Miles v. RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

T.S. ELLIS, III, District Judge.

The question this case now presents— whether to seal the terms of the parties’ Fair Labor Standards Act 1 (“FLSA”) claims — requires weighing and then striking the appropriate balance between the well-established public right of access to court proceedings and the parties’ interest in a settlement sealed from public scrutiny.

For the reasons that follow, the parties’ joint request for their settlement to remain under seal must be denied.

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Plaintiffs are seven current or former employees of the Ruby Tuesday restaurant located at 210 Swamp Fox…