Case Information
*1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION DROPLETS, INC., Case No. 12-cv-03733-JST Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] ORDER RE OATH HOLDINGS INC. AND OATH, INC.’S v. ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE MATERIALS UNDER SEAL RE MOTION YAHOO!, INC., TO INTERVENE Defendant.
Before the Court is Oath Holdings Inc. and Oath, Inc. (d/b/a Verizon Media)’s (together “Oath”) Administrative Motion to File Materials Under Seal. Having considered the Motion to Seal, the documents to be filed under seal, the parties’ arguments and written submissions, the relevant law, and the record in this case, the Court finds that there are “compelling reasons” for granting the Motion to Seal. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC , 809 F.3d 1092, 1101 (9th Cir. 2016). Disclosure of the confidential and proprietary business information in the documents at issue would create a risk of injury, in that competitors could use such information to “gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.” Intel Corp. v. Via Techs., Inc. , 198 F.R.D. 525, 531 (N.D. Cal. 2000).
Oath’s Motion is therefore GRANTED and it is hereby ORDERED that the following August 23, 2019 documents and portions thereof shall be filed under seal: Document Identification of Party Proposing Sealing or Portions to be Redaction and Basis Therefor Redacted Oath’s Notice of Motion Passages citing the Proposed to be sealed by Oath Inc., Oath and Motion to Intervene Confidential Assignment Holdings Inc., and Altaba, Inc.: and Transfer Agreement Information in this document has been and confidential Verizon designated confidential by the corporate structure producing party and notice is given
under Civil L.R. 79-5(e)(1). Hector Decl., ¶ 3. [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE MATERIALS UNDER SEAL
*2 Confidential Assignment Entire document Proposed to be sealed by Oath Inc., Oath and Transfer Agreement Holdings Inc., and Altaba, Inc.:
Information in this document has been designated confidential by the producing party and notice is given under Civil L.R. 79-5(e)(1). Hector Decl., ¶ 3.
IT IS SO ORDERED:
DATED: ____________________________
The Honorable Jon. S. Tigar United States District Judge [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE
2 MATERIALS UNDER SEAL