In Re: LATAM Airlines Group S.A.
- Denise Cote
- 1:22-cv-05891
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In re LATAM Airlines Group S.A., Judge Cote granted permission to file a redacted appendix containing confidential business information.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its affiliated debtors and debtors-in-possession were permitted to file a redacted supplemental appendix; access to the information redacted from that appendix is restricted from public disclosure.
What happened
In re LATAM Airlines Group S.A. involved a request by LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and affiliated debtors to file a redacted appendix in an appeal-related matter.
The appendix included information from the bankruptcy court record that had been designated confidential or highly confidential, including sensitive business, financial, and transaction information. The request stated that the information could cause competitive harm if publicly disclosed.
Judge Denise L. Cote granted the request to file the redacted version of the supplemental appendix. The order did not redact the opposition brief itself.
The detailed version
- In Re: LATAM Airlines Group S.A. · No. 1:22-cv-05891
- Denise Cote
- Aug. 9, 2022
Background
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its affiliated debtors and debtors-in-possession asked the court for authorization to file a redacted version of a supplemental appendix to their brief opposing the appellant's opening brief. They did not ask to redact the opposition brief.
The supplemental appendix contained information from the bankruptcy court record that had been filed under seal or designated confidential or highly confidential under a stipulated protective order. The designations covered nonpublic proprietary, technical, business, financial, and personal information, including material that could create a risk of competitive injury if disclosed.
Ruling
The court granted the request to file the redacted version of the supplemental appendix. The order also reflects that a full, unredacted version had been filed under seal. The opinion text is a letter requesting permission with the court's approval written at the end; it does not provide a separate explanation of the court's reasoning.
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