SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. v. Arcesium LLC
- Ona Wang
- 1:22-cv-02009
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In SS&C Technologies v. Arcesium, Judge Wang granted the parties’ request to redact software information and file an unredacted response under seal.
Arcesium LLC and SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. and Advent Software, Inc.; the ruling also limits public access to the specified software information in the response.
What happened
In SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. and Advent Software, Inc. v. Arcesium LLC, the parties jointly asked to redact parts of Arcesium’s response to SS&C’s request for a conference about a discovery dispute.
The parties said the response contained non-public information about Arcesium’s software. They argued that public disclosure could harm Arcesium’s competitive position, and noted that the court had previously sealed similar information.
Judge Ona T. Wang granted the application. The public version of the response may contain the requested redactions, and an unredacted version may be filed under seal.
The detailed version
- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. v. Arcesium LLC · No. 1:22-cv-02009
- Ona Wang
- Aug. 18, 2023
Background
Arcesium and SS&C jointly submitted an application concerning Arcesium’s response to SS&C’s August 11, 2023 letter motion for a conference under Local Civil Rule 37.2. The response concerned a discovery dispute. The parties asked to redact portions of the public version of the response and to file an unredacted copy under seal.
Request and Reasoning
The application stated that the response referred to non-public components of Arcesium’s software. The parties relied on the presumption that judicial documents should be publicly accessible, along with the court’s obligation to weigh that presumption against privacy interests and the potential injury from disclosure. They argued that disclosure of the software information could harm Arcesium’s competitive standing. The application also stated that the court had previously granted requests to seal similar information.
Ruling
Judge Ona T. Wang granted the application. The order therefore permitted the requested redactions to the public version of the response and permitted the parties to file an unredacted copy under seal. The opinion does not decide the underlying discovery dispute or the merits of the parties’ claims.
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