Regel v. Campbell Soup Company
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:24-cv-06541
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Regel v. Campbell Soup Company, Judge Karas granted the request to seal two exhibits attached to defendants’ summary-judgment motion.
The parties, the nonparties whose transaction details appear in Exhibit K, and the plaintiff whose income-tax information appears in Exhibit P.
What happened
In Regel v. Campbell Soup Company, et al., the defendants asked to file two exhibits under seal, with viewing limited to selected parties. The exhibits were attached to their motion for summary judgment.
Exhibit K contains private transactions involving nonparties and identifies specific business entities. Exhibit P contains information from the plaintiff’s income-tax filings. The plaintiff consented to the request, and the defendants did not oppose sealing Exhibit P.
Judge Kenneth M. Karas granted the request and ordered the documents sealed. The opinion does not provide a separate explanation beyond the parties’ request and the court’s approval.
The detailed version
- Regel v. Campbell Soup Company · No. 7:24-cv-06541
- Kenneth Karas
- Oct. 10, 2025
Request
Defendants asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to file Exhibit K and Exhibit P to the declaration supporting their summary-judgment motion under seal. They requested that viewing access be limited to selected parties. The letter states that the plaintiff consented to the request.
Reasons Given for Sealing
The defendants said Exhibit K contains details of private transactions involving nonparties, including the names of specific business entities. They said the exhibit was submitted to address whether the plaintiff was properly classified as an independent contractor, but that the nonparties’ identities and transaction details were not relevant to that purpose.
Exhibit P contains information from the plaintiff’s income-tax filings. The letter says the plaintiff supplied authorities supporting the sealing of that exhibit because tax information is private. The defendants took no position on those authorities and did not oppose the plaintiff’s request to seal Exhibit P.
Ruling
Judge Kenneth M. Karas granted the request. The order therefore allowed Exhibits K and P to be filed under seal with viewing access limited to selected parties. The opinion does not state any additional conditions or provide a separate analysis of the sealing request.
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