Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC v. Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-04304
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Breaking Glass Pictures v. Sal Franciosa Productions, Judge Ronnie Abrams approved narrowly tailored redactions to an arbitration exhibit.
Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC, whose proposed redactions were approved, and Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC, whose counsel consented to them.
What happened
Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC asked to file a Distribution Agreement with redactions as Exhibit 2 to its petition to confirm an arbitration award in Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC v. Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC.
The court found that the proposed redactions were narrowly tailored to protect higher values identified by Breaking Glass Pictures and granted its request to file the exhibit in redacted form. Sal Franciosa Productions’ counsel had consented to the proposed redactions.
Judge Ronnie Abrams approved the redactions and entered the order on June 29, 2020.
The detailed version
- Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC v. Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-04304
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 29, 2020
Background
Breaking Glass Pictures, LLC petitioned to confirm an arbitration award and filed a Distribution Agreement as Exhibit 2. After an earlier court order directed Breaking Glass to propose redactions, Breaking Glass requested permission to file the agreement in redacted form. Counsel for Sal Franciosa Productions, LLC consented to the proposed redactions.
Ruling
The court reviewed the proposed redactions and found that they were “narrowly tailored” to serve the “higher values” identified by Breaking Glass Pictures. The court approved the redactions and granted Breaking Glass Pictures’ request to file Exhibit 2 in redacted form.
Disposition
The court granted the request to file Exhibit 2 in redacted form. The opinion does not describe the specific information redacted or identify the higher values relied on by Breaking Glass Pictures beyond citing the applicable standard.
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