Lou v. MA Laboratories, Inc et al

Filing 391

ORDER by Hon. William Alsup denying 376 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal.(whalc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/2/2013)

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Janette Wipper (CA Bar # 275264)
[e-mail]
Chaya Mandelbaum (CA Bar # 239084)
[e-mail]
Xinying Valerian (CA Bar # 254890)
[e-mail]
SANFORD HEISLER, LLP
555 Montgomery Street, Suite 1206
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Jeremy Heisler (NY Bar # 1653484)
[e-mail]
Andrew Melzer (NY Bar # 4270682)
[e-mail]
SANFORD HEISLER, LLP
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Fl.
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Thomas Marc Litton (CA Bar # 119985)
[e-mail]
LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS MARC LITTON
555 Montgomery Street, Suite 1206
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Michelle Lou, et al.
and the Plaintiff Classes

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MICHELLE LOU, MARSHA BEER, SIMON
NIM AND JESUAN RUIZ RODRIGUEZ,
Individually and On Behalf of All Others
Similarly Situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.

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MA LABORATORIES, INC., ABRAHAM
MA, also known as CHIH KENG MA, and
CHRISTINE RAO, also known as RUITING
C. RAO, and CHRISTY YEE,

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No. 3:12-cv-05409-WHA (NC)
[PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING
PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE
MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’
MOTION TO DISQUALIFY SANFORD
HEISLER AND THOMAS MARC
LITTON AS CLASS COUNSEL

Defendants.

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Case No. 3:12-cv-05409-WHA (NC) (N.D. Cal.) – [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISQUALIFY

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As required by the recently-revised Civil Local Rule 79-5(d), Plaintiffs submit this

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proposed order for the sealing of Exhibits designated as confidential by Ma Labs. The Exhibits

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are identified in the concurrently filed Declaration of Xinying Valerian in Support of Plaintiffs’

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Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Exhibits in Support of Their Opposition to Defendants’

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Motion to Disqualify Sanford Heisler and Thomas Marc Litton as Class Counsel. All of the

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Exhibits cited below have been designated confidential in their entirety.

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RULINGS

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Exhibit 14 to the Litton Decl. is a true and correct copy of a blast email

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from the VP of Sales to the Ma Labs salesforce, attaching a revised 2011

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Sales Quarterly Bonus Program description.

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Stamped Ma Labs 016264 – 016265.

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Exhibit 15 to the Litton Decl. is a true and correct copy of a blast email

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from Eve Wang to all Sales employees and many executives. This email

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was produced on a USB drive Bates-Stamped Ma Labs 084164.

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Exhibit 16 to the Litton Decl. is a true and correct copy of e/pop messages

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dated from the pre-September 2010 “exempt” period (pre-conversion)

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between Account Managers and HR or Payroll staff, concerning

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timekeeping, work schedules, and timecard adjustments. These e/pops

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were produced on a hard drive Bates-Stamped Ma Labs 018861, a CD

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Bates-Stamped Ma Labs 084166, and a hard drive Bates-Stamped Ma Labs
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018862.

Ruling on
Sealing
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December 2, 2013.
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Case No. 3:12-cv-05409-WHA (NC) (N.D. Cal.) – [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISQUALIFY

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