Opinion

By ECF baa Jr

The Honorable Denise L. Cote January 21, 2026

United States District Court, S.D.N.Y.

500 Pearl Street

New York, NY 10007

Re: Hamilton Reserve Bank Ltd. v. The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka,

No. 22 Civ. 5199 (DLC)

Your Honor:

We write pursuant to the Stipulated Protective Order dated May 11, 2023 (ECF No, 38),

and Section 8(B) of the Court's Individual Practices, to request permission to file certain papers

under seal in connection with Defendant's discovery dispute letter (the "Letter") filed

contemporaneously herewith pursuant to Section 2(C) of the Court's Individual Practices.

Defendant's Letter refers to certain information contained in documents that Plaintiff HRB

has designated “Confidential” under the Stipulated Protective Order. Specifically, the Letter

attaches HRB-VOL4-001151-159 (lanuary 25, 2022 email), and quotes from or summarizes

information from the following documents:

° HRB-VOL3-000136 —- 000150 — July 5, 2023 email;

. HRB-VOL3-000347 — 000349 -- November 22, 2022 email;

° HRB-VOL3-000356 — 000362 — October 27, 2022 email; .

° HRB-VOL3-000781 — 000782 — July 26, 2022 email;

« HRB-VOL4-001181 — 001187 — January 13, 2022 email;

. HRB-VOL4-001368 — 001369 — April 12, 2023 Minutes for Board Meeting; and

e HRB-VOLS5-000202 — 000206 — October 25, 2022 email.

Accordingly, and solely because HRB has designated this information as Confidential,

Defendant is filing a public redacted version and under seal unredacted version of the Letter, as

required by Section 9 of the Stipulated Protective Order.

As to whether there is actually a need (compelling or otherwise) to file any portion of the

Letter under seal, Defendant takes no position at this time. See Brown v. Maxwell, 929 F.3d 41,

50 (2d Cir. 2019) ("[A]ll documents submitted in connection with, and relevant to, such judicial

decision-making are subject to at least some presumption of public access"); Lugosch v. Pyramid

Co., 435 F.3d 110, 123 (2d Cir. 2006) ("compelling reasons" required for filing under seal in

summary judgment context).

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