Arthrex, Inc. v. Parcus Medical, LLC

Filing 89

ORDER denying as moot 76 Defendant Parcus Medical's Motion to File Under Seal Unredacted First Amended Answer and Counterclaims for Limited Purpose of In Camera Inspection and Judicial Determination of Whether Sealing is Appropriate. Signed by Magistrate Judge Sheri Polster Chappell on 9/12/2012. (LMF)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION

ARTHREX INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 2:11-cv-694-FtM-29SPC

PARCUS MEDICAL, LLC,
Defendant.
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ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to File Under Seal
Unredacted First Amended Answer and Counterclaims for Limited Purpose of In Camera
Inspection and Judicial Determination of Whether Sealing is Appropriate (Doc #76). Defendant
filed this motion with the Court on August 23, 2012. Six days later, on August 29, 2012, Plaintiff
filed an Amended Complaint against Defendant (Doc. #81), thus making the Defendant’s First
Amended Answer and Counterclaims (Doc. #66) moot.
While the Court will deny the present motion as moot, the Defendant may file a new
motion regarding the forthcoming Answer to the Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint with the Court
for an in camera review if the Defendant so wishes. At that time, the Court will make a
determination as to whether the Answer should be filed under seal, balancing the interests of
trade secret protection and the public’s right of access to documents.
Accordingly, it is now
ORDERED:

Defendant Parcus Medical’s Motion to File Under Seal Unredacted First Amended
Answer and Counterclaims for Limited Purpose of In Camera Inspection and Judicial
Determination of Whether Sealing is Appropriate (Doc. #76) is DENIED as moot.
DONE and ORDERED at Fort Myers, Florida, this 12th day of September, 2012

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