The opinion
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7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ANIBAL RODRIGUEZ, et al.,
10 Case No. 20-cv-04688-RS
Plaintiffs,
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v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
12 DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
GOOGLE LLC, SEAL
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Defendant.
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15 I. INTRODUCTION
16 In this privacy action, Plaintiffs and Defendant (Google) have filed an omnibus motion to
17 seal various portions of materials related to the parties’ class certification and Daubert briefing.
18 Specifically, the parties request to seal portions of briefing related to Plaintiff’s Motion for Class
19 Certification, expert reports and related appendices, as well as Google’s Daubert Motion and
20 related appendices. For the reasons below, the parties’ omnibus motion to seal is granted in part
21 and denied in part.
22 II. LEGAL STANDARD
23 There is a strong presumption in favor of allowing public access when deciding whether
24 materials should be sealed. See Apple Inc. v. Psystar Corp., 658 F.3d 1150, 1162 (9th Cir. 2011).
25 A request to seal must be narrowly tailored. Civ. L. R. 79-5(c)(3). The Ninth Circuit articulates
26 two tests to determine whether a record may be sealed, the “compelling reason” standard or the
27 “good cause” exception. Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir.
1 a motion is “dispositive,” the compelling reasons standard applies. Ctr. for Auto Safety, 809 F.3d
2 at 1095. The Ninth Circuit has not yet decided if a motion to certify class is dispositive or non-
3 dispositive. Santos v. TWC Admin. LLC, No. CV 13–04799 MMM, 2014 WL 12703020 at *2
4 (C.D. Cal. May 27, 2014). Districts in the Ninth Circuit generally treat motions for class
5 certification as non-dispositive. Id. However, a motion for class certification can be dispositive
6 where “denial of class status means that the stakes are too low for the named plaintiffs to continue
7 the matter.” Id. (quoting Prado v. Bush, 221 F.3d 1266, 1274 (11th Cir. 2000). Where a litigant
8 presents compelling reasons to seal material, the court must then balance the interests of the public
9 and the party seeking sealing. Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1096–97
10 (9th Cir. 2016). This balancing test involves such factors as the public’s interest in understanding
11 the functioning of the judicial process and the volume of material sought to be sealed. See Zakinov
12 v. Ripple Labs, Inc., No. 18-cv-6753, 2023 WL 5280193 at *1 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2023). “The
13 mere fact that the production of records may lead to a litigant’s embarrassment, incrimination, or
14 exposure to further litigation will not, without more, compel the court to seal its records.”
15 Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1178.
16 III. DISCUSSION
17 Google requests to seal what it characterizes as commercially sensitive information,
18 internal code names, and non-public employee email addresses. Google asserts that it seeks to seal
19 excerpts of internal studies and research because they contain “competitively sensitive materials.”
20 Google invokes Algarin v. Maybelline as an example of a case where a study that contained
consumer research and sales data and was sealed because it could be subject to improper use by a
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competitor. No. 12cv3000 AJB (DHB), 2014 WL 690410 (S.D. Cal. Feb. 21, 2014). However,
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much of the information Google seeks to seal will not actually harm its competitive standing and,
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unlike in Algarin, simply reflects the opinions of Plaintiffs’ experts, resulting in no danger of
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“improper use by competitors who may circumvent expending their own resources in obtaining
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information at [Google’s] expense.” Id. at *4.
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Google also asserts the records it seeks to seal contain business information that might
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1 harm their “competitive standing” or “become a vehicle for improper use” such that those
2 compelling reasons outweigh the public’s interest in disclosure. See In re Elec. Arts, Inc. 298
3 F.App’x 568 (9th Cir. 2008) (internal quotations omitted). Plaintiffs oppose sealing some of
4 Google’s records on the basis that they may affect the rights of absent class members.
The motion to seal is granted in part and denied in part. For some records, Google has
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adequately shown “compelling reasons” warranting the sealing of the records it selects. However,
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for others, preventing disclosure will impact information necessary to calculate Plaintiffs’
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monetary damages, and many records Google seeks to seal are high level summaries that go
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directly to Plaintiffs’ claims. In addition, some of the records go directly to the public interest in
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disclosure and are not outweighed by any compelling reasons. The request to seal excerpts that
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reveals Plaintiffs’ private information is granted. Dkt. 338. As to the Google’s sealing request, the
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tables below outline which portions of the records may be sealed. No pages, paragraphs, or records
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may be sealed in their entirety unless stated otherwise. If the table reads “may be sealed only,”
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then the parties must seal only the word or short phrase that corresponds with that description, not
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the entire sentence or paragraph (unless, of course, the entire sentence or paragraph corresponds
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with that description).
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The following records attached to Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. 315) may
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be sealed:
18 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
19 Exhibit 1 GOOG-RDGZ00117318 All columns except
“Summary”
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Exhibit 2 GOOG-RDGZ-00209974 Internal terms may be
21 sealed only
22 GOOG-RDGZ-00209975 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00209976 Employee PII may be sealed
24 only
Exhibit 5 GOOG-RDGZ-00144762 Internal strategy
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GOOG-RDGZ-00144763 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-00144764 Internal processes
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1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
GOOG-RDGZ-00144767 Internal processes
2
Exhibit 7 GOOG-RDGZ-00024709 Employee PII may be sealed
3 only
4 GOOG-RDGZ-00024710 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00024711 Employee PII may be sealed
6 only
7 Exhibit 10 GOOG-RDGZ-00161367 Internal processes
GOOG-RDGZ-00161373 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161378 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161384 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161385 Internal processes
11 GOOG-RDGZ-00161392 Internal processes
12 GOOG-RDGZ-00161393 Internal terms
13 GOOG-RDGZ-00161395 Internal terms may be
sealed only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161396 Internal processes
15 GOOG-RDGZ-00161397 Internal processes
16 GOOG-RDGZ-00161398 Internal processes
GOOG-RDGZ-00161399 Internal terms may be
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sealed only
18 GOOG-RDGZ-00161401 Internal terms may be
sealed only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161406 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161408 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161410 Internal terms may be
22 sealed only
GOOG-RDGZ-00161411 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161412 Internal terms
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161414 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-00161417 Internal processes
26 GOOG-RDGZ-00161418 Internal processes
27 GOOG-RDGZ-00161419 Internal processes
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
GOOG-RDGZ-00161420 Internal terms
2
Exhibit 11 212:16 – 212:21 Internal processes
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213:8 – 213:9 Internal processes
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214:10 – 214:14; Internal processes
5 214:18 – 214:21;
214:23 – 214:25
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215:1 – 215:5; I n ternal processes
7 215:9 – 215:10;
215:15 – 215:24
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216:2 – 216:4 Internal processes
9 217:3 – 217:6; Internal processes
217:8 – 217:15
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Exhibit 15 GOOG-RDGZ-00052784 Employee PII may be sealed
11 only
12 GOOG-RDGZ-00052785 Internal terms may be
sealed only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052787 Internal terms may be
14 sealed only
15 GOOG-RDGZ-00052788 Internal terms may be
sealed only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052790 Internal strategy
17 GOOG-RDGZ-00052791 Internal strategy
18 GOOG-RDGZ-00052792 Internal terms may be
sealed only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052793 Internal terms may be
20 sealed only
GOOG-RDGZ-00052794 Internal strategy
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052795 Internal strategy
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052797 Internal strategy
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052798 Internal strategy
24 GOOG-RDGZ-00052799 Internal processes
Internal strategy
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052801 Internal strategy
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052805 Internal processes
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1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
GOOG-RDGZ-00052806 Internal processes
2
GOOG-RDGZ-00052807 Internal strategy
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052809 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-00052811 Internal strategy
5 GOOG-RDGZ-00052812 Internal strategy
6 Exhibit 42 GOOG-RDGZ-00152018 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00152027 Employee PII may be sealed
9 only
GOOG-RDGZ-00152029 Employee PII may be sealed
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only
11 GOOG-RDGZ-00152040 Internal strategy
12 Exhibit 54 GOOG-RDGZ-0090236 Internal terms and
Employee PII may be sealed
13 only
14 GOOG-RDGZ-0090238 Internal processes
15 GOOG-RDGZ-0090239 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-0090242 Internal processes
17 GOOG-RDGZ-0090243 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-0090244 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-0090245 Internal processes
20 GOOG-RDGZ-0090246 Internal processes
21 GOOG-RDGZ-0090247 Internal processes
22 GOOG-RDGZ-0090249 Internal processes
GOOG-RDGZ-0090250 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-0090251 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-0090252 Internal processes
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GOOG-RDGZ-0090253 Internal processes
26 Exhibit 55 GOOG-RDGZ-00043294 Internal processes;
Complete document Internal strategy;
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1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
Internal terms;
2
Employee PII
3 Exhibit 56 112:21 – 112:25 Internal processes
4 113:1 – 113:2; Internal processes
113:10 – 113:11
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114:8 – 114:11 Internal processes
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115:17 – 115:20 Internal processes
7 116:1 – 116:8; Internal processes
116:17 – 116:20
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Exhibit 57 GOOG-RDGZ-00044356 Employee PII may be sealed
9 only
10 Exhibit 59 GOOG-RDGZ-00173562 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00173563 Employee PII may be sealed
12 only
13 Exhibit 61 GOOG-RDGZ-00129084 Employee PII and internal
figures may be sealed only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00129085 Employee PII may be sealed
15 only
GOOG-RDGZ-00129086 Employee PII may be sealed
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only
17 GOOG-RDGZ-00129087 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00129088 Employee PII may be sealed
19 only
20 GOOG-RDGZ-00129089 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00129090 Employee PII may be sealed
22 only
23 GOOG-RDGZ-00129091 Internal terms (to the extent
there are any) and
24 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00129092 Internal terms and
26 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
GOOG-RDGZ-00129093 Internal terms and
2
Employee PII may be sealed
3 only
GOOG-RDGZ-00129094 Internal terms and
4
Employee PII may be sealed
5 only
GOOG-RDGZ-00129095 Internal terms and
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Employee PII may be sealed
7 only
Exhibit 65 GOOG-RDGZ-00092072 Employee PII may be sealed
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only
9 GOOG-RDGZ-00092097 Internal processes
10 GOOG-RDGZ-00092098 Internal processes
11 GOOG-RDGZ-00092099 Internal strategy
GOOG-RDGZ-00092100 Internal strategy
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Exhibit 68 GOOG-RDGZ-00129096 Internal terms and
13 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00129097 Employee PII may be sealed
15 only
16 GOOG-RDGZ-00129098 Employee PII may be sealed
only
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GOOG-RDGZ-00129099 Employee PII may be sealed
18 only
19 Exhibit 69 GOOG-RDGZ-0130381 Internal terms and
Employee PII may be sealed
20 only
21 The table below lists exhibits to Google’s Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Class
22 Certification (Dkts. 323 & 324) that may be sealed:
23 Exhibit No. / Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
Document Title
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Exhibit 21 Pgs. 4 – 30 Internal terms may be
25 sealed only
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27 1 For Exhibit 2 of the Opposition, Google impermissibly seeks to seal entire pages of documents,
claiming they show highly sensitive and confidential information about proprietary consent
1 Exhibit No. / Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
Document Title
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Exhibit 3 GOOG-RDGZ-00056514 Internal processes;
3 Complete document Internal terms;
Internal strategy;
4 Employee PII
5 Exhibit 5 44:21-22 Internal terms may be
sealed only
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72:16; 72:21 Internal terms may be
7 sealed only
Exhibit 6 Addressed in Exhibit 7 to Google’s The sealed records must
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Motion to Exclude Opinion of Plaintiffs’ comport with the court’s
9 Damages Expert M.J. Lasinski. order in the row
corresponding to Exhibit 7
10 to Google’s Motion to
Exclude Opinion of
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Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert
M.J. Lasinski.
12
Exhibit 6-A Addressed in Exhibit 8 to Google’s The sealed records must
13 Motion to Exclude Opinion of Plaintiffs’ comport with the court’s
Damages Expert M.J. Lasinski. order in the row
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corresponding to Exhibit 8
15 to Google’s Motion to
Exclude Opinion of
16 Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert
M.J. Lasinski.
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Exhibit 8 Pg. 4 Employee PII may be sealed
18 only
19 Exhibit 9 Addressed in Exhibit 5 to Google’s The sealed records must
Motion to Exclude Opinion of Plaintiffs’ comport with the court’s
20 Damages Expert M.J. Lasinski. order in the row
corresponding to Exhibit 5
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to Google’s Motion to
22 Exclude Opinion of
Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert
23 M.J. Lasinski.
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25
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checking processes within Google’s storage infrastructure. However, this sealing request is too
27 broad. Google may seal internal terms only.
1 Exhibit No. / Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
Document Title
2
Exhibit 11 Addressed in Exhibit 1 to Google’s The sealed records must
3 Motion to Exclude Opinion of Plaintiffs’ comport with the court’s
Damages Expert M.J. Lasinski. order in the row
4 corresponding to Exhibit 1
to Google’s Motion to
5
Exclude Opinion of
6 Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert
M.J. Lasinski.
7
Exhibit 13 Pg. 91, Footnote 280 Internal terms may be
sealed only
8
Exhibit 14 Pg. 6, lines 24-28 Internal terms may be
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sealed only
10 Pg. 7, lines 1-5, 6-16 Internal terms may be
sealed only
11
Exhibit 19 Addressed in Exhibit 1 to Google’s The sealed records must
12 Motion to Exclude Opinion of Plaintiffs’ comport with the court’s
Damages Expert M.J. Lasinski. order in the row
13 corresponding to Exhibit 1
to Google’s Motion to
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Exclude Opinion of
15 Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert
M.J. Lasinski.
16
Exhibit 21 Pg. 12, 4-5 Internal terms may be
17 sealed only
Pg. 14, line 23 Internal terms may be
18
sealed only
19 Pg. 15, lines 13, 17-18, 24-27 Internal terms may be
sealed only
20
Pg. 16, lines 1-28 Internal terms may be
21 sealed only, the entire page
may not be sealed
22
Pg. 17, lines 1-28 Internal terms may be
23 sealed only
24 Pg. 18, lines 1-21 Internal terms may be
sealed only
25
Pg. 19, lines 1-8 Internal terms may be
26 sealed only
27 The table below lists exhibits to Plaintiffs’ Reply in support of their Motion for Class
1 Certification (Dkt. 333) that may be sealed:
2 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
Exhibit 70 223:8 Internal data log detail may
3
be sealed only
4 223:10 Internal data log detail may
be sealed only
5
223:13 Internal data log detail may
6 be sealed only
7 223:20 Internal data log detail may
be sealed only
8
223:25 Internal data log detail may
9 be sealed only
10 224:6 Internal data log detail may
be sealed only
11
225:10 Internal data log identifier
12 may be sealed only
225:13 Internal data log identifiers
13
may be sealed only
14 225:17 Internal data log identifiers
may be sealed only
15
225:18 Internal data log identifiers
16 may be sealed only
17 225:19 Internal data log identifiers
may be sealed only
18
225:24 Internal data log details may
19 be sealed only
Exhibit 71 GOOG-RDGZ-00149617 Internal terms may be
20
sealed only
21 GOOG-RDGZ-00149618 Internal terms may be
sealed only
22
GOOG-RDGZ-00149619 Internal terms may be
23 sealed only
24 GOOG-RDGZ-00149620 Internal terms may be
sealed only
25
GOOG-RDGZ-00149621 Internal terms may be
26 sealed only
27
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
GOOG-RDGZ-00149622 Internal terms may be
2
sealed only
3 GOOG-RDGZ-00149623 Internal terms may be
sealed only
4
GOOG-RDGZ-00149624 Internal terms may be
5
sealed only
6 GOOG-RDGZ-00149625 Internal terms may be
sealed only
7
GOOG-RDGZ-00149626 Internal terms and
8 Employee PII may be sealed
only
9
GOOG-RDGZ-00149628 Internal terms may be
10 sealed only
11 GOOG-RDGZ-00149630 Internal terms may be
sealed only
12
The table below lists exhibits to Google’s Motion to Exclude Opinion of Plaintiffs’
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Damages Expert Michael J. Lasinski (Dkt. 326): that may be sealed:
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Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
15
Exhibit 1 Pgs. 24 – 270 Internal terms may be
16 sealed only, to the extent
there are any
17
Exhibit 3 Pg. 30, Footnote 116 Internal terms may be
18 sealed only
19 Pg. 50, Footnote 176 Internal terms may be
sealed only
20
Pg. 83, Footnote 285 Internal terms may be
21 sealed only
22 Exhibit 5 Pgs. 153 – 376 Internal terms and figures
(e.g. the one in 153:23) may
23 be sealed only
24 Exhibit 7 Pg. 12, Para. 41 Internal terms/figures may
be sealed only
25
Pg. 13, Para. 43 Internal terms may be
26 sealed only
27
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
Pg. 14, Para. 43 Internal terms may be
2
sealed only
3 Pg. 21, Para. 60g Internal terms may be
sealed only
4
Pg. 28, Para. 74, Footnote 84 Internal terms may be
5 sealed only
6 Pg. 31, Para. 80 Internal terms may be
sealed only
7
Pg. 32, Para. 83 Internal terms may be
8 sealed only
9 Pg. 33, Footnote 101 Internal terms may be
sealed only
10
Pg. 34, Para. 87, Para. .90 Internal terms may be
11 sealed only
Pg. 35, Para. 90, Para. 92 Internal terms may be
12
sealed only
13 Pg. 38, Para. 99 Internal terms may be
sealed only
14
Pg. 39, Para. 101 Internal terms may be
15 sealed only
16 Pg. 41, Para. 107, Footnotes 129 & 131 Internal terms may be
sealed only
17
Pg. 42, Footnote 132 Internal terms may be
18 sealed only
19 Pg. 48, Para. 123 Internal terms may be
sealed only
20
Pg. 50, Para. 128, Footnote 154 Internal terms may be
21 sealed only
Pg. 52, Para. 132 Internal terms may be
22
sealed only
23 Pg. 55, Para. 140, Para. 142 Internal terms may be
sealed only
24
Pg. 56, Para. 142 Internal terms may be
25 sealed only
26 Pg. 57, Para. 143, Para. 144, Paras. 145 Internal terms may be
– 146, Footnote 177 sealed only
27
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
Pg. 58, Para. 146 Internal terms may be
2
sealed only and any PII may
3 be sealed
Pg. 59, Para. 146, Para. 147 Internal terms may be
4
sealed only
5 Pg. 60, Para. 151 Internal terms may be
sealed only
6
Pg. 62, Para. 155 Internal terms may be
7 sealed only
8 Pg. 64, Footnote 195 Internal terms may be
sealed only
9
Pg. 69, Para. 167, Footnote 210 Internal terms may be
10 sealed only
11 Pg. 70, Para. 169 Internal terms may be
sealed only
12
Pg. 71, Para. 169, Para. 170 Internal terms may be
13 sealed only
Pg. 73, Para. 174 Internal terms may be
14
sealed only
15 Pg. 75, Para. 178 Internal terms may be
sealed only
16
Pg. 81, Para. 192 Internal terms may be
17 sealed only
18 Pg. 86, Para. 201 Internal terms may be
sealed only
19
Pg. 93, Para. 214 Internal terms may be
20 sealed only
21 Exhibit 8 Pg. 12 Employee PII may be sealed
only
22
Pg. 38. Para. 12-13 Any PII (including images)
23 and internal terms may be
sealed only
24
Pg. 39, Paras. 14 – 16 Internal terms may be
25 sealed only
Pg. 40, Paras. 16 – 17 Internal terms and PII may
26
be sealed
27
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
Pg. 41, Paras. 17 – 19 Internal terms and PII may
2
be sealed
3 Pg. 42, Paras. 20 – 22 Internal terms and PII may
be sealed
4
Pg. 43, Paras. 22 – 24 Internal terms and PII may
5 be sealed only
6 Pg. 44, Paras. 24 - 26 Internal terms and PII may
be sealed only
7
Pg. 49, Para. 39 Internal terms may be
8 sealed only.
9 Pg. 50, Paras. 40 – 43 Internal terms and PII may
be sealed only
10
Pg. 51, Paras. 44 – 45 Internal terms and PII may
11 be sealed only
Exhibit 10 Pg. 5, Line 19 Internal figures may be
12
sealed only
13 Pg. 6, Line 3 Internal figures may be
sealed only
14
Pg. 9, Lines 26 – 27 Internal terms may be
15 sealed only
16 Pg. 11, Lines 6 – 19, Lines 22 – 27 Internal terms may be
sealed only
17
Pg. 12, Lines 9 – 10 Internal terms may be
18 sealed only
19 Pg. 15, Line 1 Internal terms may be
sealed only
20
Pg. 16, Lines 3 – 28 Internal terms and figures
21 may be sealed only
Pg. 17, Lines 1 - 28 Internal processes;
22
Internal terms
23 Pg. 18, lines 1 – 21 Internal processes;
Internal terms
24
Pg. 19, Lines 1, 2-8, 11 – 28 Internal terms and figures
25 may be sealed only
26 Pg. 20, Lines 1 – 24 Internal processes;
Internal terms
27
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Parts to be sealed
Pg. 21, Lines 1 – 28 Internal processes;
2
Internal terms
3 Pg. 22, Lines 1 – 28 Internal processes;
Internal terms
4
Pg. 23, Lines 1 – 28 Internal processes;
5 Internal terms
6 Pg. 24, Lines 1 – 12 Internal processes;
Internal terms
7
Declaration of Generally Public figures and
8 Michael Lasinski in calculations derived from
Support of Plaintiffs’ them may not be sealed.
9 Motion for Class Only internal terms,
Certification describing undisclosed and
10
non-public projects or
11 products, to the extent there
are any, may be sealed.
12 Employee PII may also be
sealed. Google is not
13 permitted to seal entire
paragraphs, but the specific
14
words or phrases that
15 correspond with internal
terms/employee PII.
16
Pg. 38, Paras. 102 All portions of image except
17 those in red rectangles
PDF Pgs. 86 – 152 Only Google’s internal,
18
non-public figures, to the
19 extent that there are any,
may be sealed. Public
20 figures and calculations
derived from them, which
21
affect absent class members,
22 may not be sealed.
23 The table below lists exhibits to Plaintiff’s Opposition to Google’s Motion to Exclude
24 Opinion of Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert Michael J. Lasinski (Dkt. 331): that may be sealed:
25 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Description
Exhibit 1 Duplicative of Exhibit 1 to Google’s The sealed records must
26
Motion to Exclude Opinion of Michael comport with the court’s
27 J. Lasinski order in the row(s)
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Description
corresponding to Exhibit 1
2
to Google’s Motion to
3 Exclude Opinion of
Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert
4 M.J. Lasinski.
5 Exhibit 3 Duplicative of Exhibit 3 to Google’s The sealed records must
Motion to Exclude Opinion of Michael comport with the court’s
6 J. Lasinski order in the row(s)
corresponding to Exhibit 3
7
to Google’s Motion to
Exclude Opinion of
8
Plaintiffs’ Damages Expert
9 M.J. Lasinski.
Exhibit 5 187:23-24 Internal terms
10
Exhibit 6 Duplicative of Exhibit 15 to Plaintiffs’ The sealed records must
11
Motion for Class Certification comport with the court’s
order in the row(s)
12
corresponding to Exhibit 15
13 to Plaintiffs’ Motion for
Class Certification
14
Exhibit 7 GOOG-RDGZ-00188469 Internal processes,
15 Complete document Internal terms
16 Exhibit 9
17 GOOG-RDGZ-00028473 Internal terms may be
sealed only
18
GOOG-RDGZ-00028474 Internal processes;
19 Internal terms
GOOG-RDGZ-00028475 Internal processes;
20
Internal terms
21 GOOG-RDGZ-00028476 Internal processes;
Internal terms
22
GOOG-RDGZ-00028477 Internal processes;
23 Internal terms
24 GOOG-RDGZ-00028478 Internal processes;
Internal terms
25
GOOG-RDGZ-00028479 Internal processes;
26 Internal terms
27
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Description
GOOG-RDGZ-00028480 Internal processes;
2
Internal terms
3 GOOG-RDGZ-00028481 Internal processes;
Internal terms
4
GOOG-RDGZ-00028482 Internal processes;
5 Internal terms;
Internal strategy
6
GOOG-RDGZ-00028483 Internal processes;
7 Internal terms;
Internal strategy
8
GOOG-RDGZ-00028484 Internal processes;
9 Internal terms;
Internal strategy
10
11 The table below lists portions of Jonathan E. Hochman’s Expert Report and Appendices
12 that may be sealed:
Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Description
13
Report Pg. 22, Para 51 Internal figures may be
14
sealed only.
15 Pg. 23, Footnote 32 Internal terms may be
sealed only
16
Pg. 24, Para. 54, 55, Footnote 36 Internal terms may be
17 sealed only
18 Pg. 26, Footnote 39 Internal terms may be
sealed only
19
Pg. 29, Para. 64 Internal terms may be
20 sealed only
Pg. 33, Footnote 62 Internal strategy
21
Pg. 39, Footnote 74 Internal terms may be
22 sealed only
23 Pg. 50-52, Para. 110 Internal terms may be
sealed only
24
Pg. 52, Para. 112 Internal terms may be
25 sealed only
26 Pg. 53, Para. 114 Internal terms may be
sealed only
27
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Description
Pg. 54, Paras. 115-117 Internal terms may be
2
sealed only
3 Pg. 55, Para. 120 Internal terms may be
sealed only
4
Pg. 56, Footnote 95 Internal processes
5
Pg. 56-57, Para. 124 Internal terms may be
6 sealed only
7 Pg. 58, Para. 125 Internal terms may be
sealed only
8
Pg. 58-59, Para. 127 Internal terms may be
9 sealed only
Pg. 59, Para. 128 Internal terms may be
10
sealed only
11 Pg. 60-63, Para. 130 Internal code and terms may
be sealed, but description by
12
Hochman may not be
13 sealed.
Pg. 66-67, Para. 138 Internal figures may be
14
sealed only.
15 Pg. 67-69, Para. 141 Internal processes
16 Pg. 67, Footnote 107 Internal figures may be
sealed only
17
Pg. 71, Footnote 113-114 Internal terms may be
18 sealed only
19 Pg. 72, Para. 149 Plaintiffs’ designations
Pg. 73, Para. 152 Employee PII may be sealed
20
only
21 Pg. 75-79, Paras.159-165 Internal processes;
Internal strategy
22
Pg. 77, Footnote 118-119 Internal terms may be
23 sealed only
24 Pg. 79, Footnote 120 Internal terms may be
sealed only
25
Pg. 81, Para. 169 Internal terms may be
26 sealed only
Internal processes;
27 Pg. 81-82, Para. 171
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Description
Internal strategy
2
Internal processes;
3 Pg. 82, Paras. 173-174 Internal strategy
4 Internal processes;
Pg. 83-84, Paras. 175-177
Internal strategy
5
Internal processes;
Pg. 83, Footnote 128
6 Internal strategy
7 Pg. 85, Para. 179 Internal terms may be
sealed only
8
Plaintiffs’ designations
Pg. 86, Para. 182
9
Internal terms may be
Pg. 88, Paras. 188-189
10 sealed only
11 Pg. 89-90, Para. 191 Plaintiffs’ designations
12 Pg. 89, Footnote 131 Plaintiffs’ designations
13 Pg. 91-92, Para. 192 Plaintiffs’ designations
14 Pg. 94, Para. 198 Internal terms may be
sealed only
15
Pg. 96, Para. 206 Internal terms may be
16 sealed only
Pg. 97, Para. 207 Internal terms may be
17
sealed only
18 Pg. 98, Para. 208 Internal processes, depicted
in table format, may be
19
sealed only
20 Pg. 100, Paras. 213-214 Internal terms may be
sealed only
21
Pg. 100-101, Para. 216 Internal terms may be
22 sealed only
23 Pg. 101, Paras. 217-218 Internal terms may be
sealed only
24
Pg. 102-103 Paras. 220-222 Internal terms may be
25 sealed only
26 Pg. 104-106, Paras. 230-231 Internal terms may be
sealed only
27
Pg. 106-108, Para. 232 and Footnote Internal terms may be
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Description
140 sealed only
2
Pg. 108-109, Paras. 233-235 Internal processes;
3 Internal terms
4 Pg. 110, Para. 237 Internal terms
5 Pg. 110-111, Paras. 238-239 Internal terms may be
sealed only
6
Pg. 111, Footnote 141 Internal terms may be
7 sealed only
Pg. 111-113, Paras. 241-243 Internal terms may be
8
sealed only
9 Pg. 113, Paras. 244-245 Plaintiffs’ designations
10 Pg. 113-114, Para. 246 Plaintiffs’ designations
11 Pg. 114, Footnote 144 Internal terms may be
sealed only
12
Pg. 114, Para. 248 Internal terms may be
13 sealed only
Pg. 116, Footnote 145 Internal figures may be
14
sealed only
15 Pg. 122, Para. 273 Internal processes, depicted
in the attached image, may
16
be sealed only.
17 Pg. 127, Para. 286 Internal terms and figures
may be sealed only
18
Pg. 131-132, Paras. 299-300 Internal processes;
19 Internal terms
20 Pg. 132-133, Para. 303 Internal terms may be
sealed only
21
Pg. 133-134, Paras. 305-309 Internal terms may be
22 sealed only
Pg. 134, Footnote 159 Internal terms may be
23
sealed only
24 Pg. 136, Para. 312 Internal processes and
terms, depicted in the
25
attached image, may be
26 sealed only
Pg. 137-138, Paras. 318-319 and Internal terms may be
27
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Description
Footnote 162 sealed only
2
Pg. 138-141, Paras. 320-324 Internal terms may be
3 sealed only
4 Pg. 139, Footnote 163-164 Internal terms may be
sealed only
5
Pg. 140, Footnote 165 Internal terms may be
6 sealed only
7 Pg. 141, Para. 326 Internal terms may be
sealed only
8
Pg. 142-143, Para. 330 Everything after “As show
9 in the figure” and the figure
itself may be sealed.
10
Pg. 148, Para. 348 Internal figures may be
11 sealed
Pg. 150, Para. 353 Internal term may be sealed
12
only
13 Pg. 150, Para. 355 Internal figures may be
sealed only
14
Pg. 150, Footnote 173-174 Internal processes;
15 Internal strategy
16 Pg. 151, Para. 358 Internal terms may be
sealed only
17
Pg. 152, Para. 360 Internal terms may be
18 sealed only
19 Pg. 153, Para. 364 Internal terms may be
sealed only
20
Pg. 154, Para. 367 Internal terms may be
21 sealed only
Pg. 154, Footnote 175 Internal terms may be
22
sealed only
23 Pg. 157, Para. 375 Employee PII may be sealed
only
24
Pg. 162, Para. 388 Internal terms may be
25 sealed only
26 Pg. 168, Footnote 180 Internal processes;
Internal strategy
27
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations Description
Appendix E Pg. 7, Para. 13 Internal terms may be
2
sealed only
3 Pg. 10, Paras. 20-21 Internal processes;
Internal strategy
4
Pg. 10, Footnote 24 Internal processes
5
Pg. 11-13, Paras. 23-26 Internal terms may be
6 sealed only
7 Pg. 14, Para. 28 Internal terms may be
sealed only
8
Appendix G Pg. 1, Table of Contents Internal terms may be
9 sealed only
Pg. 11, Para. 26 Internal terms may be
10
sealed only
11 Pg. 11, Heading 2.1 Internal terms
12 Pg. 11-30, Paras. 28-73 Internal processes;
Internal strategy;
13 Internal terms
14 Pg. 31, Para. 74 Internal terms may be
sealed only
15
Pg. 32, Paras. 79-80 Internal terms may be
16 sealed only
17 Pg. 33, Paras. 83-85 Internal terms may be
sealed only
18
Pg. 34-37, Paras. 86-98 Internal processes;
19 Internal strategy;
Internal terms
20
Pg. 37, Para. 100 Internal terms may be
21 sealed only
Pg. 39, Para. 106 Internal processes;
22
Internal terms
23 Pg. 40-41 ,Paras. 109, 111-113 Internal processes;
Internal terms
24
Pg. 42-43, Paras. 115-121 Internal processes;
25 Internal terms
26 Pg. 44-102 Internal processes;
Internal strategy;
27 Internal terms
1 Exhibit No. Bates No. / Pages with Designations
9 Appendix I Pg. 5, Paras. 13-14 Internal terms may be
sealed only
3 Pg. 28-29, Paras. 65-66 Internal terms may be
4 sealed only
Appendix K Complete Document Internal processes;
5 Internal strategy;
6 Internal terms
4
8 IV. CONCLUSION
9 For the reasons above, the parties’ omnibus motion to seal is granted in part and denied in
10 || part. Plaintiffs and Google are ordered to file public versions of the records above in compliance
11 with this order.
13 || ITISSO ORDERED.
15 Dated: January 3, 2024 MAA
16
RICHARD SEEBORG
17 Chief United States District Judge
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28 ORDER GRANTING IN PART, DENYING IN PART MOTION TO SEAL
CASE No. 20-cv-04688-RS