Goolden v. Wardak

S.D. New York

Goolden v. Wardak

District Court, S.D. New York·Decided September 13, 2022·No. 1:19-cv-06257·Unknown

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OY Bed A he RL Be THE LAW OFFICE OF MILLSAPS & ASSOCIATES PLLC USDC SDNY DOCUMENT July 25,2022 ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC#: □□ DATE FILED; Sept 13, 2022 VIA ECF Honorable Andrew L. Carter, Jr. United States District Judge Southern District of New York 40 Foley Square, Room 435 New York, New York 10007 Re: Goolden v. Wardak and Wardak v. Goolden, No. 19-CV-6257 (ALC)(VF) Dear Judge Carter, I am counsel of record for Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff Hamed Wardak in the above-referenced matter. Concurrently with this letter motion, my firm and J are filing a motion to be relieved as counsel in this case. Pursuant to Sections 6(C) and 6(D) of Your Honor’s Individual Practices, we write to request an Order to place the Declaration of Rhett O. Millsaps II dated July 25, 2022, (the “Declaration”) under seal. ““D]ocuments in support of motions to withdraw as counsel are routinely filed under seal where necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship between a party and its counsel, and [ ] this method is viewed favorably by the courts.’” Karimian v. Time Equities, Inc., No. 10 Civ. 3773(AKH)(JCF), 2011 WL 1900092, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2011) (quoting Team Obsolete Ltd. v. A.H.R.M.A. Ltd., 464 F.Supp.2d 164, 165 (E.D.N.Y.2006)). The Declaration contains information pertaining to a conflict between this firm and Mr. Wardak and describes attorney-client communications related to this case. While Mr. Wardak has himself placed these matters at issue in our conflict, we respectfully request that the Court place the Declaration under seal to protect this sensitive information and to preserve any remaining confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship between Mr. Wardak and us. to Seal ECF No. 160 granted nunc pro tunc. . of Court is respectfully directed to Respectfully submitted, te ECF No. 159. ° /s/ Rhett O. Millsaps II ORDERED: Dated: 7 (he Pam Sept 13, 2022 Outgoing Attorney for Defendant/ ANOREW CEASE Counterclaim-Plaintiff Hamed Wardak UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE ce: All Counsel of Record (via ECF and email) Hamed Wardak (via email)

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OY Bed A he RL Be THE LAW OFFICE OF MILLSAPS & ASSOCIATES PLLC USDC SDNY DOCUMENT July 25,2022 ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC#: □□ DATE FILED; Sept 13, 2022 VIA ECF Honorable Andrew L. Carter, Jr. United States District Judge Southern District of New York 40 Foley Square, Room 435 New York, New York 10007 Re: Goolden v. Wardak and Wardak v. Goolden, No. 19-CV-6257 (ALC)(VF) Dear Judge Carter, I am counsel of record for Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff Hamed Wardak in the above-referenced matter. Concurrently with this letter motion, my firm and J are filing a motion to be relieved as counsel in this case. Pursuant to Sections 6(C) and 6(D) of Your Honor’s Individual Practices, we write to request an Order to place the Declaration of Rhett O. Millsaps II dated July 25, 2022, (the “Declaration”) under seal. ““D]ocuments in support of motions to withdraw as counsel are routinely filed under seal where necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship between a party and its counsel, and [ ] this method is viewed favorably by the courts.’” Karimian v. Time Equities, Inc., No. 10 Civ. 3773(AKH)(JCF), 2011 WL 1900092, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2011) (quoting Team Obsolete Ltd. v. A.H.R.M.A. Ltd., 464 F.Supp.2d 164, 165 (E.D.N.Y.2006)). The Declaration contains information pertaining to a conflict between this firm and Mr. Wardak and describes attorney-client communications related to this case. While Mr. Wardak has himself placed these matters at issue in our conflict, we respectfully request that the Court place the Declaration under seal to protect this sensitive information and to preserve any remaining confidentiality of the attorney-client relationship between Mr. Wardak and us. to Seal ECF No. 160 granted nunc pro tunc. . of Court is respectfully directed to Respectfully submitted, te ECF No. 159. ° /s/ Rhett O. Millsaps II ORDERED: Dated: 7 (he Pam Sept 13, 2022 Outgoing Attorney for Defendant/ ANOREW CEASE Counterclaim-Plaintiff Hamed Wardak UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE ce: All Counsel of Record (via ECF and email) Hamed Wardak (via email)

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