Dei Rossi, et al v. Whirlpool Corporation, et al

Filing 129

ORDER granting 126 REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 11/25/14. (Kaminski, H)

1 BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
Scott A. Bursor (State Bar No. 276006)
2 L. Timothy Fisher (State Bar No. 191626)
Annick M. Persinger (State Bar No. 272996)
3 1990 North California Boulevard, Suite 940
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
4 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
Antonio Vozzolo (pro hac vice)
369 Lexington Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
8 David Bower (State Bar No. 119546)
10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1470
9 Los Angeles, CA 90024
Telephone: [phone]
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E-Mail: [e-mail]
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12 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Co-lead Interim Class Counsel
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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17 KYLE DEI ROSSI and MARK LINTHICUM,
on behalf of themselves and those similarly
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Plaintiffs,

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21 WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION,

PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF REQUEST,
REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF CLASS CERTIFICATION
REPLY BRIEF, OPPOSITION TO
MOTION TO STRIKE THE
DECLARATION OF COLIN B. WEIR,
AND ORDER

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Date: January 15, 2015
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Courtroom: 2

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Honorable Troy L. Nunley

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Defendant.

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF REQUEST, REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
CLASS CERTIFICATION REPLY BRIEF AND OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO STRIKE, AND
ORDER
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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Plaintiffs Kyle Dei Rossi and Mark Linthicum

3 (Plaintiffs”) file this request pursuant to Local Rule 141 for leave to file certain confidential
4 documents under seal in conjunction with Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Their Motion for Class
5 Certification and Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Strike the Declaration of Colin B
6 Weir, both motions will be heard on January 15, 2015. The documents that incorporate confidential
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3:12-18, 3:25-28, 4:17-19, 5:19-6:5, 10:13-14;

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Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion for Class Certification at pages 1:25-2:7, 2:18-19,

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Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Motion to Strike the

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Declaration of Colin B. Weir at pages 11:3-4, 12:12-16, 12:20-26, 13:11-17, 13:24-25, 14:3-

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17, 18:23-26, and 19:7-10;

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Paragraphs 41, 42, 43, 50, 60, and 64 of the Reply Declaration of L. Timothy Fisher in

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Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and Opposition to Defendant’s Motion

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to Strike the Declaration of Colin B Weir;

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Exhibit 36 at pages 328:19-332:16, 331:1-334:8, 334:10-19, 335:6-11, 336:4-25; Exhibit 37

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at pages 339:21-24, 340:1-2, 340:16-341:22, 345:3-6, 345:19, 345:22-346:4, 347:17-25;

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Exhibit 39; Exhibit 40; Exhibit 41; Exhibit 44; Exhibit 47 at pages 410:1-24, 411:14-19,

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412:1-25, 413:16-19, 415:13-416:13, 417:7-418:25, 420:1-4, 420:12-422:25, 425:13-426:25,

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434:3-8, 439:21-25, 440:10-17; Exhibit 48; Exhibit 57; Exhibit 58; Exhibit 62 to the Reply

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Declaration of L. Timothy Fisher in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and

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Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Strike the Declaration of Colin B Weir; and

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Rebuttal Expert Report of Elizabeth Howlett at pages 3:12, 5:20-7:2, and 10:6-11:11.
The above documents contain information designated by Defendant as “Confidential”

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27 Agreement”). The Confidentiality Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The information is
28 “Confidential Discovery Material” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Confidentiality Agreement
PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF REQUEST, REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
CLASS CERTIFICATION REPLY BRIEF AND OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO STRIKE, AND
ORDER
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1 because it is “confidential research, development, or commercial information, within the meaning of
2 Rule 26(c)(1)(G) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.” See Confidentiality Agreement, Exh. A
3 at 2. For this reason, Plaintiffs request that the above-listed documents and portions thereof be filed
4 under seal. Defendant Whirlpool Corporation shall have access to the confidential documents.
Plaintiffs have submitted this Notice of Request, Request to Seal Documents in Support of

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6 Class Certification Reply Brief, Opposition to Motion to Strike the Declaration of Colin B. Weir, the
7 [Proposed] Order, and the documents themselves via electronic mail to the Court. The email has
8 been set to Judge Nunley’s proposed orders email box, with the email subject line including the case
9 number and the statement: “Request to Seal Documents.” Further, this Notice of Request, Request
10 to Seal Documents in Support of Class Certification Reply Brief, Opposition to Motion to Strike the
11 Declaration of Colin B. Weir, and [Proposed] Order have been served on all parties via electronic
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Dated: November 21, 2014

Respectfully submitted,
BURSOR & FISHER, P.A

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By:

/s/ L. Timothy Fisher
L. Timothy Fisher

L. Timothy Fisher (State Bar No. 191626)
Annick M. Persinger (State Bar No. 272996)
1990 N. California Blvd., Suite 940
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.
Scott A. Bursor (State Bar No. 276006)
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF REQUEST, REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
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ORDER
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FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
David E. Bower (State Bar No. 119546)
10866 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1470
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
Antonio Vozzolo (pro hac vice)
369 Lexington Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF REQUEST, REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
CLASS CERTIFICATION REPLY BRIEF AND OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO STRIKE, AND
ORDER
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ORDER

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Having considered Plaintiffs’ Request to Seal Documents and the documents labeled

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3 “Confidential” pursuant to the parties’ Agreement for the Discovery of Confidential Information, the
4 Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Request to Seal Documents and finds and orders as follows:
The Court finds that the following documents at issue should be filed under seal:

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3:12-18, 3:25-28, 4:17-19, 5:19-6:5, 10:13-14;

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Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion for Class Certification at pages 1:25-2:7, 2:18-19,

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Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Motion to Strike the

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Declaration of Colin B. Weir at pages 11:3-4, 12:12-16, 12:20-26, 13:11-17, 13:24-25, 14:3-

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7, 14:9-11, 14:16-15:1, 15:6-12, 15:17-18, 15:20-24, 15:28-16:6, 16:27-28, 17:7-10, 17:14-

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17, 18:23-26, and 19:7-10;

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Paragraphs 41, 42, 43, 50, 60, and 64 of the Reply Declaration of L. Timothy Fisher in

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Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and Opposition to Defendant’s Motion

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to Strike the Declaration of Colin B Weir;

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Exhibit 36 at pages 328:19-332:16, 331:1-334:8, 334:10-19, 335:6-11, 336:4-25; Exhibit 37

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at pages 339:21-24, 340:1-2, 340:16-341:22, 345:3-6, 345:19, 345:22-346:4, 347:17-25;

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Exhibit 39; Exhibit 40; Exhibit 41; Exhibit 44; Exhibit 47 at pages 410:1-24, 411:14-19,

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412:1-25, 413:16-19, 415:13-416:13, 417:7-418:25, 420:1-4, 420:12-422:25, 425:13-426:25,

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434:3-8, 439:21-25, 440:10-17; Exhibit 48; Exhibit 57; Exhibit 58; Exhibit 62 to the Reply

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Declaration of L. Timothy Fisher in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and

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Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Strike the Declaration of Colin B Weir; and

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Rebuttal Expert Report of Elizabeth Howlett at pages 3:12, 5:20-7:2, and 10:6-11:11.

The Clerk of the Court shall file the documents under seal.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 25, 2014
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Troy L. Nunley
United States District Judge

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF REQUEST, REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
CLASS CERTIFICATION REPLY BRIEF AND OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO STRIKE, AND
ORDER
CASE NO. 2:12-CV-00125-TLN-CKD

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