Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 EPIC GAMES, INC., Case No. 4:20-cv-05640-YGR
Plaintiff, PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 8 RE:
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO SEAL THE
vs. COURTROOM DURING PRESENTATION OF
CERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL AT
APPLE INC., TRIAL
Defendant. AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM Dkt. No. 515
14 TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD: The Court is in receipt of a Motion to Seal the Courtroom During Presentation of Certain Confidential Material at Trial, filed by Defendant Apple Inc. (Dkt. No. 515.) Apple requests that the courtroom be closed during discussions of its App Store’s profitability, as analyzed by Epic Games’ accounting expert, Ned S. Barnes. In addition to closing the courtroom for the entirety of Mr. Barnes’ testimony, Apple requests that the courtroom be closed for any fact or expert witness testimony “addressing the subject matter of Mr. Barnes’ opinions or the documents on which he relied” or…