Dennington v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company et al

Filing 81

ORDER granting in part 80 Motion to File Motion for Class Certification Under Seal. (See Order for specifics.) Signed by Honorable Susan O. Hickey on December 2, 2015. (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-04001

STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY
COMPANY and STATE FARM GENERAL
INSURANCE COMPANY

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion to File Motion for Class Certification Under Seal.
(ECF No. 80). On April 2, 2015, the Court entered a Stipulated Protective Order. (ECF No. 62).
Pursuant to the Order, documents regarding claims submitted by Defendants’ insureds and
Defendants’ proprietary information were to be marked “Confidential.” In discovery, Defendants
have produced some of these “Confidential” documents, including information concerning its
adjusting practices and the claims submitted by its insureds. In support of the Motion for Class
Certification, Plaintiffs intend to discuss, cite, and attach as exhibits a number of these documents.
Plaintiffs request to file these confidential portions of their Motion and accompanying exhibits
under seal. The Court understands that some portions of the Motion for Class Certification and
exhibits contain public information that is not covered by the Protective Order, which may be filed
on the docket.
Because the Motion for Class Certification can be redacted, it is in the best interests of the
public for the redacted version of the Motion to be filed on the docket. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s
Motion to File Motion for Class Certification Under Seal should be and hereby is GRANTED IN
PART. Plaintiffs are directed to file their Motion for Class Certification on the docket and redact

all information that is the subject of the Protective Order. Plaintiffs are further directed to provide
the Court with an unredacted copy of the Motion and exhibits.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 2nd day of December, 2015.
/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
United States District Judge

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