Lozada v. TaskUs, Inc.
- John Cronan
- 1:22-cv-01479
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Lozada v. TaskUs, Judge Stein granted the parties’ request to keep specified documents under seal.
The ruling affects Humberto Lozada, Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, the defendants, and members of the public seeking access to the specified documents.
What happened
In Lozada v. TaskUs, Inc., Plaintiffs Humberto Lozada and Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System asked the court to seal an unredacted joint status letter and Exhibits A, B, C, and D. The materials had been designated confidential under the parties’ protective order.
The parties agreed that the materials could be sealed, and the plaintiffs did not oppose the confidentiality designations for purposes of the request. The court found that the parties’ interest in keeping the documents confidential outweighed the public’s presumption of access.
Judge Gary Stein granted the application. He ordered that the unredacted joint status letter and Exhibits A, B, C, and D be maintained under seal and directed the Clerk of Court to keep those versions sealed.
The detailed version
- Lozada v. TaskUs, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-01479
- John Cronan
- Apr. 23, 2025
Background
Plaintiffs Humberto Lozada and Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System asked the court for permission to file under seal the unredacted version of the parties’ November 12, 2024 joint status letter and Exhibits A, B, C, and D. The plaintiffs filed the joint status letter in redacted form and the exhibits under seal while the court considered the request.
The materials had been designated as confidential discovery material under the parties’ stipulated confidentiality agreement and protective order. The parties agreed that the materials could be sealed, and the plaintiffs did not oppose those designations for purposes of the sealing request.
Court’s ruling
The court granted the parties’ application. It found that the parties’ interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the documents outweighed the presumption of public access to the documents containing that information. The court ordered that the unredacted joint status letter and Exhibits A, B, C, and D be maintained under seal and directed the Clerk of Court to maintain those unredacted versions under seal.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.