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Motion to File Documents Under Seal (Objections to April 24, 2024 Discovery Order)
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A motion to file documents under seal, filed May 8, 2024 as Document 276 in In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Citing Local Rule 79.2 and Section 12.5 of the Stipulated Protective Order (ECF 82), plaintiffs ask to seal parts of their memorandum supporting their objections to the magistrate judge's April 24, 2024 discovery order, and portions of the Supplemental Declaration of Connie K. Chan, including the Index of Exhibits and Exhibits 24-36. The motion states that these portions reference material Bank of America designated as Confidential. Plaintiffs state that they dispute the designations and do not believe there is sufficient good cause to seal, but file the motion because the meet and confer process has not been completed.
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“Motion to File Documents Under Seal (Objections to April 24, 2024 Discovery Order).”
Original at ecf.casd.uscourts.gov, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, Doc. 276. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-bofa-ca-unemployment-casd-709615/2024-05-08-gov-uscourts-casd-709615-276-0-gov-uscourts-casd-709615-276-0/
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Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB Document 276 Filed 05/08/24 PageID.2697 Page 1
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1 JOSEPH W. COTCHETT (SBN 36324) MICHAEL RUBIN (SBN 80618)
2 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) CONNIE K. CHAN (SBN 284230)
kswope@cpmlegal.com cchan@altber.com
5 ANDREW F. KIRTLEY (SBN 328023) COLIN C. JONES (SBN 354301)
6 akirtley@cpmlegal.com cjones@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
9 Fax: (650) 697-0577 Fax: (415) 362-8064
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12 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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IN RE BANK OF AMERICA Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB
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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. Gonzalo P. Curiel
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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
3 (ECF 82) in this case and the Court’s Civil Pretrial & Trial Procedures, Plaintiffs
4 move to file under seal (1) portions of Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points and
5 Authorities in Support of Plaintiffs’ Objections to and Motion to Reverse in Part
6 Magistrate Judge’s April 24, 2024 Discovery Order that reference material designated
7 by Defendant Bank of America as “Confidential” pursuant to the Protective Order;
8 (2) portions of the Supplemental Declaration of Connie K. Chan in support of
9 Plaintiffs’ Objections and Motion that reference material designated by Defendant as
10 “Confidential,” including the Index of Exhibits and Exhibits 24-36.
11 Plaintiffs have tailored their request to seal only such information that the Bank
12 has designated as confidential pursuant to the Protective Order. However, Plaintiffs
13 dispute the Bank’s confidentiality designations and do not believe there is sufficient
14 “good cause” to file these documents under seal and to overcome the “strong
15 presumption in favor of access” to court documents. See Kamakana v. City & Cnty.
16 of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178, 1180, 1185-87 (9th Cir. 2006); Civil Pretrial &
17 Trial Procedures at 4-5. Plaintiffs have initiated the meet and confer process for
18 challenging the Bank’s designations under the Protective Order, but because that
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20 accordance with the Protective Order and the Local Rules.
21 Dated: May 8, 2024 COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP
22 By: /s/ Brian Danitz
23 JOSEPH W. COTCHETT
BRIAN DANITZ
24 KARIN B. SWOPE
25 ANDREW F. KIRTLEY
26 Dated: May 8, 2024 ALTSHULER BERZON LLP
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By: /s/ Connie K. Chan
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