Epstein Secrets

nesses, endanger national security, reveal trade secrets, or implicate duty to protect attorney-client material or confidential client information); Hardy, 2017 WL 6805707, at *6-7 (unsealing transcript of settlement between workers' union and, inter alia, the Trump Organization and holding that, unde

rotected by the Protective Order outweighs any public interest in their publication." (Id., at 9.) Messrs. Dershowitz and Cemovich both appealed to the Second Circuit. (ECF Nos. 500 and 915.) TheaAppeals are currently pending. On May 24, 2016, Plaintiff and Defendant entered into a settlement agreement. Now, the

otions for dismissal or summary judgment." Brown v. Maxwell, 929 F.3d 41, 50 (2d Cir. 2019) (citing United States v. Amodeo, 71 F.3d 1044, 1049-50 (2d Cir. 1995) ("Amodeo II")); (b) any minimum presumption of public access is subject to many countervailing interests supporting continued sealing; and (c

cited with approval in SEC v. TheStreet.com, 273 F.3d 222, 232 (2d Cir. 2001), which was cited with approval in Brown, 929 F.3d at 51 n.40. Notably the Second Circuit in Brown held that redactions of sensitive, private information disclosed by witnesses in depositions because of "a strong expectation of continued

involved in an investigation"; "[t]tle district court was in the best position to weigh these factors") (internal quotations and citation omitted); Hardy, 697 Fed. App'x at 725 (2d Cir. 2017) (noting that courts have found that the following can defeat presumption of access: protection of ongoing inv

was not valid, as implemented. See Brown v. Maxwell, 929 F.3d 41 (2d. Cir. 2019). Therefore, Martindell is not applicable. Further, in later cases, the Second Circuit limited Martindell's ruling to cases involving documents that were not "judicial documents" subject to a presumption of access. See United States v.

judicial documents and that reflected sensitive information about cooperating witnesses and the government's investigative methods and techniques); Hardy v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc'y of United States, 697 F. App'x 723, 725 (2d Cir. 2017) (noting generally that protection of ongoing investigation