Wilson v. Conair Corporation

Filing 133

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO SEAL signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 4/6/16 ORDERING that defendant's request to seal page 12:15-14:12 and Exhibit 5 of its opposition to plaintiff's motion for class certification be, and the same hereby is, DENIED with prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendant's request to seal Exhibits 9 and 10 to its opposition be, and the same hereby is, DENIED without prejudice. (Becknal, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DELIA WILSON, on behalf of
herself and all others
similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,

CIV. NO. 1:14-00894 WBS SAB
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE:
DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SEAL

v.
CONAIR CORPORATION,

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Defendant.

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Presently before the court is defendant’s request to

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seal portions of its opposition to plaintiff’s motion for class

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certification.

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seal pages 12:15-14:12 and Exhibit 5 of its opposition--both of

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which summarize defendant’s yearly sales of forty-five models of

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styling irons and the number of consumer complaints received per

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model.

(Docket No. 129.)

First, defendant requests to

For all the reasons previously explained in this court’s

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February 5, 2016 Order, (Docket No. 120), the court denies

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defendant’s motion to seal pages 12:15-14:12 and Exhibit 5.

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Defendant next requests to seal Exhibits 9 and 10 to

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its opposition--both of which contain abstracts of consumer

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claims in instances where a product was returned due to a line

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cord rupture.

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or not the product was sent to the Director of Engineering

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Investigations for testing, and whether defendant sent a good

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will replacement product to the consumer.

The claims describe the problems reported, whether

The claims also

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contain the first and last names of the consumer who submitted

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the claim.

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request to seal.

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releasing the names of consumers, the court will permit defendant

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to redact the names of consumers from the claim abstracts and

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resubmit its motion to seal.

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Defendant again provides little explanation for its
If, however, defendant is concerned about

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendant’s request to

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seal page 12:15-14:12 and Exhibit 5 of its opposition to

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plaintiff’s motion for class certification be, and the same

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hereby is, DENIED with prejudice.

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defendant’s request to seal Exhibits 9 and 10 to its opposition

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be, and the same hereby is, DENIED without prejudice.

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Dated:

April 6, 2016

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that