Opinion
4:17-CV-03962-HSG
01-25-2024
STACIA STINER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC., et al., Defendants.
Guy B. Wallace Mark T. Johnson SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL KONECKY LLP Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld Jenny S. Yelin ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Certified Class MOORE & LEE, LLP Erica Rutner John A. Bertino (VBN 93393) (Pro Hac Vice) SEYFARTH SHAW LLP Michael Jacobsen SEYFARTH SHAW LLP Justin T. Curley Attorneys for Defendants BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC. and BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC.
Guy B. Wallace Mark T. Johnson SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL KONECKY LLP Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld Jenny S. Yelin ROSEN BIEN GALVAN & GRUNFELD LLP Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Certified Class
MOORE & LEE, LLP Erica Rutner John A. Bertino (VBN 93393) (Pro Hac Vice) SEYFARTH SHAW LLP Michael Jacobsen SEYFARTH SHAW LLP Justin T. Curley Attorneys for Defendants BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING INC. and BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC.
ORDER (AS MODIFIED) GRANTING OMNIBUS MOTION TO SEAL
HON. HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. United States District Judge
ORDER
THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on the Parties' Omnibus Motion To Seal (“Motion”). Being fully advised, it is:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Motion, Dkt. No. 701, is hereby GRANTED. This order further TERMINATES Dkt. Nos. 649, 662 & 677. //
Information To Be Redacted And Filed Under Seal
Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 5
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.b.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 6
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.b.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 7
Pages BKD0005133 and BKD0005136-58 (designated PBI only)
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.c.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 9
Pages 7:2-3, 120:19-21, 121:2-3, 124:20-21, 125:16-18, 127:15-16, 128:12-13, 130:6-16, 130:25-131:2, 160:21-161:4, 162:16-23, 163:4-16, 163:25, 164:1519, 165:4-8, 169:9-18, 170:1-20, 173:13, 190:716, and 190:20192:6
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.d.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 10
Pages 262:11263:4, 269:1920, 269:24270:3, 270:1819, 270:25, 271:6-15, 281:6-9, 283:918, 284:2-12,
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.e.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
286:15-22, 299:11-22, 302:5-9, 305:20-25, 306:13-18, 307:3-21, 308:8-25, 309:7-23, 310:3-6, 311:24, 311:24312:2, 312:1921, 313:7314:20, 315:317, 316:12317:22, 318:19, 318:22319:25, 320:7, 320:19, 321:321, 328:8-9, 328:21, 338:1, 338:10, 339:916, 344:24345:2, 345:1013, 346:19, 354:16-18, 355:19-356:3, 356:10-24, 357:3-6, 415:18, 416:1119, 417:25, 420:7-17, 435:16-436:6, 436:16-23, 438:24, and 441:17-22
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 18
Page BKD1723416 (designated PBI only)
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.f.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
Unless otherwise indicated, the page numbers refer to the internal page numbers of the document itself, not the ECF pagination.
Relative to Defendants' requests to maintain the legibility of this document, the Jacobsen Declaration provides more detailed explanations as to the nature of and reasons for redacting and/or sealing each item, including citations to additional declarations and legal authority.
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Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 19
Pages BKD1762135-36 (designated PBI only)
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.g.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 20
Page BKD1723870-72 (designated PII and PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.h.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 21
Pages BKD1847776-77 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.i.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 22
Page BKD2069280 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.i.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 23
Page BKD1625738 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.i.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 24
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.j.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 25
Pages BKD2094926-28 (designated PII and PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.k.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 26
Pages BKD1841083-84 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.l.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
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Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 27
Pages BKD1725845-46 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.m.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 28
Pages BKD2642652-53, 3 and 5 of document, and BKD2642656-57 (designated PII & PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.n.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 29
Page BKD2228040 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.o.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 30
Pages BKD2092668 and BKD2092670 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.o.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 31
Pages BKD1840915 and BKD1840917 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.o.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 32
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.p.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 33
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.q.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
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Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 34
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.r.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 35
Pages BKD2224612-15 (designated PII and PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.s.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 36
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.t.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-2 / 701-3
663-1 / 662-4
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 37
Pages BKD2007803-05 (designated PII and PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.u.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 38
Pages BKD1971494-96 (designated PII and PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.v.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 39
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.w.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 40
Pages BKD233817-19 (designated PII and PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.x.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 41
Pages BKD2783594-95 (designated PII and PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.y.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
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Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 42
Pages BKD2159907-09 (designated PII and PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.z.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 43
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.aa.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 44
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.bb.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 45
Page BKD2029076 (designated PBI only)
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.cc.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 46
Full Document
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.dd.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 47
Full Document
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.dd.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 48
Full Document
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.dd.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 49
Full Document
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ee.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
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Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 50
Full Document
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ee.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 51
Full Document
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ee.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 52
Full Document
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ee.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 53 a
Right column
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ff.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 53b
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.gg.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 54
Page 120:6
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.hh.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 55
Page BKD2012994 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ii.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 56
Pages BKD2789306-08 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ii.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
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Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 57
Page BKD1725654 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ii.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 58
Pages BKD2807300-03 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ii.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 59
Pages BKD23309503-05 (designated PII and PBI only)
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.jj.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 60
Pages BKD2594483-84 (designated PII only)
PII Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.kk.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 61
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ll.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 62
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.mm.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 63
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.nn.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 64
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.nn.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
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Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 65
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.nn.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 66
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.nn.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 67
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.nn.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-2 / 662-5
Wallace Decl., Exhibit 68
Full Document
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.nn.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663 / 662-3
Wallace Decl.
Pages 4:6-7, 5:19-20, 5:26, 6:28, 7:1, 8:6-7, 8:9-13, 8:1620, 8:25-28, 9:2-4, 9:9-16, 9:20-22, 10:212, 10:23, 10:26-28, 11:15, 11:25-27, 12:4-7, 12:1011, 12:13-20, 12:25-28, 13:1, 13:9-13, 13:1721, 13:28, 14:13, 14:6, 14:1021, 14:24, 14:28, 15:1-4, 15:6-7, 15:915, 15:18, 15:21-28, 16:12, 18:27-28, 19:1, 19:3-4,
PII & PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.oo.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether these excerpts of this document should be sealed.
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Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
20:10-15, 20:28, and 21:1-3
701-4 /
663-3 / 662-6
Declaration of
Pages 9:1-10,
PBI Jacobsen
Plaintiffs take no
701-5
Cristina Flores, PhD in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Certification of Subclasses
18:5-7, 18:14, 18:16-20, 18:22, 19:1-2, 19:10, 19:13, 19:18, 19:21, 19:25-27, 20:12, 20:7-8, 20:13-14, 20:16-18 20:24-27, 21:13, 21:16-27, 22:1-6, 39:7-8, 40:2-6, 40:8-9, 40:13-14, 40:21, 40:2324, 46:19-20, 47:1-6, 47:12, 47:15-19, 47:23-24, 48:15, 48:13-25, 49:1-4, 49:1314, 49:19-20, 49:23, 49:2628, 50:1, 50:45, 50:8, 50:1621, 50:24, 50:27-28, 51:12, 51:6, 51:8, 51:10-13, 52:20-21, 53:19-25, and 54:3-5
Decl. at ¶ 4.pp.
position on whether this document should be sealed.
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Current Docket No. Public / Sealed
Prior Docket No. Public / Sealed
Document(s)
Portion(s) Sought To Be Sealed
Reasons For Sealing
Request Opposed
701-4 / 701-5
663-4 / 662-7
Declaration of Dale Schroyer in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Certification of Subclasses
Pages 19:12, 33:6-8, 46:5, 50:13-20, 51:16, 52:7-8, 53:18, 53:2122, 54:27, 58:712, 58:14-17, 58:19-21, 58:24-25, 59:411, 59:16-18, 59:21-27, 61:56, 61:16-17, and 61:21
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.qq.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-5 / 662-8
Declaration of David Belson PhD in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Certification of Subclasses
Pages 6:11-12, 11:23-24, 12:46, 12:18-19, 18:16-19, 19:1, 22:19-21, 23:10, 25:6-9, 26:1, 27:7, 29:21-27, 30:14, 30:15-19, 30:25-27, 31:910, 31:19, 32:12-13, 32:23-25, 33:1, 33:3-11, 34:2324, 36:8-14, 36:19-23, 37:13, 37:12, 37:25, 38:1, 38:13-16, 38:22-23, 39:14, 39:12-14, 40:13-21, 40:26, 43:1011, and 43:1720
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.rr.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
701-4 / 701-5
663-6 / 662-9
Declaration of Edward Jones PhD in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for
Pages 4:12-15, 5:15-16, 6:716, 6:18, 6:2122, 6:23-26, 7:1-3, 7:12-13,
PBI Jacobsen Decl. at ¶ 4.ss.
Plaintiffs take no position on whether this document should be sealed.
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