VIRGINIA M. HERNANDEZ COVINGTON, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court pursuant to Plaintiffs' Second Unopposed Motion to File Exhibits to Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Under Seal (Doc. # 247), which was filed on May 23, 2014. For the reasons that follow, the Court grants the Motion.
Plaintiffs seek an Order authorizing Plaintiffs to file the following documents under seal: "(a) Corporate Structure Chart; (b) Employee Handbook; (c) various policies; (d) Indirect Dealer Agreement; (e) 2011 Blueprint for Success; (f) MetroPCS' Dealer Approved Collateral Guide; (g) Summary of P1 and P2 (setting forth basic ASR job parameters)." (Doc. # 247 at 1).
In this district, the proponent of a motion to seal must include: (i) an identification and description of each item proposed for sealing; (ii) the reason that filing each item is necessary; (iii) the reason for sealing each item; (iv) the reason that a means other than sealing is unsatisfactory to preserve the interest advanced by the motion to seal; (v) a statement of the proposed duration of the seal; and (vi) a memorandum of law.
Plaintiffs have satisfied these requirements. The items to be sealed are described in the Motion, and Plaintiffs have provided a satisfactory reason why the documents must be filed as they "are directly relevant to Plaintiffs' claims that Defendant violated the FLSA with regard to their employment, by virtue of their failure to pay Plaintiffs appropriate overtime premiums, despite the fact that they worked forty (40) hours per week in virtually all workweeks. As such, the filing of the documents with the Court is necessary for Plaintiffs to effectively support their Motion for Partial Summary Judgment." (Doc. # 247 at 2).
In addition, Plaintiffs have provided the documents to the Court, and the Court has reviewed each document. The Court determines that each document is confidential and proprietary and that good cause exists to seal each document. Disclosure of the documents to the public could put Defendant at a competitive disadvantage or otherwise invade Defendant's legitimate privacy interests. Plaintiffs also maintain that they are "not aware of any other means other than sealing which would satisfactorily preserve or protect the interests asserted by both parties with respect to the confidential information." (
Accordingly, it is
(1) Plaintiffs' Second Unopposed Motion to File Exhibit to Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Under Seal (Doc. # 247) is
(2) The Clerk is directed to file the exhibits identified in the Motion under seal.
(3) The documents shall remain under seal for a period of one year.