Laba v. JBO Worldwide Supply Pty Ltd
- Alvin Hellerstein
- 1:20-cv-03443
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Laba v. JBO Worldwide Supply, Judge Hellerstein denied a motion to seal documents because no party sought continued sealing.
The parties and public access to the documents discussed in ECF No. 176.
What happened
Laba v. JBO Worldwide Supply Pty Ltd involved documents filed with a motion to sanction Remi Laba and Laba’s opposition cross-motion for sanctions. JBO Worldwide Supply filed a letter giving the parties an opportunity to explain why the documents should remain sealed.
Under the judge’s rules, a request to keep the documents sealed had to be filed within three days. Neither Laba nor any other party made that request.
In Laba v. JBO Worldwide Supply Pty Ltd, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein ruled that court records are generally open to the public and denied the motion to seal. He also directed the Clerk to terminate ECF No. 176.
The detailed version
- Laba v. JBO Worldwide Supply Pty Ltd · No. 1:20-cv-03443
- Alvin Hellerstein
- June 3, 2022
Background
JBO Worldwide Supply filed a January 24, 2022 letter discussing documents connected to its motion to sanction Remi Laba and its opposition to Laba’s cross-motion for sanctions. The letter gave Laba and any other party an opportunity to provide a basis for keeping the documents under seal.
Sealing Request
Under Rule 4(B)(ii) of Judge Hellerstein’s Individual Rules, a letter seeking to keep the materials sealed had to be filed within three days after JBO Worldwide Supply filed ECF No. 176. Neither Laba nor any other party filed such a letter or otherwise sought to maintain the documents under seal.
Ruling
The court stated that court records and documents are presumptively open to public inspection and that no party had taken action to overcome that presumption. Judge Hellerstein therefore denied the motion to seal and directed the Clerk to terminate ECF No. 176.
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