IN RE DIDI GLOBAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

Document and request

The document is a letter submitted on behalf of Defendant DiDi Global Inc. It asks permission to file under seal DiDi’s response to plaintiffs’ reply in support of a motion to compel responses to interrogatories, together with an attached exhibit.

Reasons offered for sealing

DiDi states that the response and exhibit contain commercially sensitive and confidential information about its business and operations. It also says they contain sensitive information concerning regulatory and governmental matters in the People’s Republic of China. DiDi argues that disclosure could harm it and could implicate international-comity concerns, meaning concerns about respecting the interests and laws of another country.

The letter notes that the materials were designated confidential under a protective order, that the response refers to documents already filed under seal, and that the court had already sealed portions of the exhibit. DiDi argues that its request is narrowly tailored and would not significantly impair public access to court records or the court’s ability to decide the motion to compel publicly.

Legal standard discussed

The letter explains that court filings are generally presumed to be accessible to the public. It states that sealing must be narrowly tailored and supported by specific findings showing that closure is necessary to protect a higher value. It identifies confidential business information, personal privacy, public safety, attorney-client privilege, and international-comity concerns as interests that can justify sealing in appropriate circumstances.

Disposition

The supplied text contains DiDi’s request and supporting argument but does not include a ruling granting, denying, or otherwise disposing of the motion to seal. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan is identified as the presiding judge.