Tillman v. Ally Financial Inc.

Filing 177

ORDER granting 176 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Leave to File under Seal an Unredacted Version of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando on 11/21/2017. (HJ)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
DONELL L. TILLMAN, individually
and on behalf of all others similarly
situated
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No: 2:16-cv-313-FtM-99CM

ALLY FINANCIAL INC.,
Defendant.
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court upon review of Plaintiff’s Unopposed
Motion for Leave to File under Seal an Unredacted Version of Plaintiff's Motion for
Summary Judgment (Doc. 176) filed on November 20, 2017.

Plaintiff seeks to file

under seal his motion for summary judgment because the motion cites and refers to
documents designated as confidential by Defendant and previously filed under seal
with Court’s leave.

Doc. 176 at 1. Defendant does not oppose the requested relief.

Id. at 4.
Pursuant to Local Rule 1.09(a),
[u]nless filing under seal is authorized by statute, rule, or order, a party
seeking to file under seal any paper or other matter in any civil case
shall file and serve a motion, the title of which includes the words
“Motion to Seal” and which includes (i) an identification and description
of each proposed for sealing; (ii) the reason that filing each item is
necessary; (iii) the reason that sealing each item is necessary; (iv) the
reason that a means other than sealing is unavailable or unsatisfactory
to preserve the interest advanced by the movant in support of the seal;
(v) a statement of the proposed duration of the seal; and (vi) a
memorandum of legal authority supporting the seal. The movant shall

not file or otherwise tender to the Clerk any item proposed for sealing
unless the Court has granted the motion required by this section.
M.D. Fla. Rule 1.09(a).
Upon review, the Court finds that Plaintiff has sufficiently identified and
described the document proposed for sealing and sufficiently explained that filing the
document under seal is necessary.
ACCORDINGLY, it is hereby
ORDERED:
Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Leave to File under Seal an Unredacted
Version of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. 176) is GRANTED.
Plaintiff shall have up to and including November 27, 2017 to file under seal his
motion for summary judgment.
DONE and ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida on this 21st day of November,
2017.

Copies:
Counsel of record

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