Joint Motion Regarding Protection of Confidential Information by Bank of America, N.A. — In re BofA Unemployment Litigation (Dkt. 75)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB · Doc. 75 · 2021-09-13 · Docket on CourtListener

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Case No. 3:21-MD-02992-LAB-MSB 
JOINT MOTION REGARDING PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 
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JAMES W. MCGARRY (admitted 
pro hac vice)  
JMcGarry@goodwinlaw.com 
YVONNE W. CHAN (admitted pro 
hac vice) 
YChan@goodwinlaw.com 
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 
100 Northern Avenue 
Boston, MA 02210 
Tel: +1 617 570 1000 
Fax: +1 617 523 1231 
Attorneys for Defendant 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. 
JOSHUA BRANDON SWIGART 
(SBN 225557) 
josh@swigartlawgroup.com 
SWIGART LAW GROUP, APC 
2221 Camino Del Rio South, Ste 308 
San Diego, CA 92108 
Tel: +1 866 219 3343 
Fax: +1 866 219-8344 
DANIEL SHAY 
DanielShay@TCPAFDCPA.com 
Law Office of Daniel G. Shay 
2221 Camino del Rio S, Ste 308 
San Diego, CA 92108 
Tel: +1 619 222 7429 
Fax: +1 866 431 3292 
Interim Liaison Counsel for Individual 
Plaintiffs 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA  
SAN DIEGO DIVISION 
IN RE: BANK OF AMERICA 
CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS LITIGATION 
Case No. 3:21-MD-02992-LAB-MSB 
JOINT MOTION REGARDING 
PROTECTION OF 
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 
Courtroom: 2C – 2nd Floor 
Judge:         Hon. Michael S. Berg 
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Defendant Bank of America (“BANA”) and the Individual Plaintiffs 
represented by Interim Liaison Counsel for the Individual Plaintiffs (collectively 
the “Parties”), through their undersigned counsel, hereby state as follows:  
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2021, the Court scheduled an ENE Conference on 
September 29, 2021, for certain Plaintiffs represented by Interim Liaison Counsel 
for the Individual Plaintiffs, and ordered that BANA produce certain documents 
regarding each of those Plaintiffs no later than September 13, 2021 (ECF No. 64); 
WHEREAS, a protective order was entered in Yick v. Bank of America, N.A., 
No. 3:21-cv-01092-LAB-MSB on May 21, 2021 (N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-00376-
VC, ECF No. 97) (the “Yick Protective Order”) prior to the transfer and 
consolidation of cases in this multi-district litigation; 
WHEREAS, on September 8, 2021, counsel for BANA sent Interim Co-Lead 
counsel a revised version of the Yick Protective Order with certain changes to 
comply with the rules of this Court and reflect the transfer and consolidation of 
cases in this multi-district litigation (the “Proposed Protective Order”); 
WHEREAS, the Proposed Protective Order has not yet been submitted to the 
Court for approval and entry; 
WHEREAS, Interim Liaison Counsel has agreed to maintain the 
confidentiality of certain documents to be produced by BANA; 
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and agree as follows: 
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The Individual Plaintiffs represented by Interim Liaison Counsel agree
to be bound by the terms of the Proposed Protective Order, pending its approval 
and entry by the Court.   
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In the event that the Court modifies the Proposed Protective Order, or
in the event that the Court enters a different Protective Order, the Individual 
Plaintiffs represented by Interim Liaison Counsel for the Individual Plaintiffs agree 
to be bound by the Proposed Protective Order until such time as the Court may 
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enter such different Order. 
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The intent of this agreement is to allow for the production of
documents with confidential information under the terms of the Proposed Protective 
Order, pending its entry (or the entry of a different protective order). 
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Counsel for Individual Plaintiffs solemnly promise and represent that
they will not disclose or use in any manner any information or item produced by 
BANA except in strict compliance with the provisions of the Proposed Protective 
Order (or with any other protective order to be entered by the Court). 
IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. 
Dated: September 13, 2021 
Dated: September 13, 2021 
SWIGART LAW GROUP, APC 
JOSHUA BRANDON SWIGART 
Counsel for Individual Plaintiffs 
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 
By: 
LAURA A. STOLL 
DAVID R. CALLAWAY 
JAMES W. MCGARRY 
YVONNE W. CHAN 
THOMAS M. HEFFERON 
Counsel for Defendant Bank of America, N.A. 
By: /s/ Joshua Brandon Swigart
/s/ Yvonne W. Chan
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SIGNATURE CERTIFICATION 
Pursuant to Section 2(f)(4) of the Electronic Case Filing Administrative 
Policies and Procedures Manual, I hereby certify that the content of this 
document is acceptable to plaintiff’s counsel, and that I have obtained their 
authorization to affix electronic signatures to this document. 
Dated: September 13, 2021
______________________
Yvonne W. Chan
/s/ Yvonne W. Chan
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