KM v. Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District
- Philip Halpern
- 7:19-cv-09671
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In KM v. Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District, Judge McCarthy ordered Defendant’s counsel to file the administrative record under seal.
KM, SM, and IM, a minor, and the Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District, through its counsel, are affected by the directions concerning custody and sealed filing of the certified administrative record.
What happened
In KM and SM, individually and on behalf of IM, a minor v. Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District, the court ordered the Office of State Review to place the certified administrative record with the school district’s counsel.
The court directed Defendant’s counsel to provide an electronic copy of the record for filing under seal and an unredacted courtesy copy to Judge McCarthy’s chambers.
Judge McCarthy issued this order about handling the administrative record; the opinion does not decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- KM v. Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District · No. 7:19-cv-09671
- Philip Halpern
- Apr. 21, 2020
Order
The court requested that the Office of State Review place a copy of the certified administrative record in the care and custody of counsel for Defendant.
Filing and Copies
The court directed Defendant’s counsel to provide an electronic copy of the certified administrative record for filing under seal, meaning it would not be publicly available in the ordinary court file. The filing was to comply with Standing Order 19 Misc. 583 and the court’s electronic filing rules. Counsel was also directed to provide Judge McCarthy’s chambers with an unredacted courtesy copy.
Disposition and Scope
This was an administrative-record and filing-handling order. The opinion does not state a ruling on the underlying claims or defenses.
Judge
The order was signed by Judith C. McCarthy, United States Magistrate Judge.
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