U.S. Tobacco Cooperative Inc. et al v. Big South Wholesale of Virginia, LLC d/b/a Big Sky International et al

Filing 417

ORDER granting 403 Motion to Seal 402 PROPOSED SEALED MOTION, 404 PROPOSED SEALED Memorandum in Support and 409 PROPOSED SEALED Exhibit. Defendant Johnson shall file a publicly available, redacted version of Defendant Albert M. Johnson's Motion for Protective Order and accompanying exhibits. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert B. Jones, Jr. on 4/22/2016. (Grady, B.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
Civil Action No. 5:13-CV-00527-F
U.S. TOBACCO COOPERATIVE INC.,
U.S. FLUE-CURED TOBACCO
GROWERS, INC., and BIG SOUTH
DISTRIBUTION, LLC,
Plaintiffs,
v.
BIG SOUTH WHOLESALE OF
VIRGINIA, LLC, d/b/a BIG SKY
INTERNATIONAL, BIG SOUTH
WHOLESALE, LLC, UNIVERSAL
SERVICES FIRST CONSULTING,
A/KIA UNIVERSAL SERVICES
CONSULTING GROUP, JASON
CARPENTER,CHRISTOPHER
SMALL, EMORY STEPHEN DANIEL,
and ALBERT M. JOHNSON,
Defendants,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Intervenor.

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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendant Albert Johnson's Motion to
Seal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2, Local Civil Rule 79.2, and Section T of the CM!ECF
Policy Manual. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is ALLOWED.
Defendant Johnson seeks to file under seal (a) Defendant Albert M. Johnson's
Motion for Protective Order, and accompanying exhibits; and (b) the Memorandum in
Support of Motion to Seal.

For the reasons set forth in the Court's earlier orders granting motions to seal, the
Court is of the opinion that the motion should be ALLOWED. The Clerk of Court is
DIRECTED to maintain the following documents under Seal:
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Defendant Albert M. Johnson's Motion for Protective Order and
accompanying exhibits [DE-402, -402-1 through -402-3]; [DE-409]; and

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Memorandum in Support of Motion to Seal [DE-404].

Defendant Johnson shall file a publicly available, redacted version of Defendant Albert
M. Johnson's Motion for Protective Order, and accompanying exhibits.
SO ORDERED.
This the~ day of----"ip-+--~-·--'--·/ _ _ _ _, 2016.
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Robert B. Jones, Jr.
United States Magistrate Judge