Gonzalez v. NutriBullet, LLC
- Vyskocil
- 1:21-cv-06365
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Gonzalez v. NutriBullet, Judge Vyskocil denied a request to delete or seal a letter from the court docket.
The ruling affected the plaintiff and the public availability of the filed letter; the opinion does not identify the plaintiff by first name.
What happened
In Gonzalez v. NutriBullet, LLC, the plaintiff’s counsel asked the court to delete or seal an earlier letter filed in the case.
The court said judicial documents are strongly presumed to be open to the public. It also said that once settlement information becomes public, the court cannot make it private again.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil denied the request because counsel offered no argument or explanation sufficient to overcome the presumption of public access.
The detailed version
- Gonzalez v. NutriBullet, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-06365
- Vyskocil
- Apr. 25, 2022
Background
The plaintiff’s counsel asked the court to delete an earlier letter from the docket or place it under seal.
Court’s reasoning
The court stated that judicial documents carry a strong presumption of public access. It found that the plaintiff’s counsel had not offered an argument or explanation sufficient to overcome that presumption. The court also stated that once information about a settlement is made public, it has no power to make that information private again.
Disposition
The court denied the request to delete or seal the letter.
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