Dennington v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company et al

Filing 222

ORDER granting 220 Motion to Seal. Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on August 27, 2019. (mll)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
TEXARKANA DIVISION
JAMES STUART and CAREDA L.
HOOD, 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 Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to File Under Seal. (ECF No. 220).
The Court finds that no response is required and that the matter is ripe for consideration.
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.

Defendant has designated as “Confidential” certain

documents and deposition testimony addressing, inter alia, insureds’ personal information,
adjusting practices, and other competitively sensitive business information.
In response to Plaintiffs’ pending motion to compel production of unredacted documents,
Defendant intends to discuss, cite, and attach as exhibits a number of “Confidential” documents.
To that end, Defendant requests leave to redact its response brief and accompanying exhibits, and
to provide the Court with unredacted copies of the same. The Court understands that some portions
of the response brief and exhibits contain public information that is not covered by the Protective
Order, which may be filed on the docket.
Because the response brief and exhibits can be redacted, it is in the best interests of the

public for redacted versions to be filed on the docket. Accordingly, Defendant’s Unopposed
Motion for Leave to File Under Seal (ECF No. 220) should be and hereby is GRANTED. The
Court notes that Defendant has already filed redacted versions of its response brief and exhibits on
the docket and have provided the Court with unredacted copies of the same. Thus, no further
action is necessary regarding this issue.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 27th day of August, 2019.
/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
Chief United States District Judge

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