Kitchen Winners NY Inc. v. Rock Fintek LLC
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:22-cv-05276
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Kitchen Winners v. Rock Fintek, Judge Engelmayer kept bank records sealed but ordered redacted copies filed publicly.
Rock Fintek LLC, the other parties involved in the summary-judgment proceedings, and the public seeking access to the court docket.
What happened
Kitchen Winners NY Inc. v. Rock Fintek LLC involved Rock Fintek LLC’s bank records, which had been filed under seal during the parties’ summary-judgment proceedings.
Rock Fintek asked the court to keep the records confidential or, alternatively, to allow redacted versions to be filed publicly. The other parties did not object.
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ordered the records to remain sealed in full but directed Rock Fintek to file redacted copies on the public docket with its summary-judgment papers. He also said Rock Fintek could request a reasonable extension.
The detailed version
- Kitchen Winners NY Inc. v. Rock Fintek LLC · No. 1:22-cv-05276
- Paul Engelmayer
- Mar. 12, 2024
Background
Rock Fintek LLC asked the court to issue an order protecting the confidentiality of its bank records, which were filed under seal at Docket 141, Exhibits 20–30, also identified as Exhibits N and O. The records had been filed in support of summary-judgment motions and followed an earlier order requiring Rock Fintek to produce a complete, unredacted copy of the records on an attorneys’-eyes-only basis.
Request and Response
Rock Fintek requested that the bank records remain under seal. Alternatively, it asked to provide redacted copies for filing on the public docket. The parties referred to in the order as the Adorama parties did not object to either request.
Ruling
The court noted the presumption that judicial documents should be publicly accessible. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer nevertheless directed that the bank records remain under seal in their entirety. He ordered Rock Fintek to file redacted copies with its summary-judgment briefing on the public docket. The court stated that Rock Fintek could request a reasonable extension of the filing deadline and that the court would address such a request promptly.
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