Kassman v. KPMG LLP

Opinion

USONUITTEHDE RSTNA DTIESST RDIICSTT ROIFC TN ECWOU YROTR K --------------------------------------------------------------X : DONNA KASSMAN, et al., : Plaintiffs, : 11 Civ. 3743 (LGS) : -against- : ORDER : KPMG LLP, : Defendant. : ------------------------------------------------------------- X LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge: WHEREAS, on July 7, 2021, Plaintiff Anne Macedonio filed an amended verified fact sheet (“VFS”). Dkt. No. 1006. WHEREAS, on July 9, 2021, Defendant filed a motion to seal portions of the VFS. Dkt. No. 1007. WHEREAS, on July 9, 2021, the Court issued an Order directing Ms. Macedonio to file any objections to Defendant’s proposed redactions by July 19, 2021, (Dkt. No. 1011) and no such objections were filed. It is hereby ORDERED that, Defendant’s motion to seal is GRANTED. The unredacted version of the VFS at Docket No. 1006 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 Commc’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. 1007. Dated: July 20, 2021 New York, New York 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