William Johnson v. J & N Construction Group Corp. and Roy Perdomo
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:24-cv-07857
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In William Johnson v. J & N Construction Group Corp., Judge Aaron granted Johnson’s motion to seal exhibits supporting his default-judgment motion and ordered confidential handling.
William Johnson and Roy Perdomo; Exhibits A and B must be filed under seal and treated as confidential, and Exhibit C must be provided to Perdomo on a flash drive.
What happened
In William Johnson v. J & N Construction Group Corp., William Johnson asked the court to seal exhibits submitted in support of his motion for default judgment. The exhibits had been emailed to the court.
The court granted the motion. Johnson must file Exhibits A and B under seal by October 24, 2025, at the latest. He must also serve those exhibits and the order on Defendant Roy Perdomo, who must keep them confidential and not disclose them. Johnson must serve Perdomo with a flash drive containing Exhibit C, a video file.
Judge Stewart D. Aaron explained that although court filings generally carry a presumption of public access, competing considerations can outweigh that presumption. The order cited the recognized interest in preventing public disclosure of patients’ health information.
The detailed version
- William Johnson v. J & N Construction Group Corp. and Roy Perdomo · No. 1:24-cv-07857
- Valerie Caproni
- Oct. 17, 2025
Background
William Johnson moved to seal certain exhibits supporting his motion for default judgment. The exhibits had been emailed to the court. The order identifies them as Exhibits A, B, and C, with Exhibit C described as a video file.
Court’s ruling
The court granted Johnson’s motion to seal. It recognized a general presumption that the public may access documents filed in support of motions because those documents are judicial documents. The court stated that this presumption may be outweighed by competing considerations and cited the interest in avoiding public disclosure of patients’ health information.
Johnson was ordered to file Exhibits A and B under seal promptly, and no later than October 24, 2025. He was also ordered to include Exhibits A and B in the materials served on Roy Perdomo, together with a copy of the order. Perdomo was ordered to treat those documents as confidential and not disclose them to anyone. Johnson was additionally ordered to serve Perdomo with a flash drive containing Exhibit C.
Disposition
The order resolved only the sealing motion. It did not state a ruling on the underlying motion for default judgment. The order was signed by Stewart D. Aaron, United States Magistrate Judge.
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