Dennington v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company et al

Filing 227

ORDER granting 223 Motion to Seal Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on September 25, 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 Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion to File Under Seal. (ECF No. 223). 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 support of their motion for summary judgment, Plaintiffs intend to discuss, cite, and
attach as exhibits a number of “Confidential” documents. To that end, Plaintiffs request leave to
redact their motion, brief, and accompanying exhibits, and to provide the Court with unredacted
copies of the same. Due to this, the Court construes the instant motion as a Motion to Redact. The
Court understands that some portions of the motion, brief, and exhibits contain public information
that is not covered by the Protective Order, which may be filed on the docket.
Because the motion, 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, Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion
for Leave to File Under Seal (ECF No. 223) should be and hereby is GRANTED. The Court notes
that Plaintiffs have already filed redacted versions of their motion, 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 25th day of September, 2019.
/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
Chief United States District Judge

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