In re Waste Management Securities Litigation

Opinion

any motion to seal contents that Defendants seek to maintain under seal. Defendants shall also file under seal an unredacted version, with the redacted portions highlighted. Defendants shall support each request to redact or maintain under seal with the basis for the request. See Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 119-20 (2d Cir. 2006). The parties’ confidentiality designations and the terms of the □□□□□□□□□ order are not dispositive of whether the public’s right of access to judicial documents overcomes competing considerations. The document filed at Dkt. No. 117 shall remain under seal in the meantime. Dated: October 28, 2024

New York, New York The Honorable Lorna G. Schofield LORNA G. SCHOFIEL United States District Court UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Southern District of New York Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, NY 100007 Re: IJnre Waste Management Securities Litigation, No. 1:22-cv-04838-LGS (S.D.N.Y.) Dear Judge Schofield: In accordance with Rule I.D.3 of Your Honor’s Individual Rules and Procedures for Civil Cases and the Confidentiality Agreement and Stipulated Protective Order (ECF No. 69), Lead Plaintiffs respectfully request leave to file a redacted version of Lead Plaintiffs’ accompanying letter requesting a pre-motion conference. Lead Plaintiffs seek the Court’s permission to file this material with redactions based on Defendants’ confidentiality designations regarding materials cited in the letter. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Noam Mandel Noam Mandel cc: All Counsel of Record (via ECF)

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APPENDIX Parties: 1. Seafarers Officers & Employees Pension Plan 2. Seafarers Money Purchase Pension Plan 3. United Industrial Workers Pension Plan 4. Waste Management, Inc. 5. James C. Fish, Jr. 6. John J. Morris 7. Devina A. Rankin Attorneys: 1. Noam Mandel 2. Chad Johnson 3. Desiree Cummings 4. Jonathan Zweig 5. Christopher T. Gilroy 6. Amy Hefley 7. Jessica B. Pulliam 8. David D. Sterling 9. James J. Beha II 10. Brendan Quigley 11. John B. Strasburger

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