Cynthia R. Geller v. Branic International Realty Corp. And Hank S. Freid

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• concerning district court’s interpretation of a confidentiality order that was contrary to the plain text of the consent agreement
• concerning district court’s interpretation of a confidentiality order that was contrary to the plain text of the consent agreement
• stipulated confidentiality orders, once “so ordered,” are to be interpreted according to their plain language
• “Once the District Court ‘so ordered’ the settlement agreement, ... it was required to enforce [its] terms.”
• “We have often compared stipulated settlements to contracts, and we have consistently applied the law of contract to disputes concerning the construction and enforcement of settlements.”
• district courts have “considerable discretion” to initially determine whether documents should be sealed

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).