Turner v. Sweetwater Franchise Group, LLC et al

Filing 50

ORDER granting 49 UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SEAL EXHIBITS TO THE DECLARATION OF ANDREW GRICE. Signed by District Judge David C. Bramlette, III on August 29, 2024. (jm)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
WESTERN DIVISION
ANDREA TURNER, ON BEHALF OF
HERSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY
SITUATED
VS.

PLAINTIFFS

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 5:23-CV-74-DCB-BWR

ALFORD, HOLLOWAY & SMITH, PLLC

DEFENDANT

ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED MOTION TO SEAL
EXHIBITS TO THE DECLARATION OF ANDREW GRICE
Before the Court is the Unopposed Motion to Seal Exhibits to the Declaration of Andrew
Grice [Doc. 49] of Defendant Alford, Holloway & Smith, PLLC (“AHS”). AHS represents to the
Court in its Unopposed Motion that Exhibits 1 and 2 attached to the Declaration of Andrew Grice
[Doc. 47-1] contain confidential personal identifiable information regarding the alleged members
of the alleged putative class and that the two exhibits should be sealed from public access but
available for review and consideration by the Court and counsel for the parties on CM/ECF.
Having reviewed the Unopposed Motion and the specific reasons given for the request to seal, the
Court finds the reasons to be clear and compelling and further finds the request to seal only
Exhibits 1 and 2 to the Declaration of Andrew Grice [Doc. 47-1] narrowly tailored to serve those
reasons. The Court wishes to clarify that the Declaration of Andrew Grice, [Doc. 47-1] at 1-4,
shall not be sealed from public access. The only two documents that may be conventionally filed
and sealed from public access under this Order are Exhibits 1 and 2 to said Declaration of Andrew
Grice. Accordingly, the Unopposed Motion to Seal Exhibits to the Declaration of Andrew Grice
[Doc. 49] is hereby GRANTED.

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It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall file, pursuant to Local Uniform Rule
79(e)(3)(B)(2), as restricted access to case participants and Court users only, Exhibits 1 and 2 to
Exhibit A [Doc. 47-1] to Defendant Alford, Holloway & Smith, PLLC’s Renewed Motion to
Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction [Doc. 47].
It is further ORDERED that Defendant shall submit to the Clerk of Court a Notice of
Conventional Filing along with the two exhibits to be filed with restricted access.
SO ORDERED this 29th day of August 2024.

/s/ David Bramlette
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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