House of Europe Funding I Ltd. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. et al

Filing 194

OPINION AND ORDER re: 162 MOTION to Amend/Correct the Complaint. filed by House of Europe Funding I Ltd., 165 MOTION to Seal. filed by House of Europe Funding I Ltd., 183 MOTION to Seal Document 182 Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion. filed by House of Europe Funding I Ltd., 179 MOTION to Seal portions of the Wells Fargo Bank N.A.'s Memorandum of Law in Response to Defendant Collineo Asset Management GmbH's Opposition to Plaintiff's M otion to Amend the Complaint Under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 17 an filed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. For the reasons set forth above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT HOE I's motion to amend its complaint is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT t he parties' motion to seal their submissions in connection with HOE I's motion to amend are denied for failing to overcome the strong presumption of open records. Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 119-20 (2d Cir. 2006). IT I S FURTHER ORDERED THAT, by September 11, 2015, the parties shall file (1) unredacted versions of all submissions in connection with HOE I's motion to amend, and (2) a joint letter apprising the Court of what additional discovery is necessary, wi th proposed deadlines for its completion. The Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motions pending at docket entries 162, 165, 179, and 183. SO ORDERED. (As further set forth within this Opinion.) (Signed by Judge Richard J. Sullivan on 9/4/2015) (ajs)