Kassman v. KPMG LLP

Filing 1012

ORDER granting 1007 Letter Motion to Seal. It is hereby ORDERED that, Defendants motion to seal is GRANTED. The unredacted version of the VFS at Docket No. 1006 will remain sealed. (As further set forth in this Order.) The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the motion at Docket No. 1007. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 7/20/2021) (cf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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DONNA KASSMAN, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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-against:
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KPMG LLP,
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Defendant. :
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LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:

11 Civ. 3743 (LGS)
ORDER

WHEREAS, on July 7, 2021, Plaintiff Anne Macedonio filed an amended verified fact
sheet (“VFS”). Dkt. No. 1006.
WHEREAS, on July 9, 2021, Defendant filed a motion to seal portions of the VFS. Dkt.
No. 1007.
WHEREAS, on July 9, 2021, the Court issued an Order directing Ms. Macedonio to file
any objections to Defendant’s proposed redactions by July 19, 2021, (Dkt. No. 1011) and no such
objections were filed. It is hereby
ORDERED that, Defendant’s motion to seal is GRANTED. The unredacted version of
the VFS at Docket No. 1006 will remain sealed. Only the parties and individuals identified in the
attached Appendix will have access. Although “[t]he common law right of public access to
judicial documents is firmly rooted in our nation’s history,” this right is not absolute, and courts
“must balance competing considerations against” the presumption of access. Lugosch v. Pyramid
Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 119–20 (2d Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks omitted); see
also Nixon v. Warner Commc’ns., Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 599 (1978) (“[T]he decision as to access is
one best left to the sound discretion of the trial court, a discretion to be exercised in light of the
relevant facts and circumstances of the particular case.”). Filing the above-referenced document in
redacted form is necessary to prevent the unauthorized dissemination of personal information.

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The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the motion at Docket No. 1007.
Dated: July 20, 2021
New York, New York

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APPENDIX
Pursuant to Individual Rule I.D.3, KPMG identifies below all parties and attorneys of record
who should have access to the sealed document:
Party

Counsel of Record

Plaintiff

Anne Macedonio
PO Box 201
Abita Springs, LA 70420
[e-mail]

Defendant KPMG LLP

Peter O. Hughes
Ogletree Deakins
10 Madison Avenue Suite 400
Morristown, NJ 07960
973-656-1600
973-656-1611 (fax)
[e-mail]
Stephanie Lauren Aranyos
Ogletree Deakins (NYC)
[e-mail]
Chris R. Pace
Ogletree Deakins (Kansas City)
[e-mail]
Diane Marjorie Saunders
Ogletree Deakins (Boston)
[e-mail]
Colleen M. Kenney
Sidley Austin LLP
One S. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL 60603
[phone]
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
Eric G. Hoffman
Sidley Austin LLP (NY)
[e-mail]
Wendy M. Lazerson
Sidley Austin LLP (Palo Alto)

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Party

Counsel of Record
[e-mail]
John Gerson Levi
Sidley Austin LLP (Chicago)
[e-mail]