In Re: LATAM Airlines Group S.A.

Nature of the Document

The provided text is a July 29, 2022 letter from counsel for LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its affiliated debtors and debtors-in-possession. It asks the court for permission to file a supplemental appendix in redacted form. The text does not include a judicial opinion or order deciding that request.

Background

The supplemental appendix was prepared for an appeal and contains information from an earlier bankruptcy-court record. That information had either been filed under seal or designated “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” under a stipulated protective order. The protective order covered nonpublic proprietary or confidential technical, business, financial, and personal information. It treated material as highly confidential when disclosure could create a risk of competitive injury, including trade secrets and sensitive financial or business information.

Parties’ Request and Position

The appellees said they had tried to keep confidential information out of their opposition brief but believed some of the information in the supplemental appendix was important to the court’s consideration of the issues. They argued that protecting confidential commercial terms, business operations, and business and financial transactions outweighed the general presumption that court records should be publicly accessible. They stated that a full, unredacted version of the appendix had been filed under seal.

Disposition

The text does not state that Judge Denise L. Cote granted, denied, or otherwise ruled on the request. No disposition is shown.