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Nature of Suit Code: 896
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Arbitration
Cause of Action: 09:0009 Motion to Confirm Arbitration Award

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BOFI FEDERAL BANK, a federal savings 

bank, 

Petitioner,

vs. 

VERONICA GOLUB, an individual, 

Respondent.

 CASE NO. 18cv816-LAB (JMA) 

ORDER PARTIALLY GRANTING 

MOTION TO SEAL 

 

 BofI Federal Bank asks this Court to seal its petition to confirm an arbitration award. 

A party must provide “compelling reasons” for sealing a dispositive motion like this one. 

Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178–80 (9th Cir. 2006). The Bank 

wants everything sealed because its arbitration agreement provides for keeping these 

materials confidential. Agreeing to the “confidentiality of certain documents, however, does 

not alone constitute a compelling reason to seal them.” Ovonic Battery Co., Inc. v. Sanyo 

Elec. Co., Ltd, 2014 WL 2758756, at *3 (N.D. Cal. June 17, 2014). But the Court agrees 

there are compelling reasons to seal confidential material related to the Bank Secrecy Act 

and client financial account information. The Bank will refile the Arbitration Award with the 

following portions redacted: Loan information on page 3, n.1, and n.10; all of page 4, n. 5, 

and n. 6. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge 

May 3, 2018

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