Buckeye Activewear, LLC, In re
Feb
08
2019
Ruling
Debtor was not entitled to have access to dismissed involuntary case's docket restricted as itfailed to meet the high bar imposed on requests for public access restrictions. (Bankr. N.D.Ohio)
Issue(s)
Public Access to Papers; Protective Orders.
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- 11 U.S.C.
Schick, In re--Kulefsky v. Schick
Jan
22
2019
Ruling
Debtor's motion to seal portions of previously filed documents was denied as he failed to prove that he was entitled to the protection. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Public Access to Papers; Protective Orders; Persons.
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Williams, In re--Robbins v. Delafield
Dec
08
2017
Ruling
Court deemed that disclosure of limited information in a confidential document was not necessarily a waiver of the § 107(b) protection in the entire document. (Bankr. W.D. Va.)
Issue(s)
Public Access to Papers; Protective Orders.
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- 11 U.S.C.
United States (IRS) v. Associated Cmty. Servs. (In re Associated Cmty. Servs.)
Mar
17
2016
Ruling
Complaint by IRS stricken and sealed due to potentially untrue statements regarding debtor.
Issue(s)
Should the government's complaint in proceeding to revoke discharge making purportedly scandalous and defamatory allegations against a law firm that acted as special counsel for the chapter 11 debtor be stricken and sealed?
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In re Motors Liquidation Co
Feb
16
2016
Ruling
Court deemed information about fund's investors not confidential commercial informationthat was to be protected under seal. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
Issue(s)
Public Access to Papers; Protective Orders.
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Gordon Props. LLC
Sep
04
2015
Ruling
Letters with scandalous statements about debtor ordered sealed.
Issue(s)
Should eight letters filed by members of a condominium owners' association which the debtor asserts contain "scurrilous, if not defamatory, statements regarding . . . the managing member" of the debtor be sealed?
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- 11 U.S.C.
Togut v. Deutsche Bank (In re Anthracite Capital Inc.)
May
09
2013
Ruling
Demand by defendants that documents be sealed as prerequisite to settlement of adversary proceeding was not grounds for granting motion to seal.
Procedural posture
In a joint motion filed by the chapter 7 trustee and defendants in adversary proceedings, the parties sought an order sealing several documents filed in the adversary proceedings and a settlement agreement among the parties.
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In re Pasquinelli Homebuilding LLC
Feb
14
2013
Ruling
Trustee could file application to retain litigation consultant and the consultant's fee applications under seal.
Procedural posture
The trustee asked that the court allow him to file under seal an application to retain a litigation consultant and that consultant's fee applications. This request was made to protect the Trustee's litigation strategy involving his investigation of claims against debtor's former principals and third parties.
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Starbrite Props. Corp.
Jun
05
2012
Ruling
Motion to seal debtor's objection to motion to quash denied in absence of scandalous material.
Procedural posture
This matter came before the court on the motion of debtor's counsel for an order pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 107(b) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9018 to seal its opposition (the objection) to the motion of an attorney for debtor's principal to quash a subpoena issued by debtor's counsel to said attorney.
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In re Oldco M Corp.
Mar
01
2012
Ruling
Application to file settlement under seal denied.
Procedural posture
A liquidating trustee of a distribution trust filed an application pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 107(b) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9018 to file a settlement agreement under seal.
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