Nypl v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:15-cv-09300
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Nypl v. JP Morgan Chase, Judge Schofield granted plaintiffs’ motion to seal a joint letter containing confidential business information.
The plaintiffs, defendants, and the individuals identified in the attached appendix are affected by the sealing order. The unredacted joint letter is not available to the general public.
What happened
In Nypl v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., the plaintiffs asked the court to seal portions of a joint letter filed in the case. The defendants filed a letter supporting that request.
The court granted the motion to seal. The unredacted joint letter will remain sealed, and only the parties and people identified in an attached appendix may access it.
Judge Schofield ruled that sealing was necessary to prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential business information, while recognizing that public access to court documents is not absolute.
The detailed version
- Nypl v. JP Morgan Chase & Co. · No. 1:15-cv-09300
- Lorna Schofield
- Sept. 3, 2020
Background
On August 31, 2020, the plaintiffs moved to seal portions of a joint letter. On September 2, 2020, the defendants filed a letter supporting the motion.
Ruling
The court granted the plaintiffs’ motion to seal. The unredacted version of the joint letter will remain sealed, and access will be limited to the parties and the individuals identified in the attached appendix.
The court explained that the public has a common-law right to access judicial documents, but that right is not absolute. Courts must balance the presumption of public access against competing considerations based on the facts and circumstances of the case. Here, the court found that filing the document in redacted form was necessary to prevent unauthorized dissemination of confidential business information.
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