Sabre Global Technologies Limited v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.
- Vernon Broderick
- 1:22-cv-07395
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Sabre Global Technologies v. Hawaiian Airlines, Judge Broderick stayed the deadline to publicly file the disputed agreement but kept other filing requirements in place.
Sabre’s deadline to publicly file the agreement was paused, while Sabre remained required to publicly file unredacted versions of the complaint and the briefing on Hawaiian’s motion to dismiss by September 5, 2023.
What happened
Sabre Global Technologies Limited v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. concerns Sabre’s request to pause part of an earlier order about publicly filing court documents in this breach-of-contract case.
Sabre said it planned to ask the court to reconsider the requirement that it publicly file an unredacted version of the agreement it says Hawaiian breached. It asked to pause only that requirement because the agreement contains confidential terms, while agreeing to file unredacted versions of the complaint and the briefing on Hawaiian’s motion to dismiss.
Judge Vernon S. Broderick granted the application. He stayed, with no end date stated, Sabre’s September 5, 2023 deadline to publicly file the agreement, but required Sabre to file unredacted versions of the complaint and the motion-to-dismiss briefing by that deadline.
The detailed version
- Sabre Global Technologies Limited v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-07395
- Vernon Broderick
- Aug. 30, 2023
Background
Sabre brought this breach-of-contract action against Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. The court had previously ordered Sabre to publicly file unredacted versions of the complaint, the briefing connected with Hawaiian’s motion to dismiss, and the agreement that Sabre alleges Hawaiian breached. The agreement had been provisionally filed under seal.
Request
Sabre stated that it intended to seek reconsideration of only the requirement to publicly file certain confidential portions of the agreement. Sabre did not intend to seek reconsideration of the requirements concerning the complaint or the motion-to-dismiss briefing. Sabre asked the court to pause the September 5, 2023 deadline only as to the agreement, arguing that disclosure of confidential terms to other airlines and distribution competitors could harm Sabre in future negotiations.
Ruling
Judge Vernon S. Broderick granted Sabre’s application. The court stayed, with no end date stated, Sabre’s September 5, 2023 deadline to publicly file the agreement. The court directed Sabre to file unredacted versions of the complaint and the briefing on Hawaiian’s motion to dismiss by September 5, 2023. This order addressed the timing of public filing and did not decide Sabre’s forthcoming request for reconsideration.
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