Venture Group Enterprises, Inc. v. Vonage Business Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-04095
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Venture Group Enterprises v. Vonage Business, Judge Abrams referred pretrial matters to Magistrate Judge Wang, who would decide requests concerning a Rule 26 letter and sealing.
Venture Group Enterprises, Inc. and Vonage Business Inc.; the order assigns their pretrial and sealing requests to Magistrate Judge Wang.
What happened
In Venture Group Enterprises, Inc. v. Vonage Business Inc., Vonage asked to file under seal its response opposing Venture’s request to amend a Rule 26 letter. Vonage said the response contained private settlement-negotiation information, and Venture did not object at that time but reserved its rights.
The materials provided do not show a ruling granting or denying the sealing request. They show that the court planned to refer the case to Magistrate Judge Wang for general pretrial matters.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered that Magistrate Judge Wang decide Venture’s request to file an amended Rule 26 letter and the parties’ requests to seal the identified documents.
The detailed version
- Venture Group Enterprises, Inc. v. Vonage Business Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-04095
- Ronnie Abrams
- Sept. 10, 2020
Background
Vonage Business Inc. asked to file under seal its response opposing Venture Group Enterprises, Inc.’s request for permission to file an amended Rule 26 letter. Vonage stated that the response contained confidential information about settlement negotiations. Venture did not object to the sealing request pending the court’s ruling but reserved any rights concerning the request or the response.
Court’s Action
The materials provided do not contain a ruling granting or denying the request to seal. Instead, the order states that the case would be referred to Magistrate Judge Wang for general pretrial purposes. It further states that Magistrate Judge Wang would decide Venture’s request to file an amended Rule 26 letter and the parties’ requests to seal the documents identified as Dockets 23 and 29.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams referred the listed pretrial matters to Magistrate Judge Wang for decision. The provided text does not state that any motion was granted, denied, or dismissed.
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