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t h e st ay, t h at t h e ot h er pa r t i e s w i l lno tb e s ubs t ant i al l y har m e d by t he gr ant o f s t ay , andt hatg r ant i ng th e stayw i l ls erv e th e p u b l i c in teres t. ” Wi l d m on v. B erw i ck Un i vers al P i ct u res , 9 8 3 F .2 d2 1 , 2 3 (5 th C ir . 1 9 9 2 ) (c ita tio n o m itt e d ). United States Court of App eals Fifth Circuit 

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of t h e defen da n t an d, i f so authori zed, shallorder th e p a y m e n t o f

fe e s a n de x p e n s e s . . . . No ex par t epr oc e e di ng, co m m u n i cat i on , or request m ay be consi d ere d pu rsuan t t o th is sec t i on u n less a proper show i ng i s m ad e concerni ng t h e n eed for co nf i d enti ali ty. A ny such p roce eding, com m u n i cat i on , or request sha l lbe t ran scr i beda n dm ad e a part of t h e r ecor dava i lab le f or a pp e l la t er e v i e w. ( em ph asi s add ed). T h e peti t i on er presents no reason s f or hi s need f

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