Kendle v. WHIG Enterprises, LLC et al

Filing 158

ORDER granting in part 157 Motion to File Document Under Seal: Plaintiff's counsel is directed to submit the affidavit via email for in camera review. Following review, the Court will rule on the portion of the Motion seeking leave to file under seal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson on 12/11/2017. (ew)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
EASTERN DIVISION
JOHN F. KENDLE,
Plaintiff,
Civil Action 2:15-cv-1295
Judge George C. Smith
Magistrate Judge Jolson

v.
WHIG ENTERPRISES,
LLC, et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER
This matter is before the Court on James E. Arnold & Associates, LPA, James E. Arnold,
and Alvin E. Mathew Jr., Counsel for Plaintiff’s, Motion for Leave to File An Affidavit In
Camera and Under Seal. (Doc. 157). Specifically, Plaintiff’s counsel seeks leave to file the
appropriate affidavit supporting its motion to withdraw as counsel—which will be filed once this
Motion is ruled upon—in camera and under seal to avoid “publicly fil[ing] any document that
presents a risk of disclosing confidential information.” (Id. at 1).
For good cause shown, the Motion is GRANTED in part. Plaintiff’s counsel is directed
to submit the affidavit supporting its motion to withdraw to the undersigned via email
([e-mail]) for in camera review. Following its review, the Court
will rule on the portion of the Motion seeking leave to file under seal.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Kimberly A. Jolson
KIMBERLY A. JOLSON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Date: December 11, 2017

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