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 GRANTING MOTIONS TO
SEAL
NSO GROUP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 59, 60, 65 11 Defendants.
13 Before the court are three related administrative motions to file under seal. Dkts. 59, 60, 65. The first, filed by plaintiff WhatsApp Inc. (“WhatsApp” or “plaintiff”),1 seeks to file under seal portions of their motion to disqualify and related declarations. The second and third, filed by non-party the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), seeks to file under seal in its entirety a declaration by a DOJ Attorney and proposed additional redactions to plaintiff’s sealable material. Defendants do not oppose any of the administrative motions. Due to the several filings necessitated by the motions to seal, the court briefly recounts the relevant procedural history. Plaintiff filed its first attempt to file under seal on April 10, 2020 (Dkt. 47), which the…