MOTION to File Documents Under Seal — Bofa Ca Unemployment (Dkt. 615)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB · Doc. 615 · 2026-04-17 · Docket on CourtListener

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A 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 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, filed January 8, 2026 as Document 615 by co-lead counsel for plaintiffs and the class. Citing Local Rule 79.2 and Section 12.5 of the Stipulated Protective Order (ECF 82), plaintiffs ask to seal portions of their opposition to the defendant's motion to exclude certain expert opinions. The motion states those portions quote the Court's previously sealed Order Granting Class Certification (ECF 494, 498) and contain information the Bank designated Confidential or Highly Confidential. It lists a hearing date of April 17, 2026 before Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel and is signed by Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP and Altshuler Berzon LLP.

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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 RE: PLAINTIFFS’ 
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT’S 
MOTION TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN 
EXPERT OPINIONS OF  
DAVID I. LEVINE 
 
This Document Relates to All Actions 
Date: 
 
April 17, 2026 
Time:  
1:30 p.m. 
Judge:  
Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel 
Ctrm:  
2D (2nd Floor) 
Case 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB     Document 615     Filed 01/08/26     PageID.43772     Page
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Motion to File Documents Under Seal; Case No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB 
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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’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Exclude Certain 
Expert Opinions of David I. Levine, which quote portions of the Court’s Order 
Granting Class Certification that this Court previously ordered sealed (see ECF 
494, 498), and contain information designated by the Bank as Confidential and/or 
Highly Confidential under the stipulated protective order.  
 
Respectfully submitted, 
Dated: January 8, 2026  
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP 
 
By:  /s/ Brian Danitz 
 
 
 
JOSEPH W. COTCHETT  
BRIAN DANITZ  
KARIN B. SWOPE  
BLAIR V. KITTLE 
VASTI S. MONTIEL 
CAROLINE A. YUEN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
REGINA WANG 
 
Dated:  January 8, 2026  
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 
 
By:  /s/ Michael Rubin  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
MICHAEL RUBIN  
STACEY M. LEYTON  
CONNIE K. CHAN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JAMES BALTZER 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KATHERINE BASS 
 
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: January 8, 2026  
 
 
/s/ Brian Danitz 
 
 
BRIAN DANITZ 
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