Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College et al
Filing
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Assented to MOTION to Seal SFFA's Emergency Application by Students for Fair Admissions, Inc..(Caldwell, Benjamin)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-14176-ADB
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD
COLLEGE (HARVARD CORPORATION),
Defendant.
PLAINTIFF’S ASSENTED-TO MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
PLAINTIFF’S EMERGENCY APPLICATION
Pursuant to Local Rule 7.2 and this matter’s Stipulated Protective Order (Dkt. No. 55),
Plaintiff, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (“SFFA”), hereby moves this Court for an order
sealing in its entirety SFFA’s soon-to-be-filed emergency application for a stay of the
depositions of SFFA’s officers and SFFA’s standing members, the first of which has been
noticed for next Tuesday (May 9th). This upcoming emergency filing will contain substantial
information that has been designated as Confidential and/or Highly Confidential – Attorneys’
Eyes Only pursuant to the Stipulated Protective Order. To comply with those designations,
SFFA requests an order that allows the emergency application to be filed under seal in its
entirety. Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a)(2), Defendant was aware of this motion and assents to it.
WHEREFORE, SFFA respectfully requests that the Court grant this motion and allow the
emergency application to be filed under seal until further order of the Court and to be viewed
only by the Judge, her clerk(s), and Court personnel.
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Respectfully submitted,
By: /s/ Benjamin C. Caldwell
Paul M. Sanford BBO #566318
Benjamin C. Caldwell BBO #675061
BURNS & LEVINSON LLP
One Citizens Plaza, Suite 1100
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: 617-345-3000
Fax: 617-345-3299
psanford@burnslev.com
bcaldwell@burnslev.com
Dated: May 5, 2017
William S. Consovoy
Thomas R. McCarthy
Michael H. Park
J. Michael Connolly
CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC
3033 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Tel: 703-243-4923
Fax: 703.243.4923
will@consovoymccarthy.com
tom@consovoymccarthy.com
park@consovoymccarthy.com
mike@consovoymccarthy.com
Patrick Strawbridge BBO #678274
CONSOVOY MCCARTHY PARK PLLC
Ten Post Office Square
8th Floor South PMB #706
Boston, MA 02109
Tel: 617-227-0548
patrick@consovoymccarthy.com
Counsel for Plaintiff Students for Fair
Admissions, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
In accordance with Local Rules 7.1(a), I hereby certify that Defendant’s counsel was
made aware of this motion before it was filed and assents to the relief requested therein.
/s/ Benjamin C. Caldwell
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that this document filed through the CM/ECF system will be sent
electronically to all counsel of record via the CM/ECF system.
/s/ Benjamin C. Caldwell
4820-4454-5352.1
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