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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 31, 2020

Solar Junction Corporation v. IQE PLC

Judge
Katherine Failla
Docket
1:18-cv-02564
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
Civil ProcedureArbitration
In one sentence

In Solar Junction v. IQE, Judge Failla granted both parties’ motions to seal portions of an arbitration award.

Who this affects

Solar Junction Corporation and IQE PLC, whose motions to seal portions of the Final Award were granted.

What happened

Solar Junction Corporation v. IQE PLC involved requests to file certain portions of a final arbitration award in redacted form. The award was from a London Court of International Arbitration proceeding.

IQE PLC responded to Solar Junction’s request and did not oppose it, while stating that it believed the information was already public and did not meet the court’s requirements for sealing. The court also had before it IQE’s motion to seal the same portions.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla stated that the court had granted both motions to seal the requested portions of the final award. The court said no further discussion was needed.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Solar Junction Corporation v. IQE PLC · No. 1:18-cv-02564
Judge
Katherine Failla
Date
Mar. 31, 2020

Background

The court addressed filings concerning portions of a Final Award from the London Court of International Arbitration. Solar Junction Corporation asked to file a redacted copy of the award. IQE PLC had also moved to seal the same portions.

Parties’ Positions

IQE did not oppose Solar Junction’s request because IQE said it was bound by a protective order and confidentiality agreement in the arbitration to comply with Solar Junction’s confidentiality claim concerning the award. IQE nevertheless stated that a confidentiality agreement alone does not overcome the presumption that judicial documents should be publicly accessible, and that it believed the information in the award was already public and did not satisfy the court’s requirements for sealing.

Ruling

The court stated that it had granted IQE’s motion to seal and Solar Junction’s motion to seal the requested portions of the Final Award. Judge Katherine Polk Failla concluded that no further discussion of the sealing issue was needed. The opinion does not identify the specific portions sealed or state how long the sealing would remain in effect.

The authoritative version

Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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