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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 29:201 Fair Labor Standards Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ERIC BENEDICT,

Plaintiff,

v.

HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-00119-BLF 

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S 

PROPOSED REDACTIONS TO THE 

COURT'S ORDER DENYING CLASS 

CERTIFICATION

[Re: ECF 391]

Before the Court is Defendant’s unopposed motion to redact portions of the Court’s Order 

Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion to Certify Class, currently filed under seal. ECF 391. Defendant seeks 

to file portions of two lines of the Order—6:17 and 29:20—under seal because they pertain to the 

salaries of putative class members. ECF 391. Defendant attaches a declaration explaining that HP 

treats information about its employees, including salary information, as confidential and takes 

reasonable steps to limit its disclosure, in part to avoid violating its employees’ privacy interests.

Menz Decl. ¶ 6, ECF 391-2. 

Having reviewed the proposed redactions and the accompanying declaration, the Court 

finds that Defendant has met the “compelling reasons” standard set forth in Kamakana v. City & 

Cty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178 (9th Cir. 2006). In addition, the Court finds that the 

proposed redactions are narrowly tailored and seek only to seal confidential information, 

consistent with Civil Local Rule 79-5(d)(1)(C). 

As such, Defendant’s motion to file the salary information contained in lines 6:17 and 

29:20 of the Order is GRANTED. Defendant is ORDERED to file a copy of the Order with those 

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portions redacted by no later than April 15, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 8, 2016

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BETH LABSON FREEMAN

United States District Judge

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