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CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Filed2026-02-06

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB · Doc. 662 · 2026-02-06 · Docket on CourtListener

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An order in In re: Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, filed February 6, 2026 as Doc. 662 before Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel. It grants Defendant Bank of America, N.A.'s motion to seal documents filed in opposition to the plaintiffs' Daubert motion to exclude certain testimony of an expert (Dkt. No. 657). The Court concludes that compelling reasons exist to seal the documents. The order seals portions of BANA's opposition, portions of a supporting declaration, portions of three exhibits, and two further exhibits in their entirety. A footnote states that two of the exhibits were previously sealed (ECF 602) in connection with BANA's motion to exclude expert opinions (ECF 567).

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ORDER GRANTING BANA’S MOTION TO SEAL  
Case No. 3:21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB 
 
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GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA  
SAN DIEGO DIVISION 
IN RE: BANK OF AMERICA 
CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS LITIGATION 
Case No. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB 
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.’S MOTION 
TO SEAL DOCUMENTS FILED IN 
OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFFS’ 
DAUBERT MOTION TO EXCLUDE 
CERTAIN TESTIMONY OF VICTOR 
STANGO  
[Dkt. No. 657.] 
Ctrm: 
12A – 12th Floor 
Judge: 
Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel 
 
 
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ORDER GRANTING BANA’S MOTION TO SEAL 
Case No. 3:21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB 
 
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GOODWIN PROCTER LLP 
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 
ORDER 
Upon consideration of Defendant BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.’s (BANA) 
Motion to Seal Documents Filed in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion to 
Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor Stango and the documents at issue, the Court 
concludes that compelling reasons exist to seal the documents. Accordingly the Court 
GRANTS BANA’s Motion to Seal the following: 
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Portions of BANA’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion to 
Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor Stango; 
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Portions of the Declaration of Lindsay E. Hoyle in Support of 
Defendant’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion to Exclude Certain Testimony 
of Victor Stango; and 
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Portions of exhibits HX 41, 48 and 49, and exhibits HX 41.A and 42 in 
their entirety.1 
IT IS SO ORDERED 
Dated:  February 6, 2026 
 
 
 
 
1 Exhibits HX 41 and 42 were previously sealed by this Court (ECF 602) in 
connection with BANA’s Motion to Exclude the Purported Expert Opinions of Greg 
J. Regan (ECF 567).  
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