COTTILLION et al v. UNITED REFINING COMPANY et al

Filing 67

ORDER granting 65 Motion to Seal. Signed by Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on 04/18/2011. (kas)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN COTTILLION and BEVERLY
ELDRIDGE, on behalf of themselves
and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiffs,
-vUNITED REFINING COMPANY,
UNITED REFINING COMPANY
PENSION PLAN FOR SALARIED
EMPLOYEES, UNITED REFINING
COMPANY RETIREMENT
COMMITTEE, and JOHN AND MARY
DOES 1 to 10,
Defendants.

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Case No. 1:09-cv-00140-SJM

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL
Having carefully considered Defendants’ motion for leave to file documents under seal
(Doc. 65), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
Defendants’ motion for leave to file the following documents under seal in connection
with Defendants’ Reply Brief in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Protective Order
(“Defendant’s Brief”) is GRANTED:
(a)

URC 001331-1336 CONFIDENTIAL, designated in Defendants’ Brief as
Exhibit P; and

(b)

The chart entitled “Corrections of Plaintiffs Representations,” designated
in Defendants’ Brief as Exhibit G

for the following reasons:
1.

The Court entered the Stipulated Protective Order (Doc. 41) in this action on

October 8, 2010, and the Addendum on January 27, 2011 (Doc. 43), which allow for certain

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documents, information and things involved in this litigation to be designated and kept
confidential in order to protect the sensitive or proprietary business, commercial, or personal
information of the parties and certain third parties.
2.

The Stipulated Protective Order and Addendum have been entered in accordance

with the discretion afforded to the Court under Fed.R.Civ.P. 26.
3.

In accordance with the Stipulated Protective Order and the Addendum,

Defendants and third parties have produced certain documents that they have designated as
“Confidential Material.”
4.

In connection with Defendants’ Brief, Defendants intend to rely upon certain

documents that have been designated as Confidential Material, pursuant to the Stipulated
Protective Order and Addendum, and upon documents that contain references to Confidential
Material.
5.

Accordingly, good cause exists to permit the aforementioned documents to be

filed under seal.

Sean J.
McLaughlin
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Digitally signed by Sean J. McLaughlin
DN: cn=Sean J. McLaughlin, o=U.S.
District Court, ou,
email=[e-mail]
ourts.gov, c=US
Date: 2011.04.18 16:16:12 -04'00'

SO ORDERED.

Dated: ________________, 2011

SEAN J. McLAUGHLIN
United States District Judge

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