Nypl v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:15-cv-09300
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Nypl v. JP Morgan Chase, Judge Schofield granted Plaintiffs’ motion to seal confidential portions of a joint letter.
The parties and the individuals listed in the attached appendix may access the unredacted joint letter; other access to that version is restricted, while a redacted version may be filed.
What happened
In Nypl v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Plaintiffs asked the court to seal portions of a joint letter. Defendants filed a letter supporting the request.
The court granted the motion. The unredacted joint letter will remain sealed, and only the parties and individuals listed in an attached appendix may access it.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield ruled that filing a redacted version was necessary to prevent unauthorized disclosure of confidential business information.
The detailed version
- Nypl v. JP Morgan Chase & Co. · No. 1:15-cv-09300
- Lorna Schofield
- Sept. 15, 2020
Background
On September 4, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a motion to seal portions of a joint letter. On September 11, 2020, Defendants filed a letter supporting the motion.
Ruling
The court granted Plaintiffs’ motion to seal. The unredacted version of the joint letter will remain sealed, and access will be limited to the parties and individuals identified in an attached appendix.
The court explained that the public generally has a common-law right to access judicial documents, but that right is not absolute. Courts must balance that presumption of access against competing considerations. Here, Judge Lorna G. Schofield found that filing the document in redacted form was necessary to prevent unauthorized dissemination of confidential business information.
Effect
This order addresses access to the specified joint letter. It does not decide the underlying claims or defenses described in the opinion text.
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