Banyan v. Sikorski
- Rochon
- 1:17-cv-04942
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Banyan v. Sikorski, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to jointly report which parts of the summary-judgment opinion should remain sealed.
The parties, who were ordered to submit a joint letter addressing sealing and redaction of the summary-judgment opinion.
What happened
In Banyan v. Sikorski, the court addressed whether portions of an earlier summary-judgment opinion should remain hidden from public view.
The court ordered the parties to submit a joint letter by May 10, 2024, stating their positions about which portions, if any, should remain sealed and providing legal support for any requested redactions.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued the order on May 6, 2024. The order did not decide the parties’ underlying claims or the summary-judgment motion.
The detailed version
- Banyan v. Sikorski · No. 1:17-cv-04942
- Rochon
- May 6, 2024
Order
The court directed the parties to submit a joint letter by May 10, 2024, explaining their respective positions about which portions, if any, of the court’s summary-judgment opinion should remain under seal. The parties must provide legal authority supporting any requests to redact material.
The court cited decisions concerning public access to documents used in summary-judgment proceedings and the continued, though reduced, interest in grand-jury secrecy after grand-jury proceedings end. This order concerns sealing and redaction; it does not state a ruling on the underlying claims or on the summary-judgment motion.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.