upholding trial court’s decision to “safeguard . . . confidential material” by placing documents under seal
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- upholding trial court’s decision to “safeguard . . . confidential material” by placing documents under seal
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letter-motion (ECF No. 479) requesting to redact confidential information from their letter-opposition
ntiffs' reconsideration motion is GRANTED, and the Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to limit access to ECF
Court users and the case participants. Defendants shall promptly file on ECF a redacted version of ECF □□□
Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close ECF No. 479. fs ja
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10/22/2021 dined states Magistrat
Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave October 21, 2021
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse
500 Pearl Street, Room 1670
New York, NY 10007
RE: Jowa Pub. Emps.’ Ret. Sys. et al. v. Bank of Am. Corp. et al.,
No. 17-cv-6221 (KPF/SLC)
Dear Magistrate Judge Cave:
Defendants respectfully request permission to redact references to confidential material in
Defendants’ letter-opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration of this Court’s order
granting Defendants permission to file a sur-reply in opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion for class
certification. The material Defendants propose to redact and file under seal consists solely of
references to expert materials that (1) have already been filed under seal pursuant to sealing
orders issued by Judge Failla and (11) were designated “Highly Confidential” by Plaintiffs
pursuant to the protective order issued by Judge Failla. The Second Circuit has recognized the
appropriateness of sealing confidential information. See, e.g., DiRussa v. Dean Witter Reynolds
Inc., 121 F.3d 818, 826 (2d Cir. 1997) (upholding trial court’s decision to “safeguard . . .
confidential material” by placing documents under seal).
Pursuant to Your Honor’s Individual Practices and this Court’s Electronic Case Filing
Rules & Instructions, we are contemporaneously filing a sealed version of Defendants’ letter-
opposition, with Defendants’ proposed redactions highlighted.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Robert D. Wick
Robert D. Wick
Counsel for the JPMorgan Defendants
writing on behalf of all Defendants