Consumer Financial Protection Bureau et al v. MoneyGram International, Inc. et al

Filing 36

ORDER granting 34 Letter Motion to Seal. Application GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 34. (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla on 9/19/2022) (rro)

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Case 1:22-cv-03256-KPF Document 36 Filed 09/19/22 Page 1 of 3 ST ATE O F N E W Y OR K O F FI C E O F T H E A T T O R N E Y G E N E R A L 1 7 0 0 G Str e et N W, W a s hi n gt o n, D. C. 2 0 5 5 2 S e pt e m b er 1 9, 2 0 2 2 VI A E C F & E M AI L ( F aill a _ N Y S D C h a m b ers @ n ys d. us c o urts. g o v) T h e H o n or a bl e K at h eri n e P ol k F aill a U nit e d St at es Distri ct C o urt S o ut h er n Distri ct of N e w Y or k 4 0 F ol e y S q u ar e, R o o m 2 1 0 3 N e w Y or k, N Y 1 0 0 0 7 R e: MEMO ENDORSED C o ns u m er Fi n a n ci al Pr ot e cti o n B ur e a u a n d t h e St at e of N e w Y or k v. M o n e y Gr a m I nt er n ati o n al, I n c. a n d M o n e y Gr a m P a y m e nt S yst e ms, I n c. C as e N o. 2 2- c v - 3 2 5 6 ( K P F) L ett e r M oti o n t o T e m p o r a ril y S e al E x s. a n d R e d a ct I nf o r m ati o n i n Pl s.’ O p p’ n t o D efs. ’ M ot . t o T r a nsf e r V e n u e a n d M ot. t o Dis miss D e ar J u d g e F aill a: W e writ e o n b e h alf of Pl ai ntiffs, t h e C o ns u m er Fi n a n ci al Pr ot e cti o n B ur e a u ( “ B ur e a u ” ) a n d t h e St at e of Ne w Y or k , t o r es p e ctf ull y r e q u est p er missi o n t o fil e u n d er t e m p or ar y s e al c ert ai n d o c u m e nts: 1) d o c u m e nts t h at D ef e n d a nts d esi g n at e d as “tr a d e s e cr ets” d uri n g t h e B ur e a u’s i n v esti g ati o n of D ef e n d a nts; a n d 2) d o c u m e nts t h at D ef e n d a nts s u b mitt e d d uri n g t h e B ur e a u’s c o nfi d e nti al s u p er vis or y pr o c ess. T h e B ur e a u als o r e q u ests p er missi o n t o t e m p or aril y r e d a ct i nf or m ati o n i n t h eir bri ef t h at r efl e cts t h os e d esi g n ati o ns. Pl ai ntiffs d o n ot b eli e v e t h at D ef e n d a nts h a v e y et est a blis h e d t h at t h e d o c u m e nts c o nt ai n tr a d e s e cr ets or t h at t h e y s h o ul d b e p er m a n e ntl y s e al e d. Pl ai ntiffs ar e si m pl y s e e ki n g t o fil e t h es e d o c u m e nts u n d er s e al t e m p or aril y ( a n d r e d a ct c orr es p o n di n g i nf or m ati o n) t o c o nf or m wit h f e d er al r e g ul ati o ns t h at g o v er n t h e B ur e a u’s o p er ati o ns a n d t o pr o vi d e D ef e n d a nts t h e o p p ort u nit y t o s e e k a pr ot e cti v e or d er. 1 T h e d o c u m e nts t o b e t e m p or aril y se al e d ar e s u b mitt e d i n s u p p ort of P l ai ntiffs’ O p p ositi o n t o D ef e n d a nt s’ M oti o n t o Tr a nsf er V e n u e a n d M oti o n t o Dis miss ( “Pl ai ntiffs’ O p p ositi o n Bri ef ”). S p e cifi c all y, t h e d o c u m e nts ar e s u b mitt e d as E x hi bits B, C, E, I, J, K, a n d L t o t h e D e cl ar ati o n of B ur e a u I n v esti g at or K at hl e e n N ol a n, d at e d S e pt e m b er 1 8, 2 0 2 2 ( N ol a n D e cl ar ati o n). D ef e n d a nts pr o d u c e d E x hi bits I a n d L d uri n g t h e B ur e a u’s i n v esti g ati o n a n d cl ai m e d t h e y c o nt ai n e d c o nfi d e nti al tr a d e s e cr ets ( “i n v esti g ati v e d o c u m e nts ”). D ef e n d a nts pr o d u c e d d o c u m e nts B, C, E, J, a n d K d uri n g t h e B ur e a u’s c o nfi d e nti al s u p er vis or y pr o c ess ( e x a m d o c u m e nts). D ef e n d a nts 1 Pl ai ntiffs pr o vi d e d D ef e n d a nts wit h a dr aft pr ot e cti v e or d er o n S e pt e m b er 8, 2 0 2 2. D ef e n d a nts e x pr ess e d a pr ef er e n c e t o w ait u ntil its M oti o n t o Tr a nsf er V e n u e a n d t o Dis miss w as d e ci d e d b ef or e n e g oti ati n g a n d e nt eri n g i nt o s u c h a n a gr e e m e nt. Case 1:22-cv-03256-KPF Document 36 Filed 09/19/22 Page 2 of 3 h a v e d es i g n at e d e a c h a n d e v er y i n v esti g ati v e d o c u m e nt s u b mitt e d t o t h e B ur e a u as c o nt ai ni n g tr a d e s e cr ets. As s u c h , a n d b e c a us e t h e s e d o c u m e nts ar e d e e m e d “ c o nfi d e nti al i n v esti g ati v e i nf or m ati o n, ” 1 2 C. F. R. § 1 0 7 0. 2( h), f e d er al r e g ul ati o ns all o w D ef e n d a nts a n o p p ort u nit y t o “s e e k a n a p pr o pri at e or d er pri or t o dis cl os ur e ” of a n y m at eri al t h at D ef e n d a nts cl ai m “ c o nt ai n s a n y tr a d e s e cr et or pri vil e g e d or c o nfi d e nti al c o m m er ci al or fi n a n ci al i nf or m ati o n. ” 1 2 C. F. R. § 1 0 7 0 . 4 5( a)( 4). A d diti o n all y, Pl ai ntiffs ar e als o s e e ki n g t o t e m p or aril y s e al t h e e x a m d o c u m e nts w hi c h ar e d e e m e d “ c o nfi d e nti al s u p er vis or y i nf or m ati o n, ” 1 2 C. F. R. 1 0 7 0. 2(i) t o aff or d D ef e n d a nts t h e o p p ort u nit y t o s e e k a pr ot e cti v e or d er f or t h es e d o c u m e nts as p er mitt e d u n d er 1 2 C. F. R. § 1 0 7 0. 4 5( a)( 4). Pl ai ntiffs h a v e r e d a ct e d p orti o ns of Pl ai ntiffs’ O p p ositi o n Bri ef t h at c o nt ai n t h e i nf or m ati o n i n t h e E x hi bits t h at w e ar e s e e ki n g t o fil e u n d er s e al, u nl ess t h at i nf or m ati o n is alr e a d y cl e arl y p u bli cl y a v ail a bl e. Pl ai ntiffs d o n ot b eli e v e a n y of t h e E x hi bits s h o ul d b e s e al e d p er m a n e ntl y . Fe d er al r e g ul ati o ns a p pli c a bl e t o t h e B ur e a u d o n ot pr o hi bit dis cl os ur e of t h e i d e ntifi e d d o c u m e nts —t h e y si m pl y li mit h o w a n d w h e n c ert ai n i nf or m ati o n m a y b e dis cl os e d s o t h at D ef e n d a nts h a v e a n o p p ort u nit y t o s u p p ort a n y ass erti o n t h at d o c u m e nts pr o d u c e d t o t h e B ur e a u s h o ul d b e wit h h el d fr o m p u bli c dis cl o s ur e i n t his pr o c e e d i n g. A n d as t h e S e c o n d Cir c uit h as h el d, t h er e is a pr es u m pti o n of i m m e di at e p u bli c a c c ess t o j u di ci al d o c u m e nts li k e t h e E x hi bits i n q u esti o n h er e. S e e L u g os c h v. P yr a mi d C o. of O n o n d a g a, 4 3 5 F. 3 d 1 1 0, 1 2 6 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 0 6). A bs e nt a c o u nt er v aili n g r e as o n, s u c h as a v ali d, n arr o wl y t ail or e d pri v a c y i nt er est ass ert e d b y t h os e r esisti n g dis cl os ur e, t h e pr es u m pti o n of a c c ess m ust st a n d. S e e i d . at 1 2 0. S e e als o I n r e D o c u m e nt T e c hs. Liti g. , 2 8 2 F. S u p p. 3 d 7 4 3, 7 4 7 ( S. D. N. Y. 2 0 1 7) (fi n di n g t h at t h e p art y o p p osi n g dis cl os ur e m ust m a k e a p arti c ul ar a n d s p e cifi c d e m o nstr ati o n of f a ct s h o wi n g t h at dis cl os ur e of tr a d e s e cr ets w o ul d r es ult i n a n i nj ur y s uffi ci e ntl y s eri o us t o w arr a nt pr ot e cti o n). Pl ai ntiffs t h er ef or e r es p e ctf ull y r e q u est t h at N ol a n D e cl ar ati o n E x hi bits B, C, E, I, J, K, a n d L b e fil e d u n d er t e m p or ar y s e al wit h c orr es p o n di n g i nf or m ati o n r efl e ct e d i n Pl ai ntiff’s O p p ositi o n Bri ef r e d a ct e d. R es p e ctf ull y s u b mitt e d , s/ J as o n L. M eizlis h ( wit h c o ns e nt) J A S O N L. M EI Z LI S H Assist a nt Att or n e y G e n er al B ur e a u of C o ns u m er Fr a u ds a n d Pr ot e cti o n Offi c e of t h e N e w Y or k St at e Att or n e y G e n er al s/ Eri n Mar y K el l y E RI N M A R Y K E L L Y R E B E C C A S M U L LI N S A M UEL T A X Y E nf or c e m e nt Att or n e ys Att or n e y f or Pl ai ntiff St at e of N e w Y or k Att or n e ys f or Pl ai ntiff C o ns u m er Fi n a n ci al Pr ot e cti o n B ur e a u C c: C o u ns el of R e c or d ( vi a E C F) 2 Case 1:22-cv-03256-KPF Document 36 Filed 09/19/22 Page 3 of 3 Application GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the pending motion at docket entry 34. Dated: September 19, 2022 New York, New York SO ORDERED. HON. KATHERINE POLK FAILLA UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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