Hill v. Shell Oil Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MORAN, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiffs bring this purported class action on behalf of African-American customers of Shell-brand gas stations, alleging that Shell-brand stations require that African-American customers prepay for gasoline while allowing white customers to pay after pumping gas. Defendants Shell Oil Company, Motiva Enterprises, LLC, and Equilon Enterprises (collectively “Shell defendants”), move for a protective order prohibiting plaintiffs from videotaping Shell defendants’ employees and alleged employee agents. For the following reasons, the motion…