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

Filing 493

ORDER granting 486 Motion to Seal - 448 PROPOSED SEALED MOTION, 449 and 454 PROPOSED SEALED Memoranda in Support shall be filed under seal and remain under seal permanently or until otherwise ordered. Local Civil Rule 79.2 (b)(l) provides th at motions to seal shall be public documents. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to lift the provisional seal on the Original Motion to Seal Petition to Substitute [DE 452] and the Amended Motion to Seal [DE 486]. Signed by Senior Judge James C. Fox on 6/29/2016. (Grady, B.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:13-CV-527-F

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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BIG SOUTH WHOLESALE
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OF VIRGINIA, LLC, d/b/a BIG SKY
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INTERNATIONAL, BIG SOUTH
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WHOLESALE, LLC,UNIVERSAL
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SERVICES FIRST CONSULTING,
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alk/a UNIVERSAL SERVICES
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CONSULTING GROUP, JASON
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CARPENTER, CHRISTOPHER SMALL, )
EMORY STEPHEN DANIEL,
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and other unnamed co-conspirators,
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Defendants,
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Intervenor.
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U.S. TOBACCO INC. ,
U.S FLUE-CURED TOBACCO
GROWERS, INC., and
BIG SOUTH DISTRIBUTION, LLC,

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on motion of Defendants Big South Wholesale of
Virginia, LLC d/b/a Big Sky International, Big South Wholesale, LLC, Jason Carpenter, and
Christopher Small (the "Big Sky Defendants"), pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 5.2, Local Civil
Rule 79.2, and Section T of the CM/ECF Policy Manual, for leave to:
1. Submit under seal the Big Sky Defendants' Petition to Substitute [DE 448] and all
exhibits and attachments thereto [DE 448-1 through 448-14];

2. Submit under seal the Big Sky Defendants' Memorandum of Law in Support of their
Petition to Substitute [DE 449];
3. Submit under seal the Big Sky Defendants' original Motion to Seal their Petition to
Substitute [DE 452] ;
4. Submit under seal the Big Sky Defendants' Memorandum in support of their Motion to
Seal their Petition to Substitute [DE 454] ;
5. Submit under seal the Big Sky Defendants' Amended Motion to Seal; and
6. To incorporate by reference the Big Sky Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Motion
to Seal [DE 454] as their Memorandum in Support of this Amended Motion to Seal.
WHEREAS , the Court has considered the Big Sky Defendants' submissions in support of its
Motion and found that sealing of the documents described therein is necessary;
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
1. The following filings by the Big Sky Defendants shall be filed under seal and remain
under seal permanently or until otherwise ordered:
a. Petition to Substitute [DE 448];
b. All attachments or exhibits to Petition to Substitute [DE 448-1 through 448-14] ;
c. Memorandum in Support of Petition to Substitute [DE 449] ;
d. Memorandum in support of Motion to Seal their Petition to Substitute [DE 454];
2. The Big Sky Defendants' Memorandum in Support of Motion to Seal [DE 454] is
accepted as their Memorandum in Support of their Amended Motion to Seal.
3. Local Civil Rule 79.2(b)(l) provides that motions to seal shall be public documents. The
Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to lift the provisional seal on the Original Motion to Seal
Petition to Substitute [DE 452] and the Amended Motion to Seal [DE 486].

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SO ORDERED.

This the 29th day of June, 2016.

MES C. FOX
Senior United States District Judge

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