XYZ Products v. Schedule A Defendants

COMPLAINT against Schedule A Defendants (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $405, receipt number APAWDC-9794044), filed by XYZ Products.

Civil Cover Sheet

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit Schedule A

MOTION to Seal Case by XYZ Products.

Proposed Order

BRIEF in Support re [2] Motion to Seal Case filed by XYZ Products.

Declaration of Kendal M. Sheets

Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand added.

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re [1] COMPLAINT. ERROR: Party did not file disclosure statement as required by either LR 7.1.A or FRCvP 7.1(a)(2). CORRECTION REQUIRED: Filer advised to docket statement within 7 days by using the Disclosure Statement event. This event is located by going to Civil > Other Filings > Other Documents > Disclosure Statement.

CLERK'S REQUEST FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION re [1] COMPLAINT. ERROR: Form improperly completed. The Civil Cover Sheet does not list the County of Residence for parties. CORRECTION REQUIRED: Filer to resubmit properly completed form using the Errata event, linking the document to the previous entry.

CLERK'S NOTICE OF CORRECTION re [2] MOTION for Leave to File Documents Under Seal. ERROR: Incorrect relief selected. CORRECTION FOR FUTURE FILINGS: Clerk has corrected relief type to Motion for Leave to File Under Seal. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE FILING AT ISSUE.

PATENT/TRADEMARK DOCUMENTS ISSUED.

ORDER DENYING [2] MOTION for Leave to File Documents Under Seal filed XYZ Products. According to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, "the common law presumes that the public has a right of access to judicial materials." In re Avandia, 924 F.3d 662, 672 (3d Cir. 2019). To overcome this presumptive right of access to judicial materials, "[t]he party seeking to overcome the presumption of access bears the burden of showing 'that the interest in secrecy outweighs the presumption.'" Id. (quoting Bank of Am. Nat'l Trust & Sav. Ass'n v. Hotel Rittenhouse Assocs., 800 F.2d 339, 344 (3d Cir. 1986)). That is, "[t]he movant must show 'that the material is the kind of information that courts will protect and that disclosure will work a clearly defined and serious injury to the party seeking closure.'" Id. (quoting Miller v. Ind. Hosp., 16 F.3d 549, 551 (3d Cir. 1994)). And, "[b]road allegations of harm, bereft of specific examples or articulated reasoning, are insufficient" to meet this burden. Id. at 673 (quoting In re Cendant Corp., 260 F.3d 183, 194 (3d Cir. 2001)). Additionally, the Western District of Pennsylvanias Civil Filing Guide for opening Schedule "A" cases advises parties to move for leave to file documents under seal, as opposed to moving to seal the case in its entirety. See Instructions for Filers - Schedule A Cases (available at: https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/sites/pawd/files/Attorney_Civil_Filing_Guide_October_2025.pdf). Here, XYZ Products requests the Court grant leave "to file under seal the documents associated with [this] action including, but not limited to" certain orders entered by the Court. No. 2 at 1. The Court finds that the [2] Motion is overly broad as it seeks to place the case in its entirety, including certain Court orders, under seal. Accordingly, ZYZ Product's [2] Motion is DENIED without prejudice, and XYZ Products may refile its request in compliance with the procedures of the Western District of Pennsylvania. Signed by Judge Christy Criswell Wiegand on 8/12/2026. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter.