Pompey v. County Of Westchester

Background

Plaintiff Chevor Pompey responded to Defendants’ request to file certain exhibits under seal in connection with an anticipated motion for summary judgment. The underlying case concerns Pompey’s allegation that the Westchester County Law Department’s Family Court Bureau repeatedly passed him over for promotions in favor of white or Hispanic, predominantly female, peers, including people he trained and people who joined the Law Department later.

Pompey agreed that Exhibits K; M through V; X through Z; AA; BB; and CC could be filed under seal. He objected to sealing Exhibits J, S, and W, which were memoranda concerning promotion recommendations. He argued that these documents were important to the case and that the names of non-parties should be redacted instead of sealing the exhibits.

Ruling

The court granted the application to seal Exhibits K; M through V; X through Z; AA; BB; and CC, citing Pompey’s consent and the reasons offered by Defendants. The court also agreed with Pompey that Exhibits J, S, and W should be redacted only to prevent public filing of the names of the non-parties identified in those exhibits. The excerpt does not state any separate disposition of the anticipated summary-judgment motion.