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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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`Plaintiff,
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`BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, LLC,
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`Defendant.
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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 238, 240, 242]
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`Before the Court are three administrative motions to file under seal, one from Plaintiff
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`Finjan, Inc. (“Finjan”) and two from Defendant Blue Coat Systems, LLC (“Blue Coat”). ECF
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`238, 240, 242. Two relate to the opposing briefing on the parties’ cross-motions for summary
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`judgment. See ECF 238, 240. The other relates to Blue Coat’s opening motion for summary
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`judgment. See ECF 242. For the reasons set forth below, Blue Coat’s motion at ECF 238 is
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`GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, Finjan’s motion at ECF 240 is GRANTED IN
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`PART and DENIED IN PART, and Blue Coat’s motion at ECF 242 is GRANTED.
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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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`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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`A. ECF 238
`ECF
`Document to
`No.
`be Sealed
`238-4 Blue Coat’s
`Opposition to
`Finjan’s Motion
`for Summary
`Judgment
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`238-6
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`238-8
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`Ex. 1 to Marder
`Declaration in
`Support of Blue
`Coat’s
`Opposition to
`Finjan’s Motion
`for Summary
`Judgment, ECF
`237 (“Marder
`Decl.”)
`Ex. 2 to Marder
`Decl.
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`Result
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`Reasoning
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`Contain references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof. Declaration of Eugene
`Marder in Support of Administrative Motion to
`File Under Seal, ECF 238-2 (“Marder Blue Coat
`Sealing Decl.”) ¶ 7.
`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.¶ 8.
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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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.¶ 9.
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`238-9
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`Ex. 3 to Marder
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`238-10 Ex. 7 to Marder
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`238-11 Ex. 8 to Marder
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`238-12 Ex. 9 to Marder
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`238-13 Ex. 17 to
`Marder Decl.
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`DENIED.
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`Contains references to highly confidential Blue
`Coat information regarding products and
`functionality, operation, architecture, and
`development thereof, including references to
`portions of Blue Coat’s source code. Marder Blue
`Coat Sealing Decl.¶ 10.
`Reflects highly confidential Blue Coat information
`regarding products and functionality, operation,
`architecture, and development thereof. Marder
`Blue Coat Sealing Decl.¶ 11.
`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.
`Finjan, the designating party, has not filed a
`declaration in support of sealing. See Marder Blue
`Coat Sealing Decl. ¶14.
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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
`Finjan’s Administrative Motion to File Under
`Seal, ECF 244 (“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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`B. ECF 240
`ECF
`Document to
`No.
`be Sealed
`240-4
`Finjan’s
`Opposition to
`Blue Coat’s
`Motion for
`Summary
`Judgment
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`240-6
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`Ex. 3 to Kastens
`Declaration in
`Support of
`Finjan’s
`Opposition to
`Blue Coat’s
`Motion for
`Summary
`Judgment, ECF
`241-1 (“Kastens
`Decl.”)
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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.
`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.
`Neither party supports filing this exhibit under
`seal. See Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 13;
`Declaration of James Hannah in Support of
`Finjan’s Administrative Motion to File Under Seal
`(“Hannah Sealing Decl.”), ECF 240-1 ¶ 7.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`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.
`Page BC2-0778674 contains highly confidential
`technical information regarding Blue Coat’s
`proprietary technology, and confidential aspects of
`Blue Coat’s business. Marder Finjan Sealing
`Decl. ¶ 17. Neither party supports filing the
`remainder of this document under seal. See id.;
`Hannah Sealing Decl. ¶ 7.
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`240-8
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`Ex. 4 to Kastens
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-10 Ex. 5 to Kastens
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-12 Ex. 6 to Kastens
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-14 Ex. 7 to Kastens
`Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-16 Ex. 10 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-18 Ex. 11 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`DENIED.
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`240-20 Ex. 12 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-22 Ex. 13 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-24 Ex. 14 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-26 Ex. 17 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED as
`to page BC2-
`0778674;
`DENIED as to
`the remainder
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`240-28 Ex. 18 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`240-30 Ex. 19 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED as
`to the excerpts
`at 7:15-14:25;
`DENIED as to
`the remainder.
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`GRANTED as
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`DENIED as to
`the remainder.
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`240-32 Ex. 20 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-34 Ex.26 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-36 Ex. 29 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-38 Ex. 30 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`240-40 Ex. 33 to
`Kastens Decl.
`240-42 Ex. 34 to
`Kastens Decl.
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`GRANTED.
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`GRANTED.
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`The excerpts at 7:15-14:25 contain highly
`confidential technical information regarding Blue
`Coat’s proprietary technology, and confidential
`aspects of Blue Coat’s business. Marder Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 18. Neither party supports filing
`the remainder of this document under seal. See
`id.; Hannah Sealing Decl. ¶ 7.
`The excerpts at pages 5-6 contain highly
`confidential technical information regarding Blue
`Coat’s proprietary technology, and confidential
`aspects of Blue Coat’s business. Marder Finjan
`Sealing Decl. ¶ 19. Neither party supports filing
`the remainder of this document under seal. See
`id.; Hannah Sealing Decl. ¶ 7.
`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.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 22.
`Contains highly confidential technical information
`regarding Blue Coat’s proprietary technology, and
`confidential aspects of Blue Coat’s business.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 23.
`Consists entirely of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 24.
`Consists entirely of Blue Coat source code.
`Marder Finjan Sealing Decl. ¶ 25.
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`C. ECF 242
`ECF
`Document to
`No.
`be Sealed
`242-4 Blue Coat’s
`Motion for
`Summary
`Judgment
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`Result
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`Reasoning
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`GRANTED as
`to highlighted
`portions.
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`Contains information relating to details of the
`internal operation of Blue Coat’s products,
`including source code routines and backend
`systems related to those products, as well as Blue
`Coat’s confidential business operations.
`Declaration of Eugene Marder in Support of
`Renewed Administrative Motion to File Under
`Seal, ECF 242-1 (“Marder Blue Coat Sealing
`Decl.”) ¶¶ 5-10.
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`III. ORDER
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`For the foregoing reasons, Blue Coat’s motion at ECF 238 is GRANTED IN PART and
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`DENIED IN PART, Finjan’s motion at ECF 240 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART,
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`and Blue Coat’s motion at ECF 242 is GRANTED. Under Civil Local Rule 79-5(e)(2), for any
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`request that has been denied because the party designating a document as confidential or subject to
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`a protective order has not provided sufficient reasons to seal, the submitting party must file the
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`unredacted (or lesser redacted) documents into the public record no earlier than 4 days and no later
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`than 10 days from the filing of this order.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`Dated: June 8, 2017
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`BETH LABSON FREEMAN
`United States District Judge
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