Opinion

Curley v. Google LLC

Court
District Court, N.D. California
Filed
May 14, 2026
Cited by
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The opinion

1 Ben Crump (pro hac vice)

Nabeha Shaer (pro hac vice)

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BEN CRUMP LAW, PLLC

122 S. Calhoun St.

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Tallahassee, FL 32301

4 Telephone: (800) 713-1222

court@bencrump.com

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Linda D. Friedman (pro hac vice)

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Suzanne E. Bish (pro hac vice)

7 George S. Robot (pro hac vice)

Caitlin M. Kearney (pro hac vice)

8 STOWELL & FRIEDMAN LTD.

303 W. Madison St., Suite 2600

9 Chicago, Illinois 60606

Telephone: (312) 431-0888

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lfriedman@sfltd.com

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Sam Sani (SBN 2733993)

12 SANI LAW, APC

595 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 522

13 Pasadena, CA 91101

Telephone: (310) 935-0405

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ssani@sanilawfirm.com

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Class

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

17 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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APRIL CURLEY, DESIREE MAYON, CASE NO: 4:22-cv-01735-KAW

19 RONIKA LEWIS, and RAYNA REID,

individually and on behalf of all others JOINT STIPULATION AND

20 similarly situated, [PROPOSED] ORDER SEALING

EXHIBIT

21 Plaintiffs,

22 v. Hon. Kandis A. Westmore

23 GOOGLE, LLC,

24 Defendant.

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1 Pursuant to Local Civil Rules 79-5 and 7-11, Plaintiffs and Defendant Google LLC

2 (collectively, the “Parties”), hereby respectfully submit the following stipulation to file under seal

3 the Opt-Out List—which contains the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of Settlement

4 Class Members who opted out—in order to protect the privacy interests of these third parties.

5 WHEREAS, the Opt-Out List contains the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of

6 Settlement Class Members who opted out;

7 WHEREAS, sealing the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of Settlement Class

8 Members who opted out protects the privacy interests of these non-party opt outs;

9 WHEREAS, protecting the privacy interests of non-parties who elected to opt out of the

10 Settlement Class provides compelling reasons sufficient to outweigh the public’s interest in

11 disclosure and justify sealing court records, see, e.g., Opperman v. Path, Inc., No. 13-cv-00453,

12 2017 WL 1036652, at *4 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 17, 2017) (sealing exhibit containing names, email

13 addresses, and phone numbers of non-parties); Ralston v. Mortg. Invs. Grp., Inc., No. 508-cv-

14 00536, 2013 WL 12175069, at *3 (N.D. Cal. June 19, 2013) (ordering that the list of opt-outs be

15 filed “with the Court under seal to protect the privacy interests of the Successful Opt-Outs”);

16 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, pursuant to Local

17 Rules 79-5 and 7-11, because compelling reasons exist to seal the Opt-Out List, the exhibit

18 containing that list shall remain under seal.

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Respectfully submitted,

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21 Dated: April 2, 2026 STOWELL & FRIEDMAN, LTD.

22 By: /s/ Caitlin M. Kearney

Caitlin M. Kearney

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One of the Attorneys for Plaintiffs and

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the Class

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Dated: April 2, 2026 PAUL HASTINGS LLP

3 By: /s/Sara B. Tomezsko

Sara B. Tomezsko

One of the Attorneys for Defendant Google LLC

6 || PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

7 DATED: May 14, 2026 ladle —

8 The orable Kandis A. Westmore

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JOINT STIPULATION AND {PROPOSED} ORDER SEALING EXHIBIT

4:22-cv-0 1735-KAW

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