Allianz Global Investors GmbH v. Bank Of America Corporation
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:18-cv-10364
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Allianz Global Investors v. Bank Of America, Judge Schofield granted Societe Generale’s request to file a memorandum in redacted form and keep it sealed.
Societe Generale, the parties and counsel identified in the attached appendix, and members of the public seeking access to Docket No. 401.
What happened
Allianz Global Investors GmbH v. Bank Of America Corporation involved Societe Generale’s request to file portions of its reconsideration memorandum in redacted form.
The court granted the request and ordered that the document remain sealed and accessible only to the parties and counsel listed in an appendix. The court said public access to judicial documents is not absolute and that confidential business information justified sealing the document.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield signed the June 1, 2020 order.
The detailed version
- Allianz Global Investors GmbH v. Bank Of America Corporation · No. 1:18-cv-10364
- Lorna Schofield
- June 1, 2020
Background
On May 14, 2020, Defendant Societe Generale asked for permission to file portions of its memorandum supporting a motion for reconsideration in redacted form. The request concerned the document at Docket No. 401.
Ruling
The court granted Societe Generale’s request. It ordered that Docket No. 401 remain sealed and accessible only to the parties and counsel identified in the attached appendix. The court explained that the public’s common-law right to access judicial documents is not absolute and must be balanced against competing considerations. It found that filing the document in redacted form was necessary to prevent unauthorized dissemination of confidential business information.
Effect
This order addressed access to and filing of a court document. It did not decide the underlying claims or the motion for reconsideration.
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