Coach IP Holdings, LLC v. ACS Group Acquisition LLC

Background

Coach IP Holdings, LLC, Coach Services, Inc., and Tapestry, Inc. asked the court to restrict public access to highlighted portions of Coach’s opposition to Vinci Brands LLC’s motion to amend its counterclaims and add defendants. They also asked to restrict access to Exhibits B and C attached to a supporting declaration.

The request relied on confidentiality protections established in protective orders in two related matters. Case-Mate, Inc. had designated Exhibits B and C as confidential. The letter stated that the exhibits contained confidential information belonging to Coach and Case-Mate and that the opposition brief cited that information. Case-Mate had agreed to remove its confidentiality designation from Exhibit A, allowing Coach to file that exhibit publicly.

Court’s Action

The court granted the motion to provisionally seal the identified portions of the opposition and Exhibits B and C. It directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the motion at ECF No. 219 and maintain the viewing restrictions at ECF No. 221.

The court further directed Case-Mate, Inc. to make a showing under Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006), by August 25, 2025, if Case-Mate wanted the documents to be permanently sealed. The opinion does not state that the court permanently sealed the documents.