Hybrid Audio, LLC v. ASUS Computer International, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HYBRID AUDIO, LLC, Case No. 3:17-cv-05947-JD Plaintiff,

ORDER RE JOINT MOTION TO FILE v. UNDER SEAL

ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL Re: Dkt. No. 121

INC, et al.,

Defendants. ? At the Court’s direction, see Dkt. No. 118, the parties and non-party RPX Corporation filed a joint motion to seal exhibits and briefing related to summary judgment, see Dkt. No. 121. The joint motion is a resubmission of previous motions to seal, see Dkt. Nos. 104, 109, and 114, that were overbroad and did not conform to the filing and formatting requirements of Civil Local Rule 79-5(d)(1) and the Court’s standing order. Dkt. No. 118.

The Court concludes that the parties have met their burden for “articulat[ing] compelling IS reasons supported by specific factual findings that outweigh the general history of access and the public policies favoring disclosures.” See In re Google Play Store Antitrust Litig., --- F. Supp. 3d ---, 2021 WL 4190165, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 25, 2021) (quoting Kamakana v. City and County of a 18 Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-79 (9th Cir. 2006)). For each document the parties seek to seal, they have identified facts showing that the portions sought to be redacted and sealed are related to the personal information of individuals and information concerning the scope of licensing and 71 other rights, the disclosure of which would cause the parties competitive harm in negotiations. Consequently, the motion is granted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 19, 2021 )

JAMES JPONATO

98 United fFlates District Judge