Vanderburg v. Blazin Wings, Inc.

Filing 9

ORDER granting 8 Consent Motion to Seal. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 11/14/2018. (nvc)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CARLINA
STATESVILLE DIVISION
5:18CV101
ASHLEY VANDERBURG, as Personal
Representative of the Estate of Michael
Vanderburg, and on behalf of her minor
Children, Abigail Vanderburg, Elijah
Vanderburg, Annabelle Vanderburg,

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Plaintiff,
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BLAZIN WINGS, INC.,
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Defendant.
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ORDER

This matter is before the Court upon the Consent Motion to Seal (Doc. No. 8) filed by the
Parties.
When a party makes a request to seal judicial records, the Court must (1) give the public
notice and a reasonable opportunity to challenge the request to seal; (2) “consider less drastic
alternatives to sealing;” and (3) if it decides to seal, make specific findings and state the reasons
for its decision to seal rather than choosing other alternatives. Virginia Dep’t of State Police v.
Washington Post, 386 F.3d 567, 576 (4th Cir. 2004). In accordance with the law of this Circuit
as well as the Local Rules, the Court has considered the Motion to Seal, the public’s interest in
access to such materials, and alternatives to sealing. The public has been provided with adequate
notice and an opportunity to object to the parties’ motion. The parties filed their motion on
November 1, 2018 and it has been accessible to the public through the Court’s electronic case
filing system since that time. The Court determines that no less restrictive means other than

sealing is sufficient because a public filing of such materials would reveal confidential settlement
information. The Court concludes that the sealing of these documents is narrowly tailored to
serve the interest of protecting the confidential information.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Motion to Seal is hereby GRANTED, and the
following documents and materials shall be filed under seal until further Order of this Court: all
filings and proceedings before this Court relating to the resolution of this matter, the terms of the
resolution, any compensation or consideration for any agreement between the parties and all the
related materials and filings, including any financial documentation.

Signed: November 14, 2018