Brady et al v. Deloitte & Touche LLP et al

Filing 95

SEALING ORDER re 90 (tf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/29/2009)

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Case3:08-cv-00177-SI Document90 Filed12/23/09 Page1 of 42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MARKUN ZUSMAN & COMPTON LLP JEFFREY K. COMPTON, State Bar No. 142969 DARIA DUB CARLSON, State Bar No. 150628 WILLIAM A. BAIRD, State Bar No. 192675 17383 Sunset Boulevard, Suite A380 Pacific Palisades, California 90272 Telephone: (310) 454-5900 Facsimile: (310) 454-5970 LAW OFFICE OF STEVEN ELSTER STEVEN ELSTER, State Bar No. 227545 785/E2 Oak Grove Road, #201 Concord, CA 94518-3617 Telephone: (925) 324-2159 Facsimile: (925) 945-1276 Attorneys for Plaintiffs, JAMES BRADY, SARAH CAVANAGH AND IVA CHIU MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP LINDA E. SHOSTAK, State Bar No. 64599 JAMES E. BODDY, JR., State Bar No. 65244 KATHRYN M. DAVIS, State Bar No. 203454 425 Market Street San Francisco, California 94105-2482 Telephone: (415) 268-7000 Facsimile: (415) 268-7522 Attorneys for Defendant DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JAMES BRADY, SARAH CAVANAGH, and IVA CHIU, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, a limited liability partnership; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendants. Case No. C-08-00177-SI STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL, VOLUME 1 OF 2 26 27 28 STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL, VOLUME 2 OF 2 CASE NO. C-08-00177-SI sf-2777013 PUBLIC VERSION 1 Case3:08-cv-00177-SI Document90 Filed12/23/09 Page2 of 42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPULATION Pursuant to Local Rules 7-12 and 79-5, and the Court's Standing Order, Plaintiffs and Defendant, through their respective counsel, submit the following stipulation and [proposed] order granting Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Defendant") leave to file permanently under seal the materials described below. WHEREAS, in the course of the discovery the parties have produced and disclosed confidential, proprietary, and other private information related to the parties, as well as Defendant's clients, designated "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" pursuant to the parties' Stipulated Protective Order signed by the Court on March 10, 2009, and filed in the above captioned action on March 11, 2009 ("Designated Produced Materials"), for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation would be warranted; WHEREAS, the parties agree that confidential, proprietary, and other private information related to the parties, as well as Defendant's clients, will also be included in or discussed in the parties filings on the Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification ("Designated Motion Materials"); WHEREAS, the parties agree that the Designated Produced Materials and Designated Motion Materials consist of Defendant's proprietary employee training materials, proprietary guidance for conducting audits, proprietary policies, confidential employee personnel and pay data, and confidential and proprietary audit work papers, as well as the confidential and proprietary information of Defendant's clients. WHEREAS, the parties agree that the Designated Produced Materials, including all information derived from the Designated Produced Materials, and the Designated Motion Materials should be filed permanently under seal on the ground that good cause exists to prevent the disclosure of this confidential, proprietary, and financial information. See, e.g., In re Adobe Systems Inc. Securities Litigation, 141 F.R.D. 155, 158 (N.D. Cal. 1992) (good cause exists when disclosure of proprietary or financial information would put a company as a competitive disadvantage); Hirschfeld v. Stone, 193 F.R.D. 175, 187 (S.D. N.Y. 2000) ("disclosure of confidential information is the quintessential type of irreparable herm that cannot be compensated STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL, VOLUME 1 OF 2 CASE NO. C-08-00177-SI sf-2777013 2 Case3:08-cv-00177-SI Document90 Filed12/23/09 Page3 of 42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 or undone by money damages); Encyclopedia Brown Prod., Ltd. v. Home Box Office, Inc., 26 F. Supp 2d 606, 614 (S.D. N.Y. 1998) (that party would be irreparably harmed by disclosure of confidential business information supported sealing, even though documents dealt with business information dating back several years). NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby stipulate, subject to Court approval, that the following materials/information, attached hereto, be filed permanently under seal: Volume 1 1. Exhibit 1-- Opposition Of Defendant Deloitte & Touche LLP To Plaintiffs' Motion For Class Certification 2. 3. Exhibit 2 -- Relevant portions of James Brady's deposition transcript Exhibit 3 -- Relevant portions of Sarah Marie Federico's (formerly Cavanagh, hereinafter referred to as "Cavanagh") deposition transcript 4. 5. 6. 7. Exhibit 4 -- Relevant portions of Iva Chiu's deposition transcript Exhibit 5 -- Relevant portions of Scott Smith's deposition transcript Exhibit 6 -- Relevant portions of Joseph Young's deposition transcript Exhibit 7 -- Defendant's Compendium Of Declarations In Support Of Opposition To Plaintiffs' Motion For Class Certification, including exhibits consisting of the following: 8. Exhibit 8 -- Relevant portions of the Deloitte Audit Approach Manual (bates- stamped DT 001897-001903, DT 001926-001931, DT 001976-001987, DT 002163-002178; DT 002195-002280, DT 002282-002354, DT 002593-002604, DT 002625-002635, DT 002764002765, DT 002766-002770, DT 002771-002773, DT 002792, DT 076732-076733) 9. Exhibit 9 -- "Consider Fraud, Control Environment and Engagement Risk" (bates- stamped DT 175168-175212) 10. Exhibit 10 -- Records of Audit Experience (bates-stamped PL 000033, 036524, and 173205-173206) 11. Exhibit 11 -- AERS PSW Certification Policy power point presentation (bates- stamped DT 178618-178623) STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL, VOLUME 1 OF 2 CASE NO. C-08-00177-SI sf-2777013 3 Case3:08-cv-00177-SI Document90 Filed12/23/09 Page4 of 42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 12. Exhibit 12 -- Northern California Attest Experience Certification Requirements memorandum (bates-stamped DT 178624-178627) 13. 14. Exhibit 13 -- Job posting for Audit Assistant position (bates-stamped DT 000511) Exhibit 14 -- Job posting for entry level audit position (bates-stamped DT 178615-178617) 15. DT 000108) 16. DT 078337) 17. Exhibit 17 -- Deloitte training course listings and training materials (batesExhibit 16 -- AERS National Certification Program Guidelines (bates-stamped Exhibit 15 -- Letter to Sarah Cavanagh dated April 13, 2004 (bates-stamped stamped DT 000957-988, DT 079362-367, DT 016193-016256, DT 027358-027425, DT 051040051075, DT 030170-030182) 18. Exhibit 18 -- Training records of Sarah Cavanagh and Iva Chiu (bates-stamped DT 000207-000216, DT 173183-173191) Volume 2 19. Exhibit 19 -- AERS Competencies: The Performance Framework to Consistently Deliver Outstanding Service (bates-stamped DT 001089-001112) 20. Exhibit 20 -- AERS Competency Model: Attest Channel Competencies and Core Competencies (bates-stamped DT 078412-078441) 21. Exhibit 21 -- Template Great Performances Scorecards for Audit Staff and Audit Seniors (bates-stamped DT 001003-001010) 22. Exhibit 22 -- Great Performances Scorecards for which James Brady, Sarah Cavanagh, and Iva Chiu are the "Feedback Receiver" or "Feedback Provider" (bates-stamped DT 001121-001145, DT 001152-001166, DT 1171-001183, DT 177370-173374, DT 173387173390, DT 173412-173415) 23. Exhibit 23 -- Great Performances Scorecards for which Plaintiffs' putative class member declarants are either a Feedback Receiver or Feedback Provider (bates-stamped STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL, VOLUME 1 OF 2 CASE NO. C-08-00177-SI sf-2777013 4 Case3:08-cv-00177-SI Document90 Filed12/23/09 Page5 of 42 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DT 177960-177968, DT 177978-177982, DT 177992-177996, DT 178010-178014, DT 178019178023, DT 178028-178032, DT 178628-178750) and summary chart 24. Exhibit 24 -- Deloitte General Guidance About the Model Audit Programs (bates- stamped DT 164728-164741) 25. 26. 27. Exhibit 25 -- Using Professional Judgment (bates-stamped DT 000955-000956) Exhibit 26 -- Deloitte General Policy 220 (bates-stamped DT 066344-066357) Exhibit 27 -- Working Papers for Audit conducted by Iva Chiu (bates-stamped DT 178520-178561) 28. Exhibit 28 -- AUD policy 25: Prepare, Review & Control Working Papers (bates- stamped DT 070132-070210) 29. Exhibit 29 -- AUD policy 2: Manage the Audit Engagement (bates-stamped DT 073892-073931) 30. Exhibit 30 -- Redacted Working Papers for Audit conducted by Sarah Cavanagh, Section 8430, Other Income -- MAP (bates-stamped DT 031713-031722) 31. 173530.10) IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD. Dated: December 23, 2009 COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS By: /s/William A. Baird WILLAIM A BAIRD JEFFREY K. COMPTON Markun Zusman & Compton LLP STEVE ELSTER Law Office of Steve Elster Exhibit 31 -- Redacted index from audit conducted by Iva Chiu (DT 173530.1- Dated: December 23, 2009 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS By: /s/Linda E. Shostak LINDA E. SHOSTAK JAMES E. BODDY, JR. Morrison & Foerster LLP STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL, VOLUME 1 OF 2 CASE NO. C-08-00177-SI sf-2777013 5 Case3:08-cv-00177-SI Document90 Filed12/23/09 Page6 of 42 1 2 3 4 Dated: December 23, 2009 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Dated: ____________, 2009 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ECF CERTIFICATION I hereby attest that I have obtained concurrence regarding the filing of this document from each of the signatories within the e-filed document. By: /s/Linda E. Shostak LINDA E. SHOSTAK ORDER PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. Honorable Susan Illston United States District Court Judge STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL, VOLUME 1 OF 2 CASE NO. 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