# Opinion

> District Court, N.D. California · March 4, 2026

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/11367764

## Case

- **Full name:** John Doe I, et al. v. Google LLC
- **Court:** District Court, N.D. California
- **Decided:** March 4, 2026
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## Opinion text

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4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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7 JOHN DOE I, et al., Case No. 23-cv-02431-VC (SVK)

8 Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S
9 v. OMNIBUS SEALING MOTION

10 GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 269
11 Defendant.

12 Before the Court is Defendant Google LLC’s (“Google”) Omnibus Administrative Motion
13 to Seal, (Dkt. 269 (the “Omnibus Motion”)), pursuant to the Court’s September 30, 2025 Order
14 Granting the Parties’ Stipulation for an Omnibus Sealing Motion and related directives, (Dkts.
15 221, 229, 248). The Parties have filed interim sealing notices as required, (see Dkts. 222, 235,
16 242, 251), and Google’s Omnibus Motion is supported by a declaration in accordance with Civil
17 L.R. 79-5(c), (Dkt. 269-1). Plaintiffs have not opposed the Omnibus Motion, and the deadline for
18 such opposition has passed. Having considered Google’s submissions, the relevant law and the
19 record in this action, the Court GRANTS Google’s Omnibus Motion as follows.
Omnibus Document Text to be Sealed Basis for Sealing / Court Ruling
20
Exhibit
21 A Exhibit A to Highlighted portions GRANTED. Google’s proposed
Joint Letter of Omnibus Exhibit redactions are limited to “names of
22 (Dkt. 269-2) Brief (RFP at identifiers, internal systems, verticals, …
data sources, and associated descriptions,”
23 Nos. 6 and 20) 5-7, which are non-public, sensitive, and
(Dkt. 223-1)
10, proprietary. See Dkt. 269-1, ¶ 6. The
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12-14 Court agrees that public disclosure of the
25 highlighted information places “Google at
an increased risk of cyber security threats,”
26 and also could cause competitive harm to
Google. See id., ¶¶ 7-8. Accordingly, the
27
Court finds good cause to seal the
Omnibus Document Text to be Sealed Basis for Sealing / Court Ruling
1
Exhibit
2 B Exhibit B to Highlighted portions GRANTED for the same reasons as set
Joint Letter of Omnibus Exhibit at forth with regard to Ex. A, above.
3 (Dkt. 269-3) Brief (RFP
2 and 3
4 Nos. 6 and 20)
(Dkt. 223-2)
5 C Transcript of Highlighted portions GRANTED for the same reasons as set
October 21, of Omnibus Exhibit forth with regard to Ex. A, above.
6
(Dkt. 269-4) 2025 Hearing at
7 (Dkt. 234)
9-11,
8 37,
40,
9 54
Joint Letter Highlighted portions GRANTED as to pages 6, 8 and 12 for
10 D
Brief of Omnibus Exhibit the same reasons as set forth with regard to
11 (Identifier at Ex. A, above.
(Dkt. 269-5) Mappings and
12 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 GRANTED as to pages 5, 10-11, which
Linkages)
seek to redact a “retention period” in light
13 (Dkt. 236) of the potential for harm from disclosure,
Plaintiffs’ non-opposition and the more
14
limited nature of the right to public access
15 for discovery. See, e.g., Concord Music
Grp., Inc. v. Anthropic PBC, No. 24-cv-
16 03811-EKL (SVK), 2025 WL 1665754, at
*2 (N.D. Cal. May 23, 2025) (“‘discovery
17
is largely conducted in private as a matter
of modern practice, so the public is not
18
presumed to have a right of access to it.’”
19 (quoting Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler,
809 F.3d 1092, 1099 (9th Cir. 2016)).
20 E Exhibit 1 to Sealed in its entirety GRANTED for the same reasons as set
Joint Letter forth with regard to Ex. A, above.
21
(Dkt. 269-6) Brief (Data
22 Lineage and
Architecture)
23
(Dkt. 243-2).
24 Exhibit 2 to Sealed in its entirety GRANTED for the same reasons as set
F
Joint Letter forth with regard to Ex. A, above.
25
Brief (Data
26 (Dkt. 269-7) Lineage and
Architecture)
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1 Omnibus Document Text to be Sealed Basis for Sealing / Court Ruling
Exhibit
2 G Exhibit 4 to Sealed in its entirety | GRANTED for the same reasons as set
Joint Letter forth with regard to Ex. A, above.
3 (Dkt. 269-8) | Brief (Data
4 Lineage and
Architecture)
5 Dkt. 243-5).
6 HW Joint Letter Highlighted portions | GRANTED for the same reasons as set
Brief (Data of Omnibus Exhibit | forth with regard to Ex. A, above.
7 Lineage and at
Dkt. 269-9 i
g ( ) | Architecture) 6,7, 10, 13
9 (Dkt. 244)
I Joint Letter Highlighted portions | GRANTED for the same reasons as set
10 Brief (RFP of Omnibus Exhibit | forth with regard to Ex. A, above.
1 (Dkt. 269- | Nos. 16 and at
10) 17)
4 10-12
L Dkt, 252 8: 10
5 B ] Exhibit B to Highlighted portions | GRANTED for the same reasons as set
Joint Letter of Omnibus Exhibit | forth with regard to Ex. A, above.
Brief (RFP at
Dkt. 269-
15 ( Nos. 16 and 5-14
ny 1?
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(Dkt. 252-2)
1 K Transcript of Highlighted portions | GRANTED for the same reasons as set
5 February 5 of Omnibus Exhibit | forth with regard to Ex. D, above.
4 18 |i) (kt. 269- - at
1D J 2026 hearing
9 (Dkt. 263) 12-14, 17-19, 22,
20 25, 27, 31, 34, 49,
50, 52-54
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2 The Clerk of Court shall maintain Dkts. 223-2, 234, 236, 243-2—243-5, 244, 252, 252-2,
23 263 and 269-2—269-12 under seal until further order of this Court. Publicly accessible, redacted
24 || copies of these filings are available at Dkts. 270-270-11.
25 SO ORDERED.
26 || Dated: March 4, 2026
27 Sram
SUSAN VAN KEULEN
28 United States Magistrate Judge

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