Cabebe v. Equifax Information Services, LLC

Filing 166

ORDER re: 125 Motion to Seal. A hearing is set for August 22, 2018. The motion to seal is DENIED as moot with respect to Exhibit J and the motion to seal is GRANTED as to Exhibit I. The hearing will proceed as scheduled with respect to the remaining exhibits. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 8/21/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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SHARON BARNUM, et al.,

Case No.: 2:16-cv-02866-RFB-NJK

Plaintiff(s),
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Order

v.
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[Docket No. 125]
EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES,
LLC,
Defendant(s).

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Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion to seal and/or redact certain exhibits filed in

17 conjunction with a motion to compel and for sanctions. Docket No. 125. A hearing is set for
18 August 22, 2018. The Court does not require a hearing on the two FIS Card exhibits at issue.1
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With respect to Exhibit J, FIS Card indicates that the document has already been filed

20 publicly and sealing is not sought. Docket No. 164 at 1 n.1.2 With respect to Exhibit I, that
21 compact disc includes batch reports with extensive information. FIS Card represents it maintains
22 such information as confidential and that disclosure of that information would enable competitors
23 to reverse engineer its proprietary information. See Docket No. 164 at 4. The Court finds such
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The hearing will proceed as scheduled with respect to the remaining exhibits.

The publicly-filed version of this document includes redaction to Plaintiff’s home
addresses. Docket No. 96-32. Such redactions are proper without a court order. See Local Rule
28 IC 6-1(a)(5).
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1 showing satisfies the applicable good cause standard. See, e.g., Kamakana v. City & County of
2 Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180 (9th Cir. 2006).
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Accordingly, the motion to seal is DENIED as moot with respect to Exhibit J and the

4 motion to seal is GRANTED as to Exhibit I.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 21, 2018
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Nancy J. Koppe
United States Magistrate Judge

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