Devall v. Choppin

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• finding that “bargained-for confidentiality does not overcome the presumption of access to judicial documents” and collecting cases
• noting that “Courts in this District have long held that bargained-for confidentiality does not overcome the presumption of access to judicial documents” and collecting cases
• determining that defendant’s position that “failing to seal Confidential Agreements will discourage confidential private resolutions of disputes and that confidentiality provisions would become meaningless” was inadequate to support a sealing of the settlement agreement
• determining that defendant’s position that “failing to seal Confidential Agreements will discourage confidential private resolutions of disputes and that confidentiality provisions would become meaningless” was inadequate to support a sealing of the settlement agreement
• finding a party’s “conclusory assertion” that documents concern “embarrassing conduct” and “generalized concern” of adverse publicity are insufficient
• determining, in the context of enforcing a settlement agreement, that “Courts in this District have long held that bargained-for confidentiality does not overcome the presumption of access to judicial documents”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).