Price et al v. L'Oreal USA, Inc. et al

Filing 276

ORDER granting 253 Letter Motion to Seal. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants' letter motion is GRANTED. The documents filed under seal at Dkt. Nos. 260, 262, 264, 269, 270, 271 and 273 shall remain under seal and accessible only to the pa rties and attorneys identified by Defendants in the appended letter. As further set forth herein. The parties are advised that the Court retains discretion as to whether to afford confidential treatment to redacted information in Orders and Opinions. As further set forth in this Order. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 3/30/2020) (ks)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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PRICE, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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L’OREAL USA, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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17 Civ. 0614 (LGS)
ORDER

LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
WHEREAS, Defendants filed a letter motion for leave to file under seal one exhibit and to
filed with redactions certain portions of the memoranda of law, statements of undisputed fact, and
accompanying exhibits filed as part of the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment (Dkt.
No. 253). It is hereby
ORDERED that Defendants’ letter motion is GRANTED. The documents filed under
seal at Dkt. Nos. 260, 262, 264, 269, 270, 271 and 273 shall remain under seal and accessible
only to the parties and attorneys identified by Defendants in the appended letter. 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 documents in redacted form is necessary to prevent the
unauthorized dissemination of confidential business information.

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The parties are advised that the Court retains discretion as to whether to afford confidential
treatment to redacted information in Orders and Opinions.
Dated: March 30, 2020
New York, New York

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Maren Messing
Counsel

March 25, 2020

[phone]
[e-mail]

VIA ECF FILING
The Honorable Lorna G. Schofield
United States District Judge
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007

Re:

Price v. L’Oréal USA, Inc., No. 17-cv-00614 (LGS)

Dear Judge Schofield:
Pursuant to this Court’s Order, Dkt. No. 274, and the Court’s electronic sealing system,
Defendants L’Oréal USA, Inc. and Matrix Essentials LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) write in
further support of their letter motion to seal, Dkt. No. 253, and request that the sealed filings be
made accessible via ECF to the Court and all of the Parties’ attorneys in this matter, including:
Counsel for Plaintiffs
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Rachel L. Soffin, Greg Coleman Law PC

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Gregory F. Coleman, Greg Coleman Law PC

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Adam A. Edwards, Greg Coleman Law PC

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Jonathan B. Cohen, Greg Coleman Law PC

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Mark E. Silvey, Greg Coleman Law PC

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Dawn Holt, Greg Coleman Law PC

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Jason T. Brown, Brown, LLC



Patrick S. Almonrode, Brown, LLC



Nick Suciu III, Barbat, Mansour & Suciu PLLC

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The Honorable Lorna G. Schofield
March 25, 2020
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Jason Thompson, Sommers Schwartz PC

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Rod M. Johnson, Sommers Schwartz PC

Counsel for Defendants
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Frederick B. Warder III, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

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Joshua A. Kipnees, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

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Maren Messing, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Respectfully submitted,
/s/

Maren Messing

Maren Messing
Counsel for Defendants L’Oréal USA,
Inc. and Matrix Essentials LLC

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