Schertzer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KRISTEN SCHERTZER, et al., on behalf Case No.: 19cv264 JM(MSB) of themselves and all others similarly 12 situated, ORDER ON MOTION TO SEAL AND EX-PARTE MOTION TO Plaintiffs,

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14 v. 15 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, et al., 16 Defendants. 17 When Plaintiffs Kristen Schertzer, Meagan Hicks and Brittany Covell initially filed their motion for class certification1, they sought to seal portions of the Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of their Motion for Class Certification and 43 accompanying exhibits simply because Defendants had designated certain information as “CONFIDENTIAL” and for “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” (Doc. No. 196.) The court denied the motion without prejudice because the request was neither narrowly tailored nor sufficiently justified. (Doc. No. 206.) In its order, the court informed Plaintiffs that they could re-apply for a sealing order on or before November 1, 2021. (Id.) This 26 27 1 When the initial…