Torres v. MMS Group LLC
- Ho
- 1:22-cv-06142
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Torres v. MMS Group LLC, Judge Ho granted temporary sealing of exhibits containing confidential medical information.
The Housing Defendants received permission to file exhibits containing Torres’s confidential medical information under a temporary seal. Public access to those exhibits was temporarily restricted, subject to the later sealing process.
What happened
In Torres v. MMS Group LLC, the Housing Defendants asked to file materials under seal because they contained Torres’s confidential medical information, including medical records.
The court granted the application for exhibits containing confidential medical information. Those exhibits would remain temporarily sealed for 14 days while the defendants sought permanent sealing.
Judge Ho ordered any permanent-sealing motion due by March 14, 2025; without one, the exhibits would be unsealed, and with one, they would remain sealed until the court decided that motion.
The detailed version
- Torres v. MMS Group LLC · No. 1:22-cv-06142
- Ho
- Feb. 28, 2025
Background
The Housing Defendants—NYSD Forsyth Housing Development Fund Company, Inc. and NYSD Housing Development Fund Company, Inc.—asked for permission to file certain exhibits and legal materials under seal in connection with anticipated objections to a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation concerning Torres’s motion for class certification. They said the materials contained confidential medical information protected by the parties’ confidentiality and protective order and by federal health-information privacy law.
Ruling
The court granted the application. The Housing Defendants could file exhibits containing confidential medical information under a temporary seal. The exhibits would remain temporarily sealed for 14 days to allow a motion for permanent sealing.
That motion was due March 14, 2025. If no motion for permanent sealing was filed by that date, the exhibits would be unsealed. If such a motion was filed, the exhibits would remain temporarily sealed while the court considered it.
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