District Court, S.D. New York, 2020

MN Theaters 2006 LLC v. Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V.

MN Theaters 2006 LLC v. Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V.
District Court, S.D. New York · Decided November 4, 2020
MN Theaters 2006 LLC v. Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V.

Trial Court Opinion

' tA Ely GreenbergTraurig (Pager emer Daniel Pulecio-Boek fe Fo He bay Tel 202.331.3117 [email protected]@gtlaw.com potent □□ Ca October 29,2020 oS 2 2) y Fad: Via ECE Ah fp-beertl GoCbawr □□ Hon. P. Kevin Castel United States District Court, Southern District of New York , 7 Pearl Street i Fra L. _ npach At □□□□□ New York, New York 10007 co @ COF □□□ Re: MN Theaters 2006 LLC v. Grupo Cinemex, S.A. de C.V. (Case No. 20-cv-5860) Dear Judge Castel: ZEA LE OD Zi On behalf of Defendant Grupo Cinemex, 8.A. de C.V. (“Grupo Cinemex”), we write pursuant to Rule 5(B) of Your Honor’s Individual Rules and Practices and respectfully seek leave to file under seal one deposition transcript containing confidential non-public financial information. Grupo Cinemex respectfully requests that the Court allow it to file under seal the deposition transcript of Jorge Pena, dated October 14, 2020, Grupo Cinemex’s 30(b)(6) witness. The deposition transcript was designated confidential by counsel for Grupo Cinemex because it contains discussion of nonpublic and confidential information that would harm Grupo Cinemex if publicly disclosed.

Specifically, the deposition transcript contains discussion regarding, among other things, (a) bank account statements, including specific payments refiected in those statements and the balances in these accounts, (b) loan documents and credit agreements, (c) balances of loans between Grupo Cinemex and its subsidiaries, (d) identifying information regarding certain personnel, and (e) other non-public information regarding Grupo Cinemex’s assets and finances. See Scantibodies Lab., Inc. v. Church & Dwight Co., No. 14cv2275 (JIGK) (DF), 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154396, at *41 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 4, 2016) (referencing (30(b)(6) deposition transcript that had been filed under seal); Kaplan v. Multimedia Entm’t, Inc., No. 02-CV-00447C(F), 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40351, at *3 (W.D.N.Y. Oct. 27, 2005) (referencing numerous exhibits filed under seal including deposition testimony); Tese-Milner v. Diamond Trading Co., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143934, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. May 14, 2010) (noting that “financial statements” had been filed under seal);Cumberland Packing Corp. v. Monsanto Co., 184 F.R.D. 504, 506 (E.D.N.Y. 1999) (noting that commonly sealed information includes “revenue information, pricing information, and the like.”).

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