Opinion
No. C 10-1993 CW
05-10-2013
RAINBOW BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, doing business as PRECISION TUNE AUTO CARE; DIETZ TOWING, INC.; THE ROSE DRESS, INC.; VOLKER VON GLASENAPP; JERRY SU; VERENA BAUMGARTNER; TERRY JORDAN; ERIN CAMPBELL; and LEWIS BAE, Plaintiffs, v. MERCHANT SERVICES, INC.; NATIONAL PAYMENT PROCESSING; UNIVERSAL MERCHANT SERVICES LLC; UNIVERSAL CARD, INC.; JASON MOORE; NATHAN JURCZYK; ROBERT PARISI; ERIC MADURA; FIONA WALSHE; ALICYN ROY; MBF LEASING LLC; NORTHERN FUNDING, LLC; NORTHERN LEASING SYSTEMS, INC.; JAY COHEN; LEONARD MEZEI; SARA KRIEGER; SAM BUONO; and SKS ASSOCIATES, LLC, Defendants.
ORDER RESOLVING
MOTIONS TO SEAL
RELATED TO
PLAINTIFFS' MOTION
FOR CLASS
CERTIFICATION
(Docket Nos. 385,
431, 458 and 478)
The parties have filed several motions to seal documents associated with Plaintiffs' pending amended motion for class certification, including portions of the motion itself, Plaintiffs' reply brief, Plaintiffs' evidence in support of their motion and reply brief and Leasing Defendants' exhibits in support of their opposition. Docket Nos. 385, 431, 458 and 478. A number of declarations have been submitted in support of the motions to seal. See Docket Nos. 411, 415, 416, 419, 420, 422-24, 458-1, 483, 485.
The Court directs the Clerk of the Court to update the caption of this action as indicated above.
Because the public interest favors filing all court documents in the public record, any party seeking to file a document under seal in connection with a non-dispositive motion must demonstrate good cause to do so. Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass'n, 605 F.3d 665, 678 (9th Cir. 2010). This cannot be established simply by showing that the document is subject to a protective order or by stating in general terms that the material is considered to be confidential, but rather must be supported by a sworn declaration demonstrating with particularity the need to file each document under seal. Civil Local Rule 79-5(a). If a document has been designated as confidential by another party, that party must file a declaration establishing that the document is sealable. Civil Local Rule 79-5(d).
If the motion is dispositive, the Ninth Circuit requires that the party seeking to seal records meet a more stringent "compelling reasons" standard. See Kamakana v. City & Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-81 (9th Cir. 2006). The Ninth Circuit has not yet addressed whether, or under what circumstances, a motion for class certification is a dispositive motion for the purposes of determining whether the "good cause" or "compelling reasons" standard applies to motions to seal, and courts within the Northern District of California have reached different conclusions. Compare Nygren v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 2010 WL 2107434, at *1-3 (N.D. Cal.) (applying good cause standard); Pecover v. Electronic Arts, Inc., 2010 WL 8742757, at *25-26 (N.D. Cal.) (same); Rich v. Hewlett-Packard Co., 2009 WL 2168688, at *1-2 (N.D. Cal.) (same), with Labrador v. Seattle Mortgage Co., 2010 WL 3448523, at *2 (N.D. Cal.) (finding that "many of the concerns the Ninth Circuit identified in Kamakana for applying the 'compelling reasons' test to dispositive motions are present" in the context of a motion for class certification); see also Davis v. Devanlay Retail Group, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 109798, at *4 (E.D. Cal.) (applying compelling reasons standard when the motion for class certification "is one that will affect whether or not the litigation proceeds"); Dugan v. Lloyds TSB Bank, PLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51162 (N.D. Cal.) ("Unless the denial of a motion for class certification would constitute the death knell of a case, 'the vast majority of [] courts within this circuit' treat motions for class certification as non-dispositive motions to which the 'good cause' sealing standard applies.") (quoting In re High-Tech Emple. Antitrust Litig., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6606, at *8-9 & n.1 (N.D. Cal.)) (brackets in original)). Here, because it is not clear whether denial of the motion for class certification would be case-dispositive, the Court considers the motions to seal under both standards.
No party or non-party has submitted a declaration in support of sealing any portion of Plaintiffs' reply brief and leave to file the unredacted reply brief under seal is thus denied. However, a sufficient showing has been made to support the sealing of portions of Plaintiffs' amended motion for class certification, their evidence in support of that motion and their reply brief, and Leasing Defendants' evidence in support of their opposition. These portions are identified in tables below, along with a numerical code that indicates the reason that each section has been found to be sealable or not and grants permission to file the identified sections under seal, as set forth in the tables. Further, in the exhibits marked with an asterisk (*), Plaintiffs are directed to redact social security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers and financial account numbers in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(a), as well as any residential addresses, personal telephone numbers and personal email addresses; Plaintiffs need not file an unredacted version of these documents under seal.
Within two weeks of the date of this Order, the parties shall file under seal the documents for which leave is granted herein and shall file in the public record those for which leave to seal is denied. As part of this filing, Plaintiffs shall file new public versions of their motion and reply brief that comply with the terms of this Order. The Court notes that Plaintiffs have filed some, but not all, of the exhibits that they did not seek to seal in the public record, in two large PDF files. See Docket Nos. 387-1, 479-1. So that their exhibits can be located in the docket more easily in the future, the Court directs Plaintiffs to e-file, within fourteen days of the date of this Order, the declarations of Kristen Simplicio in support of their motion for class certification and reply brief again, with all exhibits attached as separate PDF files, labeled with the exhibit letter in the Description field.
The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to remove Docket No. 432 from the public record. This docket entry contains Plaintiffs' redacted amended class certification motion. In the document, Plaintiffs failed to redact properly a portion of the motion that Merchant Services Defendants had designated as confidential and that the Court grants permission to seal in this Order. See Docket No. 432, 15:14-18.
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In addition, the chambers copies of the exhibits attached to the Simplicio declarations that Plaintiffs provided consist of over a hundred loose exhibits not bound together. Accordingly, within fourteen days of the date of this Order, Plaintiffs shall also provide an additional set of chambers copies of their exhibits in support of their motion and reply, firmly bound together in binders, separated by exhibit dividers. Plaintiffs shall include at the front of the binders a copy of the complete declarations of Ms. Simplicio, in which the exhibits are identified.
The numerical codes have the meanings set forth in the following table:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Code ¦Explanation ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦No party or non-party has submitted a declaration supporting that this¦ ¦ ¦information is sealable or the party that designated the information ¦ ¦1 ¦as confidential has waived ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦this. ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦The designating party has not made a sufficient showing that the ¦ ¦2 ¦information at issue is sealable under either a good cause or ¦ ¦ ¦compelling reason standard. ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦The designating party has shown that this exhibit is sealable in its ¦ ¦ ¦entirety under both a good cause and a compelling reason standard ¦ ¦3 ¦because it is an audio file that contains personally identifiable ¦ ¦ ¦information of individuals, including, for example, their social ¦ ¦ ¦security numbers and account numbers, which cannot be redacted. ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦The designating party has shown that this exhibit or portion thereof ¦ ¦ ¦is sealable under either standard because it contains particular ¦ ¦4 ¦information about the party's contractual agreements, including items ¦ ¦ ¦such as pricing arrangements and the acquisition cost of leases, the ¦ ¦ ¦public disclosure of which would impede its ability to negotiate with ¦ ¦ ¦business partners and to stay competitive in the marketplace. ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦The designating party has shown that this exhibit or portion thereof ¦ ¦ ¦is sealable under either standard. It contains information about ¦ ¦ ¦particular internal business practices of the designating party that ¦ ¦5 ¦it has dedicated substantial resources to developing. Public ¦ ¦ ¦disclosure of this information would allow its competitors to copy or ¦ ¦ ¦adopt these practices, taking the benefit of its investment in ¦ ¦ ¦developing them and reducing or eliminating the competitive advantage ¦ ¦ ¦that this information provides the designating party. ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦The designating party has shown that this exhibit or portion thereof ¦ ¦ ¦is sealable under either standard. It contains information about the ¦ ¦ ¦amount of compensation earned by its employees or independent ¦ ¦ ¦contractors. In addition, the exhibit contains information about the ¦ ¦6 ¦designating party's compensation structure for its employees or ¦ ¦ ¦independent contractors, the public disclosure of which would give its¦ ¦ ¦rivals a competitive advantage over ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦it. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Code ¦Explanation ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦The designating party has shown that this exhibit or portion thereof ¦ ¦ ¦is sealable under either standard. It contains information about ¦ ¦ ¦compensation paid to the designating party by its service providers. ¦ ¦7 ¦The designating party has shown that public disclosure of this ¦ ¦ ¦information would provide insight into its pricing arrangements, ¦ ¦ ¦business model and strategies, which its competitors could utilize to ¦ ¦ ¦gain a competitive advantage over it. ¦ +------+----------------------------------------------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦These exhibits are credit reports that contain personal banking ¦ ¦ ¦information for Plaintiffs Volker Van Glasenapp and Lewis Bae. ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs have shown that these exhibits, other than the portions ¦ ¦8 ¦that contain the names of Plaintiffs Volker Van Glasenapp and Lewis ¦ ¦ ¦Bae and the inquiries and entries made by Defendants, are sealable ¦ ¦ ¦because public disclosure of the information would violate the privacy¦ ¦ ¦rights of these Plaintiffs and put them at significant risk for ¦ ¦ ¦identity theft and bank fraud. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Plaintiffs' amended motion for class certification:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Page ¦Lines ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦6 ¦19-23 ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦6 ¦27-28 ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦7 ¦1-3 ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦7 ¦22-24 ¦Services ¦X (4) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------+---------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (6) as to compensation ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦8 ¦3-4 ¦and ¦amount on line 3 only ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦remainder¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Services ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Page ¦Lines ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+-------------+---------+--------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦8 ¦5-8 ¦ ¦ ¦X (2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Services ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+-------------+---------+--------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦13-17, ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦10 ¦ ¦Services ¦ ¦X (2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦21-23 ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+-------------+---------+--------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦11 ¦1 ¦Services ¦ ¦X (2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+-------------+---------+--------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Although the Court finds ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦below that there is good ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦cause to seal some portions ¦ ¦12 ¦7-12 ¦Services ¦ ¦X (2) ¦of the exhibits cited, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants have not shown ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦good cause that the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦statements in the motion ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦should be sealed. ¦ +------+-------+-------------+---------+--------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (5) as ¦X (2) as¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦sentence ¦to the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦on lines ¦clause ¦The same information in lines¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦on lines¦20 to 21 also appear in ¦ ¦14 ¦20-22 ¦Services ¦21-22, ¦2021, ¦Plaintiffs' reply brief, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦where Defendants do not seek ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ending ¦ending ¦to seal it. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦with a ¦with a ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦citation ¦citation¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to Ex. ¦to Ex. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦HHH ¦GGG ¦ ¦ +------+-------+-------------+---------+--------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦15 ¦14-18 ¦Services ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+-------------+---------+--------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦15 ¦26-27 ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Page ¦Lines ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦16 ¦17-20 ¦Merchant Services Defendants¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦20 ¦16-19 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦24 ¦6-7 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦24 ¦9-10 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦29 ¦7-12 ¦ ¦ ¦X (1, 2)¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant Services Defendants¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦34 ¦1 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +------+-------+----------------------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦44 ¦5-6 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Plaintiffs' exhibits in support of their motion for class certification:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Sands ¦Services ¦X (4) as to ¦ ¦Defendants do not provide ¦ ¦Decl. ¦ ¦the dollar ¦X (2) as ¦sufficiently good cause for ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants; ¦amount on ¦to the ¦sealing the number of leases ¦ ¦¶ 8 ¦ ¦line 27 ¦remainder¦that appears on line 26. ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Sands ¦Services ¦X (4) as to ¦X (2) as ¦Defendants do not provide ¦ ¦Decl. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦sufficiently good cause for ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants; ¦the dollar ¦to the ¦sealing the number of leases ¦ ¦¶ 9 ¦ ¦amount on ¦remainder¦that appears on line 6. ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦line 7 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦Sands ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Decl. ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¶ 10 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦Sands ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Decl. ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦¶ 11 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. A ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (4) as to ¦X (1, 2) ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. B ¦Leasing ¦65-69, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦258:2-16, ¦as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦280-81 ¦remainder¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. C ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦X (5) as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. D ¦Services ¦pages ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦473:16-498:25¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦remainder¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (4) as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦field ¦ ¦Leasing Defendants seek to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1, 2) ¦prevent public disclosure of¦ ¦Ex. E ¦Leasing ¦labeled ¦as to ¦a field called "equipment ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦remainder¦basis"; however, no such ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦"Acquisition ¦ ¦field exists. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Cost" ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦X (4) as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. F ¦Defendants ¦ ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦41:2-42:20 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦remainder¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Services ¦X (4) as to ¦X (1, 2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. G ¦Defendants; ¦sections 2, 3¦as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦and 9 ¦remainder¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Services ¦ ¦X (2) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (4) as to ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. H ¦Defendants; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦section 1 ¦remainder¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. I * ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. J * ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. K * ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. L * ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs state that this ¦ ¦Ex. M ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦exhibit was intentionally ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦omitted. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. N ¦Leasing ¦X (4) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (4) as ¦X (2) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. O ¦Defendants ¦sections ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦2, 3 and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦9 ¦remainder¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Exhibit P does not contain ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦"excerpts from the vendor ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦agreements" (Exhibits G and H) ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦as represented by Leasing ¦ ¦Ex. P ¦Defendants ¦ ¦X (2) ¦Defendants, Krieger Decl. ¶ 12, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦and instead is an email chain ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦dated March 6, 2008 involving ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦complaints made about Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. Q ¦Services ¦X (4) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. R ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. S ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs state that this ¦ ¦Ex. T ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦exhibit was intentionally ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦omitted. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. U ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. V * ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs shall also redact¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦account balances and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦withdrawals for expenses ¦ ¦Ex. W * ¦Plaintiffs ¦ ¦X (1) ¦unrelated to the instant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦litigation. Plaintiffs need ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦not file an unredacted ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦version under seal. ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. X ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (6) as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦the ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. Y * ¦Defendants; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦compensation ¦remainder¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦amount ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Non-parties ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. Z ¦Visa and ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦MasterCard ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (4, 7) as ¦X (2) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦to sections 3¦to ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. AA ¦Services ¦(b), 5, 15, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦17(a), 17(c)-¦remainder¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(d), 17(f) ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (4, 7) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦to sections ¦X (2) as ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. BB ¦Services ¦2.2, 4.2, ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦5.2, 8.1(a), ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦10.4(a) and ¦remainder¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Exhibit A ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. CC ¦Non-party ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦MasterCard ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. DD ¦Non-party ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦MasterCard ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. EE ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. FF ¦Services ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+-------------+---------+----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. GG ¦Services ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. HH ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. II ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. JJ ¦Services ¦ ¦X (2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦X (5) as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. KK ¦Services ¦pages ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦194:1-199:25¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦remainder¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Although Plaintiffs indicate ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦that Merchant Services ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants designated Exhibit¦ ¦Ex. LL ¦Services ¦ ¦ ¦LL as confidential, no ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦Exhibit LL was included in ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦the chambers copies provided ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to the Court. ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. MM ¦Services ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (2) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (5) as to ¦to the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦emails ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. NN ¦Services ¦the emails ¦sent on ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦sent on May ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦13, 2008 ¦May 14, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦2008 ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (5) as to ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. OO ¦Services ¦unnumbered ¦to page ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦pages ¦MSI ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦088057 ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. PP * ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (6) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦section ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Fiona ¦entitled ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Walshe; ¦"Merchant¦X (1, 2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. QQ ¦Merchant ¦Account ¦as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Deal ¦remainder¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Services ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Minimums"¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Schedules¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦A, B and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦C ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (6) as ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. RR ¦Services ¦ ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦section 1¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦remainder¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (6) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. SS ¦Services ¦email ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦sent at ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦12:36 ¦remainder¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦p.m. ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. TT ¦Services ¦ ¦X (2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. UU ¦Services ¦ ¦X (2) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. VV ¦Services ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. WW ¦Services ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. XX ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. YY ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Although Plaintiffs indicate ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦that Merchant Services ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants designated this ¦ ¦Ex. ZZ ¦Services ¦ ¦ ¦exhibit as confidential, no ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦Exhibit ZZ was included in the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦chambers copies provided to the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Court. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. AAA ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. BBB ¦Merchant Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. CCC ¦Merchant Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. DDD ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦ ¦Fiona ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Walshe; ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. EEE ¦Merchant ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Services ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. FFF ¦Merchant Services ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. GGG ¦Merchant Services ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (5) as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. HHH ¦Merchant Services ¦the emails sent on ¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦January 17, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦remainder¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦2007 ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. III ¦Merchant Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. JJJ ¦Merchant Services ¦X (5) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. KKK ¦Merchant Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. LLL ¦Nonparty Transfirst ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. MMM ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-----------------------+------------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦Ex. NNN ¦Merchant Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs indicate that Exhibit ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦OOO was intentionally left blank.¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦See, e.g., Docket No. 420, 7. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦They appear to have inadvertently¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦included an Exhibit OOO in their ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦chambers copy, a single page that¦ ¦Ex. OOO ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦is Bates numbered MSI 115783. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Because Plaintiffs appear not to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦have included this Exhibit OOO ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦intentionally or to have provided¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦it to Defendants, see Docket ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦No. 424, 13, the Court disregards¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦it. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. PPP ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Exhibit QQQ does not contain ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦"excerpts from the vendor ¦ ¦Ex. QQQ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦X (2) ¦agreements" (Exhibits G and H) as¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦represented by Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants. Krieger Decl. ¶ 12. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. RRR ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. SSS ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. TTT ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing Defendants have made only¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦conclusory assertions that the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦"transaction profiles (monetary ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦thresholds)" and Wells Fargo ¦ ¦Ex. UUU ¦Leasing ¦ ¦ ¦Bank, N.A.'s routing number are ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦X (1, 2)¦confidential and should be ¦ ¦* ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦protected from public view, which¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦is ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦insufficient under either legal ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦standard. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. VVV ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. WWW ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦* ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing Defendants make only ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦conclusory statements that the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦information contained on page ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦MPB00032 is "highly confidential ¦ ¦Ex. XXX ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (2) ¦and is typically only shared ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦among Northern's accounting and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦finance department and the ACH ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦processor." Krieger Decl. ¶ 14. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦This is insufficient under either¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦legal standard. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing Defendants assert that ¦ ¦Ex. YYY ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (1, 2)¦pages 15 and 20 should be sealed ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦but fail to provide any reason ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦for this. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. ZZZ ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. AAAA ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. BBBB ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. CCCC ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. DDDD ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. EEEE ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Ex. FFFF ¦Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. GGGG ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. HHHH ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. IIII ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. JJJJ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. KKKK ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. LLLL ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. MMMM ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. NNNN *¦Plaintiffs ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. OOOO ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs shall also redact ¦ ¦Ex. PPPP ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦account balances and withdrawals ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs ¦ ¦X (1) ¦for expenses unrelated to the ¦ ¦* ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦instant litigation. Plaintiffs ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦need not file an unredacted ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦version under seal. ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs shall also redact ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦account balances and withdrawals ¦ ¦Ex. QQQQ *¦Plaintiffs ¦ ¦X (1) ¦for expenses unrelated to the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦instant litigation. Plaintiffs ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦need not file an unredacted ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦version under seal. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs shall also redact ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦account balances and withdrawals ¦ ¦Ex. RRRR *¦Plaintiffs ¦ ¦X (1) ¦for expenses unrelated to the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦instant litigation. Plaintiffs ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦need not file an unredacted ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦version under seal. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. SSSS *¦Nonparty ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Transfirst ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. TTTT *¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. UUUU *¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs shall file a redacted ¦ ¦Ex. VVVV ¦Plaintiffs ¦X (8) ¦ ¦version of this exhibit in the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦public docket as proposed. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs seek to seal the ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦amounts on the checks unrelated ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to this litigation, as well as ¦ ¦Ex. WWWW *¦Plaintiffs ¦ ¦X (1) ¦the bank account information. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs shall redact this ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦information and need not file an ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦unredacted version under seal. ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+---------------------------------¦ ¦Ex. XXXX ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Plaintiffs shall file a ¦ ¦Ex. YYYY ¦Plaintiffs ¦X (8) ¦ ¦redacted version of this ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦exhibit in the public docket ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦as proposed. ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. ZZZZ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦AAAAA ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (4) as to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦field ¦ ¦Leasing Defendants also seek ¦ ¦Ex. ¦Leasing ¦ ¦X (1, 2) ¦to prevent public disclosure ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦labeled ¦as to ¦of a field called "equipment ¦ ¦BBBBB ¦ ¦ ¦remainder¦basis"; however, no such ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦"Acquisition¦ ¦field exists. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Cost" ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Experian has not offered good¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦cause or compelling reasons ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦to file the entirety of this ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦document under seal. Merchant¦ ¦ ¦Non-Party ¦ ¦ ¦Services Defendants, ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦including Defendant Moore, ¦ ¦ ¦Experian; ¦ ¦ ¦have waived any possible ¦ ¦Ex. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦privacy interest in the ¦ ¦ ¦Merchant ¦ ¦X (1, 2) ¦information, other than ¦ ¦CCCCC * ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Moore's social security ¦ ¦ ¦Services ¦ ¦ ¦number, home address and ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦telephone number, which the ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦Court has directed be ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦redacted, and Experian has ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦not demonstrated sufficiently¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦that disclosure would allow ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦its competitors to compete ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦unfairly with it. ¦ +----------+-------------+------------+---------+-----------------------------¦ ¦Ex. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦DDDDD ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------------------------------------+ ¦ ¦Designating ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Document ¦ ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ ¦ ¦Party ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦Ex. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦EEEEE ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦Ex. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦FFFFF ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------+---------+--------+-------¦ ¦Ex. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦GGGGG ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +---------------------------------------------------+ Leasing Defendants' exhibits in support of their opposition to Plaintiffs' motion for class certification
+-------------------------------------------------+ ¦Document ¦Designating Party ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦ +----------+-------------------+---------+--------¦ ¦Ex. 24 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦X (3) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------------+---------+--------¦ ¦Ex. 25 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦X (3) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------------+---------+--------¦ ¦Ex. 2 6 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦X (3) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------------+---------+--------¦ ¦Ex. 27 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦X (3) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------------+---------+--------¦ ¦Ex. 2 8 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦X (3) ¦ ¦ +----------+-------------------+---------+--------¦ ¦Ex. 2 9 ¦Leasing Defendants ¦X (3) ¦ ¦ +-------------------------------------------------+ Plaintiffs' exhibits in support of their reply brief
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ¦Exhibit ¦Designating Party ¦Granted ¦Denied ¦Notes ¦ +---------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦HHHHH ¦Merchant Services ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ +---------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦IIIII ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +---------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦JJJJJ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +---------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦KKKKK ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +---------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦LLLLL ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +---------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦MMMMM ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +---------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) as ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Leasing Defendants and ¦X (7) as to pages ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦NNNNN ¦Merchant Services ¦253:11 through 255:25¦to ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Defendants ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦remainder¦ ¦ +---------+---------------------------+---------------------+---------+-------¦ ¦OOOOO ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+----------------------------------------------+ ¦Exhibit¦Designating Party¦Granted¦Denied¦Notes¦ +-------+-----------------+-------+------+-----¦ ¦PPPPP ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +-------+-----------------+-------+------+-----¦ ¦QQQQQ ¦ ¦ ¦X (1) ¦ ¦ +----------------------------------------------+
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge