Legal Opinion
In re Thomas
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided March 1, 2018No. CASE NO. 17–20527PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tracey N. Wise, Bankruptcy Judge
Parties who settled an adversary proceeding have asked the Court to restrict public access to settlement-related documents filed in the record because they agreed to keep their settlement terms confidential. In fact, they suggest that the settlement will "blow up" if the Court does not seal the documents. But the parties have failed to show that they are entitled to this extraordinary relief, and the Court rejects the proffered "no seal, no deal" position.
Debtor Brittany R. Thomas filed a class-action lawsuit in this Court (Adv. No. 17-2024) against AT & T…
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