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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT


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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA


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11 I KIMBERLY JONES, et al.,


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Plaintiff(s) ,


No. C 05-0997 BZ


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SEALING AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

14 I DEJA VU, INC., et al.,


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Defendant(s) .


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Having reviewed plaintiffs' ex parte motion to seal

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and for a protective order, the opposition, the reply, and

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the declarations filed in support of plaintiffs' motion for

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preliminary injunction that have been filed under seal, and

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for the reasons discussed at the hearing, I find that at

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this stage of the litigation, the need of Jane Roes 1-5 for

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anonymity outweighs any prejudice to the opposing party and

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the public's interest in knowing the identity of the Jane

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Roe plaintiffs. See Does 1 Thru XXIII v. Advanced Textile

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Corp., 214 F.3d 1058, 1068-69 (9th Cir. 2000). I believe

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there may be ways of managing this litigation such that the

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Case 3:05-cv-00997 -BZ Document 52 Filed 05/04/2005 Page 2 of 2
1 I identities of the Roe plaintiffs may become less
2 I significant than in the usual litigation. I further
3 I believe there may be ways of disclosing the identity of the
4 I plaintiffs to less than all of the defendants' employees
5 I and agents while not prejudicing defendants ability to
6 I defend themselves. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
7 I 1) The Clerk of the Court is directed to seal the
8 I declarations and consents of the five Jane Roe plaintiffs
9 I filed in this case,
10 I 2) Pending further order, the declarations, consents
11 I and identities of Jane Roes 1-5 shall be disclosed only to
12 I Edith A. Thomas, Michael B. Margolis, Laura M. Toutant, and
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Douglas J. Melton, and may not be shared, disseminated or 14 otherwise disclosed to any other individual or entity,
15 I including employees or agents of any defendant, and
16 I 3) Plaintiffs' counsel shall serve forthwith a copy of
17 I the sealed declarations filed in support of plaintiffs'
18 I motion for a preliminary injunction on the attorneys
19 I specified in this order.
20 I 4) A status conference is scheduled for May 23, 2005
21 I at 3:00 p.m. to consider the case management ideas
22 I discussed during the hearing. Each party shall file and
23 I serve a case management proposal by May 20, 2005.
24 I Dated: May 4, 2005
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/s/ Bernard Zimmerman
Bernard Zimmerman
United States Magistrate Judge
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