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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIMBERLY JONES, et al.,

Plaintiff(s),

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DEJA VU, INC., et al.,

Defendant(s).

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No. C 05-0997 BZ

SEALING AND PROTECTIVE

ORDER

Having reviewed plaintiffs’ ex parte motion to seal

and for a protective order, the opposition, the reply, and

the declarations filed in support of plaintiffs’ motion for

preliminary injunction that have been filed under seal, and

for the reasons discussed at the hearing, I find that at

this stage of the litigation, the need of Jane Roes 1-5 for

anonymity outweighs any prejudice to the opposing party and

the public’s interest in knowing the identity of the Jane

Roe plaintiffs. See Does 1 Thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile

Corp., 214 F.3d 1058, 1068-69 (9th Cir. 2000). I believe

there may be ways of managing this litigation such that the

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identities of the Roe plaintiffs may become less

significant than in the usual litigation. I further

believe there may be ways of disclosing the identity of the

plaintiffs to less than all of the defendants' employees

and agents while not prejudicing defendants ability to

defend themselves. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1) The Clerk of the Court is directed to seal the

declarations and consents of the five Jane Roe plaintiffs

filed in this case, 

2) Pending further order, the declarations, consents

and identities of Jane Roes 1-5 shall be disclosed only to

Edith A. Thomas, Michael B. Margolis, Laura M. Toutant, and

Douglas J. Melton, and may not be shared, disseminated or

otherwise disclosed to any other individual or entity,

including employees or agents of any defendant, and

3) Plaintiffs’ counsel shall serve forthwith a copy of

the sealed declarations filed in support of plaintiffs’

motion for a preliminary injunction on the attorneys

specified in this order.

4) A status conference is scheduled for May 23, 2005

at 3:00 p.m. to consider the case management ideas

discussed during the hearing. Each party shall file and

serve a case management proposal by May 20, 2005.

Dated: May 4, 2005

 /s/ Bernard Zimmerman

Bernard Zimmerman 

 United States Magistrate Judge

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