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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER REGARDING MOTION TO SEAL—No. C-05-04726 RMW

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 6/29/10

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ROBERT H. HANSEN, an individual, and on

behalf of all other similarly situated persons,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CONSECO INSURANCE COMPANY, an

Illinois corporation f/k/a CONSECO

ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendants.

No. C-05-04726 RMW

ORDER REGARDING MOTION TO SEAL

[Re Docket No. 177]

Plaintiffs move to file under seal Exhibits 4-13, 15-36, 38, 39, and 43 attached to the

Declaration of Phong L. Tran in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Class Certification, Appointment

of Class Representative and Appointment of Class Counsel. A request to seal must establish that the

document, or portions thereof, is privileged or protectable as a trade secret or otherwise entitled to

protection under the law. Civ. L. R. 79-5(a). The request must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing

of only sealable material. Id. 

Having reviewed the material that plaintiffs seek to file under seal, the court has concerns

about the extent of material which plaintiffs seek to file under seal. There does not appear to be a

basis for filing the following documents under seal: Exhibits 9, 10, 12, 13, 15-27, 29-31, 36, and 43. 

Plaintiffs have represented that they seek to file these documents under seal because they have been

designated confidential by defendant Conseco. The court therefore orders Conseco to either explain

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why all of the designated material is sealable or to submit a narrowly tailored request to file under

seal only those portions of the documents that are sealable material. If Conseco does not submit a

satisfactory explanation or an appropriately narrowly tailored request within ten days, the motion to

seal will be denied. 

DATED: 6/29/10

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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