Dialight PLC v. Sanmina Corporation
- Katherine Failla
- 1:19-cv-11712
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Dialight plc v. Sanmina Corporation, Judge Failla granted sealing of specified exhibits and kept four docket entries under seal.
Sanmina Corporation and Dialight plc, as well as public access to the specified court filings. The sealed docket entries may be viewed only by the court and the parties.
What happened
In Dialight plc v. Sanmina Corporation, Sanmina asked to file the parties’ Manufacturing Services Agreement and two Dialight documents under seal. The request concerned related cases in the Southern District of New York.
Sanmina said the documents were confidential under the protective order and included pricing and contract terms. It also noted that the court had previously allowed the Manufacturing Services Agreement to be filed under seal.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted the application, ordered four docket entries in the two cases to remain under seal and viewable only by the court and the parties, and terminated the pending motions identified in the order.
The detailed version
- Dialight PLC v. Sanmina Corporation · No. 1:19-cv-11712
- Katherine Failla
- Feb. 26, 2024
Background
Sanmina Corporation asked for permission to file three documents under seal in support of motions in limine: the parties’ Manufacturing Services Agreement, a Dialight document titled “Assessment of Potential Suppliers,” and a June 2018 email exchange between Dialight personnel. The request applied to two related cases: Sanmina Corporation v. Dialight plc, No. 1:19-cv-11710, and Dialight plc v. Sanmina Corporation, No. 1:19-cv-11712.
Sanmina stated that both parties had designated the documents as confidential under the protective order. It argued that the Manufacturing Services Agreement contained product pricing and terms of the parties’ contract-manufacturing agreement that could interest competitors. Sanmina also noted that the court had previously determined that the agreement should be filed under seal.
Ruling
The court granted the application. It directed the clerk to maintain docket entries 180 and 182 in Case No. 1:19-cv-11710 and docket entries 152 and 154 in Case No. 1:19-cv-11712 under seal, accessible only to the court and the parties. The court also directed the clerk to file the order in both cases and terminate the pending motion at docket entry 176 in Case No. 1:19-cv-11710 and docket entry 148 in Case No. 1:19-cv-11712. Judge Katherine Polk Failla signed the order.
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