· 10/28/2010
Zapp v. Zhenli Ye Gon
Citations
- 746 F. Supp. 2d 145
- 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114836
- 2010 WL 4260531
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- finding that this factor weighed in favor of keeping documents unsealed despite court’s agreement with movant that there was no “particularized need for public access”
- explaining that factor six favors disclosure of exhibits submitted to the court with the intent that the court will rely on them in adjudicating a dispute
- finding that where the plaintiff filed exhibits in conjunction with his summary judgment “intend[ing] for the [c]ourt to rely on these filings in adjudicating his dispute,” this factor weighed in favor of disclosure
- finding an unsupported and cursory argument that public disclosure of certain documents would damage an individual’s reputation “d[id] not weight in favor of sealing” those documents
- “[Because] Zapp does not claim that the Documents’ continued disclosure cause[s] him legal prejudice, the Court finds that this factor does not weigh in favor of sealing the Documents.”
- outlining standard governing motions to seal
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Judges: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
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