Boyce v. Weber
- Jesse Furman
- 1:19-cv-03825
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Boyce v. Weber, Judge Furman denied sealing for specified materials but otherwise granted the request.
The parties must publicly file the specified portions of their briefs and cited deposition transcript, except for redactions of third-party names; other requested sealing or redactions were granted.
What happened
In Boyce v. Weber, Jason Boyce asked the court to keep certain materials under seal or redacted.
The court denied the request for proposed redactions in the parties’ briefs, except for redactions containing third-party names. It also denied sealing for pages or portions of Dr. Ho’s deposition transcript cited in the briefs, except for third-party names.
Judge Furman otherwise granted the request and ordered the parties to file or refile any documents needed to comply within one week.
The detailed version
- Boyce v. Weber · No. 1:19-cv-03825
- Jesse Furman
- Sept. 29, 2020
Background
The plaintiff requested permission to keep certain materials under seal or redacted. The order addressed proposed redactions in the parties’ briefs and pages or portions of Dr. Ho’s deposition transcript that the briefs cited.
Ruling
The court denied the request as to the proposed redactions in the parties’ briefs, except where they included the names of third parties. It also denied the request as to any cited pages or portions of Dr. Ho’s deposition transcript, except where they included third-party names. The court otherwise granted the request. The parties were ordered to file or refile any documents needed to comply with the order within one week.
Effect
The specified portions of the briefs and cited deposition transcript were not allowed to remain sealed or redacted, except for third-party names. Other requested sealing or redactions were granted. The order did not decide the underlying claims between the parties.
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