Nike, Inc. v. Stockx LLC
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-00983
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Nike v. StockX, Judge Caproni granted the parties’ request to initially seal summary-judgment materials containing confidential information.
Nike, Inc. and StockX LLC, whose summary-judgment materials may be filed initially under seal and later submitted with proposed redactions under the court’s filing rules.
What happened
Nike, Inc. v. StockX LLC concerns the parties’ joint request to keep their summary-judgment filings sealed at first. Judge Caproni approved the request.
The parties said the filings would cite confidential material covered by their protective order, including discovery documents, expert reports, and deposition transcripts. They requested time to exchange proposed redactions and file public versions where appropriate.
Judge Valerie Caproni granted the application and directed the parties to follow her individual rules when filing sealed or redacted materials. The order did not decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Nike, Inc. v. Stockx LLC · No. 1:22-cv-00983
- Valerie Caproni
- Aug. 9, 2024
Background
Nike, Inc. and StockX LLC jointly asked the court to allow sealed treatment of their summary-judgment briefing, including moving briefs, oppositions, replies, declarations, and exhibits. They said those materials would rely on information designated confidential under the parties’ stipulated protective order, including documents produced in discovery, expert reports, and fact and expert deposition transcripts.
Requested Filing Process
The parties proposed filing the summary-judgment materials under seal initially. They also proposed exchanging proposed redactions, filing final proposed redactions under seal, and filing public letter motions explaining why sealing was justified. The letter includes an apparent date inconsistency: it refers to October 17, 2024, and then gives October 24, 2023, as a later filing date. The opinion does not clarify that discrepancy.
Ruling
Judge Valerie Caproni granted the application. She directed the parties to comply with her individual rules when filing materials under seal or filing materials containing redactions. The order addressed the handling of the filings and did not rule on the merits of Nike’s or StockX’s claims.
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