CrossBorder Solutions v. Macias
- Nelson Roman
- 7:20-cv-04877
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In CrossBorder Solutions v. Macias, Judge Roman granted CrossBorder’s request to seal two filings containing confidential business and trade-secret information.
The order affects CrossBorder Solutions, Inc. n/k/a Exactera Inc., Cross Border Transactions, LLC d/b/a CrossBorder Solutions n/k/a Exactera LLC, Macias, Gini & O’Connell, LLP, Sanjay Agarwal, the court, and public access to ECF Nos. 346 and 347.
What happened
In CrossBorder Solutions, Inc. n/k/a Exactera Inc. v. Macias, Gini, & OConnell, LLP, CrossBorder asked to file amended reply materials and a supporting declaration under seal. The request concerned ECF Nos. 346 and 347.
CrossBorder said the documents contained confidential information about its profits, costs, clients, renewal rates, customer health notes, trade-secret Master List, and alleged damages. Defense counsel consented to the request. The court considered the public’s general right to access court records and the parties’ privacy interests.
Judge Nelson Roman granted the request. He directed the clerk to place ECF Nos. 346 and 347 under seal, making them accessible only to the court and the parties, and directed the clerk to terminate the motion at ECF No. 354.
The detailed version
- CrossBorder Solutions v. Macias · No. 7:20-cv-04877
- Nelson Roman
- Feb. 28, 2024
Background
CrossBorder Solutions, Inc. n/k/a Exactera Inc. and Cross Border Transactions, LLC d/b/a CrossBorder Solutions n/k/a Exactera LLC asked for permission to file two documents under seal: amended portions of CrossBorder’s reply memorandum supporting its motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 346) and the declaration of Brian L. Beckerman supporting those amendments (ECF No. 347). Defense counsel for Macias, Gini & O’Connell, LLP and Sanjay Agarwal consented to the request.
Sealing Standard
The request addressed the common-law presumption that the public may access judicial documents. The court balanced that presumption against privacy and confidentiality interests. CrossBorder stated that the documents contained nonpublic information about its profits, costs, clients, client-renewal rates, customer health notes, trade-secret Master List, and damages allegedly sustained in connection with the theft of that list. CrossBorder also cited earlier orders in which the court had allowed similar information to be filed under seal.
Ruling
The court granted Plaintiffs’ request to file the identified documents under seal. It directed the clerk to place ECF Nos. 346 and 347 under seal, accessible only to the court and the parties, and directed the clerk to terminate the motion at ECF No. 354. The order did not decide the parties’ underlying trade-secret or summary-judgment dispute.
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