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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON CAMPBELL and

SARAH SOBEK, individually,

and on behalf of all other

similarly situated current

and former employees of 

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP,,

NO. CIV. S-06-2376 LKK/GGH

Plaintiffs,

v.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP, O R D E R

a Limited Liability Partnership;,

and DOES 1-100, inclusive,

Defendant.

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Defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (“PwC”) has requested

that the court seal two exhibits which plaintiffs lodged under seal

pursuant to the Protective Order (ECF No. 43) of October 12, 2007. 

The lodged documents – which plaintiffs relied upon in their

Opposition to PwC’s Motion To Decertify – contain excerpts from the

deposition of defendant’s Rule 30(b)(6) witness, Debbie McBee, and

excerpts from a detailed internal training document of PwC. Both

exhibits are relevant to the ability of Attest Associates to

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exercise discretion and independent judgment, a key issue in PwC’s

Motion To Decertify. The public has a right to know the factual

basis of this court’s decisions. Accordingly, the motion to seal

the exhibits, Exhs. 5 and 19 of the Kershaw Declaration (see ECF

Nos. 524-5 and 524-19), will be denied. There is no request to

seal any of plaintiffs’ other lodged documents.

Defendant also requests that the court seal the Declaration

of Janet Scott and confidential resumes it submitted in connection

with its reply in support of its Motion to Decertify. Plaintiffs

have not opposed that request. The request will be granted.

Accordingly, pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 141 and the Protective

Order ¶ 13, the court orders as follows:

1. Defendant’s request to seal (ECF No. 537), is DENIED;

2. Plaintiffs shall, within seven (7) court days of this

order, file their Opposition to PwC’s Motion To Decertify in full

and un-redacted;

3. Plaintiffs shall file their Kershaw Declaration,

currently filed at ECF No. 524, in full, un-redacted, and with all

exhibits;

4. The Clerk of the Court shall strike plaintiffs’

previously filed redacted Opposition and Kershaw Declaration (and

exhibits) (ECF Nos. 522 & 524);

5. Defendant's request to seal the Scott Declaration 

(ECF Nos. 529-1 and 529-2), is GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 20, 2012.

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