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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 27, 2025

CourtAlert.com, Inc. v. American LegalNet, Inc.

Judge
Vernon Broderick
Docket
1:20-cv-07739
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In CourtAlert.com v. American LegalNet, Judge Figueredo ordered parties seeking to keep ECF No. 151 sealed to justify continued secrecy or face unsealing.

Who this affects

The defendants and any parties interested in keeping ECF No. 151 sealed are affected; the documents may be unsealed if the required showing is not made.

What happened

CourtAlert.com, Inc. v. American LegalNet, Inc. concerns documents that the defendants filed under seal at ECF No. 151.

The court directed anyone who wanted the documents to remain sealed to file a sealing motion and explain why continued sealing was justified under the cited legal standard by February 17, 2025. Without that showing, the documents would be unsealed.

Judge Valerie Figueredo, a United States magistrate judge, issued the order on January 27, 2025.

The detailed version

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

Case
CourtAlert.com, Inc. v. American LegalNet, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-07739
Judge
Vernon Broderick
Date
Jan. 27, 2025

Background

The defendants filed the documents listed at ECF No. 151 under seal, meaning the documents were not publicly accessible on the court docket.

Order

The court directed parties interested in keeping the documents sealed to file a motion to seal and make the required showing under Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga by February 17, 2025. The order states that the documents will be unsealed if no such showing is made.

Disposition

The order sets a deadline for seeking continued sealing and does not itself state that the documents were unsealed or that a sealing motion was granted or denied. The order was signed by Valerie Figueredo, United States Magistrate Judge.

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