In re Alphabet, Inc., Shareholder Derivative Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE ALPHABET, INC., SHAREHOLDER Case No. 21-cv-09388-RFL

DERIVATIVE LITIGATION

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

SEALING

Re: Dkt. No. 85

On May 30, 2025, Plaintiffs filed an administrative motion to consider whether another party’s materials should be sealed. (Dkt. No. 85.) Certain paragraphs in Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) and the associated redline were redacted because they contained information that Alphabet, Inc. asked Plaintiffs to treat as confidential. (Id.) On June 6, 2025, Alphabet filed a joinder in support of Plaintiffs’ administrative motion. (Dkt. No. 88.) However, Alphabet has not provided “compelling reasons” to keep the relevant paragraphs under seal, especially given their centrality to the “merits of [the] case.” See Center for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1096–99 (9th Cir. 2016). Therefore, Alphabet is ordered to show cause, in writing, by July 7, 2025 why the paragraphs should not be unsealed. Specifically, Alphabet should address the following questions: 1. Alphabet supports the request to seal several paragraphs in the FAC by asserting, among other…