Blue Cross Blue Shield Association National Employee Benefits Committee v. Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC et al

Filing 176

ORDER granting #171 Letter Motion to Seal. Application GRANTED. Defendant shall be permitted to file revised redacted versions of its May 3, 2022 pre-conference letter and associated exhibits. The Clerk of Court is hereby directed to strike the documents located at docket entry 167, and Defendant is directed to refile the public version of its revised premotion submission as soon as practicable. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 171. (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla on 5/6/2022) (rro)

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May 5, 2022
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MEMO ENDORSED

The Honorable Katherine Polk Failla, USDJ
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007
Re:

Blue Cross & Blue Shield Assoc. Nat’l Emp. Benefits Committee v. Allianz Global Investors
U.S. LLC et al., 20-cv-7606 (KPF)

Dear Judge Failla:
In connection with the pre-conference letter filed on May 3, 2022 by Defendant Aon
Investments USA Inc. (“Aon”) regarding the discovery dispute concerning Plaintiff Blue Cross
and Blue Shield Association National Employee Benefits Committee’s (“NEBC”) refusal to
comply with the Court’s Order (Dkt. 140) requiring it to apply specified search terms to the files
of ten priority custodians, Aon respectfully requests leave to file revised redacted versions of the
pre-conference letter and Exhibits 4 and 10 to that letter on the public docket, and that the Court
instruct the clerk to remove the previously-filed versions (see Dkts. 167, 167-4, 167-10) from the
public docket.
Following Aon’s May 3, 2022 filing, NEBC requested that Aon make additional
redactions to the pre-motion letter and Exhibits 4 and 10 to protect additional material that
NEBC contends contains “Protected Material” under the Stipulated Amended Protective Order.
(Dkt. 79). Aon agreed to comply with NEBC’s request.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Julia M. Beskin
Julia M. Beskin
cc:

Counsel for Plaintiff (by ECF)

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Case 1:20-cv-07606-KPF Document 176 Filed 05/06/22 Page 2 of 2
Application GRANTED. Defendant
redacted versions of its May 3,
associated exhibits. The Clerk
the documents located at docket
to refile the public version of
soon as practicable.

shall be permitted to file revised
2022 pre-conference letter and
of Court is hereby directed to strike
entry 167, and Defendant is directed
its revised premotion submission as

The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the pending motion at
docket entry 171.
Dated:

May 6, 2022
New York, New York

SO ORDERED.

HON. KATHERINE POLK FAILLA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE