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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDUARDO GONZALEZ, ANTHONY

OCAMPO, ENCARNACION

GUTIERREZ, JOHAN MONTOYA,

JUANCARLOS GOMEZ-MONTEJANO,

JENNIFER LU, AUSTIN CHU, IVY

NGUYEN, ANGELINE WU, ERIC

FIGHT, CARLA GRUBB, DAVID

CULPEPPER, PATRICE DOUGLASS and

ROBAIR SHERROD on behalf of

themselves and all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES,

INC., A&F CALIFORNIA, LLC and A&F

OHIO, INC.,

Case No. C03-2817 SI, 04-4730 and 04-4731

ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANTS TO

FILE UNDER SEAL THE COURTAPPOINTED MONITOR'S ANNUAL

COMPLIANCE REPORTS AND TO FILE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARIES IN THE

PUBLIC RECORD

Dept.: Courtroom 10, 19th Floor

Judge: Hon. Susan Elston

Defendants.

ELIZABETH WEST and JENNIFER LU,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES,

INC., A&F CALIFORNIA, LLC, A&F

OHIO, INC., and ABERCROMBIE &

FITCH MANAGEMENT CO.,

Defendants.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT

OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION,

Plaintiffs,

Farella Braun l Martel LLP

735 Mmngmuery Slreet. 1701 Floor Order Directing Defendants to File Under Seal the CourtS,111 FrnICISCO. CA 94104

41il 954.4400 Appointed Monitor's Annual Compliance Reports and to 18125\1 344284.1

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F:ircll:l B-" R'M-1 LLP

235 \1-,g.n-y S-o. 17111 Floor

S.. Frnlciscu. CA 74104

141 i7 9i4-4400

VS.

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH STORES,

INC., A&F CALIFORNIA, LLC, A&F

OHIO, INC., and ABERCROMBIE &

FITCH MANAGEMENT CO.,

Defendants.

The Court, having advised the parties of its desire to review the Court-appointed

Monitor's Second Annual Compliance Report and subsequent Annual Compliance Reports

("Reports") and the Executive Summary of the Court-appointed Monitor's Second Annual

Compliance Report and subsequent Executive Summaries ("Executive Summaries"), having

reviewed Defendants' Motion for Order Directing Court-Appointed Monitor's Annual

Compliance Reports and Executive Summaries Thereof to be Filed Under Seal and all written

opposition thereto, and having determined that the Reports will be received and reviewed by the

Court under seal subject to any party requesting to have the seal lifted for good cause shown, and

having determined that the Executive Summaries will be received and reviewed by the Court and

not be filed under seal,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants file the Monitor's Annual Compliance

Reports under seal until further Order of the Court and without prejudice to any party filing a

request to have the seal lifted for good cause shown. It is also hereby Ordered that Defendants

file the Monitor's Executive Summaries in the public record, and not under seal. Said filings

shall be made no later than ten days prior to the annual Status Conference with the Court. In

keeping with this decision, the Court-Appointed Monitor's First Annual Compliance Report,

which was previously filed under seal, shall remain under seal. However, Defendants are

Ordered to file in the public record the Executive Summary of the Court-Appointed Monitor's

First Annual Compliance Report, which was previously filed under seal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Date:

Honorable Susan Illston

United States District Judge

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