Alexander et al v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. et al

Filing 238

ORDER re 236 , 237 Meet and Confer. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 5/3/2016. (emclc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2016)

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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 DEAN ALEXANDER, et al., Case No. 05-cv-00038-EMC Plaintiffs, 8 ORDER RE MEET AND CONFER v. 9 Docket No. 236-37 10 11 FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC., et al., For the Northern District of California United States District Court Defendants. 12 Previously, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion to file under seal the supplemental Ross 13 14 declaration which contains nonpublic confidential information pertaining to tentative class 15 settlements that have been entered into between the MDL plaintiffs and Defendant FXG. See 16 Docket No. 233 (order). Subsequently, two objectors (Mr. Zohrabians and El-Hani) objected to 17 the filing under seal and sought access to the sealed declaration. The Court hereby orders the 18 parties to meet and confer with the objectors to determine whether they can reach agreement as to 19 whether the objectors should be able to view the sealed information and, if so, under what terms. 20 The parties shall also discuss, during the meet and confer, the public filing of a statement by 21 Plaintiffs regarding the general substance of the supplemental Ross declaration. The parties shall 22 report back on their meet and confer efforts within one week of the date of this order. 23 /// 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 1 Although the Court is ordering the meet and confer, it is not authorizing at this time 2 further supplemental filings from either the parties or objectors. If the parties believe that 3 further briefing is needed, they must seek leave of the Court and establish good cause therefor. 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 6 7 8 9 Dated: May 3, 2016 ______________________________________ EDWARD M. CHEN United States District Judge 10 12 For the Northern District of California United States District Court 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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