Knutson v. G2 Investment Group

BOND guise & KING Third Avenue, 22nd Floor | New York, NY 10016-1915 | bsk.com DENNIS A. LALLI, ESQ. [email protected] P: 646-253-2312 F: 646-253-2379 December 20, 2019 VIA ECF FILING Hon. Deborah A. Batts USDC SDNY United States District Judge DOCUMENT Daniel Patrick Moynihan ELECTRONICALLY FILED United States Courthouse DOC Pearl Street DATE FILED:1/10/20_ New York, NY 10007-1312 Re: Knutson v. G2 FMV, LLC, et al.

Docket No. 14-cv-1694 (DAB)(KNF) Dear Judge Batts: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC (“BSK”) represents the defendants in the referenced action, which was assigned to you on April 8, 2019 following the death of Judge Sweet. | write to advise the Court that | have prepared a motion on behalf of BSK pursuant to Local Rule 1.4 to withdraw as counsel and affix a retaining lien. | write further to request an order allowing submission of my declaration in support of this motion under seal and in camera because this document contains attorney-client communications and other confidential information that should not be provided to the plaintiff. “[D]ocuments in support of motions to withdraw as counsel are routinely filed under seal where necessary to preserve the confidentiality of the attorney- client relationship between a party and its counsel and . . . this method is viewed favorably by the courts.” Team Obsolete Ltd. v. A.H.R.M.A. Ltd., 464 F.Supp.2d 163, 166 (E.D.N.Y. 2006).

Thank you for your attention to this request.

BSK may file a motion to withdraw as counsel and affix a retaining lien and the supporting declaration may be filed ery truly y, : under seal.

SO ORDERED. 1/10/2020 of Dennis AW all é Deborah A. Batts snc.)

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