Bossuk v. Augusta Sportswear, Inc.
- Denise Cote
- 1:21-cv-08273
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Bossuk v. Augusta Sportswear, Judge Cote granted permission to refile three confidential exhibits under seal.
Richard Bossuk, Augusta Sportswear, Inc., and the public docket, because three exhibits containing revenue information were allowed to be refiled under seal.
What happened
In Bossuk v. Augusta Sportswear, Inc., Richard Bossuk’s lawyers said they had accidentally filed three exhibits publicly even though the exhibits contained confidential information about former co-workers of Augusta Sportswear, Inc.
The exhibits contained revenue data about Augusta Sportswear’s sales representatives. The documents had been temporarily sealed, and Bossuk asked to refile them under seal. The defendants consented to the request.
The court granted permission to refile Exhibits 5, 10, and 11 under seal. Judge Denise L. Cote’s ruling addressed only the filing of these exhibits and did not decide the underlying summary-judgment motion.
The detailed version
- Bossuk v. Augusta Sportswear, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-08273
- Denise Cote
- Dec. 29, 2022
Request
Plaintiff Richard Bossuk’s counsel asked for permission to refile Exhibits 5, 10, and 11 to a declaration under seal. Counsel said the exhibits had accidentally been filed publicly and contained confidential information about Plaintiff’s former co-workers, including revenue data concerning sales representatives who work for Defendant Augusta Sportswear, Inc.
Parties’ Positions
Bossuk’s counsel stated that the clerk’s office had temporarily sealed the documents. Counsel also referred to an earlier order allowing defendants to file exhibits containing similar revenue information under seal. Defendants consented to the request.
Ruling
Judge Denise L. Cote granted the request to refile Exhibits 5, 10, and 11 under seal. The ruling concerned the handling of these exhibits and did not address the merits of the underlying summary-judgment motion.
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