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Motion to File Documents Under Seal — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation
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Plaintiffs' Motion to File Documents Under Seal, filed 01/23/24 as Document 210 in In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, Case No. 3:21-md-02992-LAB-MSB in the Southern District of California. Under Local Rule 79.2 and the Stipulated Protective Order (ECF 82), plaintiffs ask to seal portions of their opening brief supporting a Motion to Compel Additional ESI Custodians, portions of an exhibit index to the Declaration of Connie K. Chan, and Exhibits 1-18 and 20 to that declaration, all designated "Confidential" by Bank of America. Plaintiffs say they dispute the Bank's designations and do not believe there is good cause to seal. The Bank declined to de-designate the material, and plaintiffs have begun the meet and confer process to challenge the designations.
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“Motion to File Documents Under Seal — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation.”
Original at ecf.casd.uscourts.gov, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, Doc. 210. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-bofa-ca-unemployment-casd-709615/2024-01-23-gov-uscourts-casd-709615-210-0-gov-uscourts-casd-709615-210-0/
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Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB Document 210 Filed 01/23/24 PageID.2050 Page 1
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1 JOSEPH W. COTCHETT (SBN 36324) MICHAEL RUBIN (SBN 80618)
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jcotchett@cpmlegal.com mrubin@altber.com
BRIAN DANITZ (SBN 247403) STACEY M. LEYTON (SBN 203827)
3 bdanitz@cpmlegal.com sleyton@altber.com
4 KARIN B. SWOPE (Pro Hac Vice) MATTHEW MURRAY (SBN 271461)
kswope@cpmlegal.com mmurray@altber.com
5 ANDREW F. KIRTLEY (SBN 328023) CONNIE K. CHAN (SBN 284230)
6 akirtley@cpmlegal.com cchan@altber.com
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP ALTSHULER BERZON LLP
7 840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 177 Post Street, Suite 300
8 Burlingame, CA 94010 San Francisco, CA 94108
Telephone: (650) 697-6000 Telephone: (415) 421-7151
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12 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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IN RE BANK OF AMERICA Case No. 3:21-md-02992-LAB-MSB
14 CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS LITIGATION MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS
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UNDER SEAL
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17 This Document Relates to All Actions Judge: Hon. Larry Alan Burns
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MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL Case No.: 3:21-md-02992-LAB-
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1 MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL
2 Pursuant to Local Rule 79.2 and Section 12.5 of the Stipulated Protective Order
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(ECF 82) in this case, Plaintiffs move to file under seal (1) portions of Plaintiffs’
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Opening Brief in Support of Motion to Compel Additional ESI Custodians that
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reference material designated by Defendant Bank of America as “Confidential”
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8 Declaration of Connie K. Chan in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Additional
9 ESI Custodians (“Chan Decl.”) that reference material designated by Defendant as
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“Confidential”; and (3) Exhibits 1-18 and 20 to the Chan Declaration, which the Bank
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has designated “Confidential.”
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Plaintiffs have narrowly tailored their request to seal only such information that
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“strong presumption in favor of access” to court documents. See Kamakana v. City &
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Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178, 1180, 1185-87 (9th Cir. 2006). Plaintiffs
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requested that the Bank de-designate the underlying materials associated with
21 Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel, but the Bank declined. Plaintiffs have initiated the meet
22 and confer process for challenging designations under the Protective Order, but
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motion in accordance with the Protective Order and the Local Rules.
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1 Dated: January 23, 2024 COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP
2 By: /s/ Brian Danitz
JOSEPH W. COTCHETT
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KARIN B. SWOPE
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Dated: January 23, 2024 ALTSHULER BERZON LLP
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By: /s/ Connie K. Chan
MICHAEL RUBIN
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STACEY M. LEYTON
MATTHEW MURRAY
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CONNIE K. CHAN
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Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the
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