Coventry Capital US LLC v. EEA Life Settlements, Inc.
- Sarah Cave
- 1:17-cv-07417
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Coventry Capital v. EEA Life Settlements: Judge Cave granted EEA’s request to seal documents related to deposition testimony.
Coventry Capital US LLC and EEA Life Settlements, Inc.; the documents at ECF No. 331 are restricted to selected parties.
What happened
In Coventry Capital US LLC v. EEA Life Settlements, Inc., EEA asked to temporarily file certain materials under seal while seeking to reopen two depositions.
EEA said the materials included parts of deposition transcripts, transcript excerpts, and a letter from Coventry’s lawyer. EEA made the request to comply with a protective order after Coventry provisionally marked the deposition transcripts confidential.
Judge Sarah L. Cave granted the sealing request, ordered the documents to remain visible only to selected parties, and scheduled a telephone conference for May 27, 2022.
The detailed version
- Coventry Capital US LLC v. EEA Life Settlements, Inc. · No. 1:17-cv-07417
- Sarah Cave
- May 19, 2022
Background
EEA Life Settlements, Inc. asked for permission to temporarily file under seal portions of its letter motion seeking to reopen the depositions of Reid S. Buerger and Joshua May. The materials included descriptions of deposition transcripts, transcript excerpts, and a letter from Coventry Capital US LLC’s counsel.
EEA stated that it was seeking sealing only to comply with the protective order in the case. According to EEA, Coventry had provisionally designated the deposition transcripts as confidential. EEA said it did not itself believe sealing was warranted and asked the court to establish a schedule for Coventry to seek continued sealing. EEA also stated that it intended to oppose any such request.
Court’s action
The court granted the letter motion at ECF No. 330 to file the documents at ECF No. 331 under seal. It ordered that those documents remain visible only to selected parties. The court also scheduled a telephone conference for May 27, 2022, and directed the clerk to close the letter motion at ECF No. 330. Judge Sarah L. Cave did not decide whether the materials ultimately should remain sealed under the applicable standard.
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