Wood v. VIACOMCBS/PARAMOUNT

Opinion

USDC SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: CHAD WOOD, DATE FILED:_ 11/21/2024 Plaintiff, -against- ORDER ON MOTION TO SEAL 22-CV-6323 (JHR)(KHP) VIACOMCBS/PARAMOUNT,

Defendant. KATHARINE H. PARKER, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE On November 9, 2024, Defendant filed a Letter Motion requesting redaction of Defendant’s Memorandum of Law in Support of Its Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff Chadd Wood's Second Amended Complaint filed on November 8, 2024. (ECF No. 91) Defendant notes that the redactions are for “personal medical information” pertaining to Plaintiff. (/d.) On November 9, 2024, Defendant also filed its proposed redactions. (ECF Nos. 92 and 93) The Court has reviewed Defendant’s filings and finds that the redactions are narrowly tailored to protect personal medical information and are consistent with the Lugosch standard. See Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 120 (2d Cir. 2006) (finding that courts may grant motions to seal where the parties make “specific, on the record findings ... demonstrating that closure is essential to preserve higher values and [sealing] is narrowly tailored to serve that interest.”). Therefore, Defendant’s Letter Motion to Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motion at ECF No. 91. SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 21, 2024 - New York, New York Vs Hf Finke KATHARINE H. PARKER United States Magistrate Judge