Rachel Cody v. SoulCycle, Inc.

Filing 148

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. Plaintiffs are ORDERED to show cause, in writing, why the Court should grant the Application. The response shall be no more than seven pages and shall be submitted by February 6, 2017. The items shall remain under seal until the Court rules on the Application. If the Application is denied as to any item, the parties will have the opportunity to withdraw it. IT IS SO ORDERED. (jloz)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL
Case No. CV-15-06457-MWF (JEMx)
Title:
Rachel Cody, et al. -v- SoulCycle Inc.

Date: January 31, 2017

Present: The Honorable MICHAEL W. FITZGERALD, U.S. District Judge
Deputy Clerk:
Rita Sanchez

Court Reporter:
Not Reported

Attorneys Present for Plaintiff:
None Present

Attorneys Present for Defendant:
None Present

Proceedings (In Chambers):

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

On October 31, 2016, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Class Certification. (Docket
No. 71). On December 23, 2016, Defendant SoulCycle, Inc. (“SoulCycle) filed its
Opposition. (Docket No. 105). On January 27, 2017, Plaintiffs filed their Reply, along
with an accompanying Application for Leave to File Under Seal (the “Application”).
(Docket Nos. 145–46). Neither the Application nor the declaration filed in support,
however, explains why the designated materials should be sealed. (Docket No. 147-2).
The usual presumption in the Ninth Circuit favors the public’s right of access to
most judicial records. See, e.g., Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677–78
(9th Cir. 2010); Kamakana v. City & Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir.
2006). The underlying certification motion here is not necessarily dispositive, but
neither it is clearly nondispositive. Therefore, the Court expects the parties to justify
the proposed sealing item by item. While confidential customer information should
likely be sealed, the Court doubts that the declarations should be sealed.
Accordingly, Plaintiffs are ORDERED to show cause, in writing, why the Court
should grant the Application. The response shall be no more than seven pages and
shall be submitted by February 6, 2017. The items shall remain under seal until the
Court rules on the Application. If the Application is denied as to any item, the parties
will have the opportunity to withdraw it.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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