Seawolf Tankers Inc. v. Laurel Shipping LLC

Filing 129

ORDER: NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that, no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 7, 2024, Seawolf shall email an unredacted copy of the brief at issue in F&L's letter ex parte to [e-mail] for the Court's in camera review. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron on 2/6/2024) (ks)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Seawolf Tankers Inc.,
Plaintiff,
-againstLaurel Shipping LLC,
Defendant.

2/6/2024
1:20-cv-05198 (JHR) (SDA)
Member case:
1:20-cv-07246 (JHR) (SDA)
ORDER

STEWART D. AARON, United States Magistrate Judge:
WHEREAS, on January 30, 2024, Freepoint Commodities Singapore Pte Ltd. and Freepoint
Commodities LLC (collectively “Freepoint”) and Laurel Shipping LLC (together with Freepoint,
“F&L”) filed a letter requesting the Court to (1) direct Seawolf Tankers Inc. (“Seawolf”) to produce
a brief that Seawolf provided to its expert in this action, redacted as appropriate to conceal any
attorney work product, and (2) review an unredacted version of the brief in camera to assess
whether any redactions are appropriate (F&L 1/30/24 Ltr., ECF No. 126); and
WHEREAS, on February 2, 2024, Seawolf filed an opposition to F&L’s letter (Seawolf
2/2/24 Opp’n Ltr., ECF No. 127); and
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2024, the Court ordered the parties to appear for a conference
to address F&L’s letter filed at ECF No. 126 to take place at 2:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 8,
2024 (the “Conference”); and
WHEREAS, the Court has discretion to review documents in camera. 1

See, e.g., Adams v. Quigley, No. 19-CV-01662 (ENV) (RER), 2019 WL 6253824, at *3 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 22,
2019) (citing In re City of New York, 607 F.3d 923, 948 (2d Cir. 2010)) (“the Second Circuit grants courts
broad discretion to rule on the propriety of ex parte, in camera submissions, counseling that a court may
do so “‘in the exercise of its informed discretion and on the basis of the circumstances presented.’”); 6340
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NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that, no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 7,
2024, Seawolf shall email an unredacted copy of the brief at issue in F&L’s letter ex parte to
Aaron [e-mail] for the Court’s in camera review.
SO ORDERED.
Dated:

New York, New York
February 6, 2024
______________________________
STEWART D. AARON
United States Magistrate Judge

NB LLC v. Capital One, N.A., No. 20-CV-025000 (OEM) (JMW), 2023 WL 7924176, at *4 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 16,
2023) (citing Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC, 608 F. Supp. 2d 351, 361 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 25, 2009)) (“the decision
whether to even engage in an in-camera review rests within the district court’s sound discretion.”).

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