Coventry Capital US LLC v. EEA Life Settlements, Inc. et al

Filing 333

ORDER granting 330 Letter Motion to Seal. The Letter-Motion at ECF No. 330 to file the documents at ECF No. 331 under seal is GRANTED. The documents at ECF No. 331 shall remain visible only to the selected parties. A Telephone Conference is sche duled for Friday, May 27, 2022 at 10:00 am on the Court's conference line. The parties are directed to call: [phone]; access code: 380-9799, at the scheduled time. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the Letter-Motion at ECF No. 330. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave on 5/19/22) (yv)

Case 1:17-cv-07417-VM-SLC Document 333 Filed 05/19/22 Page 1 of 1
The Letter-Motion at ECF No. 330 to file the documents at ECF No. 331 under seal is GRANTED. The documents at
ECF No. 331 shall remain visible only to the selected parties.
Caleb Hayes-Deats
MoloLamken LLP
430 Park Avenue
A Telephone Conference is scheduled for Friday, May 27, 2022 at 10:00 am on
theYork,
Court's
line.
New
NY conference
10022
T: 212.607.8153
parties are directed to call: [phone]; access code: 380-9799, at the scheduled
time.
F: 212.607.8161
[e-mail]
www.mololamken.com
The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the Letter-Motion at ECF No.
330.

May 18,
2022
SO ORDERED
05/19/2022
BY ECF
Hon. Sarah L. Cave
U.S. Magistrate Judge
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse
500 Pearl Street, Room 1670
New York, NY 10007
Re: Coventry Capital US LLC v. EEA Life Settlements, Inc., No. 17 Civ. 7417-VM-SLC
We write respectfully on behalf of Defendant EEA Life Settlements, Inc. (“EEA”) to
request permission to temporarily file under seal certain portions of EEA’s letter motion to reopen
the depositions of Reid S. Buerger and Joshua May. EEA makes this request solely to comply
with the protective order entered in this case, see Dkt. 225, and not because it believes sealing is
warranted.
Under the terms of the operative protective order, “[a]ny person subject to this Order who
receives from any other person any ‘Discovery Material’ (i.e., information of any kind provided
in the course of discovery in this action) that is designated as ‘Confidential’ or ‘Highly
Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only’ pursuant to the terms of this Order shall not disclose such
Discovery Material to anyone else except as expressly permitted hereunder.” Dkt. 225 ¶ 1.
Coventry has informed EEA that it has provisionally designated the transcripts from Mr.
Buerger’s and Mr. May’s depositions as confidential. EEA’s letter motion describes portions of
those transcripts. It also attaches as exhibits excerpts of the deposition transcripts and a letter from
Coventry’s counsel describing the depositions. EEA does not wish to maintain any of these
documents under seal, and does not believe these documents satisfy the Second Circuit’s standard
for sealing. See Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 121 (2d Cir. 2006). But
EEA understands the protective order to require it to seek the Court’s leave to temporarily file
under seal material that Coventry has provisionally designated as confidential.
EEA further requests that the Court set a schedule by which Coventry may move to
maintain the information under seal. EEA intends to oppose any such motion. We thank the Court
for considering this letter.
Respectfully submitted,

Caleb Hayes-Deats

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