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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 6, 2024

Albritton v. Fredella

Judge
Subramanian
Docket
1:22-cv-04512
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Albritton v. Fredella, Judge Subramanian granted Albritton’s request to seal exhibits supporting his request to file an amended complaint.

Who this affects

Jemal Albritton’s request to seal exhibits was granted; the defendants did not oppose it.

What happened

In Albritton v. Fredella, Jemal Albritton asked the court to seal certain exhibits attached to his request to file an amended complaint.

The defendants did not oppose the request, even though the court invited them to do so. The court reviewed the documents and applied the required three-part test for sealing court records.

Judge Arun Subramanian granted Albritton’s request and directed the clerk to close the motion on the court’s docket.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Albritton v. Fredella · No. 1:22-cv-04512
Judge
Subramanian
Date
Aug. 6, 2024

Background

On September 6, 2023, Jemal Albritton asked the court to seal certain exhibits attached to his request to file an amended complaint. The opinion does not identify the contents of the exhibits.

The Request

The defendants did not oppose the request, despite the court’s invitation to do so. The court reviewed the documents and applied the three-part test described in Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006).

Ruling

Judge Arun Subramanian granted Albritton’s request to seal the exhibits. The clerk was directed to terminate docket entry 61, which was the sealing motion.

The authoritative version

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