Leitch v. Amazon Services Com LLC f/k/a Amazon Services Com Inc.
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:22-cv-06121
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Leitch v. Amazon Services, Judge Schofield denied Plaintiffs’ sealing motion and ordered the documents unsealed.
Plaintiff, whose request to seal was denied, and the public, because the court ordered the documents at Docket No. 70 unsealed.
What happened
In Leitch v. Amazon Services Com LLC, a plaintiff asked to seal its response to the defendant’s request for permission to file a summary-judgment motion.
An earlier order explained that confidentiality labels alone do not overcome the public’s right to access court documents, including when sensitive business information may be involved. The plaintiff did not submit the revised sealing request the court allowed.
Judge Schofield denied the sealing motion and directed the Clerk to unseal the documents filed at Docket No. 70.
The detailed version
- Leitch v. Amazon Services Com LLC f/k/a Amazon Services Com Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-06121
- Lorna Schofield
- June 5, 2023
Background
On May 30, 2023, Plaintiff filed a letter motion asking to seal its response to Defendant’s request for permission to file a motion for summary judgment.
Court’s Analysis
The court referred to its June 1, 2023, order, which explained that the parties’ confidentiality designations do not decide whether documents should be sealed. The public’s right to access judicial documents may outweigh competing considerations, such as protecting competitively sensitive information. The June 1 order allowed Plaintiff to refile the sealing request by June 2 with an explanation supporting it. Plaintiff did not refile the request.
Ruling
The court denied the letter motion to seal. It directed the Clerk of Court to unseal the documents filed at Docket No. 70.
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