UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

ALROY D. RICHARDS, Plaintiff, Vv. 20-CV-3348 (RA) CITY OF NEW YORK, SCOTT STRINGER, in ORDER his official capacity as City of New York comptroller, J. PASTORIZA, and D. SAROFF, Defendants.

RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge: Leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) is authorized. See

. Plaintiffs request to seal the motion to proceed IFP is denied. If Plaintiff still seeks to seal his IFP motion— despite the redactions he has already applied—he must file a motion in accordance with Rule 5 of the Court’s Individual Rules & Practices in Civil Cases explaining the reasons justifying sealing, including why the request is consistent with the test set forth in Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga,

(2d Cir. 2006). The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motion pending as ECF No. 182. SO ORDERED. Dated: April 10, 2025 New York, New York Ae fo Ronnie Abrams United States District Judge