Deckers Outdoor Corporation v. Next Step Group, Inc.

Opinion

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Hon. Valerie Figueredo April 30, 2025 United States Magistrate Judge 40 Foley Square, Room 435 New York, NY 10007 Re: Deckers Outdoor Corporation v. Next Step Group, Inc.; Case No. 1:23-cv-02545 (ALC) Dear Hon. Figueredo, Pursuant to this Court’s Order dated April 29, 2024, Plaintiff Deckers Outdoor Corporation hereby submits this Letter-Motion in support of its Request to Seal the unredacted version of ECF 105-1 pursuant to Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006). The portions of ECF 105-1 that Plaintiff has requested to redact contain financial information produced by Defendant in this Action and which Defendant designated as Highly Confidential and/or Confidential presumably as they contain financial and proprietary business information.

Respectfully submitted:

Brent H. Blakely Jamie Fountain

HON. VALERIE FIGUEREDO UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Dated: May 5, 2025 The motion to seal is GRANTED. Plaintiff, however, is directed to file an unsealed version of ECF No. 104 with more narrowly tailored redactions, redacting only the financial information contained therein, by May 30, 2025. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motion at ECF No. 103.