Knopf et al v. Esposito et al

Filing 396

ORDER granting 391 LETTER MOTION to Seal and redact. The proposed redactions are approved. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 2/25/2021) (jca)

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MICHAEL HAYDEN SANFORD
23 MCKINLEY ROAD
MONTAUK, NEW YORK 11954
[phone] | [e-mail]

February 25, 2021
VIA ECF
Honorable Denise L. Cote, U.S.D.J.
U.S. Courthouse, Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street, Courtroom 18B
New York, New York 10007
Re: Letter Motion to redact and seal an exhibit for Sanford's response to Berry [ECF 381]
Knopf et al. v. Esposito et al., Case No. 17-cv-5833
Dear Judge Cote:
I am a self-represented former party and ongoing witness in both Esposito and Phillips
and request an order that the Court (i.) permit me to file the attached Exhibit One in redacted
form (highlighted section redacted); and (ii.) the Court shall seal the un-redacted version. I will
attach the redacted exhibit to my response to Berry's Ltr. [ECF 381] which claims he has not
victimized me through litigation misconduct. I wish to establish that as recently as within the
past two weeks Berry sent me other emails (which I will not redact), that reference specific
words that I ask be redacted, which caused me to "b.) refrain from opposing discovery motions
seeking confidential material from other non-parties." [ECF 380, p1].
Hence, a protective order that merely limits Berry's spoken words to me would do
nothing to prevent his more heinous written communications to me and third parties.
The requested redaction and sealing order is necessary to avoid "scandalous or
prejudicial" material from being "unnecessarily inserted" into a record (Soumayah v. Minnelli, 41
A.D.3d 390, 392 (1st Dep't)). I submit that this was the extortive and harassing intent of Berry's
email to me and third parties. The attached email, which he sent to my neighbors in Montauk
(when Berry - obsessed with me - saw on a litigation service that I had a dispute with them about
their cutting down trees on my side of our property line), and then forwarded to me, is
illustrative of innumerable additional communications, some of which I intend to attach as
exhibits to my Motion for a protective order and sanctions, that contain scandalous, unproven,
untried and never prosecuted alleged claims. Berry received detailed rebuttals demonstrating that
this never occurred. Upon information and belief, Berry, in whole or in part, fabricated what he
constantly threatens to disclose - - just to maliciously distract me - - typically when I have
discovery compelled to be released to the Knopfs or opposition papers due against the Knopfs. I
will likely include a table in my Motion showing how his threats coincided with these due dates.
For the above reasons, I respectfully request the Court grant this application.
By my signature below and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1746, I, Michael Hayden Sanford, certify
today, February 25, 2021, that the foregoing is true and correct under penalty of perjury.
The proposed redactions are approved.
2.25.21

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Respectfully submitted,

Michael Hayden Sanford
Pro Se non-party witness

cc: Parties in Esposito and Phillips via ECF; DANY, non-party witnesses James M. McGuire,
Esq., Daniel Goldberg, Esq. and Matthew Bronfman, Esq. via email

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