Vinci Brands LLC v. Coach Services, Inc. et al

Filing 641

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 627 Letter Motion to Seal. Application GRANTED as to the Kate Spade License Agreement and the Asset Purchase Agreement, and DENIED to the Bill of Sale without prejudice to renew. By December 5, 2024, Vinc i and/or Onward shall file any letter in support of sealing the Bill of Sale. The letter at Dkt. No. 628 shall remain sealed at the time. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the motion at Dkt. No. 627. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 11/25/2024) (mml)

Application GRANTED as to the Kate Spade License Agreement and the Asset
Purchase Agreement, and DENIED to the Bill of Sale without prejudice to
renew. By December 5, 2024, Vinci and/or Onward shall file any letter in
support of sealing the Bill of Sale. The letter at Dkt. No. 628 shall remain sealed
at the time.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the motion at Dkt. No. 627.

VIA ECF

Dated: November 25, 2024
New York, New York

The Honorable Lorna G. Schofield
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street, Room 1660
New York, NY 10007
RE:

Vinci Brands, LLC v. Coach, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-05138-LGS
Case Mate’s Letter Motion to Seal

Dear Judge Schofield:
Pursuant to Rule I.g.2 of Your Honor’s Individual Practices in Civil Cases, Case-Mate,
Inc. (“Case-Mate”) respectfully requests Your Honor’s approval to file under seal Case-Mate’s
Request for Pre-Motion Conference regarding Case-Mate’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to
Vinci’s Claims against Case-Mate and Exhibit 1. [ECF 626].
Case-Mate seeks to seal the Case-Mate’s Request for Pre-Motion Conference regarding
Case-Mate’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to Vinci’s Claims against Case-Mate and Exhibit
1 as they quote from (i) the Kate Spade License Agreement [ECF 37-3], which has been ordered
sealed by the Court; the Asset Purchase Agreement between Vinci Brands, LLC (“Vinci”) and
Onward Brands, LLC(“Onward”) [ECF 565], which has been ordered sealed by the Court; and
the Bill of Sale between Vinci and Onward, originally designated as “Attorneys’ Eyes Only”
under the Stipulation and Confidentiality Agreement and Order [ECF 233] (the “Confidentiality
Stipulation”) but later re-designated as “Confidential” under the same stipulation.
To ensure its compliance with the Confidentiality Stipulation, Case-Mate’s Request for
Pre-Motion Conference on Case-Mate’s Motion for Summary Judgment as to Vinci’s Claims
against Case-Mate is submitted with this Letter Motion to Seal for the Court’s consideration.
Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Erika C. Birg
Erika C. Birg (Counsel for Case-Mate, Inc.)

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