Cerveceria Modelo de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. v. CB Brand Strategies, LLC

S.D. New York

Cerveceria Modelo de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. v. CB Brand Strategies, LLC

DecidedMarch 24, 2022

Docket1:21-cv-01317

StatusUnknown

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1.24°CVULOLISLAR VOCUTTICIN LUO FHEU foiZo Faye i ule ir i) P KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP ae ee ae AND AFFILIATED PARTNERSHIPS DATE 4 ; IY xa 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Sandra C. Goldstein, P.C. United States To Call Writer Directly: Facsimile: +1 212 446 4779 +1 212 446 4800 +1 212 446 4900 sandra.goldstein@kirkland.com www. kirkland.com

March 23, 2022 VIA CM/ECF The Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan United States District Court Southern District of New York 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007

Re: Cerveceria Modelo de México, S. de R.L. de C.V., et al. v. CB Brand Strategies, LLC, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-01317-LAK Dear Judge Kaplan: We represent Defendants CB Brand Strategies, LLC, Crown Imports LLC, and Compajfiia Cervecera de Coahuila, S. de R.L. de C.V. (collectively, the “Defendants”) in the above-captioned action. We write pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(d), Paragraphs 5.1 and 6.2 of the Stipulated Protective Order and Confidentiality Stipulation (“Protective Order,” Dkt. No. 47), and Your Honor’s Individual Rules of Practice to request leave to file under seal (i) portions of the March 23, 2022 Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Compel (the “Memorandum”), and (ii) an excerpted copy of the one of Plaintiffs’ expert reports, attached as Exhibit C to Defendants’ March 23, 2022 Motion to Compel. Under the Protective Order, the parties may designate certain documents as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” and restrict their dissemination and disclosure. (See Dkt. No. 47, 1.1, 1.2.) Ifa court filing contains, paraphrases, summarizes, or otherwise discloses “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” material, it must be filed under seal. (Jd. § 5.1.) Plaintiffs have designated the entire expert report, other than the expert’s curriculum vitae, as “Highly Confidential” pursuant to the Protective Order. Defendants take no position on the designation of the entire report as Highly Confidential. The report does, however, contain documents and testimony designated as Confidential or Highly Confidential by Defendants in light of the confidential and commercially sensitive nature of the designated information. In turn, Defendants’ Memorandum references Plaintiffs’ expert report (Exhibit C) and certain confidential and commercially sensitive information—specifically, aspects of the brewing processes for

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Corona Hard Seltzer and Modelo Ranch Water. This information is not generally known to the public and is proprietary in nature; Defendants respectfully request to file Plaintiffs’ expert report (Exhibit C) and the redacted content in Defendants’ Memorandum under seal in accordance with Paragraph 5.1 of the Protective Order. E.g., Scott D. Boras Inc. v. Sheffield, No. 09 Civ. 8369, 2009 WL 3444937, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 26, 2009) (permitting “redact[ions] to omit proprietary business matters”). Further, in compliance with Your Honor’s Individual Rules of Practice, Defendants will file the proposed sealed documents under seal via the CM/ECF system. Pursuant to Paragraph 6.2 of the Protective Order, Defendants also will file publicly redacted forms of Plaintiffs’ expert report (Exhibit C) and Defendants’ Memorandum. Respectfully,

/s/ Sandra C. Goldstein Sandra C. Goldstein, P.C. 300 L ee tEws / 2 / 4

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1.24°CVULOLISLAR VOCUTTICIN LUO FHEU foiZo Faye i ule ir i) P KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP ae ee ae AND AFFILIATED PARTNERSHIPS DATE 4 ; IY xa 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Sandra C. Goldstein, P.C. United States To Call Writer Directly: Facsimile: +1 212 446 4779 +1 212 446 4800 +1 212 446 4900 sandra.goldstein@kirkland.com www. kirkland.com

March 23, 2022 VIA CM/ECF The Honorable Lewis A. Kaplan United States District Court Southern District of New York 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007

Re: Cerveceria Modelo de México, S. de R.L. de C.V., et al. v. CB Brand Strategies, LLC, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-01317-LAK Dear Judge Kaplan: We represent Defendants CB Brand Strategies, LLC, Crown Imports LLC, and Compajfiia Cervecera de Coahuila, S. de R.L. de C.V. (collectively, the “Defendants”) in the above-captioned action. We write pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(d), Paragraphs 5.1 and 6.2 of the Stipulated Protective Order and Confidentiality Stipulation (“Protective Order,” Dkt. No. 47), and Your Honor’s Individual Rules of Practice to request leave to file under seal (i) portions of the March 23, 2022 Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Compel (the “Memorandum”), and (ii) an excerpted copy of the one of Plaintiffs’ expert reports, attached as Exhibit C to Defendants’ March 23, 2022 Motion to Compel. Under the Protective Order, the parties may designate certain documents as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” and restrict their dissemination and disclosure. (See Dkt. No. 47, 1.1, 1.2.) Ifa court filing contains, paraphrases, summarizes, or otherwise discloses “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” material, it must be filed under seal. (Jd. § 5.1.) Plaintiffs have designated the entire expert report, other than the expert’s curriculum vitae, as “Highly Confidential” pursuant to the Protective Order. Defendants take no position on the designation of the entire report as Highly Confidential. The report does, however, contain documents and testimony designated as Confidential or Highly Confidential by Defendants in light of the confidential and commercially sensitive nature of the designated information. In turn, Defendants’ Memorandum references Plaintiffs’ expert report (Exhibit C) and certain confidential and commercially sensitive information—specifically, aspects of the brewing processes for

Austin BayArea Beijing Boston Brussels Chicago Dallas HongKong Houston London Angeles Munich Paris SaltLake City Shanghai Washington, D.C.

Case Li4Zi-CV-Ulsl/-LAK Document L100 Filed QsaiccizZe Frage 2

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

March 23, 2022 Page 2

Corona Hard Seltzer and Modelo Ranch Water. This information is not generally known to the public and is proprietary in nature; Defendants respectfully request to file Plaintiffs’ expert report (Exhibit C) and the redacted content in Defendants’ Memorandum under seal in accordance with Paragraph 5.1 of the Protective Order. E.g., Scott D. Boras Inc. v. Sheffield, No. 09 Civ. 8369, 2009 WL 3444937, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 26, 2009) (permitting “redact[ions] to omit proprietary business matters”). Further, in compliance with Your Honor’s Individual Rules of Practice, Defendants will file the proposed sealed documents under seal via the CM/ECF system. Pursuant to Paragraph 6.2 of the Protective Order, Defendants also will file publicly redacted forms of Plaintiffs’ expert report (Exhibit C) and Defendants’ Memorandum. Respectfully,

/s/ Sandra C. Goldstein Sandra C. Goldstein, P.C. 300 L ee tEws / 2 / 4

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