Kassman v. KPMG LLP

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wae eK DONNA KASSMAN, et al., : Plaintiffs, —: 11 Civ. 3743 (LGS) -against- : ORDER KPMG LLP, : Defendant. : wee X LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge: WHEREAS, on June 17, 2021, a pre-motion conference was held. WHEREAS, on July 9, 2021, Defendant filed a motion to seal portions of the transcript of the June 17, 2021, pre-motion conference. Dkt. No. 1008. It is hereby ORDERED that, Defendant’s motion to seal is GRANTED. The unredacted version of the transcript at Docket Nos. 1004 and 1009 will remain sealed. Only the parties and individuals identified in the attached Appendix will have access. Although “[t]he common law right of public access to judicial documents is firmly rooted in our nation’s history,” this right is not absolute, and courts “must balance competing considerations against” the presumption of access. Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 119-20 (2d Cir. 2006) (internal quotation marks omitted); see also Nixon v. Warner Commce’ns., Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 599 (1978) (“[T]he decision as to access is one best left to the sound discretion of the trial court, a discretion to be exercised in light of the relevant facts and circumstances of the particular case.”). Filing the above-referenced document in redacted form is necessary to prevent the unauthorized dissemination of personal information. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the motion at Docket No. 1008. Dated: July 12, 2021 New York, New York ZL LORNA G. SCHOFIEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

APPENDIX

Pursuant to Individual Rule I.D.3, KPMG identifies below all parties and attorneys of record who should have access to the sealed document: Party Counsel of Record Plaintiff Anne Macedonio PO Box 201 Abita Springs, LA 70420 c.annemacedonio.cpa@protonmail.com Defendant KPMG LLP Peter O. Hughes Ogletree Deakins 10 Madison Avenue Suite 400 Morristown, NJ 07960 973-656-1600 973-656-1611 (fax) peter.hughes@ogletreedeakins.com Stephanie Lauren Aranyos Ogletree Deakins (NYC) stephanie.aranyos@ogletreedeakins.com Chris R. Pace Ogletree Deakins (Kansas City) chris.pace@ogletreedeakins.com Diane Marjorie Saunders Ogletree Deakins (Boston) diane.saunders@ogletreedeakins.com Colleen M. Kenney Sidley Austin LLP One S. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60603 (312)853-7000 (312)853-7036 (fax) ckenney@sidley.com Eric G. Hoffman Sidley Austin LLP (NY) eghoffman@sidley.com Wendy M. Lazerson Sidley Austin LLP (Palo Alto) Party Counsel of Record

wlazerson@sidley.com John Gerson Levi Sidley Austin LLP (Chicago) jlevi@sidley.com