Aenergy, S.A. v. Republic of Angola

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wee KX AENERGY, S.A. and COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT SOYO, S.A., : Plaintiffs, 20 Civ. 3569 (JPC)

REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA et al., Defendants.

JOHN P. CRONAN, United States District Judge: Plaintiffs moved to permit the filing under seal of the Declarations of Ricardo □□□□□□ Machado and his security detail. Dkt. 114. The Court must evaluate this request under the standards set forth in Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006). These documents contain information that, if made public, might place Machado or his family in danger. Courts routinely allow sealing in such circumstances. See, e.g., Walker v. City of New York, No. 15 Civ. 500 (NG), 2017 WL 2799159, at *6 (E.D.N.Y. June 27, 2017). The Court thus grants Plaintiffs’ motion. Dkt. 114. The Court also grants Defendants’ requests to redact portions of their letters that discuss these Declarations, and file the unredacted documents under seal. See Dkts. 118, 122. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motions pending at Docket Numbers 114 and 118. The Court will also place the Angolan Defendants’ unredacted letter, which was submitted to the Court via e-mail, see Dkt. 122 at 1, in the sealed vault. SO ORDERED. Dated: May 19, 2021 New York, New York JOHN P. CRONAN United States District Judge