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Date: 10-24-2024
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R.L. Mlazgar Asscoiates, Inc. v. Focal Point, L.L.C., et al.
Case Number: 22-CV-942
Judge: Dulce J. Foster
Court: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (Hennepin County)
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Minneapolis, Minnesota civil litigation lawyers represented the parties seeking to seal court records.
Parties may seal documents in a civil case “only as provided by statute or rule, or with leave of court.” L.R. 5.6(a)(1). “There is a common-law right of access to judicial records.” IDT Corp. v. eBay, 709 F.3d 1220, 1222-23 (8th Cir. 2013) (citing Nixon v. Warner Commc'ns, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978)). Notwithstanding, the right of access is not absolute and requires the Court to balance the competing interests of public access against the moving party's legitimate interests in maintaining confidentiality of the information sought to be sealed. Id. at 1123. “[T]he weight to be given to the presumption of [public] access must be governed by the role of the material at issue in the exercise of Article III judicial power and resultant value of such information to those monitoring the federal courts.” Id. at 1224 (quoting United States v. Amodeo, 71 F.3d 1044, 1049 (2d Cir.1995)). Non-dispositive motions generally are afforded a lower or weaker presumption of public access than proceedings in which a district judge exercises Article III power to determine the merits of a case. See Willis Electric Co., Ltd. v. Polygroup Limited (Macao Commercial Offshore) et al. 15-cv-3443 (WMW-KMM), 2019 WL 2574979, *1 (D. Minn. June 24, 2019) (quoting Krueger v. Ameriprise Fin., Inc., No. 11-cv2781 (SRN/JSM), 2014 WL 12597948, at *8 (D. Minn. Oct. 14, 2014)).
R. L. Mlazgar Assocs. v. Focal Point, LLC, 22-cv-942 (NEB/DJF) (D. Minn. Oct 24, 2024)
Outcome: Based on the foregoing, and on all of the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties' Joint Motion for Continued Sealing (ECF No. 283) is GRANTED and the Clerk of Court is directed to keep the documents filed at ECF Nos. 246, 247-6, 247-7, 247-8, 247-14 and 247-15 under seal.
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