SARAH L. CAVE, Magistrate Judge.
WHEREAS, on August 19, 2019, the American Prospect and Brandon Smith (collectively, the "Proposed Intervenors") filed their Motion to Intervene and Unseal Court Records (the "Motion") (ECF No. 328);
WHEREAS, on September 3, 2019, Defendants Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and The Yield Book, Inc. (collectively, "
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Advanced Analytics, Inc. ("Plaintiff" and, together with Defendants, the "Parties") has not filed a response to the Motion;
WHEREAS, Plaintiff, Defendants, and the Proposed Intervenors are engaged in discussions to determine whether they are able to resolve the Motion without intervention from the Court;
WHEREAS, while reserving all rights, Proposed Intervenors and Defendants will work together to determine whether they are able to identify any additional sealed filings that Defendants agree to provide as a Permitted Filing (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, on October 3, 2019, a prior version of this Order was filed as a stipulation between Defendants and the Proposed Intervenors (the "Stipulation") (ECF No. 350);
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2019, Plaintiff submitted a letter to the Court raising certain issues regarding the Stipulation (ECF No. 352);
WHEREAS, at a hearing held on November 12, 2019, the Parties agreed to certain modifications in order to address Plaintiff's concerns regarding the Stipulation;
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2019, the Court issued an Order (ECF No. 380) ordering the resubmission of the Stipulation with certain additional modifications; and
WHEREAS, the Plaintiff, Defendants, and the Proposed Intervenors were unable to amicably finalize the Stipulation;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby
1. The Court adjourns
2. The Proposed Intervenors are authorized to receive any filings that the Parties have agreed do not contain Confidential Discovery Material as defined in the Stipulation and Protective Order Governing Confidential Material, dated March 22, 2005 (ECF No. 25) or that have such Confidential Discovery Material redacted (any such filing, a "Permitted Filing"). Any information received by Proposed Intervenors pursuant to this paragraph 1 shall be deemed public information, with no restriction on the disclosure or publication of such information.
3. By
4. Any party, as well as Proposed Intervenors, are authorized to file the Permitted Filings, with any Confidential Discovery Information redacted, on the public docket.
5. The Proposed Intervenors agree that any Permitted Filings provided to the Proposed Intervenors is subject to Federal Rule of Evidence 408, for the limited purpose of resolving the Motion, and that the production of any Permitted Filings shall not constitute a waiver by Plaintiff or Defendants of any rights or defenses, including with respect to their opposition to the Motion in the event the Parties and the Proposed Intervenors are unable to resolve the matter amicably.
6. Defendants and Proposed Intervenors agree that no party, nor the Proposed Intervenors, shall be deemed to have waived any rights or defenses by providing or accepting a Permitted Filing pursuant to this Order, nor shall anything in this Order affect the rights or defenses of any party, or the Proposed Intervenors, with respect to the continued sealing of currently sealed filings including, without limitation, exhibits filed in support of a motion.
7. In the event that Plaintiff, Defendants, and the Proposed Intervenors are not able to resolve the motion to unseal amicably, Plaintiff, Defendants, and the Proposed Intervenors are
8. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close Plaintiff's Letter-Motion for Discovery (ECF No. 385) as improperly filed.
SO ORDERED