Shukla v. Deloitte Consulting LLP

Opinion

USDC SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC #: DATE FILED: 8/19/2020 Ashu Shukla, Plaintiff, 1:19-cv-10578 (AJN) (SDA) -against- ORDER Deloitte Consulting LLP, Defendant.

STEWART D. AARON, United States Magistrate Judge: Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Letter Motion (ECF No. 60) requesting the Court to seal his August 10, 2020 Letter entitled “Defendant’s abuse of their Power, Position and Remedies available at the United States Judicial.” (See ECF No. 59.) Plaintiff argues that the letter should be sealed because it contains confidential business information. (See id.) Filing under seal must be narrowly tailored and consistent with the presumption of public access to judicial documents. See Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 119-20 (2d Cir. 2006); see also Brown v. Maxwell, 18-cv-2868 1, 17 (2d Cir. July 3, 2019). Plaintiff's general assertion that the Letter contains confidential business information is insufficient. In any event, having reviewed the Letter, the Court finds that it merely reiterates allegations and information already available on the public docket. Because the Court does not find that the Plaintiff has provided an adequate basis to justify sealing, Plaintiff's motion to seal DENIED.

SO ORDERED. DATED: New York, New York August 19, 2020

STEWART D. AARON United States Magistrate Judge