Opinion
21 Civ. 4488 (AT)
07-16-2021
RSE MARKETS, INC., Plaintiff, v. FORGE UNDERWRITING LIMITED, Defendant.
ORDER
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ANALISA TORRES, DISTRICT JUDGE
On June 15, 2021, this Court granted the parties' Stipulation and Protective Order Governing the Production and Exchange of Confidential Information (the "Protective Order"), which, in part, provides that "all portions of pleadings, motions, or other papers filed with this Court that contain Confidential Discoveiy Material" will be filed under seal until further order of the Court. ECF No. 34 If 8. The Com! is in receipt of the parties' pre-motion letters concerning their proposed motions for dismissal and partial summary judgment, dated June 18, 21, 25, and 28, 2021, as well as the parties' joint letter pursuant to the Court's initial pretrial scheduling order, dated June 29, 2021, all of which were filed under seal. ECF Nos. 35-39.
The Protective Order does not constitute approval to seal in toto. It specifically allows for sealing only those filings with the Court that contain designated Confidential Discoveiy Material, and requires redacted versions to be filed on the public docket. Protective Order ¶ 8. It does not appear to the Court that the parties' joint letter and pre-motion letters fall in then entirety within the scope of the Protective Order. Accordingly, the parties' requests to seal ECF Nos. 35-39 are DENIED. By July 23, 2021, the parties shall move the Court to seal or redact the aforementioned submissions in accordance with the Court's Individual Practices in Civil Cases ¶ IVA.ii. If the parties have not so moved by that date, the Clerk of Court will be directed to unseal the documents.
SO ORDERED.