Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Hui Qin
- Katherine Failla
- 1:24-cv-02219
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Hui Qin, Judge Failla granted the YouYork Defendants’ request to seal two docket entries.
The YouYork Defendants, the other parties, the court, and members of the public seeking access to docket entries 142 and 144.
What happened
Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Hui Qin concerns the YouYork Defendants’ request to file their motion-to-dismiss memorandum with redactions.
The defendants said the memorandum referred to confidential discovery materials containing sensitive financial and personal information. They asked the court to protect that information under a protective order and the court’s filing rules.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted the application. She ordered docket entries 142 and 144 kept under seal, viewable only by the court and the parties, and directed the clerk to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 140.
The detailed version
- Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Hui Qin · No. 1:24-cv-02219
- Katherine Failla
- June 3, 2024
Background
The YouYork Defendants—YouYork Management LLC, New Land Capital LLC, Golden Land Funds, Inc. (identified in the letter as improperly pleaded as Golden Land Funds LLC), and Hangyuan Zhang—asked for permission to file their memorandum supporting a motion to dismiss with redactions. The request cited the court’s individual rules and a stipulated protective order.
The Request
The defendants stated that the memorandum referred to information in the complaint that came from discovery materials marked confidential. According to the request, those materials included sensitive financial and personal information. The defendants argued that protecting confidential business and financial information justified redacting the memorandum despite the general presumption that court filings are publicly accessible.
Ruling
Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted the application. The clerk was directed to maintain docket entries 142 and 144 under seal, with access limited to the court and the parties. The clerk was also directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 140.
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