Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 191, PageID.11419 Filed 10/18/23 Page 1 of 7
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`IN RE NEO WIRELESS, LLC
`PATENT LITIG.
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`Case No.: 2:22-md-03034-TGB
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`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
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`DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE UNDER
`SEAL PORTIONS OF THEIR REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION
`TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF NEO’S LICENSING NEGOTIATIONS
`WITH AVANCI
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`Pursuant to Local Rule 5.3(b), Defendants respectfully move for an Order
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`permitting them to file portions of their reply brief in support of their Motion to
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`Compel Production of Neo’s Licensing Negotiations with Avanci under seal.
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`A determination on a motion for leave to file under seal is made pursuant to
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`the sound discretion of the district court. Meyer Goldberg, Inc. v. Fisher Foods,
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`Inc., 823 F.2d 159, 161 (6th Cir. 1987). The right of the public to access judicial
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`records “is not absolute.” Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. F.T.C., 710 F.2d
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`1165, 1179 (6th Cir. 1983). The Sixth Circuit recognizes that “certain privacy
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`rights of participants” are significant interests which can outweigh the public’s
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`right to access. Id. (citing Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 598
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`(1978)) (additional citations omitted).
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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
`SOUTHERN DIVISION
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`IN RE NEO WIRELESS, LLC
`PATENT LITIG.
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`Case No.: 2:22-md-03034-TGB
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`Hon. Terrence G. Berg
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`DEFENDANTS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE UNDER
`SEAL PORTIONS OF THEIR REPLY IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION
`TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF NEO’S LICENSING NEGOTIATIONS
`WITH AVANCI
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`Pursuant to Local Rule 5.3(b), Defendants respectfully move for an Order
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`permitting them to file portions of their reply brief in support of their Motion to
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`Compel Production of Neo’s Licensing Negotiations with Avanci under seal.
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`A determination on a motion for leave to file under seal is made pursuant to
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`the sound discretion of the district court. Meyer Goldberg, Inc. v. Fisher Foods,
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`Inc., 823 F.2d 159, 161 (6th Cir. 1987). The right of the public to access judicial
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`records “is not absolute.” Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. F.T.C., 710 F.2d
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`1165, 1179 (6th Cir. 1983). The Sixth Circuit recognizes that “certain privacy
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`rights of participants” are significant interests which can outweigh the public’s
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`right to access. Id. (citing Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 598
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`(1978)) (additional citations omitted).
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 191, PageID.11420 Filed 10/18/23 Page 2 of 7
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`Here, the information sought to be filed under seal includes confidential
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`negotiations, including information that has been designated Highly Confidential
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`Attorneys’ Eyes Only by parties to this action and information designed
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`Confidential by a third party. Such information should therefore be permitted to be
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`filed under seal to respect the parties’ privacy and to respect that parties’
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`competitive advantages gains by maintaining such information confidential. See
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`Brown & Williams, 710 F.2d at 1179; Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs., Co., 727 F.3d
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`1214, 1225-26 (Fed. Cir. 2013). Good cause therefore exists, and there is no
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`opposition.
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`Redacted and unredacted copies of Defendants’ reply in support of their
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`Motion to Compel are provided with this filing pursuant to Local Rule
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`5.3(b)(3)(A)(v)-(vi). Counsel for Neo Wireless, LLC confirmed via email that it
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`does not oppose the relief requested in this motion.
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`For the reasons set forth above, Defendants respectfully request that the
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`Court grant its Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Under Seal.
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`A proposed Order is concurrently submitted through the ECF system.
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 191, PageID.11421 Filed 10/18/23 Page 3 of 7
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`Dated: October 18, 2023
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` Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ Joseph A. Herriges (with consent)
`Joseph A. Herriges, MN Bar No.
`390350
`Conrad A. Gosen, MN Bar No.
`0395381
`James Huguenin-Love, MN Bar No.
`0398706
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 335-5070
`Facsimile: (612) 288-9696
`herriges@fr.com, gosen@fr.com,
`huguein-love@fr.com
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`Michael J. McKeon, DC Bar No.
`459780
`Christian Chu, DC Bar No. 483948
`Jared Hartzman, DC Bar No.
`1034255
`Joshua Carrigan, VA Bar No. 96911
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1000 Maine Avenue SW, Suite 1000
`Washington, DC 20024
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
`mckeon@fr.com, chu@fr.com,
`hartzman@fr.com, carrigan@fr.com
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`J. Michael Huget (P39150)
`Sarah E. Waidelich (P80225)
`HONIGMAN LLP
`315 East Eisenhower Parkway
`Suite 100
`Ann Arbor, MI 48108
`Tel: (734) 418-4254
`Fax: (734) 418-4255
`mhuget@honigman.com,
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`/s/ Justin B. Weiner
`Susan M. McKeever
`Justin B. Weiner
`Bush Seyferth PLLC
`100 West Big Beaver Road
`Suite 400
`Troy, MI 48084
`(248) 822-7851
`mckeever@bsplaw.com
`weiner@bsplaw.com
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`Daniel E. Yonan
`Deirdre M. Wells
`Ryan C. Richardson
`William H. Milliken
`Anna G. Phillips
`Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox
`P.L.L.C
`1100 New York Avenue NW
`Suite 600
`Washington, DC 20005
`(202) 371-2600
`dyonan@sternekessler.com
`dwells@sternekessler.com
`rrichardson@sternekessler.com
`wmilliken@sternekessler.com
`aphillips@sternekessler.com
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`Counsel for Defendants
`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
`AMERICA, INC. AND
`VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF
`AMERICA CHATTANOOGA
`OPERATIONS, INC.
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 191, PageID.11422 Filed 10/18/23 Page 4 of 7
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`swaidelich@honigman.com
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`Counsel for Defendants
`GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
`AND GENERAL MOTORS LLC
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`/s/ John T. Johnson (with consent)
`John T. Johnson
`Jeffrey Mok
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`7 Times Square, 20th Floor
`New York, NY 10036
`Telephone: (212) 765-5070
`Facsimile: (212) 258-2291
`E-mail: jjohnson@fr.com
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`Ruffin B. Cordell
`Benjamin J Christoff
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1000 Maine Avenue, S.W.
`Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20024
`Telephone: (202) 783-5070
`Facsimile: (202) 783-2331
`E-mail: Cordell@fr.com
`Thomas Branigan (P41774)
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`Bowman and Brooke LLP
`41000 Woodard Avenue, 200 East
`Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
`Telephone: (248) 205-3300
`Facsimile: (248) 205-3399
`thomas.branigan@bowmanandbrook
`e.com
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`Counsel for Defendants
`AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR
`CO., INC. AND HONDA
`DEVELOPMENT &
`MANUFACTURING OF
`AMERICA, LLC
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`/s/ Thomas H. Reger II (with consent)
`Thomas H. Reger II
`Texas Bar No. 24032992
`reger@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1717 Main Street, Suite 5000
`Dallas, TX 75201
`Telephone: (214) 747-5070
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`Lawrence Jarvis
`Georgia Bar No. 102116
`jarvis@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1180 Peachtree Street NE, 21st
`Floor
`Atlanta, Georgia 30309
`Telephone: (404) 892-5005
`Facsimile: (404) 892-5002
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`Elizabeth G.H. Ranks
`Massachusetts Bar No. 693679
`ranks@fr.com
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`1 Marina Park Drive
`Boston, Massachusetts 02210
`Telephone: (617) 542-5070
`Facsimile: (617) 542-8906
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`J. Michael Huget (P39150)
`Sarah E. Waidelich (P80225)
`HONIGMAN LLP
`315 East Eisenhower Parkway
`Suite 100
`Ann Arbor, MI 48108
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 191, PageID.11423 Filed 10/18/23 Page 5 of 7
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`/s/ Peter J. Brennan (with consent)
`Reginald J. Hill (IL Bar #6225173)
`Peter J. Brennan (IL Bar #6190873)
`JENNER & BLOCK LLP
`353 N. Clark St.
`Chicago, IL 60654
`Telephone: (312) 222-9350
`rhill@jenner.com
`pbrennan@jenner.com
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`Counsel for Defendants
`NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC.
`AND NISSAN MOTOR
`ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
`a/k/a NISSAN MOTOR
`ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC
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`Tel: (734) 418-4254
`mhuget@honigman.com
`swaidelich@honigman.com
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`Counsel for Defendant
`TESLA, INC.
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`/s/ Frank C. Cimino, Jr. (with consent)
`Frank C. Cimino, Jr.
`Megan S. Woodworth
`Jonathan L. Falkler
`Robert C. Tapparo
`VENABLE LLP
`600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`(202) 344-4569
`FCCimino@Venable.com
`MSWoodworth@Venable.com
`JLFalkler@Venable.com
`RCTapparo@Venable.com
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`Patrick G. Seyferth (P47575)
`Susan M. McKeever (P73533)
`BUSH SEYFERTH PLLC
`100 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 400
`Troy, MI 48084
`(248) 822-780
`seyferth@bsplaw.com
`mckeever@bsplaw.com
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`Counsel for Defendant
`FCA US LLC
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 191, PageID.11424 Filed 10/18/23 Page 6 of 7
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` /s/ John LeRoy (with consent)
`John S. LeRoy (P61964)
`Christopher C. Smith (P73936)
`Kyle G. Konz (P79452)
`1000 Town Center, 22nd Floor
`Southfield, MI 48075
`Telephone: (248) 358-4400
`Fax: (248) 358-3351
`jleroy@brookskushman.com
`csmith@brookskushman.com
`kkonz@brookskushman.com
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`Counsel for Defendant
`FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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`/s/ Paul R. Steadman (with consent)
`Paul R. Steadman (Ill. Bar No.
`6238160)
`Matthew Satchwell (Il. Bar No.
`6290672)
`Shuzo Maruyama (Ill. Bar No.
`6313434)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`444 West Lake Street, Suite 900
`Chicago, IL 60606-0089
`Tel: 312.368.2135
`Fax: 312.251.2850
`paul.steadman@us.dlapiper.com
`matthew.satchwell@us.dlapiper.com
`shuzo.maruyama@us.dlapiper.com
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`Brian Erickson (Texas Bar No.
`24012594)
`DLA PIPER LLP (US)
`303 Colorado Street, Suite 3000
`Austin, Texas 78701-4653
`Tel: 512.457.7059
`Fax: 512.721.2263
`brian.erickson@us.dlapiper.com
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`Counsel for Defendants
`TOYOTA MOTOR
`CORPORATION, TOYOTA
`MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
`TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A.,
`INC. AND TOYOTA MOTOR
`ENGINEERING &
`MANUFACTURING NORTH
`AMERICA, INC. AND TOYOTA
`MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION
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`Case 2:22-md-03034-TGB ECF No. 191, PageID.11425 Filed 10/18/23 Page 7 of 7
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`This is to certify that on October 18, 2023, a copy of the foregoing was
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`electronically filed with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will
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`send notification of such filing to the attorneys of record.
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`/s/ Joseph A. Herriges
`Joseph A. Herriges
`FISH & RICHARDSON P.C.
`60 South Sixth Street, Suite 3200
`Minneapolis, MN 55402
`Telephone: (612) 335-5070
`Facsimile: (612) 288-9696
`herriges@fr.com
`MN Bar No. 390350
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