Skillz Platform Inc. v. Papaya Gaming, Ltd
- Denise Cote
- 1:24-cv-01646
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Skillz Platform v. Papaya Gaming, Judge Cote received Skillz’s request to seal a confidential discovery exhibit, but the text shows no ruling.
Skillz Platform Inc., Papaya Gaming, Ltd., and Papaya Gaming, Inc.; the request concerns public access to an exhibit containing information Skillz designated highly confidential.
What happened
Skillz Platform Inc. asked the court to seal an exhibit that Papaya Gaming, Ltd. and Papaya Gaming, Inc. had attached to a letter motion. Skillz said the exhibit contained proprietary business information marked highly confidential under the parties’ protective order.
Skillz argued that the exhibit was discovery material, not a document being considered for a ruling on the merits of the claims. It therefore contended that the usual presumption favoring public access should not apply.
The letter asks the court to seal the exhibit, but it does not state that the court granted or denied the request. The letter was addressed to Judge Denise L. Cote.
The detailed version
- Skillz Platform Inc. v. Papaya Gaming, Ltd · No. 1:24-cv-01646
- Denise Cote
- June 5, 2025
Background
Skillz Platform Inc. submitted a letter asking the court to seal ECF No. 402-2. The exhibit was attached to a letter motion filed by Papaya Gaming, Ltd. and Papaya Gaming, Inc., which the letter collectively calls “Papaya.” Skillz said its forthcoming response to Papaya’s motion would refer to the exhibit.
Request and reasoning
Skillz represented that ECF No. 402-2 contained discovery material exchanged among the parties and referenced Skillz’s proprietary business information. Skillz had designated that information “Highly Confidential” under the protective order entered in the case. Skillz asked to seal the exhibit to preserve and avoid waiving its rights concerning the information’s confidential status.
Skillz relied on the court’s prior guidance concerning sealing and on Lugosch v. Pyramid Company of Onondaga. It argued that the exhibit was not a judicial document being considered in connection with a substantive motion on the merits. According to Skillz, the court would consider the discovery material only to decide whether it should be stricken from the record, so the presumption of public access should not apply.
Disposition
The provided text is Skillz’s June 4, 2025 letter to Judge Denise L. Cote. It requests sealing but does not contain a court ruling granting, denying, or otherwise deciding that request. The text therefore does not establish the disposition of the sealing request.
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