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In Sweeney v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., No. 2:20-cv-1569, 2020 WL 8265654 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 6, 2020), a United States Magistrate Judge applied settled Sixth Circuit case law and denied permission to file an Amended Class Action Complaint in secret and under seal.
The excuse offered by the parties in that case was that they had agreed to keep things a secret that showed up in the amended complaint. "The parties’ agreement to maintain confidentiality, standing alone, does not constitute a compelling reason for filing under seal." Sweeney, 2020 WL 8265654, at *1.
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