Opinion
18-cv-9157 (VSB)
12-13-2021
STANLEY JOHNSON, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. M.A.C. COSMETICS INC. and THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC., Defendants.
Salvatore C. Badala, Esq. NAPOLI SHKOLNIK PLLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
Salvatore C. Badala, Esq. NAPOLI SHKOLNIK PLLC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
VERNON S. BRODERICK U.S.D.J.
Pursuant to Local Rule 79-5, Plaintiff moves the Court to issue an administrative order authorizing the sealing of the Declaration of Salvatore C. Badala in support of the Letter for Approval of Settlement. This document contains information that Plaintiffs designated “Confidential, ” and/or “attorney's work product” in this case.
The basis for Plaintiff's administrative motion is provided in the Declaration of Salvatore C. Badala.
This denial is without prejudice.
The sealing request as filed is overbroad. The only asserted basis for sealing pertains to attorney time records attached as an exhibit to an attorney declaration. (See Doc. 92.) But sealing is also sought for documents as to which no basis for sealing is asserted. Moreover, sealing is sought pursuant to a local rule which appears to be the local rule of a district court different from this Court. Accordingly, by December 20, 2021, a renewed letter motion for sealing may be filed. Such renewed letter motion must clearly assert the basis for sealing as to all documents for which sealing is sought. If the parties have questions as to the form that letter motions to seal should take, they may wish to review sealing motions made in other cases before me. See, e.g., Letter Motion to Seal, SmartStream Techs., Inc. v. Chambadal, 17-cv-2459-VSB (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 25, 2017), Doc. 41; Letter Motion to Seal, Intl'l Flight Resources, LLC v. Aufiero et al., 21-cv-3029-VSB (S.D.N.Y. June 25, 2021), Doc. 23.