Bass v. Citi Global Markets, Inc.
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:24-cv-04586
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Bass v. Citi Global Markets, Judge Caproni granted sealing of an exhibit containing an account-security answer and allowed a redacted public filing.
Robert C. Bass, the respondent, and members of the public seeking access to the exhibit; the original exhibit remains sealed while a redacted version may be publicly filed.
What happened
In Robert C. Bass v. Citi Global Markets Inc., the respondent asked the court to seal an exhibit that had been filed without redacting confidential information.
The exhibit contained Robert C. Bass’s answer to a security question for his account. Bass requested that the information be sealed, and the respondent asked to file a properly redacted version for public viewing.
Judge Caproni granted the application, finding that the proposed redactions appropriately balanced privacy interests with public access to court documents. The original exhibit will remain sealed, and the respondent may file the redacted version.
The detailed version
- Bass v. Citi Global Markets, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-04586
- Valerie Caproni
- May 28, 2025
Background
The respondent asked the court to formally seal Exhibit 1 to a May 23, 2025 declaration, filed as Docket 49-1. The exhibit had mistakenly been filed without redacting confidential information, including Robert C. Bass’s answer to a security question for his account with the respondent. The respondent stated that Bass requested that the information be sealed.
Request
The respondent asked to keep the original exhibit under seal and to file a properly redacted version for public viewing.
Ruling
The court granted the application. It found that the proposed redactions effectively balanced the asserted privacy interests against the public’s right of access to judicial documents, citing Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga. The court granted the respondent leave to file a redacted version of the exhibit, and ordered that Docket 49-1 remain sealed. The order was signed by Judge Valerie Caproni.
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