Tanseer Kazi v. PNC, Bank, N.A.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TANSEER KAZI, et al., Case No. 18-cv-04810-JCS

Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON SECOND DISPUTE

v. REGARDING CLASS NOTICE

PNC BANK, N.A., Re: Dkt. No. 141 Defendant.

12 California law generally requires balancing any serious and reasonable privacy interests of potential absent class members against plaintiffs’ need for discovery. California courts have endorsed providing notice to potential class members and an opportunity to opt out of disclosing their contact information to class counsel, including in employment cases like the case at hand. Belaire-West Landscape, Inc. v. Superior Court, 149 Cal. App. 4th 554, 561–62 (2007) (holding that the “contact information for Belaire-West’s current and former employees deserves privacy protection,” and that providing notice and an opportunity to opt out of sharing that information sufficiently protected that interest); see generally Pioneer Elecs. (USA), Inc. v. Superior Court, 40 Cal. 4th 360…