Columbia Insurance Co. v. Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 COLUMBIA INSURANCE CO., et al., Case No. 19-cv-04683-TSH

8 Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE: ADMINISTRATIVE

9 v. MOTIONS TO FILE UNDER SEAL

10 SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY Re: Dkt. Nos. 140, 147, 157, 183

INC.,

11 Defendant. 12 13 I. INTRODUCTION 14 Plaintiffs Columbia Insurance Co. and MiTek Inc. (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint for 15 patent infringement against Defendant Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. (“Simpson”). ECF No. 16 61 (First Amended Complaint). Simpson filed a counterclaim for patent invalidity against 17 Plaintiffs. ECF No. 64. Pending before the Court are two administrative motions to file under 18 seal brought by Plaintiffs (ECF Nos. 140, 157) and two administrative motions to file under seal 19 brought by Simpson (ECF Nos. 147, 183). For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS 20 Plaintiffs’ first Motion, GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiffs’ second Motion, 21 GRANTS Simpson’s first Motion, and GRANTS Simpson’s second Motion.1 22 …