IN RE DIDI GLOBAL INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION

Nature of the filing

The provided text is a letter from The Rosen Law Firm to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. Counsel stated that it represented Lead Plaintiff Alaka Holdings Ltd. and named plaintiffs Shereen El-Nahas, Daniil Alimov, Bosco Wang, and Nijal Larson.

Request

Plaintiffs requested permission to file under seal a memorandum supporting their motion for reconsideration and an attached exhibit. They said the confidentiality and protective order required the documents to be filed under seal because DiDi Global Inc. had designated the materials as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” absent consent from the designating party or a court order allowing public filing.

Arguments about sealing

Plaintiffs stated that they did not concede that DiDi’s designations were proper or that the materials should be sealed. They cited the principle that the party seeking to seal court materials bears the burden of showing that sealing is justified. They also noted the presumption favoring public access to judicial records and said that the strength of that presumption can depend on the materials’ relationship to the exercise of judicial power. The letter further stated that the court—not the parties’ confidentiality agreement—would decide whether sealing was proper.

Disposition

The provided text does not include an order or other ruling by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. It therefore does not show whether the request to file under seal was granted, denied, or otherwise resolved, and it does not decide the motion for reconsideration.