Facebook, Inc. v. OnLineNic Inc

DISCUSSION

14 The parties (plaintiffs, 35.CN, and the OnlineNIC defendants),2 as well as third-party 15 Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”), have filed statements regarding 16 the various sealing motions. To summarize, plaintiffs did not file a statement in support of sealing 17 any material, explaining that 35.CN’s “Opposition and supporting declarations contain only 18 conclusions abstracted from documents produced and designated by Plaintiffs in the course of 19 discovery” and that “Plaintiffs do not believe that sealing those portions of the Opposition and 20 supporting declarations purportedly containing Plaintiffs’ confidential information is necessary.” 21 Dkt. No. 323 at 2. ICANN seeks to seal material that “reflect[s] personal identifiable information 22 provided to ICANN.” Dkt. No. 309 at 1; Dkt. No. 326. ICANN, however, did not file a declaration 23 in support of sealing material filed in connection with 35.CN’s opposition brief or plaintiffs’ 24 objection to sur-reply evidence. The OnlineNIC defendants have filed several declarations in

26 2 The OnlineNIC defendants are comprised of defendants OnlineNIC Inc. (“OnlineNIC”)…