Filed: Nov. 07, 2014
Latest Update: Nov. 07, 2014
Summary: ORDER LARRY R. HICKS, District Judge. Before the court are plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc., Oracle America, Inc., and Oracle International Corporation's (collectively "Oracle") motion to seal portions of its opposition to defendant Rimini Street, Inc.'s ("Rimini Street") motion for clarification (Doc. #477 1 ). Doc. #482. Also before the court is defendant Rimini Street, Inc.'s ("Rimini Street") motion to seal various exhibits attached to the declaration of Ryan D. Dykal (Doc. #499). Doc. #511.
Summary: ORDER LARRY R. HICKS, District Judge. Before the court are plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc., Oracle America, Inc., and Oracle International Corporation's (collectively "Oracle") motion to seal portions of its opposition to defendant Rimini Street, Inc.'s ("Rimini Street") motion for clarification (Doc. #477 1 ). Doc. #482. Also before the court is defendant Rimini Street, Inc.'s ("Rimini Street") motion to seal various exhibits attached to the declaration of Ryan D. Dykal (Doc. #499). Doc. #511. A..
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ORDER
LARRY R. HICKS, District Judge.
Before the court are plaintiffs Oracle USA, Inc., Oracle America, Inc., and Oracle International Corporation's (collectively "Oracle") motion to seal portions of its opposition to defendant Rimini Street, Inc.'s ("Rimini Street") motion for clarification (Doc. #4771). Doc. #482.
Also before the court is defendant Rimini Street, Inc.'s ("Rimini Street") motion to seal various exhibits attached to the declaration of Ryan D. Dykal (Doc. #499). Doc. #511.
As an initial matter, the court is acutely cognizant of the presumption in favor of public access to papers filed in the district court. See Hagestad v. Tragesser, 49 F.3d 1430, 1434 (9th Cir. 1995). Therefore, a party seeking to file materials under seal bears the burden of overcoming that presumption by showing that the materials are covered by an operative protective order and are also deserving of confidentiality. See Foltz v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 331 F.3d 1122, 1135 (9th Cir. 2005). Specifically, a party must "articulate compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings that outweigh the general history of access and the public policies favoring disclosure." Kamakana, City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179 (9th Cir. 2006) (internal citations omitted).
Here, in this intellectual property action, the court has entered a protective order governing documentation and testimony that is confidential to the parties' internal research and development. The court has reviewed the documents and pleadings on file in this matter and finds that the documents at issue in the present motions contain information that is designated "Confidential" and "Highly Confidential" under the protective order. Therefore, the court finds that the parties have satisfied their burdens to show compelling reasons for filing the various pleadings under seal. Accordingly, the court shall grant the parties' motions.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiffs' motion to seal portions of their opposition (Doc. #482) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant's motion to seal various exhibits (Doc. #511) is GRANTED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
