24 Cited authorities

United States v. Bagley
473 U.S. 667 (1985) Cited 9,432 times 34 Legal Analyses
Holding that there was a Brady violation when federal prosecutors withheld evidence of inducements made to witnesses to encourage them to testify against the defendant
Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.
435 U.S. 589 (1978) Cited 6,011 times 9 Legal Analyses
Holding that "business information that might harm a litigant's competitive standing" can constitute a sufficient reason to preserve records under seal
Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga
435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006) Cited 2,115 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that the common-law and First Amendment presumptions of open records apply in civil cases; setting forth the standard under which such presumptions may be overcome
Phillips v. General Motors Corp.
307 F.3d 1206 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 2,236 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the party or intervenor “seeking protection bears the burden of showing specific prejudice or harm will result if no protective order is granted”
U.S. v. Amodeo
71 F.3d 1044 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 1,249 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that district court abused its discretion by unsealing record
Chicago Tribune Co. v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
263 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2001) Cited 638 times
Holding that "material filed with discovery motions is not subject to the common-law right of access, whereas discovery material filed in connection with pretrial motions that require judicial resolution of the merits is subject to the common-law right"
Von Bulow by Auersperg v. Von Bulow
811 F.2d 136 (2d Cir. 1987) Cited 468 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the burden of establishing all the essential elements" of a privilege claim is not met "by mere conclusory or ipse dixit assertions"
Leucadia, v. Applied Extrusion Technologies
998 F.2d 157 (3d Cir. 1993) Cited 380 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that common law right of access applies to all pretrial motions of a nondiscovery nature and the material filed in connection therewith
S.E.C. v. Thestreet.com
273 F.3d 222 (2d Cir. 2001) Cited 237 times
Holding that the second prong of the collateral order doctrine was met because "the issue of disclosure of the Confidential Testimony was wholly separate from the underlying merits of the action, which involved alleged violations of the securities law"
Newsday LLC v. County of Nassau
730 F.3d 156 (2d Cir. 2013) Cited 166 times
Finding First Amendment right of access to contempt proceeding
Rule 26 - Duty to Disclose; General Provisions Governing Discovery
Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 Cited 94,916 times 653 Legal Analyses
Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37

Giuffre v. Maxwell

24 Cited authorities

Holding that there was a Brady violation when federal prosecutors withheld evidence of inducements made to witnesses to encourage them to testify against the defendant

Holding that "business information that might harm a litigant's competitive standing" can constitute a sufficient reason to preserve records under seal

Holding that the common-law and First Amendment presumptions of open records apply in civil cases; setting forth the standard under which such presumptions may be overcome

Holding that the party or intervenor “seeking protection bears the burden of showing specific prejudice or harm will result if no protective order is granted”

Holding that district court abused its discretion by unsealing record

Holding that "material filed with discovery motions is not subject to the common-law right of access, whereas discovery material filed in connection with pretrial motions that require judicial resolution of the merits is subject to the common-law right"

Holding that "the burden of establishing all the essential elements" of a privilege claim is not met "by mere conclusory or ipse dixit assertions"

Holding that common law right of access applies to all pretrial motions of a nondiscovery nature and the material filed in connection therewith

Holding that the second prong of the collateral order doctrine was met because "the issue of disclosure of the Confidential Testimony was wholly separate from the underlying merits of the action, which involved alleged violations of the securities law"

Finding First Amendment right of access to contempt proceeding

Adopting Fed.R.Civ.P. 37