Aon plc et al v. Heffernan et al

MOTION

N.D. Ill.February 4, 2016

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION AON PLC, a United Kingdom public limited company, and AON GROUP, INC., a Maryland corporation, Plaintiffs, v. MICHAEL HEFFERNAN, an individual, and ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants. Case No. 16 CV 1924 (Jury Demanded) AON’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL Plaintiffs Aon plc and Aon Group, Inc. (“Aon”), by their attorneys DLA Piper LLP (US), respectfully move this Court under Local Rule 26.2 for leave to file Aon’s Motion for Leave to Submit Additional Declarations and the Declarations of Jan Cottini and Matt Anacker under seal, and in support, state as follows: 1. At the hearing on February 4, 2016, the Court directed that a portion of the transcript identifying one of Aon’s former clients be kept confidential. 2. On February 4, 2016, Aon filed a Motion for Leave to Submit Additional Declarations and the Declarations of Jan Cottini and Matt Anacker. Consistent with the Court’s direction at the hearing, Aon redacted the name of the client in these documents. WHEREFORE, Aon respectfully requests that this Court grant leave for Aon to file Aon’s Motion for Leave to Submit Additional Declarations and the Declarations of Jan Cottini and Matt Anacker under seal. Case: 1:16-cv-01924 Document #: 19 Filed: 02/04/16 Page 1 of 3 PageID #:438 2 Dated: February 4, 2016 Respectfully submitted, AON PLC AND AON GROUP, INC. /s/ John J. Hamill One of Their Attorneys Shand S. Stephens (pro hac vice pending) Anthony Coles (pro hac vice pending) DLA Piper LLP (US) 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor New York, New York 10020 T: 212.335.4500 shand.stephens@dlapiper.com anthony.coles@dlapiper.com John J. Hamill (ARDC No. 6217530) Joseph A. Roselius (ARDC No. 6300703) DLA Piper LLP (US) 203 North La Salle Street, Suite 1900 Chicago, Illinois 60601 T: 312.368.4000 john.hamill@dlapiper.com joseph.roselius@dlapiper.com Case: 1:16-cv-01924 Document #: 19 Filed: 02/04/16 Page 2 of 3 PageID #:439 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, John J. Hamill, an attorney, hereby certify that on February 4, 2016, I caused the foregoing Aon’s Motion for Leave to File Under Seal to be electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF System which will send notification of the filing to: Thomas F. Hurka Stephanie L. Sweitzer Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 77 W. Wacker Dr., 5th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 T: 312.324.1000 thurka@morganlewis.com ssweitzer@morganlewis.com Attorneys for Defendants Michael Heffernan and Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. /s/ John J. Hamill Case: 1:16-cv-01924 Document #: 19 Filed: 02/04/16 Page 3 of 3 PageID #:440