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August 10, 2021
Towa Pub. Emps.’ Ret. Sys. et al. v. Bank of Am. Corp. et al., No. 17-cv-6221 (KPF)
Dear Judge Failla:
Defendants respectfully request leave to file in redacted form and under seal, pursuant to
paragraph 9(c)(ii) of this Court’s Individual Rules of Practice, Defendants’ letter in opposition to
Plaintiffs’ August 6, 2021 letter motion (Dkt. 446) and related exhibits.
Plaintiffs consented to file their letter motion under seal and to redact the names of the
witnesses referenced therein in order to protect the privacy interest of those individuals. (Dkt. 445,
446.) Consistent with Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 119-20 (2d Cir. 2006)
and its progeny, names and identifying information related to the declarants should be withheld to
protect the declarants’ privacy. /d. (the court must “balance competing considerations against [the
presumption of access]” including “the privacy interests of those resisting disclosure’).
Defendants’ opposition letter and certain supporting materials quote from and refer to the
substance of documents and data designated “Confidential” and “Highly Confidential” under the
Parties’ January 2, 2019 Protective Order (Dkt. 150). Such materials include trade secrets, other
confidential research, development or commercial information, and other private or competitively
sensitive information, including personal data. In accordance with Section 9 of the Protective
Order, which provides that for “papers containing or making reference to the substance of
[“Confidential” or “Highly Confidential”] material or information, [a Party] shall request to file
such documents or portions thereof containing or making reference to such material or information
in redacted form or under seal”, Defendants request that the marked portions of Defendants’ letter
in opposition and Exhibit G be filed in redacted form. Defendants also ask that Exhibits A-F be
filed entirely under seal.
Respectfully,
/s/ Michael A. Paskin
Michael A. Paskin
Attorney for Defendants Morgan Stanley & Co.
LLC, Prime Dealer Services Corp., and Strategic
Investments I, Inc.
Honorable Katherine Polk Failla
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
40 Foley Square, Room 2103
New York, NY 10007
VIA ECF AND EMAIL
Application GRANTED. The portions of Defendants' submission
regarding their opposition to Plaintiff's anticipated motion to
compel specified for redaction may be filed under seal, viewable only
to the parties and the Court.
The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the pending motion at
docket entry 452.
Date: August 11, 2021 SO ORDERED.
New York, New York
Kitherns ball Fruthd-
HON. KATHERINE POLK FAILLA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE