LAUGHLIN v. THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION

Filing 63

ORDER granting 47 Motion to Redact 36 Transcript; that the unredacted version of the transcript, (ECF No. 36), shall remain sealed; that Defendant shall prepare and redact the transcript consistent with the terms of this Order and shall provide the Court reporter with an electronic version of the redacted transcript, if it has not done so already. Signed by Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson on 12/29/2015. (ld, ).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

HAL LAUGHLIN,
Plaintiff,

v.

Civil Action No.: 14-6433 (JLL) (JAD)
ORDER

THE DUN & BRADSTREET
CORPORATION,
Defendant.

JOSEPH A. DICKSON, U.S.M.J.
This matter comes before the Court by way of Defendant The Dun & Bradstreet
Corporation's ("Defendant") Motion to Seal or otherwise restrict public access to the unredacted
transcript of the May 26, 2015 status conference. (ECF No. 47). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 78, the Court did not hear oral argument on Defendant's application. For the reasons
stated below, and for good cause shown; and
WHEREAS on May 26, 2015 this Court conducted an in-person status conference on the

record; and
WHEREAS certain references made during that conference are governed by this Court's

February 3, 2015 Order Sealing Plaintiffs Complaint. (ECF No. 17); and
WHEREAS there, the Court adopted the parties' findings of fact and conclusions of law

in accordance with Local Civil Rule 5.3. (Id.); and
WHEREAS this Court finds that Local Civil Rule 5.3 has been satisfied here for the same

reasons referenced in this Court's February 3, 2015 sealing Order,

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IT IS on this 6 0\ day of December, 2015
ORDERED that Defendant's motion to seal, (ECF No. 47), is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that the unredacted version of the transcript, (ECF No. 36), shall remain

sealed; and it is further
ORDERED that the following portions of the transcript dated May 26, 2015 are hereby

redacted and to remain sealed:
Transcript Pages and Lines

Identifiers

Page 6, Line 25

From the word ''there" through the word "general"

Page 7, Lines 1-5

From the word ''time" through the word "if'

Page 15, Lines 9-13

Entire section

A redacted version of the transcript, in which only the confidential information described above
has been redacted, shall be available on the public docket; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendant shall prepare and redact the transcript consistent with the terms

of this Order and shall provide the Court reporter with an electronic version of the redacted
transcript, if it has not done so already.
SO ORDERED

JOS~U.S.M.J.
cc:

Hon. Jose L. Linares, U.S.D.J.

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