Legal Opinion

Under Seal v. Under Seal

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided August 10, 2017No. 16-cv-7820 (KBF)PublishedCited by 125 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*464OPINION & ORDER

KATHERINE B. FORREST, District Judge:

This is a contract and copyright matter arising from work performed by plaintiff Michael Krechmer (“plaintiff’) on Tied Up in Knots (the “Book”), a book officially authored by defendant Andrea Tantaros (“defendant”) and published in 2016. Plaintiff filed this matter under seal “out of an abundance of caution” in light of a confidentiality provision in the parties’ written agreement (“Collaboration Agreement”), but plaintiff has since argued vigorously that the seal should be lifted.

Before the Court is defendant’s motion for a preliminary…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of OnondagaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  4. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984

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