CrossBorder Solutions v. Macias
- Nelson Roman
- 7:20-cv-04877
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 9
In CrossBorder Solutions v. Macias, Judge Roman denied three sealing motions without prejudice, allowing renewed requests identifying complete documents and ECF numbers.
The plaintiffs and defendants must submit revised sealing requests if they want the court to reconsider them; the Clerk of Court must terminate ECF Nos. 222, 246, and 253.
What happened
In CrossBorder Solutions, Inc. n/k/a Exactera Inc. v. Macias, Gini, & OConnell, LLP, the parties asked the court to seal portions of documents and other filings.
The court denied the sealing motions at ECF Nos. 222, 246, and 253 without prejudice and with leave to renew. It directed the parties to identify complete documents, rather than portions, and provide the corresponding ECF numbers.
Judge Nelson S. Roman also directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the three motions. The order did not decide the parties’ underlying claims or the merits of the information they sought to seal.
The detailed version
- CrossBorder Solutions v. Macias · No. 7:20-cv-04877
- Nelson Roman
- Apr. 17, 2023
Background
The parties submitted requests to file documents under seal in connection with summary-judgment filings and other filings. The requests asked to seal portions of documents and did not identify the electronic filing numbers for the documents at issue. The attached requests described information that the parties said was confidential, including trade-secret information, client information, costs, renewal rates, pricing, customer preferences, and deposition or arbitration materials.
Court’s Analysis
The court stated that it may direct that complete documents be filed under seal and needed the parties to identify the relevant electronic filing numbers. The court therefore did not consider the requests in their submitted form. The order addressed the filing requests and did not decide the underlying dispute.
Ruling
The court denied the parties’ letter motions to file documents under seal at ECF Nos. 222, 246, and 253 without prejudice and with leave to renew. It directed the parties to file revised requests identifying the complete documents they wanted sealed and providing the corresponding ECF numbers. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate the three motions. Judge Nelson S. Roman did not rule on the merits of the parties’ claims.
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