Optima Tobacco Corporation v. U.S. Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers, Inc. et al

Filing 112

ORDER granting 110 Motion to Seal Document. Consistently with Magistrate Judge Gates's order, the court GRANTS defendants' motion to seal [D.E. 110] and directs the clerk to maintain under seal the unredacted memoranda of law [D.E. 91-1, 93, 97-1, 100-1, 102]. The court shall consider those memoranda in ruling on defendants' motions for summary judgment, which remain pending. Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 8/28/2019. (Sellers, N.)

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IN TIIE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR TIIE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DMSION No. 5:16-CV-889-D OPTIMA TOBACCO CORPORATION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) U.S. FLUE-CURED TOBACCO GROWERS, INC., and UETA, INC., Defendants. ORDER ) ) ) ) ) On August 20, 2019, Magistrate Judge Gates granted in part and denied in part defendants' motions to seal [D.E. 95, 103] and directed defendants to file either a proposed redacted version of defendants' memoranda of law in support of their motions for summary judgment with a motion to seal or the unredacted memoranda as public documents [D.E. 108]. On August 27, 2019, defendants filed proposed redacted memoranda [D.E. 109], moved to maintain the unredactedmemoranda under seal [D.E. 110], and filed a memorandum in support [D.E. 111]. Plaintiff consents to defendants' motion to seal. See [D.E. 110] ~ 13. The court has considered the parties' filings under the governing standard. See Doe v. Pub. Ci~ 749 F.3d 246, 265--66 (4th Cir. 2014). Consistently with Magistrate Judge Gates's order, the court GRANTS defendants' motion to seal [D.E. 11 O] and directs the clerk to maintain under seal the unredacted memoranda oflaw [D.E. 91-1, 93, 97-1, 100-1, 102]. The court shall consider those memoranda in ruling on defendants' motions for summary judgment, which remain pending. SO ORDERED. This 1S day of August 2019. ~ D.a.v g,A

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