G. S. VS. CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS' SERVICE DBA BLUE SHIELD OF ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion / Discovery calendar for Friday, September 19, 2025, Line 8. DEFENDANT CALIFORNIA PHYSICIANS' SERVICE DBA BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA's Motion To Seal Confidential Information Filed In Support Of Motion For Summary Judgment Or, Alternatively, Summary Adjudication.

The unopposed motion to seal confidential information filed in support of motion for summary judgment or alternatively summary adjudication is granted and the material conditionally lodged under seal by the moving party shall be permanently sealed. The information requested to be sealed is confidential medical information, protected by federal and state privacy provisions. Moving party has submitted a public version with redactions and has narrowly sought sealing. The court concludes as to the material provisionally lodged under seal, to wit portions of Blue Shield's Exhibits C, D, E, F, G, K, L, and M, that (1) there exists an overriding interest that overcomes the right of public access to the record; (2) the overriding interest supports sealing the record; (3) a substantial probability exists that the overriding interest will be prejudiced if the record is not sealed; (4) the proposed sealing is narrowly tailored; and (5) no less restrictive means exist to achieve the overriding interest.

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