Janson et al v. LegalZoom.com, Inc.

Filing 98

MOTION to seal document filed by Robert M. Thompson on behalf of LegalZoom.com, Inc.. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 5/2/2011 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Thompson, Robert)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
CENTRAL DIVISION
TODD JANSON, GERALD T. ARDREY, CHAD M.
FERRELL, and C & J REMODELING, on behalf of
themselves and on behalf of all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,

Case No. 2:10-cv-04018-NKL

v.
LEGALZOOM.COM, INC.,
Defendant.

MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL
Defendant LegalZoom.com, Inc. (“LegalZoom”) respectfully requests that the Court
grant LegalZoom leave to file under seal certain documents attached to its Motion for Summary
Judgment filed April 8, 2011. In support of the motion, LegalZoom states as follows:
1.

On April 8, 2011, LegalZoom filed its Motion for Summary Judgment. See Doc.

2.

In its Suggestions in Support of its Motion for Summary Judgment, LegalZoom

90.

referred to documents produced by Plaintiffs during discovery, including a will created by
plaintiff Todd Janson, an LLC Operating Agreement and Articles of Organization created by
Plaintiffs Chad Ferrell and Gerald Ardrey, and answers to online questionnaires entered on the
LegalZoom website by plaintiffs.
3.

Because these documents contain personal identifying information of plaintiffs,

LegalZoom filed with its Motion for Summary Judgment a Notice Regarding Exhibit
Attachments stating that these documents were being filed under seal. See Doc. 92. LegalZoom

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electronically filed the exhibits under seal and referred to the Protective Order entered in this
case on July 30, 2010. See Doc. 42.
4.

LegalZoom now requests that the documents described in and submitted as a

separate part of LegalZoom’s Notice Regarding Exhibit Attachments, Doc. 92, be filed and
maintained under seal by leave of the Court.
WHEREFORE, LegalZoom respectfully requests that the Court grant LegalZoom leave
to file under seal the documents described in and submitted as a separate part of its Notice
Regarding Exhibit Attachments, Doc. 92.
Respectfully submitted,
BRYAN CAVE LLP
By: s/ Robert M. Thompson
Robert M. Thompson
MO #38156
James T. Wicks
MO #60409
One Kansas City Place
1200 Main Street, Suite 3500
Kansas City, MO 64105
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
John Michael Clear
MO #25834
Michael G. Biggers
MO #24694
James R. Wyrsch
MO #53197
One Metropolitan Square – Suite 3600
211 North Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for LegalZoom.com, Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on April 14, 2011, I electronically filed the above and foregoing with
the clerk of court using the CM/ECF system, which will send notice of electronic filing to all
counsel of record.

s/ Robert M. Thompson
Attorney for Defendant

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