Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Hui Qin
- Katherine Failla
- 1:24-cv-02219
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Hui Qin, Judge Failla granted Emma Liu’s request to seal a filing.
Third-party Duo “Emma” Liu and the parties and court authorized to view docket entry 91; the Clerk of Court was directed to maintain that entry under seal.
What happened
Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Hui Qin involved a request by third-party Duo “Emma” Liu to restrict public access to a corrected declaration and attached exhibits.
Liu’s request stated that the documents contained confidential information and that she was not the judgment debtor. The request also referred to an ongoing criminal investigation and the privacy interests of someone whose affairs had been brought into the dispute.
The court granted the application. Judge Katherine Polk Failla directed the Clerk to keep docket entry 91 under seal, accessible only to the court and the parties, and to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 88.
The detailed version
- Huzhou Chuangtai Rongyuan Investment Management Partnership v. Hui Qin · No. 1:24-cv-02219
- Katherine Failla
- Apr. 26, 2024
Background
Third-party Duo “Emma” Liu requested permission to file a redacted copy of her corrected declaration and its exhibits under seal. The request argued that the documents contained confidential information, that Liu was not the judgment debtor, and that her private affairs had been drawn into the dispute. It also referred to an ongoing criminal investigation.
Court’s Action
The court granted the application. It directed the Clerk of Court to maintain docket entry 91 under seal, viewable only by the court and the parties. The court also directed the Clerk to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 88.
Disposition
The application to seal was granted. The opinion does not provide additional explanation for the court’s decision beyond those directions. Judge Katherine Polk Failla signed the order.
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