ALPS Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Jeremy Cohen; Lorin Cohen; Xytex Cryo International, Ltd.; and Xytex Ventures, LLC

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia grants Jeremy Cohen and Lorin Cohen’s motion to seal certain email attachments and client records submitted with their reply in support of a cross-motion for partial summary judgment. The Court concludes that the privacy interests of the defendants outweigh the public right of access and orders Exhibits B, C, and D sealed in their entirety. The seal is to remain in place pending resolution of related litigation in the Superior Court of Columbia County, Georgia.

Holdings

1. A court may seal judicial records when the significant privacy interests identified by the party seeking sealing outweigh the historical presumption of public access, and sealing will not impair court functions.
2. The exhibits should be sealed in their entirety rather than redacted.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should seal the email attachments and client records submitted as Exhibits B, C, and D.
2. Whether the exhibits should be sealed in their entirety rather than redacted.

Disposition

other