Easy Spirit, LLC v. Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
- Jed Rakoff
- 1:19-cv-03299
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Easy Spirit v. Skechers, Judge Pauley granted most sealing requests and denied another as moot.
Easy Spirit, the defendants, and non-parties whose confidential and proprietary business information appeared in the identified filings or exhibits.
What happened
In Easy Spirit, LLC v. Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Easy Spirit asked to seal parts of its response to the defendants’ statement of facts and several exhibits, along with parts of its opposition to summary judgment.
The court found that the proposed redactions to the statement and exhibits were limited and justified to protect confidential business information belonging to Easy Spirit, the defendants, and non-parties. The court also noted that some information had previously been approved for sealing.
Judge William H. Pauley III granted the request to seal the counterstatement and Exhibits 8C.1, 8C.2, 36, and 38. He denied as moot the request concerning the memorandum because the publicly filed version was entirely unredacted.
The detailed version
- Easy Spirit, LLC v. Skechers U.S.A., Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-03299
- Jed Rakoff
- Oct. 2, 2020
Background
Easy Spirit moved to file under seal portions of its Counterstatement of Material Facts responding to the defendants’ Rule 56.1 statement, along with Exhibits 8C.1, 8C.2, 36, and 38. Easy Spirit also sought to seal portions of its memorandum opposing the defendants’ motion for summary judgment.
Court’s analysis
The court reviewed the proposed redactions and found them narrowly tailored, limited in scope, and justified by the need to protect confidential and proprietary business information belonging to Easy Spirit, the defendants, and affected non-parties. The court also noted that some proposed redactions involved information it had previously allowed the defendants to file under seal.
Disposition
Judge William H. Pauley III granted Easy Spirit’s motion to file the Counterstatement and Exhibits 8C.1, 8C.2, 36, and 38 under seal. The court denied as moot the portion of the motion concerning Easy Spirit’s opposition memorandum because the publicly filed version was entirely unredacted.
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