Kassman v. KPMG LLP

Filing 950

ORDER: granting 944 Motion to Seal. ORDERED that, Plaintiffs' motion to seal is GRANTED. The unredacted version of Exhibit A (Dkt. No. 946) will remain sealed, and 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 presumptio n of access. Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Omondaga, 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 th e 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 confidential business information.. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 10/21/2020) (ama)

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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Defendants. :
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11 Civ. 3743 (LGS)
ORDER

LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
WHEREAS, on October 14, 2020, Defendant filed a motion to redact and seal portions of
Exhibit A to the Proposed Order filed at Docket Nos. 945 and 946;
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2020, the Court ordered Plaintiffs to file, by October 20,
2020, any responsive letter in opposition to Defendant’s motion to redact and seal (Dkt. No. 947);
WHEREAS, no such letter in opposition was filed; it is hereby
ORDERED that, Plaintiffs’ motion to seal is GRANTED. The unredacted version of
Exhibit A (Dkt. No. 946) will remain sealed, and 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
Omondaga, 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 confidential business
information.
Dated: October 21, 2020
New York, New York

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

Plaintiffs

Kelly Dermody
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP(SF)
275 Battery Street, 30th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
[phone]
[phone] (fax)
[e-mail]
Rachel Geman
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP (NY)
[e-mail]
Michelle Lamy
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP (SF)
[e-mail]
Michael Ian Levin-Gesundheit
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP(SF)
[e-mail]
Anne B. Shaver
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP (SF)
[e-mail]
Tiseme Gabriella Zegeye
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP (SF)
[e-mail]
Conor Daniel Ahern
Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP (DC)
700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Suite 300
Washington, DC 20003
202-499-5208
202-499-5199 (fax)
[e-mail]

Party

Counsel of Record
Saba Bireda
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP (DC)
[e-mail]
Jeremy Heisler
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP (NYC)
[e-mail]
Thomas J Henderson
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP (DC)
[e-mail]
Katie Mueting
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP (DC)
[e-mail]
Shaun Rosenthal
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP (DC)
[e-mail]
David W. Sanford
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP (DC)
[e-mail]
Jennifer Siegel
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP (NYC)
[e-mail]
Leigh Anne St. Charles
Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP (Nashville)
[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]

Party

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