Rokt Corp. v. AdsPostX, Inc.
- Laura Swain
- 1:23-cv-02081
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Rokt Corp. v. AdsPostX, Judge Rearden granted Rokt’s request to seal exhibits and file a redacted supplemental memorandum.
Rokt Corp. and Rokt Pte Ltd.; Groupon, Inc.; the defendants; and public access to the identified court filings.
What happened
In Rokt Corp. et al. v. AdsPostX, Inc. et al., Rokt asked to file three groups of exhibits under seal and to file a supplemental memorandum supporting its request for a preliminary injunction with limited redactions.
The exhibits included documents that Rokt, Groupon, and the defendants had labeled confidential or highly confidential under the case’s protective order. Rokt said the materials included trade secrets and proprietary business information. Groupon’s counsel did not oppose the request, and the defendants consented to sealing documents they had designated while reserving the right to challenge other designations later.
Judge Jennifer H. Rearden granted the application and directed the Clerk of Court to terminate ECF No. 60. The opinion does not provide additional reasoning beyond the order granting the application.
The detailed version
- Rokt Corp. v. AdsPostX, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-02081
- Laura Swain
- Mar. 21, 2024
Background
Plaintiffs Rokt Corp. and Rokt Pte Ltd. asked for permission to file three composite exhibits under seal and to file a supplemental memorandum in support of their motion for a preliminary injunction with redactions. Filing under seal means restricting public access to court-filed materials. A redacted filing removes specified information from the public version.
The requested filings
Exhibit A contained documents that Rokt had designated as highly confidential or confidential under the protective order, including trade secrets and proprietary business information. Exhibits B and C contained documents produced during expedited discovery by Groupon, Inc. and the defendants. Groupon had designated documents in Exhibit B as highly confidential or confidential, and the defendants had made similar designations for documents in Exhibit C.
Rokt also sought to redact portions of its supplemental memorandum that quoted or referred to information in the exhibits. Rokt said many of the redactions involved proprietary or trade-secret information and that the remaining limited redactions protected information designated confidential or highly confidential under the protective order.
Positions of other participants
Rokt stated that it had discussed the requests with Groupon’s counsel and defense counsel. Groupon’s counsel did not oppose the requests. The defendants consented to sealing documents they had designated but neither consented to nor opposed sealing Rokt-designated and Groupon-designated documents. The defendants reserved the right to challenge those designations later.
Ruling
The court’s order states: “Application GRANTED.” The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate ECF No. 60. Judge Jennifer H. Rearden signed the order. The opinion text does not give a separate explanation of the court’s reasoning or state whether any confidentiality designations were finally upheld.
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