Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Qin
- Katherine Failla
- 1:21-cv-09221
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Qin, Judge Failla granted petitioners’ request to redact filings and seal exhibits containing sensitive personal information.
The petitioners, Hui Qin, the parties’ counsel, and the public’s access to the specified court filings were affected.
What happened
Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Qin involved the petitioners’ request to redact certain reply papers and a declaration, and to seal five exhibits. The request arose under a protective order and the judge’s filing rules.
The petitioners said the materials contained sensitive personal information, including addresses, bank-account information, tax returns, and property information. Some documents had also been marked confidential.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted the application. She directed the Clerk to keep docket entries 127, 129, and 131 under seal, available only to the parties and the Court, and directed the Clerk to terminate the motion at docket entry 124.
The detailed version
- Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Qin · No. 1:21-cv-09221
- Katherine Failla
- Mar. 10, 2023
Background
The petitioners—Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership, Huzhou Huihengying Equity Investment Partnership, and Huzhou Huirongsheng Equity Investment Partnership—asked for permission to file some documents with redactions and other documents under seal. The request accompanied the petitioners’ reply supporting their motion to compel.
The petitioners sought permission to redact two reply memoranda and the declaration of Carol Lee dated March 9, 2023. They also sought to file five exhibits to that declaration under seal, with access for the Court and respondent Hui Qin. The petitioners said the materials contained sensitive personal identifying information, including Qin’s addresses, bank-account information, tax returns, and properties. Some documents had been marked confidential under the parties’ stipulated protective order.
Court’s ruling
The application was granted. The Clerk of Court was directed to maintain docket entries 127, 129, and 131 under seal, viewable only by the parties and the Court. The Clerk was also directed to terminate the motion at docket entry 124. The order was dated March 10, 2023, and was entered by Judge Katherine Polk Failla.
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