Peters v. Aetna Inc. et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:15-cv-00109-MR
SANDRA M. PETERS, on behalf of )
herself and all others similarly )
situated, )
)
Plaintiff, )
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vs. ) O R D E R
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AETNA INC., AETNA LIFE )
INSURANCE COMPANY, and )
OPTUMHEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS, )
INC., )
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Defendants. )
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THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendants’ Motion for
Leave to File under Seal Certain Exhibits and Related Portions of
Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification
and Brief in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Strike and Exclude Testimony
of Constantijn Panis, Ph.D. [Doc. 157].
Upon review of the Defendants’ Motion, and the Plaintiff’s Response
thereto [Doc. 166], it is apparent that the parties have not properly and fully
conferred regarding the confidential nature of the subject documents. See
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LCvR 7.1(b). Accordingly, the Defendants’ Motion will be denied without
prejudice to refiling after the parties have properly consulted and conferred.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Defendants’ Motion for Leave
to File under Seal Certain Exhibits and Related Portions of Defendants’ Brief
in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification and Brief in Support
of Defendants’ Motion to Strike and Exclude Testimony of Constantijn Panis,
Ph.D. [Doc. 157] is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: September 25, 2018
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