Opinion

USDC SDNY

DOCUMENT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC #:

DATE FILED: _ 12/19/25

CENGAGE LEARNING INC., et al., —_

Plaintitts, 24-CV-4274 (JLR) (BCM)

-against-

ORDER

GOOGLE LLC,

Defendant.

BARBARA MOSES, United States Magistrate Judge.

The Court has received and reviewed the parties' motions (Dkts. 272, 303, 336) to seal or

redact certain filings made in connection with Google's November 14, 2025 discovery motion

(Dkts. 273, 274). The sealing and redaction motions are GRANTED for substantially the reasons

set forth by plaintiffs at Dkts. 298 and 365, and by non-party BCGuardian LLC at Dkts. 297

and 364.

The parties are reminded that pursuant to Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d

110 (2d Cir. 2006), and its progeny, while the presumption of public access "is not particularly

great" where judicial documents are submitted in connection with a non-dispositive discovery

motion, Alexander Interactive, Inc. v. Adorama, Inc., 2014 WL 4346174, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 2,

2014), the use of the same materials for merits purposes may require the parties to submit the

documents in unsealed or unredacted form.

The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the motions at Dkts. 272, 303, and 336.

Dated: New York, New York SO ORDERED.

December 19, 2025

BARBARA MOSES

United States Magistrate Judge