Usherson v. Bandshell Artist Management

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 

ARTHUR USHERSON,                                   : 
                  Plaintiff,                 :           19-CV-6368 (JMF) 
      -V-                                    :                ORDER 
BANDSHELL ARTIST MANAGEMENT,                       : 
                  Defendant.                 : 

JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge: 
Given the interest in maintaining the confidentiality of negotiations and discussions 
conducted as part of the Court-annexed Mediation Program, it is hereby ORDERED that the 
filings made in connection with Defendant’s motion for sanctions, ECF No. 14, shall be 
temporarily sealed unless and until the Court orders otherwise.  Within one week of the filing of 
Defendant’s reply in support of its motion, the parties shall each file a letter brief on ECF stating 
their views on whether and to what extent the motion filings should remain under seal given the 
strong presumption in favor of public access to judicial documents.  See generally Lugosch v. 
Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 119-20 (2d Cir. 2006).  The Court will determine 
whether to keep the documents under seal when deciding the underlying motion. 
The Clerk of Court is directed to place ECF Nos. 14-16, 18-19, and 21-24 on “Court 
View Only.”  Further, Defendant shall follow the Court’s Individual Rules and Practices for 
Civil Cases in submitting its reply papers under seal in the first instance. 
SO ORDERED. 
Dated: November 20, 2019 
New York, New York                          ESSE   MrFURMAN 
                                          nited States District Judge