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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO: 20-21707-CV-MARTINEZ/BECERRA

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY;

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA; GREAT 

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; 

BEAZLEY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.; AND 

ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY

Defendants.

JOINT MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE UNDER SEAL

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (“Raymond James”), Federal Insurance Company, 

Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., Great 

American Insurance Company, and St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company, in accordance with the 

Court’s Orders [Dkt. 131 and 132] and S.D. Fla. L.R. 5.4(b), submit this Joint Motion for Leave 

to File Under Seal.

1. On August 26, 2020, the Court entered a Stipulated Protective Order setting forth 

that, “All documents of any nature that have been designated as a ‘Confidential Document’ and 

that are filed with the Court, and any briefs or other papers that disclose information that has been 

designated a ‘Confidential Document’ shall be filed with the Court under seal and remain under 

seal until such time as the Court orders otherwise.” [Dkt. 58, p. 8, ¶ 7].

2. On July 30, 2021, and in accordance with the Court’s Stipulated Protective Order, 

Defendants filed the following motions under seal: (1) Defendants’ Motion to Exclude Plaintiff’s 

Experts [Dkt. 121]; Joint Statement of Undisputed Facts [Dkt. 128]1; Defendants’ Motion for 

Summary Judgment [Dkt. 129]; and Defendants’ Statement of Material Facts [Dkt. 130] 

 

1 Concurrently with this Motion, the Parties are refiling the Joint Statement of Undisputed Facts 

[Dkt. 128] with the referenced bank account numbers redacted.

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(collectively the “Sealed Filings”).

3. The Sealed Filings include numerous citations to, quotes from, screen shots of, and 

account numbers/information from documents that Raymond James produced as part of this 

litigation that are marked as “Confidential Documents.” More specifically, numerous referenced 

exhibits are marked “Confidential.” [Dkt. 121-1, 121-2, 130-3, 130-8, 130-9, 130-16]. Additional 

exhibits are expert reports that specifically quote and attach “Confidential Documents” or include 

financial calculations using the account statements marked as “Confidential.” [Dkt. 121-3, 121-4, 

121-5, 130-2, 130-4, 130-5, 130-14]. Finally, the motions and exhibits include deposition 

testimony from numerous fact witnesses and experts about the “Confidential Documents” marked 

as exhibits during their respective depositions. [Dkt. 121-6, 121-7, 121-8, 121-9, 130-6, 130-7, 

130-10, 130-13, 130-14, 130-17].

4. Raymond James proposes that the Sealed Filings remain sealed for the remainder 

of this litigation.

WHEREFORE, the Parties request that the Court enter an Order permitting Defendants to 

file their Motion to Exclude Plaintiff’s Experts under seal [previously filed at Dkt. 121], determine 

that Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment [Dkt. 129] and Defendants’ Statement of Material 

Facts [Dkt. 130] will remain under seal, determine that the Parties’ oppositions and replies to the 

above motions may be filed under seal, and any such further relief that the Court deems 

appropriate.

Date: August 5, 2021 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Jason S. Mazer

Jason S. Mazer, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 0149871 

Joshua R. Alhalel, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 0016320

CIMO MAZER MARK PLLC

100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 3650

Miami, Florida 33131

Telephone: (305) 374-6481

Fax: (305) 374-6488

jmazer@cmmlawgroup.com

jalhalel@cmmlawgroup.com

Counsel for Plaintiff

/s/ Ryan J. Weeks

E.A. “Seth” Mills, Jr., Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 339652 

Ryan J. Weeks, Esq.

Florida Bar No. 57897

MILLS PASKERT DIVERS

100 N. Tampa Street, Suite 3700

Telephone: (813) 229-3500

Facsimile: (813) 229-3502

smills@mpdlegal.com

rweeks@mpdlegal.com

csoltis@mpdlegal.com

Counsel for Travelers Casualty and Surety 

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Company of America & St. Paul Mercury 

Insurance Company

/s/ James M. Kaplan

James M. Kaplan, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 921040

KAPLAN ZEENA LLP

2 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3050

Miami, Florida 33131

Telephone: (305) 530-0800

Facsimile: (305) 530-0801

James.kaplan@kaplanzeena.com

Elizabeth.salom@kaplanzeena.com

service@kaplanzeena.com

and

Michael Keeley, Esq.

Admitted Pro Hac Vice

John R. Riddle, Esq.

Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Clark Hill Strasburger

901 Main Street, Suite 6000

Dallas, Texas 75202-3794

Telelphone: (214) 651-4718

Facsimile: (214) 659-4121

mkeeley@clarkhill.com

jriddle@clarkhill.com

Counsel for Beazley Insurance Company, 

Inc.

/s/ Kristina L. Marsh

Kristina L. Marsh, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 0311080

GORDON REES SCULLY 

MANSUKHANI

601 S. Harbor Island Blvd., Suite 109

Tampa, FL 33602

Telephone (Main): 813-444-9700

Telephone (Direct) 813-523-4937

Facsimile: 813-377-3505

kmarsh@grsm.com

and

Scott L. Schmookler, Esq.

Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Sarah Riedl Clark, Esq.

Admitted Pro Hac Vice

GORDON REES SCULLY 

MANSUKHANI

One North Franklin, Suite 800

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: 312-980-6779

sschmookler@grsm.com

srclark@grsm.com

Counsel for Federal Insurance Company

/s/ Dustin C. Blumenthal

Dustin C. Blumenthal

Florida Bar No. 0149871 

Goldberg Segalla

222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 800

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Telephone: (561) 618-4485

Facsimile: (561) 618-4549

dblumenthal@goldbergsegalla.com

lparker@goldbergsegalla.com

and

Stephen N. Dratch, Esq.

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Admitted Pro Hac Vice

Franzblau Dratch, P.C.

354 Eisenhower Parkway

Livingston, New Jersey 07039

Telephone: (973) 992-3700

Counsel for Great American Insurance 

Company

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on August 5, 2021, I electronically filed the foregoing 

document with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document 

is being served this day on all counsel of record or pro se parties in the manner specified, either 

via transmissions of Notices of Electronic Filing generated by CM/ECF or in some authorized 

manner for those counsel or parties who are not authorized to receive electronically Notices of 

Electronic Filing.

Jason S. Mazer, Esq.

Joshua R. Alhalel, Esq.

Cimo Mazer Mark PLLC

100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 3650

Miami, FL 33131

Email:

jmazer@cmmlawgroup.com

jalhalel@cmmlawgroup.com

kshaw@cmmlawgroup.com

Counsel for Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Kristina L. Marsh, Esq.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

601 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 109

Tampa, FL 33602

Email:

kmarsh@grsm.com

Co-Counsel for Federal Insurance Company

Sarah Riedl Clark, Esq.

Scott L. Schmookler, Esq.

Angela Lewosz, Esq.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

One North Franklin, Suite 800

Chicago, IL 60606

Email:

srclark@grsm.com

sschmookler@grsm.com

alewosz@grsm.com

Co-Counsel for Federal Insurance Company

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Dustin C. Blumenthal, Esq.

Goldberg Segalla LLP

222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 800

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Email:

dblumenthal@goldbergsegalla.com

ppowers@goldbergsegalla.com

pborges@goldbergsegalla.com

Co-Counsel for Great American Insurance Co.

Stephen N. Dratch, Esq.

Franzblau Dratch, P.C.

354 Eisenhower Parkway

Livingston, NJ 07039

James M. Kaplan, Esq.

Kaplan Zeena LLP

2 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3050

Miami, FL 33131

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Email:

sdratch@njcounsel.com

Co-Counsel for Great American Insurance 

Co.

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Email:

james.kaplan@kaplanzeena.com

elizabeth.salom@kaplanzeena.com

service@kaplanzeena.com

Co-Counsel for Beazley Insurance Company, 

Inc.

Charles Adam Brinkley, Esq.

John R. Riddle, Esq.

Michael Keeley, Esq.

Clark Hill Strasburger

901 Main Street, Suite 6000

Dallas, TX 75202

Email:

abrinkley@clarkhill.com

jriddle@clarkhill.com

mkeeley@clarkhill.com

Co-Counsel for Beazley Insurance Company, 

Inc.

(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

/s/ Ryan J. Weeks

Attorney

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