Contreras et al v. Nationstar, LLC et al

Filing 98

ORDER AFTER HEARING signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 7/1/2019 ORDERING plaintiffs' 95 request to file documents under seal is GRANTED IN PART. Defendants' 93 request to file documents under seal is GRANTED. Plaintiffs' 89 motion to compel defendants to produce documents without redactions is GRANTED. Defendants' 90 motion for a protective order is DENIED. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EUGENIO AND ROSA CONTRERAS,
WILLIAM AND MELVA PHILLIPS,
TERESA BARNEY, KEITH AND
TERESA MARCEL, SHERLIE
CHARLOT, COLLEEN ANN
O’HALLORAN, JENNIE MILLER, and
EDWARD YAGER, on behalf of
themselves and all others similarly situated,

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ORDER AFTER HEARING

Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:16-cv-302-MCE-EFB

v.
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, a
Delaware Limited Liability Company;
SOLUTIONSTAR, LLC, a Delaware
Limited Liability Company; and DOES 1
through 1000,
Defendants.

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This case was before the court on June 19, 2019, for hearing on: (1) plaintiffs’ motion to

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compel defendants to produce documents without redactions (ECF No. 89); (2) defendants’

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motion for a protective order (ECF No. 90); and the parties’ requests to file documents under seal

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(ECF Nos. 93 & 95). Attorney Laura Gerber appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs, and attorneys

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Mary Kate Sullivan and Megan Kelly appeared on behalf of the defendants.

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For the reasons stated on the record, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiffs’ request to file documents under seal is granted in part as follows:

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a. The declaration of Megan Kelly in support of plaintiffs’ motion to compel and
Exhibits 2 and 3 to the declaration shall be filed under seal.

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b. An unredacted copy of Exhibit G to the declaration of Laura Gerber shall be

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filed under seal. Plaintiffs shall file on the public docket a copy of Exhibit G with the comment

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section for document 27 redacted.

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c. An unredacted copy of the parties’ joint statement regarding plaintiffs’ motion

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to compel (ECF No. 94) shall be filed under seal. Plaintiffs shall file on the public docket a copy

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of the joint statement with redactions at page 25, lines 4-16, and page 27, lines 5-10.

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2. Defendants’ request to file documents under seal is granted, and Exhibits 2 & 3 to the

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declaration of Megan Kelly in support of defendants’ motion for a protective order shall be filed

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under seal.

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3. Plaintiffs’ motion to compel defendants to produce documents without redactions (ECF
No. 89) is granted as follows:

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a. Defendants shall produce documents 1-24, 26, and 28-51, with only social
security numbers redacted. See Gerber Decl., Ex. G.

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b. Defendants shall produce to plaintiffs’ counsel unredacted copies of documents

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25 and 27.1 See Gerber Decl., Ex. G. These two documents may only be viewed by plaintiffs’

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counsel of record in this case and their support staff. Counsel shall not disclose to plaintiffs or the

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public any information contained in the previously redacted portions of documents 25 and 27.

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4. Defendants’ motion for a protective order (ECF No. 90) is denied.
DATED: July 1, 2019.

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Documents 25 and 27 were submitted for in camera review. After reviewing the
documents, the court finds that they should be produced to plaintiffs’ counsel without redactions
as described herein.
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