Martin et al v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated et al

Filing 97

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIIONS TO SEAL (75) in case 4:10-cv-04020-CW; (30) in case 4:11-cv-01654-CW. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/22/2011)

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1 2 3 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 8 KEVIN MARTIN; DAVID NORRIS; FRANK STONE, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 9 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 10 11 12 13 14 Plaintiffs, v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INCORPORATED; MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.; BRIAN RILEY and DOES 1-20, No. C 10-04020 CW No. C 11-01654 CW ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIIONS TO SEAL (Docket No. 75, C 10-04020; Docket No. 30, C 1101654) Defendants. ________________________________/ 15 16 17 JOHN KERR, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 18 Plaintiff, 19 20 21 22 23 v. MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.; MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INCORPORATED, and DOES 125, inclusive, Defendants. ________________________________/ 24 25 Plaintiffs initially moved, pursuant to this Court's Civil 26 Local Rules 79-5(b) and 7-11, to file under seal the entirety of 27 Stephen Heath's Declaration. 28 At the November 17, 2011 hearing on Plaintiffs' motions for final approval of the settlement and 2 attorneys' fees, the Court informed Plaintiffs that their request 3 to seal was overbroad and unsupported. 4 declaration contained non-sealable information appropriate for the 5 public record. 6 21, 2011, Diane Waller submitted a declaration, establishing that 7 a portion of the Heath declaration contains confidential 8 commercial information, and a redacted version of the declaration. 9 Having reviewed the submissions, the Court grants the motion to 10 United States District Court For the Northern District of California 1 seal the redacted portion of the Heath declaration under Civil 11 Local Rule 79-5(c). 12 Much of the Heath Pursuant to the Court's instruction, on November IT IS SO ORDERED. 13 14 15 Dated: 11/22/2011 CLAUDIA WILKEN United States District Judge 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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