Order on Motions to Seal — Blue Flame Medical v. Chain Bridge Bank (E.D. Va.)

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An order, Document 133 filed May 7, 2021, in Blue Flame Medical LLC v. Chain Bridge Bank, N.A., et al., Case 1:20-cv-00658-LMB-IDD, in the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division). The order addresses motions to seal filed by Blue Flame Medical LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., each referencing an audio recording of a phone call. It states that the only reason given for sealing is that Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. designated the exhibit as confidential under the Protective Order, and that the Court does not accept that explanation as sufficient. It orders Chain Bridge, no later than May 14,2021, to provide an explanation, failing which the motions to seal will be denied.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division
BLUE FLAME MEDICAL LLC,
Plaintiff,
V.
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK,N.A., etaL,
Defendants.
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK,
N.A.,
Third-Party Plaintiff,
V.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,
N.A.,
Third-Party Defendant.
I:20-cv-658 (LMB/IDD)
ORDER
Before the Court are motions to seal filed by plaintiff Blue Flame Medical LLC ("Blue
Flame") and third-party defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. ("JPMC"), each referencing what
appears to be the same exhibit, an audio recording of a March 25,2020 phone call identified by
the Bates number CBB00002797. [Dkt. No. 116] at 1; [Dkt. No. 126] at I; [Dkt. No. 132-30].
The only reason Blue Flame and JPMC have given to justify sealing this exhibit is that defendant
Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. ("Chain Bridge") designated it as "confidential" pursuant to the
Protective Order. [Dkt. No. 116] at 2; [Dkt. No. 126] at 2. This Court does not accept that
explanation as sufficient basis to keep an exhibit supporting a dispositive motion out of the
public record. Accordingly, it is hereby
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ORDERED that no later than May 14,2021, Chain Bridge, as the original proponent of
the confidential designation, provide an explanation that justifies filing the exhibits under seal. If
Chain Bridge does not provide a satisfactory explanation, the motions to seal will be denied.
The Clerk is directed to forward copies of this Order to counsel of record.
Entered this J_ day of May, 2021.
Alexandria, Virginia
/s/
Leonie M, Brinkema
United States District Judge
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