National Credit Union Administration Board v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.
- Sidney Stein
- 1:14-cv-08919
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 3
In National Credit Union Administration Board v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Judge Stein received a request to seal or redact documents; the text shows no ruling.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, the National Credit Union Administration Board, borrowers whose nonpublic personal information appears in the materials, nonparty entities whose confidential information appears in the exhibits, and the public’s access to court documents.
What happened
National Credit Union Administration Board v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. concerns a letter from Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, acting as trustee, asking to seal or redact documents filed with its summary-judgment papers.
The requested protections cover borrowers’ nonpublic personal information, documents containing too much such information to redact practically, and confidential information about nonparties, including business agreements and financial information. The letter says the National Credit Union Administration Board took no position on the request.
The supplied text is a request to Judge Sidney H. Stein, not a court order. It does not state whether Judge Stein granted or denied the request.
The detailed version
- National Credit Union Administration Board v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. · No. 1:14-cv-08919
- Sidney Stein
- May 13, 2022
Document and posture
The supplied document is a May 12, 2022 letter from counsel for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, acting solely as trustee for certain residential mortgage-backed securitization trusts. The letter asks Judge Sidney H. Stein for permission to file certain materials under seal or with redactions in connection with the parties’ summary-judgment papers.
The text does not contain a court ruling or an order resolving the request. It therefore does not state that the request was granted, denied, or granted in part and denied in part.
Requested sealing and redactions
The Trustee asks to:
- Redact or file under seal nonpublic personal borrower information in the motion papers;
- File entire documents under seal when they contain so much nonpublic personal borrower information that redaction would be impracticable; and
- Redact or file under seal nonpublic information about nonparties in exhibits and motion papers.
The letter identifies Shapiro Exhibits 51, 52, and 53, MacQueen Exhibit 16, and MacQueen Exhibit 56 as additional documents the Trustee seeks to file under seal because they contain voluminous borrower information.
The Trustee also seeks to seal Reyes Exhibits 9, 14, and 15, and Reyes Opposition Exhibit 44. The letter describes these materials as containing confidential or commercially sensitive information, including information about agreements with nonparties, negotiations, the existence or terms of agreements, and current financial information about nonparty entities. It states that proposed redactions to references to these documents in the motion papers are narrowly tailored.
Positions and legal standard cited
The letter states that the National Credit Union Administration Board takes no position on the request. The Trustee cites Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c)(1)(G), which permits a court, for good cause, to protect trade secrets and other confidential research, development, or commercial information. It also cites decisions discussing the presumption of public access to judicial documents and the need to weigh public access against privacy and confidentiality interests.
Disposition
The supplied text ends with the Trustee’s request that the court grant the requested sealing and redaction relief. It does not include Judge Stein’s decision. Because the document is not a ruling, the disposition is not determined from the supplied text.
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