Cerveceria Modelo de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. v. CB Brand Strategies, LLC
- Lewis Kaplan
- 1:21-cv-01317
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cerveceria Modelo v. CB Brand Strategies, Judge Kaplan received a request to seal confidential material, but the available text does not show a ruling.
The defendants seeking to seal or redact deposition-related material and members of the public seeking access to the filing.
What happened
Cerveceria Modelo de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. v. CB Brand Strategies, LLC concerns defendants’ request to seal or redact confidential excerpts from a filing opposing plaintiffs’ request to exclude a witness.
The defendants argued that the material included confidential deposition testimony and that disclosure could cause financial harm outweighing the public’s interest in access to court records. The available text does not identify the court’s decision on the request.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan’s ruling is not shown in the provided excerpt, so the outcome cannot be determined from this text.
The detailed version
- Cerveceria Modelo de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. v. CB Brand Strategies, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-01317
- Lewis Kaplan
- Mar. 15, 2023
Background
The provided document is a letter from counsel for defendants CB Brand Strategies, LLC, Crown Imports LLC, and Compaiiia Cervecera de Coahuila, S. de R.L. de C.V. The letter asks Judge Kaplan for permission to seal or redact portions of a forthcoming opposition letter concerning plaintiffs’ request to exclude Michael Lurie. The requested filing would include excerpts from a fact witness’s deposition, some or all of which had been designated confidential or highly confidential by a party.
Arguments and Legal Standard
The letter states that court records are generally presumed accessible to the public, but that courts may seal records for good cause after balancing public access against the parties’ privacy interests. The defendants argued that sealing or redacting the confidential portions was appropriate because public disclosure would cause financial harm that outweighed the presumption of public access.
Ruling
The available excerpt does not state whether Judge Lewis A. Kaplan granted, denied, or otherwise resolved the request to seal or redact. It therefore does not establish a disposition. The document is dated March 7, 2023, while the supplied case metadata lists March 15, 2023 as the filing date.
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