A&E Television Networks, LLC v. Big Fish Entertainment, LLC
- Katherine Failla
- 1:22-cv-07411
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In AETN Television Networks v. Big Fish Entertainment, Judge Failla granted the defendants’ request to keep a financial exhibit under seal.
The ruling affected REELZChannel, LLC and the other defendants seeking to seal Exhibit 4, as well as the parties and court staff authorized to access docket entry 81.
What happened
AETN Television Networks, LLC v. Big Fish Entertainment, LLC involved the defendants’ request to file an exhibit under seal. The exhibit contained REELZChannel’s sensitive financial information, which the defendants said could cause competitive harm to REELZChannel and related third parties.
The defendants asked the court to seal Exhibit 4 to their response to the plaintiff’s February 27, 2024 letter. The request relied on a protective order and asserted that the financial information was highly confidential.
Judge Failla granted the application. She directed the Clerk to keep docket entry 81 under seal, accessible only to the court and the parties, and directed the Clerk to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 80.
The detailed version
- A&E Television Networks, LLC v. Big Fish Entertainment, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-07411
- Katherine Failla
- Mar. 4, 2024
Background
Defendants Big Fish Entertainment LLC, Half Moon Pictures LLC, and REELZChannel, LLC asked for permission to file Exhibit 4 under seal. The defendants said REELZChannel had designated the exhibit “Highly Confidential” under the case’s protective order because it contained sensitive financial information. They asserted that disclosure could cause competitive harm to REELZChannel and third parties connected to the information.
Ruling
The court granted the application. The Clerk of Court was directed to maintain docket entry 81 under seal, viewable only by the court and the parties. The Clerk was also directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 80. The order did not decide the underlying claims in the case.
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