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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute

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778674.02/SF [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

FILE UNDER SEAL (CIVIL L.R. 79-5)

LAW OFFICES

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble 

Mallory & Natsis LLP

NICHOLAS B. WARANOFF (BAR NO. 060155)

MARK J. SEIFERT (BAR NO. 217054)

ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE

MALLORY & NATSIS LLP

Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111-4074

Phone: (415) 837-1515

Fax: (415) 837-1516

E-Mail: nwaranoff@allenmatkins.com

mseifert@allenmatkins.com

Attorneys for Petitioner

SHANE C. ALBERS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

SHANE C. ALBERS,

Petitioner,

vs.

PMP ACCESS FUND MANAGER, LLC, a 

Delaware limited liability company,

Respondent.

Case No. 5:10-CV-1054-JF

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

FILE UNDER SEAL (CIVIL L.R. 79-5)

Date: _____________, 2010

Time: _____________

Ctrm: _________

Shane C. Albers ("Albers") has submitted an Administrative Motion to File Documents 

Under Seal in this matter. Good cause appearing, the Court hereby GRANTS the Motion and 

ORDERS that the following documents submitted by Albers in support of his Petition to Vacate 

Contractual Arbitration Award be filed under seal:

1. Confidential (i.e., unredacted) version of Albers' Memorandum of Points and 

Authorities in Support of Petition to Vacate Contractual Arbitration Award.

2. Confidential arbitration and related documents, attached as Exhibits A through L, 

O, and P to the Declaration of Mark J. Seifert in Support of Albers' Petition to Vacate Contractual

Arbitration Award.

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO

FILE UNDER SEAL (CIVIL L.R. 79-5)

LAW OFFICES

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble 

Mallory & Natsis LLP

The Court finds that compelling reasons exist for filing under seal. There is an overriding 

interest in sealing the documents at issue because many of them contain extensive discussion of 

Albers' personal financial information, as well as financial information concerning his business. 

In addition, the parties agreed that their dealings under the purported agreement between 

Albers and Access Fund as well as the arbitration proceedings would be kept confidential. Indeed, 

one of the primary benefits of arbitration is the fact that the proceedings may be kept confidential. 

In a proceeding to confirm or vacate an arbitration award such as the present proceeding, there is a 

heightened interest in maintaining confidentiality, which in turn further facilitates the use of 

arbitration. 

Thus, the overriding interest in protecting Albers' personal and business financial 

information supports sealing the confidential documents at issue. In fact, a substantial probability 

exists that this overriding interest will be prejudiced if the records are not sealed because this 

information would then become public, thus revealing substantial information about Albers' 

personal finances as well as the finances of his company. This would cause irreparable harm to 

Albers and his company. 

Similarly, the City National Bank arbitration demand and the various letters among the 

parties (and non-parties) contain confidential financial information and will be sealed.

The proposed sealing is also narrowly tailored and no less restrictive means exist to 

achieve the overriding interest because Albers seeks to seal only those documents (or portions of 

documents) that Albers knows or believes contain confidential business or personal financial 

information or personally identifying information.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

Hon. 

Judge of the United States District Court

 3/22/10

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