Hodge et al v. Gaylor Electric Inc

Filing 23

ORDER INCORPORATING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO SEAL; granting ECF No. 14 Motion to File Confidential Document Under Seal; granting ECF No. 19 Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr. (TR, Case Administrator)

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1 FILED IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 2 Mar 19, 2020 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SEAN F. M AVOY, CLERK EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON C 3 4 5 6 KEVIN HODGE, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated and JOSE VAZQUEZ, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 7 8 9 10 11 No. 2:19-cv-00133-SMJ ORDER INCORPORATING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SEAL Plaintiffs, v. GAYLOR ELECTRIC INC., an Indiana corporation, Defendant. 12 13 Before the Court, without oral argument, are the parties’ Stipulated Protective 14 Order and Clawback Order, ECF No. 19, and Plaintiffs’ Motion to File 15 “Confidential” Document Under Seal or In Open Court, ECF No. 14. Having 16 reviewed the filings and the record, the Court is fully informed. 17 The parties jointly move the Court to enter a Protective Order, the terms of 18 which are provided in the parties’ motion, to govern discovery of confidential 19 materials in this matter. ECF No. 19 at 1–12. Having reviewed the terms of the 20 proposed agreement, the Court is satisfied that it is reasonable. Thus, pursuant to ORDER INCORPORATING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SEAL – 1 1 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) and the stipulation of the parties, the parties’ 2 Proposed Stipulated Protective Order, ECF No. 19, is ACKNOWLEDGED, 3 APPROVED, and INCORPORATED in this Order by reference. 4 Plaintiffs, consistent with the provisions of the Protective Order now 5 incorporated in this matter, move to file a document, which appears at ECF No. 16, 6 under seal in support of their motion to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 14. 7 The Court finds Plaintiff’s motion to file an amended Complaint is non-dispositive 8 and that Defendant has made a particularized showing of good cause to maintain 9 the secrecy of the record. See In re Midland Nat. Life Ins. Co. Annuity Sales 10 Practices Litig., 686 F.3d 1115, 1119 (9th Cir. 2012). Specifically, the Court finds 11 disclosure of the record, which contains non-public information concerning 12 Defendant’s business relationship with a third party, could result in competitive 13 harm to Defendant’s business. The Court thus grants the motion and directs the 14 record be filed under seal. 15 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 16 1. No. 19, is GRANTED. 17 2. 18 Plaintiff’s Motion to File “Confidential” Document Under Seal or In Open Court, ECF No. 14, is GRANTED. 19 20 The parties’ Stipulated Protective Order and Clawback Order, ECF // ORDER INCORPORATING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SEAL – 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A. The Clerk’s Office is directed to SEAL the relevant document, which appears at ECF No. 16. IT IS SO ORDERED. The Clerk’s Office is directed to enter this Order and provide copies to all counsel. DATED this 19th day of March 2020. _________________________ SALVADOR MENDOZA, JR. United States District Judge 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ORDER INCORPORATING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER AND GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO SEAL – 3

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