Sanmina Corporation v. Dialight PLC
- Katherine Failla
- 1:19-cv-11710
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Sanmina Corporation v. Dialight plc, Judge Failla granted Sanmina’s sealing request, keeping specified docket entries confidential in two related cases.
Sanmina Corporation and Dialight plc in the two related cases; the specified exhibits and docket entries remain accessible only to the court and the parties.
What happened
Sanmina Corporation asked to file two exhibits under seal in Sanmina Corporation v. Dialight plc and a related case. The exhibits included business information, including financial information, and Dialight had marked one as confidential under the protective order.
Sanmina said the exhibits could interest competitors and cited the court’s authority to restrict access to business information that could harm a party’s competitive position. The request concerned docket entries in both related cases.
Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted the application. She directed the clerk to keep the specified docket entries under seal, viewable only by the court and the parties, file the order in both cases, and terminate the related motions.
The detailed version
- Sanmina Corporation v. Dialight PLC · No. 1:19-cv-11710
- Katherine Failla
- Apr. 29, 2024
Background
Sanmina Corporation moved for permission to file two exhibits under seal in support of a reply concerning a motion in limine. The exhibits were Exhibit 6, titled “Quarterly Business Review Q1 CY 17,” and Exhibit 7, titled “Dialight Estimated Build Plans.” The request also applied to a related action, Dialight plc v. Sanmina Corporation, No. 1:19-cv-11712.
Dialight had designated Exhibit 6 as confidential under the protective order. Sanmina stated that both exhibits contained information, including financial information, that would be of extreme interest to competitors. Sanmina cited the general public right to inspect judicial records and the exception allowing courts to restrict access to business information that could harm a litigant’s competitive position.
Ruling
Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted the application. The court directed the clerk to maintain docket entry 219 in Case No. 19 Civ. 11710 and docket entry 188 in Case No. 19 Civ. 11712 under seal, viewable only by the court and the parties. The court also directed the clerk to file the order in both cases and terminate the pending motion at docket entry 216 in Case No. 19 Civ. 11710 and docket entry 185 in Case No. 19 Civ. 11712.
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