MOTION to File Documents Under Seal — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 689)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB · Doc. 689 · 2026-02-20 · Docket on CourtListener

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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, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, filed February 20, 2026 as Document 689. Brought under Local Rule 79.2 and Section 12.5 of the Stipulated Protective Order (ECF 82), it asks leave to seal four sets of portions of Plaintiffs' reply memorandum supporting a Daubert motion to exclude certain expert testimony. Those portions quote the Order Granting Class Certification that the court previously ordered sealed (ECF 494, 498), an expert report that Defendant Bank of America, N.A. designated highly confidential, expert reports dated March 4, 2025 and August 29, 2024, and the bank's opposition to the Daubert motion. The motion is three pages and is signed by co-lead counsel for plaintiffs and the class.

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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 
KATHERINE BASS (SBN 344748) 
kbass@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’ Reply Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support 
of its 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. Portions of Plaintiffs’ Reply Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support 
of its 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.  
3. Portions of Plaintiffs’ Reply Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support 
of its Daubert Motion to Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor Stango, which 
quote or discuss portions of the March 4, 2025 and August 29, 2024 Expert 
Reports of Greg J. Regan, portions of which have been designated confidential 
pursuant to the Stipulated Protective Order. 
4. Portions of Plaintiffs’ Reply Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support 
of its Daubert Motion to Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor Stango, which 
quote or discuss portions of the Bank’s Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Daubert Motion 
to Exclude Certain Testimony of Victor Stango, portions of which have been 
designated confidential pursuant to the Stipulated Protective Order.  
 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Dated:  February 20, 2026 
 
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP 
 
By:  /s/ Brian Danitz 
 
 
JOSEPH W. COTCHETT  
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BRIAN DANITZ  
KARIN B. SWOPE  
VASTI S. MONTIEL 
CAROLINE A. YUEN 
 
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class  
 
 
Dated:  February 20, 2026 
 
 
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 
 
By:  /s/ Connie K. Chan 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
MICHAEL RUBIN  
STACEY M. LEYTON  
CONNIE K. CHAN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JAMES BALTZER 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KATHERINE BASS 
 
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class  
 
 
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