Red Rock Sourcing LLC v. JGX, LLC
- John Cronan
- 1:21-cv-01054
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Red Rock Sourcing LLC v. JGX, LLC, Judge Cronan ordered objections by February 24 to Plaintiffs’ request to seal confidential settlement information in a sur-reply.
Plaintiffs Red Rock Sourcing LLC and Coronado Distributing LLC, Rigz, and the parties and counsel involved in the case’s filings may be affected by whether portions of the sur-reply remain confidential.
What happened
Red Rock Sourcing LLC and Coronado Distributing LLC asked to file parts of a sur-reply under seal. The filing responded to Rigz’s arguments about the terms of a confidential settlement agreement.
The plaintiffs said the sur-reply quoted the settlement agreement and passages from Rigz’s response that were already redacted. They argued that protecting the agreement’s confidentiality outweighed the public’s interest in access and said they would limit redactions to confidential settlement information.
Judge John P. Cronan directed that any objection to the request be submitted by February 24, 2023. The text does not state that the court granted or denied the request to seal.
The detailed version
- Red Rock Sourcing LLC v. JGX, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-01054
- John Cronan
- Feb. 24, 2023
Background
Plaintiffs Red Rock Sourcing LLC and Coronado Distributing LLC, through their attorneys, sought permission to file certain portions of a sur-reply under seal. The sur-reply concerned Rigz’s response to the plaintiffs’ motion for permission to file a second amended complaint.
The plaintiffs said the sur-reply discussed and quoted portions of a settlement agreement between the plaintiffs and Rigz. Rigz had filed discussions of the agreement and the agreement itself under seal based on confidentiality. The plaintiffs stated that they did not object to limiting public disclosure of the agreement’s terms.
Request to Seal
The plaintiffs argued that the public’s common-law right of access to judicial documents was outweighed by confidentiality concerns. They cited decisions stating that protecting confidential settlement agreements can encourage settlements, particularly when the agreements were not submitted for court approval. They represented that any public-file redactions would be limited to confidential information from the settlement agreement.
Court Action
The text directs that any objection to the plaintiffs’ request to seal portions of the sur-reply be submitted by February 24, 2023. It does not state that Judge John P. Cronan granted or denied the sealing request. The text also does not describe a ruling on the motion to file a second amended complaint.
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