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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF REQUEST AND REQUEST TO SEAL EXPERT 

REPORTS AND ORDER

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BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.

L. Timothy Fisher (State Bar No. 191626)

Annick M. Persinger (State Bar No. 272996)

Julia A. Luster (State Bar No. 295031)

1990 North California Blvd., Suite 940

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Telephone: (925) 300-4455

Facsimile: (925) 407-2700

E-Mail: ltfisher@bursor.com apersinger@bursor.com jluster@bursor.com

 

Interim Class Counsel 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

YESENIA MELGAR, on Behalf of Herself and 

all Others Similarly Situated,

Plaintiff,

v.

ZICAM LLC and MATRIXX INITIATIVES, 

INC.

Defendants.

Case No. 2:14-cv-00160-MCE-AC

Hon. Morrison C. England

PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF REQUEST 

AND REQUEST TO SEAL EXPERT 

REPORTS AND ORDER

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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Plaintiff Yesenia Melgar (“Plaintiff”) files this request 

pursuant to Local Rule 141 for leave to file certain confidential portions of Plaintiff’s expert 

reports under seal. The confidential information is identified as:

• The Expert Report of Dr. Noel R. Rose, M.D. at 4:26; 5:3; 10:22-11:26; and 12:1-2; 

• The Expert Report of Dr. R. Barker Bausell at 2:25; 3:20-4:8; 5:22-6:12; 6:18-26; 7:1-27; 

8:4-9; 8:12-9:2; 9:4-11:21; 11:24-12:8; 13:4-5; 13:9-10; and

• Certain confidential portions of the expert Declaration of Colin Weir at page 4 Table 1, 

page 6 Table 2, page 7 Table 3;

• Exhibits 3, 4, and 5 to the expert Declaration of Colin Weir. 

The above documents contain information designated by Defendant as “Confidential” 

pursuant to the parties’ Agreement for the Discovery of Confidential Information (“Confidentiality 

Agreement”). The Confidentiality Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The information is 

“Confidential Discovery Material” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Confidentiality Agreement 

because it is “confidential research, development, or commercial information, within the meaning 

of Rule 26(c)(1)(G) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure” and/or proprietary information that is 

not generally available to or accessible by the general public. See Confidentiality Agreement, Exh. 

A at 2. For this reason, Plaintiffs request that the above-listed documents and portions thereof be 

filed under seal. Defendants Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. and Zicam LLC shall have access to the 

confidential documents. 

Plaintiff has submitted this Notice of Request, Request to Seal Expert Reports, the 

[Proposed] Order, and the documents themselves via electronic mail to the Court. The email has 

been set to Judge England’s proposed orders email box, with the email subject line including the 

case number and the statement: “Request to Seal Documents.” Further, this Notice of Request, 

Request to Seal Expert Reports, and [Proposed] Order have been served on all parties via electronic 

mail.

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Dated: June 8, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

BURSOR & FISHER, P.A.

By: /s/ L. Timothy Fisher 

L. Timothy Fisher

L. Timothy Fisher (State Bar No. 191626)

Annick M. Persinger (State Bar No. 272996)

Julia A. Luster (State Bar No. 295031)

1990 North California Boulevard, Suite 940

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Telephone: (925) 300-4455

Facsimile: (925) 407-2700

E-Mail: ltfisher@bursor.com apersinger@bursor.com

 jluster@bursor.com

Interim Class Counsel

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ORDER

Having considered Plaintiff’s Request to Seal Documents and the documents labeled 

“Confidential” pursuant to the parties’ Agreement for the Discovery of Confidential Information, 

the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Request to Seal Documents and finds and orders as follows:

The Court finds that the following documents at issue should be filed under seal:

• The Expert Report of Dr. Noel R. Rose, M.D. at 4:26; 5:3; 10:22-11:26; and 12:1-2; 

• The Expert Report of Dr. R. Barker Bausell at 2:25; 3:20-4:8; 5:22-6:12; 6:18-26; 7:1-27; 

8:4-9; 8:12-9:2; 9:4-11:21; 11:24-12:8; 13:4-5; 13:9-10; and

• Certain confidential portions of the expert Declaration of Colin Weir at page 4 Table 1, 

page 6 Table 2, page 7 Table 3;

• Exhibits 3, 4, and 5 to the expert Declaration of Colin Weir. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 10, 2015

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