Bruno v. Equifax Credit Information Services, LLC, et al.

Filing 204

ORDER signed by Senior Judge William B. Shubb on 7/11/18, ORDERING that Equifax's Request to Seal Exhibits G, H, and J attached to plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED. (Kastilahn, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DANIEL BRUNO, Individually and
on behalf of others similarly
situated,
Plaintiff,

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No. 2:17-cv-327 WBS EFB

ORDER RE: MOTION TO SEAL

v.
EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES,
LLC, et al.,

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Defendants.

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On February 27, 2018, plaintiff submitted a Request to

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Seal portions of its Second Amended Complaint as well as Exhibits

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A, G, H, I, and J in their entirety.

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court denied this request without prejudice to the right of any

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party to submit a more tailored request which specifically states

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the basis for sealing or redacting these documents.

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167).

(Docket No. 131).

The

(Docket No.

Defendant Equifax Information Services, LLC (“Equifax”)

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now requests to seal only Exhibits G, H, and J attached to

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plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint.

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(Docket No. 194.)

Pursuant to Local Rule 141(a), “[d]ocuments may be

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sealed only by written order of the Court, upon the showing

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required by applicable law.”

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E.D. Cal. L.R. 141(a).

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The documents at issue here appear to contain

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information which is competitively sensitive, confidential, and

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proprietary.

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Decl.”), Req. to Seal, Ex. A at ¶¶ 5, 11.)

(See Declaration of Brian Crawford (“Crawford
This information is

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closely guarded from public disclosure, and even within Equifax

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it is made available only to those employees who have a need to

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know.

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confidential and sensitive information regarding the potential

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end user and its principals, including but not limited to

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background checks and personal identifying information.

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(Crawford Decl. ¶¶ 8, 12.) This information is not publicly

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available, and would invade the privacy of the business and those

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individuals if this request to seal were not granted. (See id.).

(Id. at ¶¶ 6, 11).

The documents also appear to contain

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Accordingly, the court concludes that Equifax has

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presented “good cause” to rebut the presumption in favor of

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public access.

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F.3d 1172, 1189 (9th Cir. 2006)..

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See Kamakana v. City & County of Honolulu, 447

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Equifax’s Request to Seal

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Exhibits G, H, and J attached to plaintiff’s Second Amended

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Complaint be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED.

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Dated:

July 11, 2018

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