### Tremor Video, Inc. v Alphonso, Inc. 2024 NY Slip Op 30125(U) January 10, 2024 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 653266/2021 Judge: Joel M. Cohen Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip

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TREMOR VIDEO, INC., INDEX NO. Plaintiff,

- V - MOTION DATE INDEX NO. 653266/2021 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 01/10/2024

653266/2021 09/01/2023, 09/01/2023, 09/01/2023 ALPHONSO, INC. N/K/A LG ADS, LG ELECTRONICS, INC., MOTION SEQ. NO. 025 026 027 Defendants. DECISION+ ORDERON MOTION

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------X HON. JOEL M. COHEN: Thefollowing e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 025) 707, 708, 709,710, 711,712,713,714,715,716,717,718,719,720,721,722,723,724,725,726,727,728,729,730, 731,732,733,734,735,736,737,738,739,740,741,742,743,744,977,979,994,995,996, 1025 were read on this motion to SEAL/REDACT Thefollowing e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 026) 745, 746, 747, 748, 749,750,751,752,753,754,755,756,757,758,759,760,761,762,763,764,765,766,767,768, 769,770,771,772,773,774,775,776,777,778,779,780,781,782,783,784,785,786,787,788, 789,790,791,792,793,794,795,796,797,798,799,800,801,802,803,804,805,806,807,808, 809,810,811,812,813,814,815,816,817,818,819,820,821,822,823,824,825,826,827,828, 829,830,831,832,833,834,835,836,837,838,839,840,841,842,843,844,845,846,847,848, 849,850,851,852,853,854,855,856,857,858,859,860,861,862,863,864,865,974,976,980, 982,983,984,985,986,987,997,998,999, 1023, 1026 were read on this motion to SEAL/REDACT Thefollowing e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 027) 866, 867, 868, 869, 870,871,872,873,874,875,876,877,878,879,880,881,882,883,884,885,886,887,888,889, 890,891,892,893,894,895,896,897,898,899,900,901,902,903,904,905,906,907,908,909, 910,911,912,913,914,915,916,917,918,919,920,921,922,923,924,925,926,927,928,929, 930,931,932,933,934,935,936,937,938,939,940,941,942,943,944,945,946,947,948,949, 950,951,952,953,954,955,956,957,958,959,960,961,962,963,964,965,966,967,968,969, 970,971,972,973,975,978,981,988,989,990,991,992,993, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1024, 1027 were read on this motion to SEAL/REDACT PlaintiffTremor Video, Inc. ("Tremor"), seeks an order sealing and/orredacting exhibits from thatwere filed in connection with this proceeding as NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 712- 740 (MS 025); 749-864 (MS 026); and 870-953 and 956-970 (MS 027), and redacting portions

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ofdocuments filed as NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 711, 741, 742, and 743 (MS 025); 684, 685, 749, 753, 853, and 854 (MS 026); and 693, 694, and 972-973 (MS 027). Forthe following reasons, Tremor's motion is granted in part. Pursuantto§ 216.1 (a) ofthe Uniform Rules for Trial Courts, this Court may seal afiling "upon awritten finding ofgood cause, which shall specify the grounds thereof. In determining whether good cause has been shown, the court shall considerthe interests ofthe public as well as ofthe parties" (22 NYCRR § 216.1 [a]). The Appellate Division has emphasizedthat "there is abroad presumption that the public is entitled to access tojudicial proceedings and courtrecords" (Mosallem vBerenson, 76 AD3d 345, 348 [1stDept 201O]). "Sincethe right [ofpublic access to court proceedings] is of constitutional dimension, any order denying access mustbe narrowly tailoredto serve compellingobjectives, such as a need for secrecy that outweighs the public's right to access" (DancoLabs., Ltd v Chemical Works of GedeonRichter, Ltd, 274 AD2d 1, 6 [1st Dept 2000] [emphasis added]; seealso, e.g. Gryphon Dom. 

### VL LLCvAPPIntern. Fin. Co., B. V, 28 AD3d 322, 324 [1stDept 2006]). "Furthermore, because confidentialityis the exception and not the rule, 'the party seeking to seal court records has the burdento demonstrate compelling circumstancestojustify restricting public access"' (Maxim, Inc. vFeifer, 145 AD3d 516,517 [1st Dept 2016] [citations omitted]). The Courthas reviewed Tremor's proposed sealing ofthe documents filed as NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 712, 713, 717, 721, 724, 725, 730, 731, 732, 736, 737, 740 (MS 025); 752, 755,756,758,759,760,761,763,764,765,766,767,768,769,771,774,775,777,784,785, 786,788,790,791,793,794,795,797,799,800,801,805,810,812,832,833,834,836,840, 849, 852, 857, 861, 983, 984, 985, and 986 (MS 026); and 870, 872, 878, 881, 882, 883, 884,

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885,887,888,889,891,892,893,894,895,896,902,904,906,908,911,912,914,916,922, 926,927,928,930,934,935,936,938,939,949,956,962,964,965,967,989,990,991,and 992 (MS 027), as well as the targetedredactions the proposed in the documents filed as NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 711, 741, 742, 743 (MS 025); 684, 685, 749, 753, 1 853, 854 (MS 026); and 693, 694, 875, 876,2 972, and 973 (MS 027), and finds that they comport with the applicable sealing standard as laid out inMosallem, 76 AD3d at 348-350, and its progeny, in that they contain sensitive and confidential business and financial information. Further, these Exhibits are properly sealed and/orredacted to the extentthey contain nonpublic information about confidential contracts or agreements with non-parties to this instant case (Mancheski v Gabelli Grp. CapitalPartners, 39 AD3d 499, 502 [2d Dept2007] ["[D]isclosure could impinge
on the privacy rights ofthird parties who clearly are not litigants herein[.]"]). However, the parties' generalized assertions ofgood cause for the remaining Exhibits filed as NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 714, 715, 716, 718, 719, 720, 722, 723, 726, 727, 728, 729, 733, 734, 735, 738, and 739 (MS 025); 750, 751, 754, 757, 762, 770, 772, 773, 776, 778, 779,780,781,782,783,787,789,792,796,798,802,803,804,806,807,808,809,811,813, 814,815,816,817,818,819,820,821,822,823,824,825,826,827,828,829,830,831,835, 837,838,839,841,842,843,844,845,846,847,848,850,851,855,856,858,859,860,862, 863, and 864 (MS 026); and 871, 873, 874, 877, 879, 880, 886, 890, 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 903,905,907,909,910,913,915,917,918,919,920,921,923,924,925,929,931,932,933,

1 The proposedredactions for NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 684, 685, 749, and 753 are found at NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 983, 984, 985, and 986 respectively.
2 The proposedredactions for NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 693, 694, 875, and 876 are found at NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 989,990,991, and 992 respectively.

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937,940,941,942,943,944,945,946,947,948,950,951,952,953,957,958,959,960,961, 963, 966, 968, 969, and 970 (MS 027), do not establish a compellingjustification for the complete sealing that is proposed. Whileportions ofthese documents may include confidential business and financial information, the proposed sealing is not adequately explained orjustified. Thus, the parties shouldpropose andjustifytargeted redactions that satisfy the requirements of 22 NYCRR § 216 [a] and applicable case law. Any subsequentmotion seeking to address the above concerns should adhere to this Part's Sealing Practices and Procedures (see https:/ /www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/courts/comdiv/NY/PDFs/part3-sealing-practices.pdf), including the requirement to submit an affidavitbased on personal knowledge attesting to the factual bases for redaction and a spreadsheet setting forth a non-conclusory good faith basis for each proposedredaction. Accordingly, itis ORDERED that Tremor's motion to seal the Exhibits is granted insofar as it seeks to seal the documents filed as NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 712, 713, 717, 721, 724, 725, 730, 731, 732, 736, 737, and 740 (MS 025); 752, 755, 756, 758, 759, 760, 761, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767,768,769,771,774,775,777,784,785,786,788,790,791,793,794,795,797,799,800, 801,805,810,812,832,833,834,836,840,849,852,857,861,983,984,985,and986(MS 026);and870,872,878,881,882,883,884,885,887,888,889,891,892,893,894,895,896, 902,904,906,908,911,912,914,916,922,926,927,928,930,934,935,936,938,939,949, 956, 962, 964, 965, 967, 989, 990, 991, and 992 (MS 027), and insofar as it seeks to redact the documents filed as NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 711, 741, 742, and 743 (MS 025); 684, 685,

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749, 753,3 853, and 854 (MS 026); and 693, 694, 875, 876,4 972 and 973 (MS 026); and is otherwise denied, withoutprejudice to filing a new motion within 21 days to redact confidential portions ofthe remaining Exhibits consistentwith this Decision and Order and applicable case law; itis further ORDERED that the County Clerk shall maintain the documents filed as NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 711, 712, 713, 717, 721, 724, 725, 730, 731, 732, 736, 737, 740, 741, 742, and 743 (MS 025); 684, 685, 749, 752, 753, 755, 756, 758, 759, 760, 761, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767,768,769,771,774,775,777,784,785,786,788,790,791,793,794,795,797,799,800, 801,805,810,812,832,833,834,836,840,849,852,853,854,857,861,983,984,985,and 986 (MS 026); and 693, 694, 870, 872, 875, 876, 878, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 887, 888, 889, 891,892,893,894,895,896,902,904,906,908,911,912,914,916,922,926,927,928,930, 934,935,936,938,939,949,956,962,964,965,967,972,973,983,984,985,986,989,990, 991, and 992 (MS 027) under seal, so that the documents maybe accessible bythe parties, their counsel, and authorized courtpersonnel; it is further ORDERED that the documents filed as NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 714, 715, 716, 718, 719, 720, 722, 723, 726, 727, 728, 729, 733, 734, 735, 738, and 739 (MS 025); 750, 751, 754,757,762,770,772,773,776,778,779,780,781,782,783,787,789,792,796,798,802, 803,804,806,807,808,809,811,813,814,815,816,817,818,819,820,821,822,823,824, 825,826,827,828,829,830,831,835,837,838,839,841,842,843,844,845,846,847,848,

3 The proposedredactions for NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 684, 685, 749, and 753 are found at NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 983, 984, 985, and 986 respectively.
4 The proposedredactions for NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 693, 694, 875, and 876 are found at NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 989,990,991, and 992 respectively.

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850, 851, 855, 856, 858, 859, 860, 862, 863, and 864 (MS 026); and 871, 873, 874, 877, 879, 880,886,890,897,898,899,900,901,903,905,907,909,910,913,915,917,918,919,920, 921,923,924,925,929,931,932,933,937,940,941,942,943,944,945,946,947,948,950, 951, 952, 953, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 963, 966, 968, 969, and 970 (MS 027) shall remain provisionally sealed for 21 days from the date ofthe Court's entry ofthis Decision and Order on NYSCEF. Ifanyparty files anew motion to seal orredact confidential portions ofthe documents consistent with this Decision and Order within that 21-dayperiod, the documents shall remain provisionally sealedpending resolution ofthatmotion. Ifno such motion is filed within 21 days from the entry ofthis Decision and Order, the parties shall alert the County Clerk that the motion to seal the above-referenced documents hasbeen denied bythe Court and that the documents shouldbe unsealed on NYSCEF; itis further ORDERED that the parties uploadredacted copies to NYSCEF ofthe documents filed at NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 711, 741, 742, and 743 (MS 025); 684, 685, 749, 753,5 853, and 854 (MS 026); and 693, 694, 875, 876,6 972 and 973 (MS 027) within 21 days ofthis Decision and Order; it is further ORDERED that, as itrelates to future submissions that contain subject matterthat the courthas authorized to be sealedbythis Decision and Order which are made by any party, the parties mayfile ajoint stipulation, to be So Ordered, which will authorize the filing ofsuch

5 The proposedredactions for NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 684, 685, 749, and 753 are found at NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 983, 984, 985, and 986 respectively.
6 The proposedredactions for NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 693, 694, 875, and 876 are found at NYSCEF DocumentNumbers 989,990,991, and 992 respectively.

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future submissions to be filed in sealed and/or redacted form on NYSCEF, providedthat an unredacted copy ofany documentis contemporaneously filed with a request to seal. This constitutes the Decision and Order ofthe Court.

1/10/2024

DATE CHECK ONE:
APPLICATION: CHECK IF APPROPRIATE: CASE DISPOSED GRANTED**□** DENIED SETTLE ORDER INCLUDES TRANSFER/REASSIGN

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