Becton, Dickinson and Company v. Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 BECTON, DICKINSON AND Case No.: 21cv1173-CAB (NLS) COMPANY; SIRIGEN, INC; and 12 ORDER: SIRIGEN II LIMITED,

13 Plaintiffs, (1) GRANTING DEFENDANT’S 14 MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL; v.

15 BECKMAN COULTER, INC., (2) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 16 MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL Defendant.

17 [ECF Nos. 178, 190] 18 19 Before the Court are two separate motions to file certain documents under seal. 20 ECF Nos. 178, 190. In the first motion, Defendant seeks to file under seal: 21 1. Portions of the Motion to Enforce the Court’s Order Regarding Discovery 22 Dispute No. 4; 23 2. Exhibits 2-5 to the Declaration of Anthony H. Sheh in support of the Motion 24 to Enforce; 25 3. Portions of Exhibits 6 and 7 to the Declaration of Anthony H. Sheh in 26 support of the Motion to Enforce. 27 ECF No. 178 at 2-3. In the second motion, Plaintiffs seek to file under seal Exhibit A to 28 the Declaration of Stuart Knight in support of Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s 1 || Motion to Enforce. ECF No. 190 at 2. 2 A party requesting that the court seal materials attached to a non-dispositive 3 ||motion must make a particularized showing of good cause. Kamakana v. City and Cnty. 4 || of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006). Here, a review of the documents 5 || above indicate that they contain technical information and confidential business 6 || information. 7 Good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS the motion to seal the requested 8 ||documents, as specified above. Dated: October 13, 2022 . ZO 5 12 Hon. Nita L. Stormes 13 United States Magistrate Judge 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28