STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO SEAL ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION (DKT. NO. 504)

JAMES L. ROBART, District Judge.

On June 25, 2018, this Court issued an Order Denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification ("Order"). Dkt. No. 504. The Court directed the Clerk to provisionally file this Order under seal and ordered the parties to meet and confer regarding the need for redaction. Id. at 68. The Court further ordered the parties to jointly file a statement within ten days of the date of the Order to indicate any need for redaction. Id.

STIPULATION

Pursuant to the Court's Order, Plaintiffs Katherine Moussouris, Holly Muenchow, and Dana Piermarini, and Defendant Microsoft Corporation, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate and agree as follows:

The bulk of this Court's Order may be filed publicly. The lone exception concerns discrete portions that reveal certain information regarding ongoing OFCCP proceedings. See Dkt. No. 504 at 14:2-7, 14 at n.3, and 31 at n.9. As Microsoft explained in its sealing submissions, this material — concerning ongoing communications and conciliation efforts with a government agency — should remain confidential. Dkt. Nos. 269 at 8:8-9:15; 280 at 2:11-4:2; 358 at 6:10-7:3; and 452 at 5:1-7. The Special Master agreed with Microsoft's position and granted Microsoft's requests to seal information regarding OFCCP proceedings; in turn, this Court adopted the Special Master's Reports and Recommendations. Dkt. Nos. 351 at 20:3-21:7, 27:5-9, 29:9-14, and 35:21-27; 369; 463 at 6:18-22 and 9:5-8; 490. In accordance with these rulings, OFCCP-related references in the parties' filings to date have been redacted, see e.g., Dkt. No. 381 at i:1-12, 8:4, 10:15-11:6, 11:12-13:2; 476 at 24:8-9, 24:11-13, and the parties agree that those portions of the Court's class certification order should likewise be redacted. For the Court's convenience, a copy of the order with the relevant redactions is attached as Exhibit A.

IT IS SO STIPULATED THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO SEAL ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION (DKT. NO. 504)

This matter comes before the Court on the parties' Stipulation to Seal Order Denying Plaintiffs' Class Certification (Dkt. No. 506) ("Stipulation"). Having considered the stipulation and all other matters properly before the Court, and compelling reasons appearing therefore, the Court rules as follows:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the parties' Stipulation is GRANTED (Dkt. #506.). The Order Denying Plaintiffs' Class Certification (Dkt. No. 504) shall remain sealed at page 14 lines 2-7, page 14 at footnote 3, and page 31 at footnote 9.

IT IS SO ORDERED.