Vinci Brands LLC v. Coach Services, Inc.
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:23-cv-05138
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Vinci Brands v. Coach Services, Judge Figueredo required justification for provisional seals and permanently sealed four exhibits.
Vinci Brands LLC, Case-Mate, Inc., the other parties to the case, and anyone seeking to keep the provisionally sealed documents confidential.
What happened
In Vinci Brands LLC v. Coach Services, Inc., the court addressed several requests to keep documents under seal in the parties’ ongoing case. The requests concerned documents provisionally sealed through earlier letter motions and four exhibits submitted in connection with a discovery dispute.
The court directed interested parties seeking permanent seals for the provisionally sealed documents to file sealing motions and justify the requests under the required legal standard by March 31, 2025. Without that showing, the documents will be unsealed.
The court granted Vinci Brands LLC’s motion to permanently seal Exhibits A through D of another filing and directed the Clerk to permanently seal those documents. Judge Valerie Figueredo also directed the Clerk to terminate the specified motions and docket entries.
The detailed version
- Vinci Brands LLC v. Coach Services, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-05138
- Lorna Schofield
- Feb. 21, 2025
Background
The court considered motions for provisional sealing filed at ECF Nos. 530, 536, 575, 590, 614, and 616. The court stated that interested parties had not yet shown why the provisionally sealed documents should remain permanently sealed. It directed anyone seeking permanent sealing to file a sealing motion and make the required showing under Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga by March 31, 2025. If no showing is made, the documents will be unsealed.
The order also addressed Case-Mate, Inc.’s motion to provisionally seal Exhibits A through D of ECF No. 559. Vinci Brands LLC later moved to permanently seal the same documents. The exhibits included an asset purchase agreement, an intercreditor agreement, and communications with Vinci’s attorneys. Vinci argued that the documents contained confidential and sensitive business information and had limited significance to the court’s decision-making because they had been presented only in connection with discovery disputes.
Rulings
The court granted Vinci Brands LLC’s motion to permanently seal Exhibits A through D of ECF No. 559. The Clerk of Court was directed to permanently seal those documents and terminate the docket entries associated with the provisional-sealing motions at ECF Nos. 558 and 619.
The Clerk was also directed to terminate the motions at ECF Nos. 530, 575, 590, 614, and 616. The order did not decide the underlying claims or counterclaims.
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