Campbell v. PriceWaterhouse Coopers, LLP

Filing 553

ORDER signed by Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 11/20/2012 DENYING 537 Defendant's request to seal. Plaintiff shall, within 7 court days of this order, file their Opposition to PWC's Motion to Decertify IN FULL and UN-REDACTED. Plaintiff sha ll file their 524 Kershaw Declaration IN FULL and UN-REDACTED and with ALL exhibits. The Clerk shall STRIKE Plaintiff's previously redacted 522 Opposition and 524 Kershaw Declaration. Defendant's 529 Request to Seal is GRANTED. (Donati, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JASON CAMPBELL and
SARAH SOBEK, individually,
and on behalf of all other
similarly situated current
and former employees of
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP,,
NO. CIV. S-06-2376 LKK/GGH

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP,
a Limited Liability Partnership;,
and DOES 1-100, inclusive,

O R D E R

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Defendant.
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Defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PwC”) has requested

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that the court seal two exhibits which plaintiffs lodged under seal

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pursuant to the Protective Order (ECF No. 43) of October 12, 2007.

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The lodged documents – which plaintiffs relied upon in their

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Opposition to PwC’s Motion To Decertify – contain excerpts from the

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deposition of defendant’s Rule 30(b)(6) witness, Debbie McBee, and

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excerpts from a detailed internal training document of PwC.

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exhibits are relevant to the ability of Attest Associates to
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Both

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exercise discretion and independent judgment, a key issue in PwC’s

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Motion To Decertify.

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basis of this court’s decisions.

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the exhibits, Exhs. 5 and 19 of the Kershaw Declaration (see ECF

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Nos. 524-5 and 524-19), will be denied.

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seal any of plaintiffs’ other lodged documents.

The public has a right to know the factual
Accordingly, the motion to seal

There is no request to

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Defendant also requests that the court seal the Declaration

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of Janet Scott and confidential resumes it submitted in connection

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with its reply in support of its Motion to Decertify.

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have not opposed that request.

Plaintiffs

The request will be granted.

Accordingly, pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 141 and the Protective
Order ¶ 13, the court orders as follows:

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Defendant’s request to seal (ECF No. 537), is DENIED;

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2.

Plaintiffs shall, within seven (7) court days of this

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order, file their Opposition to PwC’s Motion To Decertify in full

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and un-redacted;

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3.

Plaintiffs

shall

file

their

Kershaw

Declaration,

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currently filed at ECF No. 524, in full, un-redacted, and with all

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exhibits;

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4.

The

Clerk

of

the

Court

shall

strike

plaintiffs’

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previously filed redacted Opposition and Kershaw Declaration (and

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exhibits) (ECF Nos. 522 & 524);

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5.

Defendant's request to seal the Scott Declaration

(ECF Nos. 529-1 and 529-2), is GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED:

November 20, 2012.
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