DNA Sports Performance Lab, Inc. v. Major League Baseball
- William Alsup
- 3:20-cv-00546
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In DNA Sports Performance Lab v. Major League Baseball, Judge Alsup denied a sealing motion because plaintiff supplied no supporting declaration, so the material goes public.
The ruling affects the parties and the accounting material that will be placed on the public docket.
What happened
In DNA Sports Performance Lab, Inc. v. Major League Baseball, a prior order allowed the League and Union to file plaintiff’s accounting of funds temporarily under seal. The League then filed a motion concerning whether another party’s material should remain sealed.
The court’s local rule gave the party that designated the material seven days to file a declaration supporting sealing. Two weeks passed without plaintiff filing that declaration.
Because there was no factual support for sealing, Judge William Alsup denied the motion and ordered that the material be placed on the public docket.
The detailed version
- DNA Sports Performance Lab, Inc. v. Major League Baseball · No. 3:20-cv-00546
- William Alsup
- Sept. 9, 2022
Background
A prior order instructed the League and Union to file plaintiff’s accounting of funds conditionally under seal. The League filed a motion asking the court to consider whether another party’s material should be sealed.
Analysis
Under Civil Local Rule 79-5(f)(3), the party that designated material as confidential had seven days to file a declaration supporting sealing. Two weeks passed, and plaintiff did not file the required declaration. The court found no factual support justifying sealing.
Disposition
Judge William Alsup denied the motion to seal. The material will be placed on the public docket.
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