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Fox Corp. et al. v. Media Deportes Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.

Judge
Jed Rakoff
Docket
1:25-cv-06703
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2

Counsel11 of record
PLAINTIFF
Christopher T. Berg Steptoe LLP
Katherine Anne Petti Steptoe LLP
Edward M. Lee Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky LLP
Stephen Patrick Farrelly George LLP
RECEIVER
Robert Wayne Seiden Seiden Law LLP
Jennifer Hilda Blecher Seiden Law LLP
INTERESTED PARTY
John B. Harris Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, P.C.
RESPONDENT
Matthew Eaton Draper Draper & Draper LLC
Corinne Elisabeth Atton Draper & Draper LLC
Jaime Dorenbaum Nassiri & Jung LLP
Kassra Nassiri Nassiri & Jung LLP

Counsel of record per CourtListener. Firm names are approximate.

Civil ProcedureEvidence
In one sentence

In Fox Corp. v. Media Deportes Mexico, Judge Rakoff received Fox’s request to unseal two documents; the provided text contains no ruling.

Who this affects

Fox Corporation, Fox Media LLC, Fox Sports en Español LLC, Media Deportes Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., the identified nonparty co-contemnors, and members of the public seeking access to the two filings.

What happened

Fox Corporation, Fox Media LLC, and Fox Sports en Español LLC asked the court in Fox Corp. et al. v. Media Deportes Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. to unseal two filings.

Fox said the documents were initially sealed only to give Media Deportes Mexico and other nonparties an opportunity to raise confidentiality objections. Fox’s letter said no such objection was made and that one document remained unavailable on the court’s electronic filing system despite an earlier decision denying sealing.

The provided document is Fox’s request, not a court order. It does not state that Judge Jed S. Rakoff granted or denied the request.

The detailed version

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Case
Fox Corp. et al. v. Media Deportes Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. · No. 1:25-cv-06703
Judge
Jed Rakoff
Date
Aug. 20, 2026

Document and request

The provided text is a letter from counsel for Fox Corporation, Fox Media LLC, and Fox Sports en Español LLC. Fox asks Judge Jed S. Rakoff to unseal ECF Nos. 10 and 71: Fox’s original application for a temporary restraining order and a supporting declaration.

Arguments described in the letter

Fox states that it initially filed the documents under seal as a precaution, so Media Deportes Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. and its nonparty co-contemnors could raise any confidentiality concerns. The letter states that Media Deportes Mexico and the co-contemnors did not take a position on unsealing. It identifies Mexico Sports Distribution, LLC as one of the nonparty co-contemnors.

The letter also states that the court previously denied Fox’s motion to seal ECF No. 71, finding that the declaration contained no information sufficient to overcome the presumption that judicial documents should be publicly accessible. According to the letter, ECF No. 71 nevertheless remained sealed on the electronic filing system, while only a redacted version, ECF No. 72, was publicly available.

Fox argues that the same reasoning applies to ECF No. 10 and asks the court to order both documents unsealed. These statements describe Fox’s position in its request.

Disposition

The provided text does not include a ruling on Fox’s request. It therefore does not state that Judge Rakoff granted, denied, or otherwise decided the request to unseal.

The authoritative version

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