Applications in Internet Time, LLC v. Salesforce, Inc. ( 2022 )

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 * * * 4 APPLICATIONS IN INTERNET TIME, Case No. 3:13-CV-00628-RCJ-CLB LLC, 5 ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO SEAL Plaintiff, 6 [ECF No. 343, 344, 349, 362] v. 7 SALESFORCE, INC., 8 Defendant. 9 10 This case involves a patent infringement action filed by Plaintiff Application in 11 Internet Time, LLC (“AIT”), against Defendant Salesforce, Inc. (“Salesforce”). Before the 12 Court are several motions filed by Salesforce related to either redacting certain items or 13 filing other items under seal. The motions are as follows: 14 (1) Motion to redact portions of the transcript from the November 16, 2022 hearing 15 before Magistrate Judge Carla Baldwin, (ECF No. 343); 16 (2) Motion to file under seal Exhibit 1 of the motion to redact portions of the transcript, 17 (ECF No. 344); 18 (3) Motion to seal the entirety of Salesforce’s response to AIT’s motion to stay 19 production, (ECF No. 349); and 20 (4) Motion to seal the entirety of Salesforce’s motion to enforce the court’s order for 21 production of documents, (ECF No. 362). 22 “The courts of this country recognize a general right to inspect and copy public 23 records and documents, including judicial records and documents.” Courthouse News 24 Serv. v. Planet, 947 F.3d 581, 591 (9th Cir. 2020) (quoting Courthouse News Serv. v. 25 26 Brown, 908 F.3d 1063, 1069 (7th Cir. 2018)). Certain documents are exceptions to this 27 right and are generally kept secret for policy reasons, including when documents contain 28 trade secrets or other sensitive information. Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 1| F.3d 1172, 1178-79 (9th Cir. 2006). Having reviewed the motions, the Court finds there is good cause to grant Salesforce’s motions to redact and seal the documents identified which contain trade secrets or other sensitive information. 4 Therefore, Salesforce’s motions redact and to seal, (ECF Nos. 343, 344, 349, 362), are GRANTED. 6 IT IS SO ORDERED. 7 DATED: December 29, 2022 . 9 10 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28