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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

NICK PEARSON, FRANCISCO PADILLA, 

CECILIA LINARES, AUGUSTINA BLANCO, 

ABEL GONZALEZ, and RICHARD 

JENNINGS, on Behalf of Themselves and All 

Others Similarly Situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

NBTY, INC., a Delaware corporation; and 

REXALL SUNDOWN, INC., a Florida 

corporation; TARGET CORPORATION, a 

Minnesota Corporation, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 11 CV 07972 

CLASS ACTION 

Judge James B. Zagel 

Motion for Leave To File Plaintiffs’ 

Response to Objections Thereto Under Seal 

Plaintiffs Nick Pearson, Francisco Padilla, Cecilia Linares, Augustina Blanco, Abel 

Gonzalez, and Richard Jennings (“Plaintiffs”), through their counsel, hereby move for leave to 

file under seal Plaintiffs’ Response to Objections. In support hereof, Plaintiffs state as follows: 

1. Portions of Plaintiffs’ Response to Objections have been redacted to preserve the 

confidentiality of sales data and marketing information that belongs to Defendants and/or their 

business associates. Settling Defendants have represented to movants, that this information is, in 

some cases, subject to a confidentiality agreement with a third party and, in all cases, information 

that, if disclosed publicly, would detrimentally affect Defendants’ competitive position in the 

market. 

2. To the extent that these documents were previously produced in litigation, they 

were produced pursuant to protective orders entered in the relevant cases. See Cardenas v. 

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NBTY, Inc., No. 2:11-cv-01615-TLN-CKD, Stipulation and Protective Order [D.E. 58] (E.D. 

Cal. Aug. 17, 2012); Jennings v. Rexall Sundown, Inc., No. 1:11-cv-11488-WGY, Joint 

Confidentiality Stipulation and Protective Order [D.E. 37] (D. Mass. June 1, 2012). 

3. Plaintiffs have arranged for courtesy copies of both the public-record (redacted) 

and the sealed (unredacted) versions of Plaintiffs’ Response to Objections to be provided to the 

Court immediately. 

4. The Parties will electronically file public-record (redacted) versions of Plaintiffs’ 

Response to Objections, and will serve the same on the Objectors or their Counsel listed in the 

service list attached hereto. 

5. The Parties will serve unredacted versions of Plaintiffs Response to Objections 

and Exhibits B, S, and Z thereto on the Objectors or their counsel listed in the service list 

attached hereto, provided that the Objectors or their counsel comply with the Protective Order 

entered in a related case, Cardenas v. NBTY, Inc., No. 2:11-cv-01615-TLN-CKD (E.D. Cal.), 

which requires persons to execute a Confidentiality Undertaking before reviewing any 

confidential materials subject to that Order. A copy of the Cardenas Confidentiality Stipulation 

and Protective Order and the Undertaking will be enclosed with the public-record (redacted) 

version of the Plaintiffs’ Response to Objections served upon the Objectors or their counsel. 

6. Wherefore, pursuant to Local Rule 26.2, the Parties respectfully request an order 

sealing the unredacted version of Plaintiffs’ Response to Objections. In the event this Motion is 

granted, the Parties will electronically file sealed versions of Plaintiffs’ Response to Objections. 

Dated: September 4, 2013 By: /s/Stewart M. Weltman 

Stewart M. Weltman 

STEWART M. WELTMAN, LLC 

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53 W. Jackson, Suite 364 

Chicago, Illinois 60604 

Telephone: 312-588-5033 

(Of Counsel: Levin Fishbein Sedran & Berman) 

Of Counsel: 

Elaine A. Ryan 

Patricia N. Syverson 

Lindsey M. Gomez-Gray 

BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & 

BALINT, P.C. 

2325 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 300 

Phoenix, Arizona 85016 

Telephone: 602-274-1100 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Nick Pearson, Francisco 

Padilla, Cecilia Linares, Augustina Blanco, and 

Abel Gonzalez 

Peter N. Freiberg (admitted pro hac vice) 

Jeffrey I. Carton (admitted pro hac vice) 

DENLEA & CARTON LLP 

One North Broadway, Suite 509 

White Plains, New York 10601 

Telephone: (914) 920-7400 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Richard Jennings 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on September 4, 2013, a true and correct copy of the following 

document was electronically filed and served on all counsel of record in this action who are 

deemed to have consented to electronic service via the Court’s CM/ECF system: Plaintiffs’

Motion for Leave to File Plaintiffs’ Response to Objections. 

I also certify that the foregoing document is being served by U.S. Mail this day on all 

counsel of record or pro se parties identified below who are not authorized to receive 

electronically Notices of Electronic Filing. 

C. Jane Radlinski 

309 E. Church Street 

Jacksonville, FL 32202-2725 

(904) 633-2699 

Pro se Objector 

John Michael Buckley 

370 Canyon Spring Dr. 

Rio Vista, CA 94571 

(707) 374-3853 

Pro se Objector 

Peggy Thomas 

2109 N.W. 12th Avenue 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311 

(954) 761-1589 

Pro se Objector 

Simone Thomas 

2109 N.W. 12th Avenue 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311 

(305) 903-6935 

Pro se Objector 

Rhonda L. Paulson 

13383 E. Marie Creek Road 

Couer d’Alene, ID 83814 

Pro se Objector 

Donald Charles Koneval 

8314 Manorford Drive 

Parma, OH 44129-5309 

(440) 842-6232 

Pro se Objector 

Anthony Leardi 

1813 Renwick Street 

Bethlehem, PA 18017 

(610) 865-7821 

Pro se Objector 

Joseph Darrell Palmer 

Law Office of Darrell Palmer PC 

603 N. Highway 101, Suite A 

Solana Beach, CA 92075 

(858) 792-5600 

Attorney for Objectors Kathleen McNeal 

and Alison Paul 

 

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Melissa A. Holyoak 

Center for Class Action Fairness 

1718 M Street NW, No. 236 

Washington, DC 20036 

(573) 823-5377 

Attorney for Objector Ted Frank 

Jonathan E. Fortman #40319 

250 Saint Catherine Street 

Florissant, Missouri 63031 

(314) 522-2312 

Attorney for Objector Pamela Easton 

Steve A. Miller 

Steve A. Miller, PC 

1625 Larimer Street, No. 2905 

Denver, CO 80202 

(303) 892-9933 

Attorney for Objector Pamela Easton 

Maureen Connors 

6625 Pearl Road 

Parma Heights, OH 44130 

(216) 640-9860 

Attorney for Objector Pamela Easton 

John C. Kress (53396MO) 

The Kress Law Firm, LLC 

4247 S. Grand Blvd. 

St. Louis, MO 63111 

(314) 631-3883 

Attorney for Objector Pamela Easton 

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