy public records
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`and documents, including judicial records and documents.’” Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of
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`Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435
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`U.S. 589, 597 & n.7 (1978)). Consequently, access to motions and their attachments that are
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`“more than tangentially related to the merits of a case” may be sealed only upon a showing of
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`“compelling reasons” for sealing. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092,
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`1101-02 (9th Cir. 2016). Filings that are only tangentially related to the merits may be sealed
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`upon a lesser showing of “good cause.” Id. at 1097. In addition, sealing motions filed in this
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`district must be “narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of sealable material.” Civil L.R. 79-5(b).
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`A party moving to seal a document in whole or in part must file a declaration establishing that the
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`Case 5:15-cv-03295-BLF Document 235 Filed 05/30/17 Page 2 of 6
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`identified material is “sealable.” Civ. L.R. 79-5(d)(1)(A). “Reference to a stipulation or
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`protective order that allows a party to designate certain documents as confidential is not sufficient
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`to establish that a document, or portions thereof, are sealable.” Id.
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`II. DISCUSSION
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`The Court has reviewed the parties’ sealing motions and the declarations submitted in
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`support thereof. The Court finds that the parties have articulated compelling reasons and good
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`cause to seal certain portions of the submitted documents. The proposed redactions are also
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`narrowly tailored. The Court’s rulings on the sealing requests are set forth in the tables below:
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`Result
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`Reasoning
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`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof, including reference to
`portions of Blue Coat’s source code. Declaration
`of Eugene Marder in Support of Administrative
`Motion to File Under Seal, ECF 226-1 (“Marder
`Blue Coat Sealing Decl.”) ¶ 6.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof, including reference to
`portions of Blue Coat’s source code. Marder Blue
`Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 7.
`Entirely comprised of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 8.
`Entirely comprised of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 9.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 10.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 11.
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`A. ECF 226
`ECF
`Document to
`No.
`be Sealed
`226-4
`Ex. 2 to Marder
`Declaration in
`Support of Blue
`Coat’s Motion
`for Summary
`Judgment, ECF
`225 (“Marder
`Decl.”)
`Ex. 3 to Marder
`Decl.
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`226-6
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`226-8
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`Ex. 9 to Marder
`Decl.
`226-10 Ex. 10 to
`Marder Decl.
`226-12 Ex. 11 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`226-14 Ex. 13 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 12.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 13.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 14.
`Contains highly confidential Blue Coat
`information regarding products and functionality,
`operation, architecture, and development thereof.
`Marder Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 15.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 16.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 17.
`Entirely comprised of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 18.
`Entirely comprised of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 19.
`Entirely comprised of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 20.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 21.
`Entirely comprised of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 22.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 23.
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`226-16 Ex. 16 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`226-18 Ex. 17 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`226-20 Ex. 18 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`226-22 Ex. 19 to
`Marder Decl.
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`226-24 Ex. 21 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED as
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`portions.
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
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`226-26 Ex. 24 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`226-28 Ex. 25 to
`Marder Decl.
`226-30 Ex. 26 to
`Marder Decl.
`226-32 Ex. 27 to
`Marder Decl.
`226-34 Ex. 28 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`226-36 Ex. 29 to
`Marder Decl.
`226-38 Ex. 30 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`226-40 Ex. 31 to
`Marder Decl.
`226-42 Ex. 33 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
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`226-44 Ex. 34 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`226-46 Ex. 35 to
`Marder Decl.
`226-48 Ex. 36 to
`Marder Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`Entirely comprised of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 24.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 25.
`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 26.
`Entirely comprised of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 27.
`Reflects highly confidential Blue Coat information
`regarding products and functionality, operation,
`architecture, and development thereof. Marder
`Blue Coat Sealing Decl. ¶ 28.
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`Result
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`Reasoning
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`GRANTED.
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`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Declaration of Eugene Marder in Support of
`Plaintiff Finjan, Inc.’s Administrative Motion to
`File Under Seal, ECF 232 (“Marder Finjan Sealing
`Decl.”) ¶ 6.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 7.
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`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 8.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 9.
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`B. ECF 227
`ECF
`Document to
`No.
`be Sealed
`227-4
`Finjan’s Motion
`for Summary
`Judgment
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`227-6
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`227-8
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`Ex. 26 to Caire
`Declaration in
`Support of
`Finjan’s Motion
`for Summary
`Judgment, ECF
`229 (“Caire
`Decl.”)
`Ex. 27 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-10 Ex. 28 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 10.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 11.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 12.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 13.
`Consists entirely of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 14.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 15.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 16.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 17.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 18.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 19.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 20.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 21.
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`227-12 Ex. 29 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-14 Ex. 30 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-16 Ex. 31 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-18 Ex. 33 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-20 Ex. 34 to Caire
`Declaration
`227-22 Ex. 36 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`227-24 Ex. 39 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-26 Ex. 41 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-28 Ex. 42 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-30 Ex. 43 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-32 Ex. 44 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-34 Ex. 45 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-36 Ex. 48 to Caire
`Declaration
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`GRANTED.
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`227-38 Ex. 50 to Caire
`Declaration
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`DENIED.
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`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 22.
`No declaration has been submitted in support of
`sealing. See Declaration of James Hannah in
`Support of this Administrative Motion (“Hannah
`Decl.”) ¶ 21, ECF 227-1; Marder Finjan Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 23.
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`III. ORDER
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`For the foregoing reasons, Blue Coat’s sealing motion (ECF 226) is GRANTED and
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`Finjan’s sealing motion (ECF 227) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Under Civil
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`Local Rule 79-5(e)(2), for any request that has been denied because the party designating a
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`document as confidential or subject to a protective order has not provided sufficient reasons to
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`seal, the submitting party must file the unredacted (or lesser redacted) documents into the public
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`record no earlier than 4 days and no later than 10 days from the filing of this order.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`Dated: May 30, 2017
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`BETH LABSON FREEMAN
`United States District Judge
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