IN RE: CHROMACODE LITIGATION

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 IN RE CHROMACODE LITIGATION Case No. 23-cv-04823-EKL (VKD)

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ORDER RE MOTIONS TO SEAL

10 Re: Dkt. Nos. 127, 137 11 12

13 14 Plaintiffs California Institute of Technology and ChromaCode, Inc. (collectively, 15 “ChromaCode”) filed two administrative motions to consider whether another party’s material 16 should be sealed in connection with their motion for leave to amend infringement contentions. 17 Dkt. Nos. 127, 137. Defendant Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (“Bio-Rad”) and non-party Verily Life 18 Sciences, LLC (“Verily”) filed statements regarding their requests to seal. Dkt. Nos. 131, 140. As 19 the sealing motions relate to a discovery matter, the good cause standard applies. Ctr. for Auto 20 Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1097-98 (9th Cir. 2016); Kamakana v. City & Cnty. 21 of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1179-80 (9th Cir. 2006). 22 ChromaCode’s first motion to seal relates to Bio-Rad’s and Verily’s materials. Dkt. No. 23 127. Bio-Rad and Verily state that…