Harrington Global Opportunity Fund v. BofA Securities, et al.

Nature of the Filing

The supplied text is a request by defendants CIBC World Markets, Inc., Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc., and BofA Securities, Inc. to keep unredacted versions of specified filings under seal. The request concerns portions of a reply supporting a motion to exclude testimony by Jonathan Brogaard, declarations by Abby F. Rudzin and Stephen J. Senderowitz, and excerpts from two depositions.

Reasons Given for Sealing

The defendants stated that the filings contain the names of nonparty customers and employees and specific information about alleged spoofing episodes involving customers. They argued that those individuals and firms have privacy and reputational interests, particularly because the alleged wrongdoing has not been adjudicated. They also argued that the information has no bearing on the court’s consideration of the motion and no significance to Harrington’s claim against the defendants.

The defendants further stated that the public versions use limited, necessary redactions, except that partial redactions were impractical for one customer declaration. They relied on prior sealing decisions in this case and other Southern District of New York cases concerning nonparty identities, confidential information, and unadjudicated allegations of wrongdoing.

Disposition

The provided text does not state that the court granted, denied, or otherwise ruled on the sealing request. It includes a direction to terminate the motion at ECF No. 548, but it does not explain the basis or effect of that direction. Accordingly, this summary does not characterize the request as granted or denied. Judge Schofield is the judge identified in the supplied case information, although the document itself addresses Judge Figueredo and labels the judicial signature block as a United States Magistrate Judge.