Abira Medical Laboratories, LLC v. CareSource et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
ABIRA MEDICAL LABORATORIES, LLC,
Plaintiff, 	Case No. 3:24-cv-157
vs.
CARESOURCE, et al., 	District Judge Michael J. Newman
Magistrate Judge Peter B. Silvain, Jr.
Defendants.
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ORDER: GRANTING DEFENDANT CARESOURCE’S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO
FILE DEPOSITION TESTIMONY AND EXHIBITS UNDER SEAL (Doc. No. 38)
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This matter comes before the Court on Defendant CareSource’s motion to file deposition
testimony and exhibits under seal in support of Defendant CareSource's motion for summary
judgment. Doc. No. 38. Pursuant to S.D. Ohio Civ. R. 5.2.1 and Shane Group, the Court finds
that: (1) there is a compelling interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the Rule 30(b)(6)
Deposition of Plaintiff Abira Medical Laboratories, LLC d/b/a Genesis Diagnostics (“Abira
Deposition”) and its exhibits, including in protecting the protected health information (“PHI”) and
personally identifiable information (“PII”) of third parties; (2) the interest in maintaining the
confidentiality of the Abira Deposition and its exhibits outweighs the public’s interest in accessing
them because the interest in the outcome of this matter is limited to the parties, and protecting the
confidentiality of the Abira Deposition and its exhibits will not prejudice the public’s right to guard
against corruption and the public’s right to be on notice about what is and what is not a violation
of law; and (3) Defendant CareSource’s request is narrowly tailored because PHI and PII are
central components of this litigation, and such information is pervasive throughout the documents,
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such that redaction is impracticable. See Shane Group, Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich.,
825 F.3d 299, 305 (6th Cir. 2016).
Therefore, Defendant CareSource's motion is GRANTED. Defendant CareSource shall
file the Abira Deposition and its exhibits UNDER SEAL in their entirety.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
January 30, 2026 	s/Michael J. Newman
Hon. Michael J. Newman
United States District Judge
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