Red Rock Sourcing LLC v. JGX, LLC

Background

The plaintiffs, Red Rock Sourcing LLC and Coronado Distributing LLC, asked to file a proposed Second Amended Complaint under seal in part. They said some new allegations were based on documents produced by Syd Ghermezian and Triple Five Worldwide, LLC, which had designated the documents as confidential under a protective order.

The plaintiffs requested redactions concerning, among other things, management of the hand-sanitizer business, the corporate structure of Triple Five entities, CFSB’s involvement in Triple Five Worldwide’s operations, and the defendants’ alleged treatment of the plaintiffs’ rights and public safety. The plaintiffs said they had challenged some of the confidentiality designations but sought redactions to avoid disclosing information they considered confidential.

Ruling

The court granted in part the request to redact the proposed complaint. It agreed that redactions to paragraphs 149 and 165 through 171 were proper because the presumption that court records should be publicly accessible was outweighed by other factors.

The court denied the plaintiffs’ request to redact paragraphs 125 and 127 through 132, citing letters from counsel for Syd Ghermezian and Triple Five Worldwide. The plaintiffs were ordered to file a revised proposed Second Amended Complaint with redactions consistent with the order by January 3, 2023.

The Clerk of Court was directed to close docket numbers 254 and 255. This order addressed access to and redaction of the proposed pleading; it did not resolve the underlying claims.