WhatsApp Inc. v. NSO Group Technologies Limited
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WHATSAPP INC., et al., Case No. 19-cv-07123-PJH Plaintiffs,
v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO FILE
UNDER SEAL
NSO GROUP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 47 11 Defendants.
13 Before the court is plaintiffs WhatsApp Inc. and Facebook, Inc.’s (“plaintiffs”) motion to file under seal. Plaintiffs seek leave to file several documents under seal including their underlying motion to disqualify, declarations relating to that motion, a request for judicial notice, and even the proposed order and proof of service. See Dkt. 47 to Dkt. 47-15. The basis for plaintiffs’ motion to file under seal is Civil Local Rule 79-5(e). Dkt. 47 at 1. Rule 79-5(e) provides:
If the Submitting Party is seeking to file under seal a document designated as confidential by . . . a non-party pursuant to a protective order, or a document containing information so designated by . . . a non-party, the Submitting …