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Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Party's Material… — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 169)
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Document 169, filed 03/09/23 in Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC-KAW (Brooks and Shabazz v. Thomson Reuters Corporation, N.D. Cal., San Francisco Division, Hon. Edward M. Chen), is an administrative motion from Plaintiffs on whether another party's materials should be sealed. Citing Civil Local Rule 79-5(f) and the Stipulated Protective Order (ECF No. 70), it identifies one exhibit to Andre M. Mura's declaration supporting Plaintiffs' Reply on their Motion for Class Certification: Exhibit 1, excerpts of the deposition of Eric Gerhard, which Defendant designated confidential. A table then lists portions of the Reply at page 1 and at pages 10 and 11 that quote or refer to that exhibit or to expert reports submitted under seal. The motion is dated March 9, 2023.
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“Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Party's Material… — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 169).”
Original at ecf.cand.uscourts.gov, No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC, Doc. 169. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-brooks-thomsonreuters-cand-374304/2023-03-09-gov-uscourts-cand-374304-169-0-gov-uscourts-cand-374304-169-0/
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Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC Document 169 Filed 03/09/23 Page 1 of 4
1 Eric H. Gibbs (SBN 178658) Geoffrey A. Graber (SBN 211547)
Andre M. Mura (SBN 298541) Karina G. Puttieva (SBN 317702)
2 Amy M. Zeman (SBN 273100) COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL
3 Mark H. Troutman (pro hac vice) PLLC
Ezekiel S. Wald (SBN 341490) 1100 New York Ave. NW, Fifth Floor
4 Hanne Jensen (SBN 336045) Washington, DC 20005
GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP Telephone: (202) 408-4600
5 1111 Broadway, Suite 2100 Facsimile: (202) 408-4699
6 Oakland, CA 94607 ggraber@cohenmilstein.com
Telephone: (510) 350-9700 kputtieva@cohenmilstein.com
7 Facsimile: (510) 350-9701
ehg@classlawgroup.com
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amz@classlawgroup.com
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hj@classlawgroup.com
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12 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class
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15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
16 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
17 CAT BROOKS and RASHEED SHABAZZ, Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC-KAW
18 individually and on behalf of all others similarly
situated, PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION
19 TO CONSIDER WHETHER ANOTHER
Plaintiffs, PARTY’S MATERIALS SHOULD BE
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THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION, Hon. Edward M. Chen
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PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER ANOTHER PARTY’S
MATERIALS SHOULD BE SEALED
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Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC Document 169 Filed 03/09/23 Page 2 of 4
1 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(f) and the Stipulated Protective Order entered by the Court on
2 December 17, 2021 (ECF No. 70), Plaintiffs request that the Court consider whether material
3 designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
4 should be filed under seal. Specifically, Defendant has designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY
5 CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” the following exhibits to Andre M. Mura’s
6 Declaration in Support of Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification:
7 Exhibit to Document Provisionally Evidence Offered in
Mura Sealed Portion(s) Support of Sealing
8 Declaration
9 Ex. 1 Excerpts of Deposition of Eric Entire Def. to provide evidence
Gerhard Document per Local Rule 79-5(f)
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11 The following portions of Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class
12 Certification (“Reply”) quote from or otherwise refer to the above exhibits and so may also be
13 potentially considered confidential by Defendant:
14 Provisionally Sealed Portion of Reply Evidence Offered in Support of Sealing
15 Page 1, line 12 (between “CLEAR had” and “— Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
which”)
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Page 1, line 12 (between “potentially” and “and”) Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
17 Page 1, line 13 (between “and” and Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
“information”)
18 Page 1, line 13 (between “that” and end of Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
sentence)
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20 The following portions of Plaintiffs’ Reply quote from or otherwise refer to expert reports or
21 other documents that were submitted under seal and so may also be potentially considered confidential
22 by Defendant:
23 Provisionally Sealed Portion of Reply Evidence Offered in Support of Sealing
24 Page 10, lines 15-17 (entire sentence) Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
Page 10, lines 17-18 (between “benefits” and end Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
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of parenthetical)
26 Page 10, lines 18-19 (between “benefits as” and Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
end of parenthetical)
27 Page 10, lines 19-20 (entire parenthetical) Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
Page 10, lines 21-22 (between “claiming” and end Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
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Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC Document 169 Filed 03/09/23 Page 3 of 4
1 Page 10, lines 22-23 (entire parenthetical) Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
Page 10, lines 23-25 (between “benefits from” Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
2 and end of parenthetical)
3 Page 10, lines 27-27.5 (between “suggests” and Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
“based on”)
4 Page 10, line 27.5 (between “based on” and “due Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
to”)
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Page 10, line 27.5 (between “due to” and end of Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
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Page 11, line 13 (between “keep” and “of Def. to provide evidence per L.R. 79-5(f)
7 dollars”)
8 Pursuant to Local Rule 79-5(f)(3), Defendant, as the Designating Party, bears the responsibility
9 to establish that its designated materials are sealable. Plaintiffs provisionally file these documents under
10 seal to give Defendant an opportunity to specify any reasons for keeping the documents under seal
11 pursuant to Local Rule 79-5(c).
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DATED: March 9, 2023 Respectfully submitted,
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/s/ Andre M. Mura
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Eric H. Gibbs (SBN 178658)
16 Andre M. Mura (SBN 298541)
Amy M. Zeman (SBN 273100)
17 Mark H. Troutman (pro hac vice)
18 Ezekiel S. Wald (SBN 341490)
Hanne Jensen (SBN 336045)
19 GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP
1111 Broadway, Suite 2100
20 Oakland, California 94607
21 Telephone: (510) 350-9700
Facsimile: (510) 350-9701
22 ehg@classlawgroup.com
amm@classlawgroup.com
23 amz@classlawgroup.com
mht@classlawgroup.com
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zsw@classlawgroup.com
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26 Geoffrey A. Graber (SBN 211547)
Karina G. Puttieva (SBN 317702)
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COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL
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1100 New York Ave. NW, Fifth Floor
PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER ANOTHER PARTY’S
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Telephone: (202) 408-4600
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