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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DELIA WILSON, on behalf of 

herself and all others 

similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CONAIR CORPORATION,

Defendant.

CIV. NO. 1:14-00894 WBS SAB

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: 

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SEAL

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Presently before the court is defendant’s request to

seal portions of its opposition to plaintiff’s motion for class 

certification. (Docket No. 129.) First, defendant requests to 

seal pages 12:15-14:12 and Exhibit 5 of its opposition--both of 

which summarize defendant’s yearly sales of forty-five models of 

styling irons and the number of consumer complaints received per 

model. For all the reasons previously explained in this court’s 

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February 5, 2016 Order, (Docket No. 120), the court denies 

defendant’s motion to seal pages 12:15-14:12 and Exhibit 5. 

Defendant next requests to seal Exhibits 9 and 10 to 

its opposition--both of which contain abstracts of consumer 

claims in instances where a product was returned due to a line 

cord rupture. The claims describe the problems reported, whether 

or not the product was sent to the Director of Engineering 

Investigations for testing, and whether defendant sent a good 

will replacement product to the consumer. The claims also

contain the first and last names of the consumer who submitted 

the claim. Defendant again provides little explanation for its 

request to seal. If, however, defendant is concerned about 

releasing the names of consumers, the court will permit defendant 

to redact the names of consumers from the claim abstracts and 

resubmit its motion to seal. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendant’s request to 

seal page 12:15-14:12 and Exhibit 5 of its opposition to 

plaintiff’s motion for class certification be, and the same 

hereby is, DENIED with prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that 

defendant’s request to seal Exhibits 9 and 10 to its opposition 

be, and the same hereby is, DENIED without prejudice. 

Dated: April 6, 2016

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