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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUIQI YE, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SEPHORA USA, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-05237-EMC 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND 

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS' 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE 

DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL

Docket No. 116

Plaintiffs have moved to seal portions of their motion for class certification and certain 

exhibits attached to the Christensen declaration in support thereof. The information sought to be 

sealed has been designated confidential by Defendant. Defendant has submitted a declaration in 

which it continues to assert confidentiality for some information but withdraws its designation for 

other information. The Court hereby rules as follows.

 Exhibits 5 and 6. The Court grants in part and denies in part the request to file under 

seal. Defendant claims that only a portion of these exhibits contains confidential 

information. Defendant has submitted a proposed redacted version, redacting only that 

information that it deems confidential. See Docket No. 119. Defendant has adequately 

established that the information so designated is confidential. 

 Exhibits 11 and 13. Defendant withdrew its confidentiality designation as to these 

exhibits. Accordingly, the motion to file these exhibits under seal is denied.

 Exhibits 15-17. Defendant has adequately established that these documents contain 

confidential information, and therefore the motion to file these exhibits under seal is 

granted.

 Exhibit 18. Defendant withdrew its confidentiality designation as to this exhibit. 

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Accordingly, the motion to file the exhibit under seal is denied.

 Exhibits 19 and 21. Defendant has adequately established that these documents 

contain confidential information, and therefore the motion to file these exhibits under 

seal is granted.

 Exhibit 22. Defendant withdrew its confidentiality designation as to this exhibit. 

Accordingly, the motion to file the exhibit under seal is denied.

 Exhibits 23-26 and 28-29. Defendant has adequately established that these documents 

contain confidential information, and therefore the motion to file these exhibits under 

seal is granted.

 Portions of the motion for class certification. The Court grants in part and denies in 

part the motion to file certain portions of the motion for class certification under seal. 

The motion is denied to the extent Defendant has withdrawn its confidentiality 

designations. The motion is granted to the extent the Court has found any of the above 

exhibits to contain confidential information.

Plaintiffs are ordered to take the following action: (1) publicly file all exhibits for which 

Defendant no longer claims confidentiality; (2) publicly file the proposed redacted versions of 

Exhibit 5 and 6 (see Docket No. 119); and (3) publicly file a new version of the motion for class 

certification, making only those redactions consistent with the rulings in this order. Plaintiffs shall 

make these filings within a week of the date of this order. 

This order disposes of Docket No. 116.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 11, 2016

______________________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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