Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Broadway 340 Madison Fee LLC
- Katherine Failla
- 1:24-cv-03865
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Broadway 340 Madison Fee LLC, Judge Failla granted a motion to seal one exhibit containing confidential property information.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Broadway 340 Madison Fee LLC, the court, and members of the public seeking access to docket entry 39; the sealed entry is viewable only by the court and the parties.
What happened
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company asked the court to seal an email and one attachment submitted with a declaration supporting its reply concerning a motion to appoint a receiver and seek a preliminary injunction. The company said the materials contained confidential information about the property involved in the case.
The company had omitted two unnecessary attachments and sought to keep the email and remaining attachment from public access. The request concerned one declaration exhibit.
Judge Failla granted the request. She directed the clerk to keep docket entry 39 under seal, available only to the court and the parties, and directed the clerk to terminate the motion at entry 37.
The detailed version
- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Broadway 340 Madison Fee LLC · No. 1:24-cv-03865
- Katherine Failla
- June 12, 2024
Background
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company filed a letter motion asking for permission to submit certain materials under seal. The materials supported its reply to Broadway 340 Madison Fee LLC’s opposition to Massachusetts Mutual’s motion to appoint a receiver and for a preliminary injunction.
The requested sealing concerned Exhibit 2 to the declaration of Danielle D’Ambrosio. The exhibit included a February 28, 2024 email from Broadway 340 Madison Fee LLC and attachments. Massachusetts Mutual said the email and one remaining attachment contained confidential information related to the property involved in the case. It omitted two other attachments because they were not necessary to resolve the motion.
Ruling
The court granted the sealing request. Judge Katherine Polk Failla directed the clerk to maintain docket entry 39 under seal, viewable only by the court and the parties. The court also directed the clerk to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 37. The order addressed access to the submitted documents and did not decide the underlying motion to appoint a receiver or seek a preliminary injunction.
Disposition
The motion to seal was granted. Docket entry 39 remains under seal, and docket entry 37 was terminated.
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