Dennington v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company et al

Filing 154

ORDER granting 152 Motion to Seal. Plaintiffs are directed to provide the Court with an unredacted copy of the motion and exhibits. Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on October 4, 2016. (mll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
JEFF DENNINGTON and JAMES
STUART, individually and on behalf
of all others similarly situated
v.

PLAINTIFFS

Case No. 4:14-cv-4001

STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY
COMPANY
DEFENDANT
ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to File Under Seal. (ECF No. 152).
On April 2, 2015, the Court entered a Stipulated Protective Order. (ECF No. 62). Pursuant to
the Order, documents produced and information disclosed at a deposition in this action may be
designated as “Confidential,” and any papers filed with the Court that include “Confidential”
information must be filed under seal. In discovery, Defendant has produced “Confidential”
documents, including information concerning its adjusting practices and the claims submitted by
its insureds. Defendant has also designated as “Confidential” certain portions of deposition
testimony.
In their Response in Opposition to State Farm’s Motion for Immediate Stay of All
Proceedings Pending Resolution of Rule 23(f) Petition, Plaintiffs intend to discuss, cite, and attach
as exhibits a number of these documents. Plaintiffs request to file their motion and accompanying
exhibits under seal. The Court understands that some portions of the motion and exhibits contain
public information that is not covered by the Protective Order, which may be filed on the docket.
Because the motion and accompanying exhibits can be redacted, it is in the best interests of
the public for the redacted version of the motion and exhibits to be filed on the docket.

Accordingly, Plaintiffs’ Motion for Leave to File Under Seal (ECF No. 152) should be and hereby
is GRANTED IN PART.

The Court notes that Plaintiffs have filed their motion and

accompanying exhibits on the docket and redacted all information that is the subject of the
Protective Order. Plaintiffs are directed to provide the Court with an unredacted copy of the
motion and exhibits.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 4th day of October, 2016.

/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
United States District Judge

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