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IN U N ITE D STA TES D ISTR ICT CO UR T

FO R TH E SO U TH ERN D ISTRIC T O F FLO RIDA
CA SE N O .:15-cv-20782-M a=inez-G oodm an

DEN N IS M O N TG OM ERY ,

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Plaintiff,

JAN 15 2210
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D efendants.

PLA IN TIFF'S M O TIO N FO R LEA V E TO FILE U N DER SEA L A N D TO REM O VE

D O C U M EN TS FR O M PRO TE CTIV E O R DER

PlaintiffDelmisM ontgomeryherebymoves,pursuantto Rule5.4(b)oftheLocalRules

forthe U.S.DistrictCourtforthe Southem DistrictofFlorida,forleaveto file thedocum ents
labeled asExhibitA underseal.
Plaintiffis m oving to file the atlached docum ents undersealas they have been designated

confidentialby non-partiesSim on & Schuster,Priscilla Painton,and Tina Bennettpursuantto

M agistrateJonathan Goodman'sProtectiveOrderConcemingContidentiallnformation(Docket

No.89).Thesedocumentswereproducedbythenon-partiespursuanttoasubpoenaissuedby
Plaintiff.

Plaintiffindicated in hisOpposition to D efendants'M otion forSum m ary Judgem entthat

he w ould be m oving to file these docum ents underseal,ashe is relying on them in hisopposition

tothesummaryjudgmentmotion.ThesedocumentsarebeingusedasExhibit6toPlaintiffs
Opposition to Defendants'M otion forSumm ary Judgm ent,aswe asExhibit10 to Plaintiffs
Statem entofDisputed M aterialFacts,aswasindicated in thosepleadings.

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These docum ents have been designated asconfidentialas provided in page 4 of

MagistrateJudgeGoodman'sProtectiveOrderConcerningConfidentialInfonnation(Docket

No.89).M agistrateJudgeGoodman'sOrderProvides:
Any party in this A ction or any third party to w hom a subpoena is issued in this

Action (a producing Party'') may designate any material that it produces

(including, but not limited to, exhibits, documents, and things; answers to
intenogatories; responses to requests for admissions;responses to requests for
production;and declarations,aftidavits,and deposition testim ony or transcripts,

includingtheinfonnation containedtherein whetherin noteorsummaryform)as

ttconfidential''only if the material contains inform ation that is proprietary or
unduly sensitive to the Producing Party and isnototherwise in the public dom ain.

DocketNo.89--ProtectiveOrderConcemingConfidentiallnfonuation(Emphasisadded).
H ow ever,asindicated by M agistrate Judge G oodm an in the hearing ofJanuary 5,2016,
sealing docum entsisnotfavored by this Court:
M r. K laym an: W e did get docum entation on D ecem ber 15th. That
docum entation's very im portant.I have copies of it here today, if your Honor
should ask a question in thatregard.
The docum entation thatw e gotw as from the firstpublisher--prestlm ed publisher
of M r.Risen, Sim on & Schuster, and his literary agent,Tina Bennett.And the

bookwasturneddownby Simon& Schuster,rejected.

That docum entation show s as w e read theHdocum entation -- and w e have
stipulated to its authenticity --that M r.Risen did not have sufficientinfonnation
about w hat he w rote concerning M r.M ontgom ery. That w as one of the serious
concerns 1 intem retthe docum ents to say in m oving forward w ith publishing at
Sim on & Schuster.
Italso -- the docum entation also show s --and l w ould ask thatthis be putunder

protective order for the time being,because wetve agreed thatit's subjectto
declassification, m y characterization of the docum ents. So if the court reporter
could keep thisofftherecord --offthepublicrecord forrightnow.
T he C ourt:W ell,M r.Iolaym an,lhave to tellyou --l've indicated this before -- 1
am nota big proponentofsealing hearings,sealing docum ents,sealing comm ents
m erely because a party or a law yer prefers thatthe com m entnot be available for

review bythepublic.Quiteto thecontrary,thegeneralruleisthatthecourtsare

open to the public.

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TranscriptofH earing ofJanuary 5,2015 atp.8,see Exhibit 18 ofPlaintiff s Statem entof

D isputed M aterialFacts;see also Exhibit 1 ofPlaintiff'sM em orandum in Opposition to
D efendants'M otion for Sum m ary Judgm ent.

Given Plaintiffsreliance on these documentsin hisopposition to Defendants'M otion for

Summ ary Judgment,Plaintiffwasleftwith no choicebutto filethem undersealforthetim e
being.H ow ever,Plaintiffwillbe m oving the C ourtto unsealthe docum ents in a tim ely m anner

asthey willbenecessary forhiscase againstDefendants.

Plaintiffsoughtconsentforthism otion from Defendants,as wellasfrom counselfor

non-partiesSimon & Schusterand TinaBennett.Asofthe timeofthefiling ofthism otion,

Plaintiffhasnotheard a definitive response from D efendants'counselor from non-parties'
counselregarding consentto thism otion.
Plaintiffw illtherefore supplem ent,butw anted to tile this m otion on the record assoon as
possible so the Courtm ay begin fullreview ofPlaintiffsOpposition to D efendants'M otion for
Sum m ary Judgm ent.

W HEREFORE,fortheforegoing reasons,Plaintiffrespectfully requeststhatleavebe

granted forhim to filethedocum entsthathavebeen attached asExhibitA undersealand thatthe
docum entsbe ordered rem oved from the protective order.

Dated:January 14,2016

Respectfully subm itted,

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LarryKlayman,Esq.

Klaym an Law Firm

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7050 W Palm etto Park Rd.

Suite 15-287

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Boca Raton,FL 33433

(310)595-0800
leklayman@ gmail.com
Attorney for Plaintiff

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Davis W rightTrem aine LLP
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W ashington D .C.20006-3401

Email:laurahandman@ dwt.com
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