S.F. v. New York City Department of Education

Opinion

BriGUIAHUNDLEY.

William T. DeVinney Direct Dial: (703) 942-8076 wdevinney@brigliahundley.com November 16, 2022

Delivered Via ECF and Overnight Delivery Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer United States District Court Judge Southern District of New York 40 Foley Square New York, NY 10007 Re: SF. etaly, New York City Department of Education, Case No. 1:21-cv-11147-PAE Judge Engelmayer, Tam counsel for Plaintiffs in et al vp. New York City Department of Education, Case No. 1:21-cv-11147-PAE. Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees is to be filed today. Plaintiffs request, under the Court’s Individual Practice 4.B.2, that the Court allow the Plaintiffs to submit Exhibit A and Exhibit B to their motion under seal.

The Plaintiffs make this request because the exhibits contain confidential infor- mation regarding a minor’s name, medical disability, and the treatment he re- ceives for that disability, throughout the documents. Courts in this circuit regular- ly allow medical information or records to be filed under seal, finding that parties have a strong privacy interest in their medical information. See, e.g., McGuirk ». Swiss Re Fin, Servs. Corp., No. 14-cv-9516, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 197814, 2015 WL 13661685, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 30, 2015) ("Medical information is among the types of information often made subject to a sealing order."); Dilworth ». Goldberg, No. 10—CV-2224 JMF, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106258, 2014 WL 3798631, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 1, 2014) ("Exhibits S, T, and Z were properly redacted, as they comprised Plaintiff's private medical records.”). 1921 Gallows Road « Suite 750 « Tysons Corner, VA 22182 + T: 703-883-0880 « F; 703-883-0899 www.brigliahundley.com

Thank you. Sincerely, [itben Dileep William T. DeVinney BRIGLIA HUNDLEY, P.C.

Granted. SO ORDERED.

(J ‘ath A □□□ 4A Joys PAUL A. ENGELMAYER United States District Judge November 17, 2022 . □