Ricky Hill v. AMB Sports & Entertainment, LLC
- John Koeltl
- 1:23-cv-02911
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Ricky Hill v. AMB Sports & Entertainment, LLC, Judge Koeltl received a request to seal materials, but the provided text shows no ruling.
The request concerns Major League Soccer, L.L.C.; nonparty team operators; and Ricky Hill, whose counsel did not consent to sealing. The provided text does not show the court’s ruling.
What happened
Ricky Hill v. AMB Sports & Entertainment, LLC concerns a February 13, 2024 letter asking the court to keep parts of a soccer league constitution and its table of contents from public view. The letter identifies the defendant as Major League Soccer, L.L.C., not AMB Sports & Entertainment, LLC.
The defendant’s lawyer said the materials contain confidential business information and internal policies involving Major League Soccer, team operators, employees, and hiring. The plaintiff’s lawyer did not agree to sealing. The defendant argued that its request was narrowly limited and would not hide the reasons for its motion to dismiss the amended complaint.
The provided text is a party’s request, not a court decision. Judge Koeltl’s ruling on the request to seal is not included, so the text does not show whether the request was granted or denied.
The detailed version
- Ricky Hill v. AMB Sports & Entertainment, LLC · No. 1:23-cv-02911
- John Koeltl
- Feb. 14, 2024
Document and procedural posture
The provided text is a February 13, 2024 letter from Elise M. Bloom of Proskauer Rose LLP to Judge John G. Koeltl. The letter states that counsel represented the defendant Major League Soccer, L.L.C., which was incorrectly sued as “Major League Soccer, LLC.” The supplied case name identifies the defendant as AMB Sports & Entertainment, LLC, creating a discrepancy that the provided text does not resolve.
The letter requests that three excerpts from the Major League Soccer Constitution, as of January 1, 2017, and the constitution’s table of contents remain under seal. The materials were attached as Exhibit A to a declaration submitted in support of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the amended complaint.
Parties’ positions
The defendant argued that the materials contain confidential and proprietary business information belonging to Major League Soccer and team operators that are not parties to the lawsuit. According to the letter, the information concerns internal policies and procedures related to employees and hiring and is not publicly available. The defendant also stated that, absent the plaintiff’s incorporation of the constitution by reference into the amended complaint, the materials would have been produced under a protective order during discovery.
The letter states that the parties met and conferred and that the plaintiff’s counsel did not consent to the sealing request. The defendant argued that the confidentiality interests outweighed the presumption of public access to judicial records and that the request was narrowly tailored. It further argued that sealing the identified materials would not prevent the public from accessing the grounds for the motion to dismiss.
Ruling and result
The provided text does not contain an order or ruling by Judge Koeltl. It shows only the defendant’s request that the court grant the sealing motion. Therefore, the text does not establish whether the motion was granted, denied, or otherwise resolved.
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