Seawolf Tankers Inc. v. Laurel Shipping LLC

Opinion

USDC SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELECTRONICALLY FILED S If Tankers | eawolf Tankers Inc., <<. DATE FILED:__ 2/6/2024 Plaintiff, 1:20-cv-05198 (JHR) (SDA) -against- Member case: 1:20-cv-07246 (JHR) (SDA) Laurel Shipping LLC, ORDER Defendant.

STEWART D. AARON, United States Magistrate Judge: WHEREAS, on January 30, 2024, Freepoint Commodities Singapore Pte Ltd. and Freepoint Commodities LLC (collectively “Freepoint”) and Laurel Shipping LLC (together with Freepoint, “F&L”) filed a letter requesting the Court to (1) direct Seawolf Tankers Inc. (“Seawolf”) to produce a brief that Seawolf provided to its expert in this action, redacted as appropriate to conceal any attorney work product, and (2) review an unredacted version of the brief in camera to assess whether any redactions are appropriate (F&L 1/30/24 Ltr., ECF No. 126); and WHEREAS, on February 2, 2024, Seawolf filed an opposition to F&L’s letter (Seawolf 2/2/24 Opp’n Ltr., ECF No. 127); and WHEREAS, on February 6, 2024, the Court ordered the parties to appear for a conference to address F&L’s letter filed at ECF No. 126 to take place at 2:00 PM ET on Thursday, February 8, 2024 (the “Conference”); and WHEREAS, the Court has discretion to review documents in camera.

1 See, e.g., Adams v. Quigley, No. 19-CV-01662 (ENV) (RER), 2019 WL 6253824, at *3 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 22, 2019) (citing In re City of New York, 607 F.3d 923, 948 (2d Cir. 2010)) (“the Second Circuit grants courts broad discretion to rule on the propriety of ex parte, in camera submissions, counseling that a court may do so “‘in the exercise of its informed discretion and on the basis of the circumstances presented.’”); 6340

NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby ORDERED that, no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 7, 2024, Seawolf shall email an unredacted copy of the brief at issue in F&L’s letter ex parte to Aaron _NYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov for the Court’s in camera review. SO ORDERED. Dated: New York, New York February 6, 2024

STEWART D. AARON United States Magistrate Judge

NB LLC v. Capital One, N.A., No. 20-CV-025000 (OEM) (JMW), 2023 WL 7924176, at *4 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 16, 2023) (citing Linde v. Arab Bank, PLC, 608 F. Supp. 2d 351, 361 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 25, 2009)) (“the decision whether to even engage in an in-camera review rests within the district court’s sound discretion.”).