Khankin v. CSL Behring, L.L.C.

5:24-cv-04030CandOct 7, 2026

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DMFIRM #4923-4832-6091 v5 1 Case No. 5:24-cv-04030-SVK
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Ballard
 Spahr
 LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
-2915
Telephone: 424.204.4400
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ELIYAHU KHANKIN, on behalf of himself,
Plaintiff,
v.
CSL BEHRING, L.L.C., a Delaware Limited
Liability Company, and DOES 1 through 100,
inclusive,
Defendants.
Case No. 5:24-cv-04030-SVK
JOINT OMNIBUS [PROPOSED] ORDER
RE MOTIONS TO SEAL [DKT. 63, 64, 65,
72]
JUDGE: Hon. Susan van Keulen
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DMFIRM #4923-4832-6091 v5 2 Case No. 5:24-cv-04030-SVK
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Ballard
 Spahr
 LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
-2915
Telephone: 424.204.4400
JOINT OMNIBUS [PROPOSED] ORDER
The Court, having reviewed:
• Defendant’s Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Another Party’s Material
Should Be Sealed (L.R. 79-5(f)) [Dkt. 63];
• Defendant’s Administrative Motion to File Under Seal [Dkt. 64];
• Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Portions of Plaintiff’s Motion
for Partial Summary Judgment and Exhibits to the Declaration of Stephen Noel Ilg;
Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof [Dkt. 65]; and
• Plaintiff’s Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Portions of Plaintiff’s
Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment or, in the Alternative,
Partial Summary Judgment and Supporting Exhibit; Memorandum of Points and
Authorities [Dkt. 72];
and having fully considered all other papers filed by the parties and the argument of counsel, if any,
HEREBY ORDERS as follows:
Dkt. Nos. of Original
Sealing Motion and
Declaration/Statement
in Support of Sealing
submitted pursuant to
Civ. L.R. 79-5(c) or
79-5(f)(3)
Description of
Document
Sought to be
Sealed
Page and Line
Numbers of
Text Sought to
be Sealed
Basis of
Sealing
Court’s
Order re
Sealing
Dkt. 65 The items
included in
this motion to
seal were not
included in
the Parties’
omnibus
proposed
sealing order
filed on
September
11, 2026
(Dkt. 91), as
directed by
the Court in
the order at
Dkt. 85. If
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DMFIRM #4923-4832-6091 v5 3 Case No. 5:24-cv-04030-SVK
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Ballard
 Spahr
 LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
-2915
Telephone: 424.204.4400
Plaintiff still
seeks to seal
the material
covered by
the motion to
seal at Dkt.
65, by
October 21,
2026 he must
submit a
proposed
order that
complies with
the
requirements
set forth in
Dkt. 85. If no
proposed
order is
received by
the deadline,
the Court will
order that the
material
covered by
the motion to
seal at Dkt.
65 be
unsealed.
Dkt. 63 and 63-1 Exhibit 3 to
Plaintiff’s
Deposition
Transcript,
2024 W-2
Beacon Hill
Staffing Group
LLC (Exhibit
D to Decl. of
Nima Darouian
in Support of
Defendant’s
MSJ )
Entirety of
document
Designated
confidential by
Plaintiff.
Defendant
submitted the
document
pursuant to L.R.
79-5(f) and
takes no
position as to
whether the
document is
entitled to
confidential
protection or
should be
sealed.
GRANTED
Dkt. 63 and 63-1 Exhibit 32 to
Plaintiff’s
Entirety of
document
Designated
confidential by
GRANTED
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DMFIRM #4923-4832-6091 v5 4 Case No. 5:24-cv-04030-SVK
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Ballard
 Spahr
 LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
-2915
Telephone: 424.204.4400
Deposition
Transcript,
Costco
Audiogram
5/31/2023
(Exhibit D to
Decl. of Nima
Darouian in
Support of
Defendant’s
MSJ )
Plaintiff.
Defendant
submitted the
document
pursuant to L.R.
79-5(f) and
takes no
position as to
whether the
document is
entitled to
confidential
protection or
should be
sealed.
Dkt. 63 and 63-1 Exhibit 33 to
Plaintiff’s
Deposition
Transcript,
Costco Hearing
Aid Receipt
(Exhibit D to
Decl. of Nima
Darouian in
Support of
Defendant’s
MSJ )
Entirety of
document
Designated
confidential by
Plaintiff.
Defendant
submitted the
document
pursuant to L.R.
79-5(f) and
takes no
position as to
whether the
document is
entitled to
confidential
protection or
should be
sealed.
GRANTED
Dkt. 63 and 63-1 Purported
transcript of
audio recording
of Plaintiff’s
performance
review obtained
without all
parties’ consent
(Exhibit E to
Decl. of Nima
Darouian in
Support of
Defendant’s
MSJ )
Entirety of
document
Designated
confidential by
Plaintiff.
Defendant
submitted the
document
pursuant to L.R.
79-5(f) and
takes no
position as to
whether the
document is
entitled to
confidential
protection or
GRANTED
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DMFIRM #4923-4832-6091 v5 5 Case No. 5:24-cv-04030-SVK
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Ballard
 Spahr
 LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
-2915
Telephone: 424.204.4400
should be
sealed.
Dkt. 64 and 64-1 Exhibit 19 to
Plaintiff’s
Deposition
Transcript,
Excel Summary
of Plaintiff’s
downloads to
his personal
box.com
(Exhibit D to
Decl. of Nima
Darouian in
Support of
Defendant’s
MSJ)
Entirety of
document
Confidential
information
related to
Defendant’s
proprietary
study materials
and documents
pertaining to
scientific trials
that Plaintiff
improperly
downloaded.
GRANTED
Dkt. 64 and 64-1 Exhibit 20 to
Plaintiff’s
Deposition
Transcript, DLP
Incident Report
(Exhibit D to
Decl. of Nima
Darouian in
Support of
Defendant’s
MSJ)
Entirety of
document
Confidential
detailed account
of sensitive data
that was
improperly
downloaded by
Plaintiff,
including
excerpts of
proprietary
clinical studies
accessed by
Plaintiff.
GRANTED
Dkt. 64 and 64-1 Exhibit 23 to
Plaintiff’s
Deposition
Transcript, CSL
Global Use of
Photography,
Filming and
Recording
Devices
(Exhibit D to
Decl. of Nima
Darouian in
Support of
Defendant’s
MSJ)
Entirety of
document
Confidential
internal
document
concerning use
of technology
equipment and
sensitive
information at
CSL intended
only for
company
employees.
GRANTED
Dkt. 64 and 64-1 Plaintiff’s
Deposition
Transcript
(Exhibit D to
Decl. of Nima
Darouian in
Support of
Defendant’s
MSJ)
Pg. 130, line
24; Pg. 222,
line 3; and Pg.
228, line 5
Discusses
confidential
information and
documents
Plaintiff
downloaded as
well as the
names of
various
GRANTED
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DMFIRM #4923-4832-6091 v5 6 Case No. 5:24-cv-04030-SVK
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Ballard
 Spahr
 LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
-2915
Telephone: 424.204.4400
scientific trials
in which he
participated
Dkt. 64 and 64-1 ISF Acceptable
Use Standard
Policy (Exhibit
C to Decl. of
Greg Stewart in
Support of
Defendant’s
MSJ)
Entirety of
document
Confidential
internal
document
concerning use
of technology
equipment and
sensitive
information at
CSL intended
only for
company
employees.
GRANTED
Dkt. 72 and 72-1 Exhibit A to Ilg
Opposition
Declaration,
Plaintiff’s Offer
Letter
Entirety of
document (Dkt.
71-1, Exh. A,
Plaintiff’s
Offer Letter)
and References
within
Document
(Dkt. 71,
Memorandum
of Points and
Authorities.)
Contains
confidential
compensation
information
subject to
privacy rights.
GRANTED
Dkt. 72 and 72-1 (See
also Dkt. 76 and 76-1)
Exhibit D to Ilg
Opposition
Declaration,
Plaintiff’s
Performance
Reviews
Entirety of
document (Dkt.
71-1, Exh. D,
Plaintiff’s
Performance
Reviews) and
References
within
Document
(Dkt. 71,
Memorandum
of Points and
Authorities.)
Contains
confidential
discussions of
specific clinical
trials Plaintiff
was involved in
during his
employment
with CSL.
GRANTED
Dkt. 72 and 72-1 (See
also Dkt. 76 and 76-1)
Exhibit E to Ilg
Opposition
Declaration,
Transcript of
Performance
Review
Meeting
Entirety of
document (Dkt.
71-1, Exh. E,
Transcript of
Performance
Review
Meeting) and
References
within
Document
Contains
confidential
discussion of
performance
review.
GRANTED
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DMFIRM #4923-4832-6091 v5 7 Case No. 5:24-cv-04030-SVK
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Ballard
 Spahr
 LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
-2915
Telephone: 424.204.4400
(Dkt. 71,
Memorandum
of Points and
Authorities.)
Dkt. 72 and 72-1 (See
also Dkt. 76 and 76-1)
Exhibit H to Ilg
Opposition
Declaration,
Excel Summary
of Plaintiff’s
downloads to
his personal
box.com and
DLP Incident
Report
Entirety of
document (Dkt.
71-1, Exh. H,
Summary of
Downloads)
and References
within
Document
(Dkt. 71,
Memorandum
of Points and
Authorities.)
Confidential
information
related to
Defendant’s
proprietary
study materials
and documents
pertaining to
scientific trials
that Plaintiff
improperly
downloaded.
Confidential
detailed account
of sensitive data
that was
improperly
downloaded by
Plaintiff,
including
excerpts of
proprietary
clinical studies
accessed by
Plaintiff.
GRANTED
Dkt. 72 and 72-1 (See
also Dkt. 76 and 76-1)
Exhibit K to Ilg
Opposition
Declaration,
Excerpts of
Plaintiff’s
Deposition
Transcript.
Pg. 222, line 3 Discloses the
name of a
confidential
document
Plaintiff
downloaded
from a clinical
trial in which he
participated and
identifies the
name of a
clinical trial.
GRANTED
Dkt. 72 and 72-1 (See
also Dkt. 76 and 76-1)
Exhibit R to Ilg
Opposition
Declaration,
CSL Training
Policy
Entirety of
document (Dkt.
71-1, Exh. R,
CSL Training
Document) and
References
within
Document
(Dkt. 71,
Memorandum
Confidential,
internal policy
that concerns
the use of
technology
equipment,
specifically
regarding data
transfer policies
and procedures
regarding how
GRANTED
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DMFIRM #4923-4832-6091 v5 8 Case No. 5:24-cv-04030-SVK
[PROPOSED] ORDER
Ballard
 Spahr
 LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
-2915
Telephone: 424.204.4400
of Points and
Authorities.)
Defendant
manages and
protects its data.
Dkt. 72 and 72-1 (See
also Dkt. 76 and 76-1)
Exhibit S to Ilg
Opposition
Declaration,
Subpoenaed
production from
ICON.
Entirety of
document (Dkt.
71-1, Exh. S,
ICON
Production)
and References
within
Document
(Dkt. 71,
Memorandum
of Points and
Authorities.)
Confidential
guide between
CSL and third-
party ICON
concerning
effective
communications
related to a
clinical trial
conducted at
CSL.
GRANTED
IT IS ORDERED
DATED: October 7, 2026 ________________________________
HON. SUSAN VAN KEULEN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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