MOTION to File Documents Under Seal (With attachments)(Danitz, Brian) (jmo).… — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 569)

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The plaintiffs' motion to file documents under seal in In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, filed 10/17/25 as Document 569 (4 pages), in connection with their Daubert motion to exclude certain testimony of Bank of America's expert Victor Stango. They seek to seal portions of their memorandum quoting the sealed class certification order, the April 4, 2025 expert report of Victor Stango, which the bank designated highly confidential in its entirety, and excerpts of his May 30, 2025 deposition, which it designated confidential. They also seek to seal passages of the memorandum discussing the Stango report.

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Motion to File Documents Under Seal; Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB
 
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JOSEPH W. COTCHETT (SBN 36324) 
jcotchett@cpmlegal.com 
BRIAN DANITZ (SBN 247403) 
bdanitz@cpmlegal.com 
KARIN B. SWOPE (Pro Hac Vice) 
kswope@cpmlegal.com 
VASTI S. MONTIEL (SBN 346409) 
vmontiel@cpmlegal.com 
CAROLINE A. YUEN (SBN 354388) 
cyuen@cpmlegal.com 
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP 
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 
Burlingame, CA 94010 
Telephone: (650) 697-6000 
Fax: (650) 697-0577 
MICHAEL RUBIN (SBN 80618) 
mrubin@altber.com 
STACEY M. LEYTON (SBN 203827) 
sleyton@altber.com 
CONNIE K. CHAN (SBN 284230) 
cchan@altber.com 
JAMES BALTZER (SBN 332232) 
jbaltzer@altber.com 
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 
177 Post Street, Suite 300 
San Francisco, CA 94108 
Telephone: (415) 421-7151 
Fax: (415) 362-8064 
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class  
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
IN RE BANK OF AMERICA 
CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS LITIGATION 
Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB 
 
MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS 
UNDER SEAL  
 
Judge: Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel 
Ctrm:  2D (2nd Floor) 
 
This Document Relates to All Actions 
 
 
 
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MOTION TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL 
Pursuant to Local Rule 79.2 and Section 12.5 of the Stipulated Protective Order 
(ECF 82) in this case and the Court’s Civil Pretrial & Trial Procedures, Plaintiffs move to 
file under seal the following: 
1. Portions of Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support of  
Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion to Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor Stango, 
which quote portions of the Court’s Order Granting Class Certification that this 
Court previously ordered sealed. See ECF 494, 498. 
2. The April 4, 2025 Expert Report of Victor Stango, attached as Exhibit 1 to the 
Declaration of James Baltzer in Support of Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion to Exclude 
Certain Testimony of Victor Stango, which Defendant Bank of America, N.A. 
has designated highly confidential in its entirety. 
3. Excerpts of the May 30, 2025 Deposition of Victor Stango, attached as Exhibit 3 
to the Declaration of James Baltzer in Support of Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion to 
Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor Stango, which Defendant Bank of America, 
N.A. has designated confidential in its entirety.  
4. Portions of Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points of Authorities in support of  
Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion to Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor Stango, 
which quote or discuss portions of the Expert Report of Victor Stango, which 
Defendant Bank of America, N.A. has designated highly confidential in its 
entirety.  
Respectfully submitted, 
Dated:  October 17, 2025  
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP 
 
By:  /s/ Brian Danitz 
 
 
JOSEPH W. COTCHETT  
BRIAN DANITZ  
KARIN B. SWOPE  
VASTI S. MONTIEL 
CAROLINE A. YUEN 
 
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Dated:  October 17, 2025  
 
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 
 
By:  /s/ Connie K. Chan 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
MICHAEL RUBIN  
STACEY M. LEYTON  
CONNIE K. CHAN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JAMES BALTZER 
 
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class  
 
 
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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION 
Pursuant to section 2(f)(4) of the Electronic Case Filing Administrative Policies and 
Procedures Manual, I, Brian Danitz, attest that the other signatories listed, and on whose 
behalf this filing is submitted, concur in the filing content and have authorized this filing. 
 
Dated: October 17, 2025  
 
 
/s/ Brian Danitz 
 
 
    Brian Danitz 
 
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