Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Qin
- Katherine Failla
- 1:21-cv-09221
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan v. Qin, Judge Failla granted the sealing request and ordered two docket entries kept from public view.
The petitioners and Hui Qin, whose filings and information covered by docket entries 346 and 348 are restricted from public access; the court and the parties may view those entries.
What happened
Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership and two other petitioners asked to redact a memorandum and declaration and seal ten exhibits filed with their reply concerning a second request for attorney fees and costs. The requested protection covered information described as personal, financial, business, and confidential.
The court granted the application. It directed the clerk to keep docket entries 346 and 348 under seal, available only to the court and the parties, and directed the clerk to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 344.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla entered the order on December 19, 2023. The order did not provide a separate explanation beyond granting the application and issuing those directions.
The detailed version
- Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Qin · No. 1:21-cv-09221
- Katherine Failla
- Dec. 19, 2023
Background
Petitioners Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership, Huzhou Huihengying Equity Investment Partnership, and Huzhou Huirongsheng Equity Investment Partnership requested permission to file certain materials with redactions and other materials under seal. The materials accompanied the petitioners’ reply supporting their second motion for attorneys’ fees and costs.
The petitioners sought to redact their memorandum of law and a declaration by Carol Lee. They also sought to file ten declaration exhibits under seal. According to the request, the materials included sensitive personal or financial information, including bank-account information, addresses, and invoices from Seiden Law LLP. The request also stated that the materials had been marked confidential under the parties’ stipulated protective order.
Ruling
Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted the application. The clerk was directed to maintain docket entries 346 and 348 under seal, viewable only by the court and the parties. The clerk was also directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 344.
The order did not separately identify the contents of docket entries 346 and 348 or provide additional reasoning beyond granting the application.
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