Innovatus Capital Partners, LLC v. Neuman et al

Filing 128

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 125 Letter Motion to Seal. These portions may be redacted. Denied as too broad. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 12/9/2020) (rro)

Case 1:18-cv-04252-LLS Document 128 Filed 12/10/20 Page 1 of 1
Case 1:18-cv-04252-LLS Document 125 Filed 12/08/20 Page 1 of 1

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The Honorable Louis L. S~on
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Re: Innovatus Capital Partners, LLC, v. Neuman et. al. (1:18-cv-04252)

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Dear Judge Stanton:

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I write on behalf of Defendants Jonathan Neuman, Anthony Mitchell, Ritz Advisors LLC,
Greg Williams, Daryl Clark, and Amanda Zachman (together, "Defendants") to respectfully
request permission to file under seal Defendants' Response to Innovatus' Counter Statement of
Material Facts ("Response"). Defendants' response to Innovatus' Counterstatement of Material
Facts ("Counterstatement") 1 contains the full text of the Counterstatement, portions of which
Innovatus contends contain Protected Material under the Protective Order (No. 18-04253 Dkt.
No. 75). See Dkt. 119 (Innovatus Letter Motion to Seal dated December 4, 2020).
Although there is a presumption in favor or public access to judicial documents, a court
may seal judicial documents if "closure is essential to preserve the higher values and closure is
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narrowly tailored to serve that interest." Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110,
r~tt.61-120 (2d Cir. 2006). Defendants' Response refers to, quotes, and contains information that h~ a.,'\ \,.,L
been designated by the Plaintiff, Innovatus Capital Partners, LLC, as "CONFIDENTIAL" un<ifil..._JW I J ~
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the Protective Order. Id. at 2. The Protective Order further provides: "Where any Confidential or )V),A,
Highly Confidential Materials, or Information derived therefrom, is included in any motion or
other proceeding in this Proceeding, the Parties and any involved non-party shall follow the
procedures outlined in Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2, the Standing Order Regarding Electronic Filing Under
Seal in Civil and Miscellaneous Cases dated December 19, 2019, and the Individual Rules of
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Court." ~~::;;~gly, pending the Court's consideration of Innovatus' December 4, 2020 Let:J'O</~~
Motion to Seal (Dkt. 119), Defendants respectfully request the Court's permission to file the
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Response to Innovatus' Counter Statement of Material Facts under seal.

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A redacted version of the Counterstatement was filed as Dkt. 118.

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