Fratelli bvba v. APM Music Services, LLC
- John Cronan
- 1:20-cv-06208
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Fratelli BVBA v. APM Music Services, LLC, Judge Cronan granted a request to seal a confidential submission and ordered a closed conference.
The sealing order directly affected Kristen L. Zaehringer, APM Music Services, LLC, and Maurice Keizer, and concerned a submission supporting counsel’s motion to withdraw from representing APM.
What happened
Fratelli BVBA v. APM Music Services, LLC involved a request by counsel for APM Music Services, LLC and Maurice Keizer to seal a submission supporting counsel’s request to withdraw from representing APM.
The request said the submission contained confidential information protected by attorney-client privilege and was being provided for the court’s private review. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute between the parties.
Judge John P. Cronan granted the request to seal. He also ordered Ms. Zaehringer to attend a closed telephone conference on February 10, 2022, about the matter.
The detailed version
- Fratelli bvba v. APM Music Services, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-06208
- John Cronan
- Feb. 7, 2022
Request
Kristen L. Zaehringer, counsel for APM Music Services, LLC and Maurice Keizer, asked the court to seal an attached private submission. The submission had been filed to support her motion to withdraw as counsel for APM Music Services, LLC.
Grounds Presented
The request stated that the submission contained confidential information protected by attorney-client privilege, which generally protects certain confidential communications between a lawyer and client. It also argued that the submission was being provided for the court’s private review and therefore should not be treated as a publicly accessible court document.
Ruling
The court granted the request to seal. Judge John P. Cronan also ordered Ms. Zaehringer to appear at a closed telephone conference concerning the matter on February 10, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. The court stated that it would provide her with the call-in information separately. The opinion text does not state how the court would rule on the separate motion to withdraw as counsel.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.