Nazari v. Quintana

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AZARNOUSH NAZARI, Plaintiff, 22-CV-9812 (RA) -against- ORDER SUSAN QUINTANA, Defendant. RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: On August 28, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion to redact portions of the Court’s July 24, 2023 memorandum opinion and order in this action. “[W]here . . . a party fails to take immediate steps to request that publicly filed materials be sealed, its request to redact or seal may be denied for that reason.” Fischman v. Mitsubishi Chem. Holdings Am., Inc., 2019 WL 3034866, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. July 11, 2019) (collecting cases); cf Miller v. City of Ithaca, 2013 WL 12310675, at *1 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 15, 2013) (“[T]his information became public the moment it was uttered [in open court] and cannot be redacted after-the-fact.”); United States v. Colon, 2023 WL 8281766, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 29, 2023) (“[T]here is no legal basis to seal information that has been voluntarily made public.”). Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion is hereby denied. SO ORDERED. Dated: August 30, 2024 Ui] New York, New York AA RONNIE ABRAMS United States District Judge