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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
UNITED STATES, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
No: 1:23-cv-00108-LMB-JFA
GOOGLE LLC,
Defendant.
ORDER
Upon consideration of Defendant’s motion to seal (Docket no. ___) certain exhibits
referenced in its Opposition to the United States’ Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings or,
in the Alternative, a Protective Order, and to redact certain portions of that Opposition that
reference the contents of those exhibits, and pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5 and the standards set
forth in Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc., 218 F.3d 288, 302 (4th Cir. 2000), the Court hereby
FINDS the motion for sealing should be granted due to the United States and third-party
News Corp marking the exhibits as confidential or highly confidential.
Accordingly, for good cause shown, it is hereby
ORDERED that Defendant’s motion to seal is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that exhibits 2-13 and 15-20 to Defendant’s Opposition, as well as certain
portions of the Opposition that reference the contents of those exhibits (Docket nos. 368 & 369),
shall be maintained under seal by the Clerk, until otherwise directed.Page 2 PageID#
ENTERED this ____ day of _______________ 2023.
Alexandria, Virginia
________________________________
John F. Anderson
United States Magistrate Judge
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
UNITED STATES, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
No: 1:23-cv-00108-LMB-JFA
GOOGLE LLC,
Defendant.
ORDER
Upon consideration of Defendant’s motion to seal (Docket no. ___) certain exhibits
referenced in its Opposition to the United States’ Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings or,
in the Alternative, a Protective Order, and to redact certain portions of that Opposition that
reference the contents of those exhibits, and pursuant to Local Civil Rule 5 and the standards set
forth in Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc., 218 F.3d 288, 302 (4th Cir. 2000), the Court hereby
FINDS the motion for sealing should be granted due to the United States and third-party
News Corp marking the exhibits as confidential or highly confidential.
Accordingly, for good cause shown, it is hereby
ORDERED that Defendant’s motion to seal is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that exhibits 2-13 and 15-20 to Defendant’s Opposition, as well as certain
portions of the Opposition that reference the contents of those exhibits (Docket nos. 368 & 369),
shall be maintained under seal by the Clerk, until otherwise directed.
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ENTERED this ____ day of _______________ 2023.
Alexandria, Virginia
________________________________
John F. Anderson
United States Magistrate Judge
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