City of Detroit Police and Fire Retirement System v. Hamrock

MOTION for leave to file Complaint under Seal -

D. Del.April 28, 2020

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE CITY OF DETROIT POLICE AND FIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, DERIVATIVELY ON BEHALF OF NISOURCE INC., Plaintiff, v. JOSEPH HAMROCK, ARISTEDES S. CANDRIS, CAROLYN Y. WOO, DEBORAH A. HENRETTA, ERIC L. BUTLER, KEVIN T. KABAT, MICHAEL E. JESANIS, PETER A. ALTABEF, THEODORE H. BUNTING, JR., WAYNE S. DEVEYDT, RICHARD L. THOMPSON, Defendants, and NISOURCE INC. Nominal Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE COMPLAINT UNDER SEAL Plaintiff hereby moves this Court for an Order in the form submitted herewith for the filing of the Complaint under seal in the captioned matter. The basis for this motion is that the Complaint is based on documents Plaintiff received from nominal defendant NiSource Inc. after Plaintiff made a books and records demand pursuant to 8 Del. C. § 220. The production of the documents was subject to a confidentiality agreement between Plaintiff and NiSource Inc. dated December 9, 2019. The terms of the Confidentiality Agreement necessitate that the Complaint be filed, in the first instance, confidentially. Case 1:20-cv-00577-UNA Document 1 Filed 04/28/20 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 1 2 WHEREFORE, Plaintiff submits that there is good cause to permit the filing the Complaint under seal, and respectfully requests that the Court enter the Order submitted herewith. DATED: April 28, 2020 COOCH AND TAYLOR, P.A. By: /s/ Carmella P. Keener Carmella P. Keener (#2810) The Nemours Building 1007 N. Orange St., Ste. 1120 P.O. Box 1680 Wilmington, DE 19899-1680 (302) 984-3816 ckeener@coochtaylor.com Of Counsel for Plaintiff: Daniel S. Sommers Joshua Handelsman COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC 1100 New York Ave. NW, Fifth Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: (202) 408-4600 Facsimile: (202) 408-4699 dsommers@cohenmilstein.com jhandelsman@cohenmilstein.com Richard A. Speirs Amy Miller COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC 88 Pine Street, 14th Floor New York, NY 10005 Telephone: (212) 838-7797 Facsimile: (212) 838 7745 rspeirs@cohenmilstein.com amiller@cohenmilstein.com Kip B. Shuman SHUMAN, GLENN & STECKER 100 Pine Street, Ste. 1250 San Francisco, CA 94101 Telephone: (303) 861-3003 Facsimile: (303) 536-7849 kip@shumanlawfirm.com Case 1:20-cv-00577-UNA Document 1 Filed 04/28/20 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 2 3 Rusty E. Glenn SHUMAN, GLENN & STECKER 600 17th Street, Suite 2800 South Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 861-3003 Facsimile: (303) 536-7849 rusty@shumanlawfirm.com Brett D. Stecker SHUMAN, GLENN & STECKER 326 W. Lancaster Avenue Ardmore, PA 19003 Telephone: (303) 861-3003 Facsimile: (303) 536-7849 brett@shumanlawfirm.com Ronald A. King CLARK HILL PLC 212 E. Cesar Chavez Avenue Lansing, MI 48906 Telephone: (517) 318-3015 Facsimile: (517) 318-3068 rking@clarkhill.com Case 1:20-cv-00577-UNA Document 1 Filed 04/28/20 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 3