IN RE MIDLAND NAT. LIFE INS. CO. ANNUITY SALES PRACTICES

Nos. 11-55369, 11-55372.

686 F.3d 1115 (2012)

In re MIDLAND NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. ANNUITY SALES PRACTICES LITIGATION, Estate of John G. Migliaccio; Carmen Migliaccio; Mary P. Munoz; Robert D. Kaiser, On Behalf of Themselves and all Others Similarly Situated; Nancy Bendzak, as attorney-in-fact for Mary Bendzak; Mary Bendzak, individually and on Behalf of all Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Intervenor-Appellant, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company, Intervenor, Midland National Life Insurance, an Iowa corporation, Defendant, Kathleen McWhorter, Objector. Vida F. Negrete, as Conservator for Everette E. Ow, an individual, and on behalf of all others similarly situated persons, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, Intervenor-Appellant, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company, Intervenor, Fidelity and Guaranty Life Insurance Company, Defendant, Majorie Mack; Gerald Mack, Movants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 25, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Jorden , Denise A. Fee (argued), Sonia Escobio O'Donnell , Jorden Burt LLP, Washington, D.C., for intervenor-appellant Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America.

John J. Stoia, Jr. , Theodore J. Pintar , Kevin K. Green (argued), Rachel L. Jensen , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Before: BETTY B. FLETCHER, KIM McLANE WARDLAW, and JAY S. BYBEE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Intervenor Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America ("Allianz") appeals the district court's order denying its motion to unseal judicial records.1 Because the records at issue were filed in connection with pending summary judgment motions, we reverse and remand to the district court to grant the motion.

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