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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., JOHN J.
BROUGH, and DAVID M. EVINGER,
Defendants.
Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-00658
CHAIN BRIDGE BANK, N.A,
Third-Party Plaintiff,
v.
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
Third-Party Defendant.
THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF CHAIN BRIDGE BANK, N.A.’S
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL
Third-Party Plaintiff Chain Bridge Bank, N.A. (Chain Bridge) respectfully submits this
memorandum in support of its motion to file a redacted version of its Reply in Support of Chain
Bridge’s Motion To Establish The Amount Of Indemnified Fees And Expenses To Be Awarded
From Third-Party Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMC), and to maintain the unredacted
version of Chain Bridge’s Reply under permanent seal.
Chain Bridge’s Reply discusses and quotes from billing records itemizing the fees and
expenses incurred by Chain Bridge as a result of JPMC’s wire cancellation. Chain Bridge
previously moved for leave to seal the unredacted versions of its billing records, while filing
versions with limited redactions on the public docket to protect certain time entries describing the
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nature of the work performed by attorneys and experts in ways that reflect confidential information
that is protected from disclosure by the attorney-client privilege or work-product protection. See
Dkt. No. 187. The Court granted Chain Bridge’s motion to seal. See Dkt. No. 197.
Chain Bridge hereby requests that the Court maintain the unredacted version of Chain
Bridge’s Reply under seal for the same reasons that the Court sealed the unredacted exhibits to
Chain Bridge’s fees motion. The unredacted version of Chain Bridge’s Reply discusses and quotes
entries from Chain Bridge’s billing records that reflect Chain Bridge’s litigation approach, research
topics, and strategy. As this Court correctly concluded when it authorized the sealed filing of Chain
Bridge’s exhibits, that information should be protected from public disclosure. See, e.g., Chaudhry
v. Gallerizzo, 174 F.3d 394, 402 (4th Cir. 1999); Denton v. PennyMac Loan Servs., LLC, 252 F.
Supp. 3d 504, 508 (E.D. Va. 2017); Brown v. Tethys Bioscience, Inc., No. CIV.A. 1:10-1245, 2012
WL 252632, at *3 (S.D.W. Va. Jan. 26, 2012). Under these circumstances, Chain Bridge’s filing
of the redacted version of its Reply on the public docket is sufficient to satisfy the public’s interest
in observing and understanding these proceedings. See, e.g., ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. v. Verizon
Commc’ns, Inc., No. 2:10-CV-248, 2011 WL 7046021, at *2 (E.D. Va. Dec. 7, 2011).
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The unredacted version of Chain Bridge’s Reply should remain under seal. A proposed
order reflecting the requested relief is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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Dated: November 29, 2021
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Donald Burke
Gary A. Orseck (pro hac vice)
Matthew M. Madden (pro hac vice)
Donald Burke (VA Bar No. 76550)
ROBBINS, RUSSELL, ENGLERT,
ORSECK & UNTEREINER LLP
2000 K Street, N.W., 4th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006
Tel: (202) 775-4500
Fax: (202) 775-4510
dburke@robbinsrussell.com
Counsel for Third-Party Plaintiff
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on November 29, 2021, I will electronically file the foregoing with the
Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will then send a notification of such filing to the
following:
Meredith K. Loretta
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE & DORR LLP
1875 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 663-6981
Email: meredith.loretta@wilmerhale.com
Counsel for Third-Party Defendant JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Peter H. White, Esq.
SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP
901 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-729-7476
peter.white@srz.com
Counsel for Plaintiff Blue Flame Medical LLC
/s/ Donald Burke
Donald Burke (VA Bar No. 76550)
ROBBINS, RUSSELL, ENGLERT,
ORSECK & UNTEREINER LLP
2000 K Street, N.W., 4th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006
Tel: (202) 775-4500
Fax: (202) 775-4510
dburke@robbinsrussell.com
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