Kumaran et al v. Northland Energy Trading, LLC et al
Filing
215
ORDER granting 212 Letter Motion to Seal. The application to seal is granted as follows. Dkt. 210 may remain under seal, and any additional filings containing the same or similar information may be filed under seal. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger on 1/27/2025) (mml)
Cas. Ins. Co., No. 97–cv–9262, 1998 WL 898309, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Dec.23, 1998) (“it is appropriate for
a Court considering a counsel's motion to withdraw to consider in camera submissions in order to
prevent a party from being prejudiced by the application of counsel to withdraw.”); Harrison Conference
Servs., Inc. v. Dolce Conference Servs., Inc., 806 F.Supp. 23 (E.D.N.Y.1992). In Harrison, the plaintiff's
counsel, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae (“LeBoeuf”) sought to withdraw from representation due
to a dispute regarding []legal bills, and submitted a number of documents in support of that motion
for in camera review, to which the defendants objected. Judge Nickerson noted that the defendants
“have been told that [the application for withdrawal] involves a fee dispute ... [but] they have not
received any of the affidavits, memoranda, or substantive letters.” 806 F.Supp. at 25. The court
rejected the defendants' argument that they had an “interest” in the outcome of the fee dispute
between LeBoeuf and the plaintiffs, and noted that “[h]aving reviewed these submissions, the court
cannot see how defendants would be prejudiced by them.” Id. The Harrison court concluded that
“LeBoeuf and plaintiff properly submitted their papers in camera. Defendants are not entitled to a more
complete description of this dispute, or a briefing schedule which will permit them to respond
further.” Id. at 26. Team Obsolete Ltd. v. A.H.R.M.A. Ltd., 464 F. Supp. 2d 164, 165–66 (E.D.N.Y. 2006)
For the reasons therein, and in accordance with the law supporting, Plaintiffs respectfully
request that any further information regarding this fee dispute be filed in camera and under seal.
Plaintiff Kumaran notes she has a February 11, 2025 deadline to file a motion to dismiss. Any
disruption to this case prior to completing those deadlines or in fact midway through briefing on the
motion to dismiss and discovery would also prejudice both Plaintiffs in being able to work on
important issues in this case. The lawfirm has ECF Filing access to receive a free copy of these filings
and a second copy was also sent via email.
Thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
Samantha S. Kumaran
/s/ Samantha S. Kumaran
samantha@timetricsrisk.com
212-431-5098
Cc/ Aaron Pierce
Pierce and Kwok
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