United States v. Reis and Hockridge, N.D. Tex. No. 4:24-cr-00287-O, Doc. 356: Hockridge's motion to seal a motion to reconsider a sealed order (2025-11-20)

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Unopposed Motion to Seal Motion to Reconsider the Court's Sealed Order Regarding Defendant's Sentencing Objections, filed by Stephanie Hockridge in United States v. Reis and Hockridge, Case No. 4:24-cr-00287-O, Document 356, on November 20, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. It asks leave under Local Rule 55.3 to file under seal the Motion to Reconsider and its memorandum of law. The motion states that the Court's prior order (Doc. #353) was issued under seal on November 20, 2025, and that the substance involves the Presentence Investigation Report, objections to it, and sentencing memoranda previously filed under seal. It states that the Government does not oppose, and a certificate of conference names Government counsel Matthew Weybrecht.

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Case 4:24-cr-00287-O        Document 356          Filed 11/20/25     Page 1 of 3     PageID 8789



                        IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                        FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                FORT WORTH DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                     §
                                              §
               Plaintiff,                     §
                                              §
v.                                            §       Case No. 4:24 CR-00287-O
                                              §
STEPHANIE HOCKRIDGE, a/k/a                    §       (02)
STEPHANIE REIS,                               §
                                              §
               Defendant.                     §

            DEFENDANT STEPHANIE HOCKRIDGE’S UNOPPOSED
          MOTION TO SEAL MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE COURT’S
     SEALED ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S SENTENCING OBJECTIONS

       COMES NOW Defendant Stephanie Hockridge by and through her undersigned counsel

and hereby moves this Court for an order allowing her to file under seal Ms. Hockridge’s Motion

to Reconsider the Court’s Sealed Order Regarding Defendant’s Sentencing Objections and its

accompanying memorandum of law. The Government does not oppose Ms. Hockridge’s request

to seal her motion. In support of her motion to seal, Ms. Hockridge respectfully states:

       1.      Under Local Rule 55.3(b), “[i]f no statute or rule requires or permits a document to

be filed under seal, a party may file a document under seal only on motion and by permission of

the presiding judge.”

       2.      The Courts prior order addressing Ms. Hockridge’s sentencing objections

(Doc. #353) was issued under seal on November 20, 2025.

       3.      The substance of both the sealed order and Ms. Hockridge’s Motion to Reconsider

involves matters that have been previously filed under seal, including the Presentence Investigation

Report, Ms. Hockridge's objections to the Presentence Investigation Report, and the parties’

sentencing memoranda. Such documents should be filed under seal.


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       4.      Prior to filing the instant motion, the undersigned conferred with AUSA Matthew

Weybrecht, who confirmed the Government does not oppose Ms. Hockridge’s motion to

reconsider being filed under seal.

       WHEREFORE Defendant Stephanie Hockridge respectfully requests that the Court grant

her leave to file her Motion to Reconsider the Court’s Sealed Order Regarding Defendant’s

Sentencing Objections under seal pursuant to Local Rule 55.3.



  Dated: November 20, 2025                     Respectfully submitted,

                                               BRYAN CAVE LEIGHTON PAISNER LLP

                                               /s/ Richard E. Finneran
                                               RICHARD E. FINNERAN
                                               MARK A. SRERE
                                               KEVIN H. JENCO
                                               211 North Broadway, Suite 3600
                                               St. Louis, Missouri 63102
                                               Tel: (314) 259-2000
                                               Fax: (314) 259-2020
                                               richard.finneran@bclplaw.com
                                               mark.srere@bclplaw.com
                                               kevin.jenco@bclplaw.com

                                               Attorneys for Defendant Stephanie Hockridge



                                CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

      I hereby certify that on November 20, 2025, a true and correct copy of the foregoing
document was served on all counsel of record by operation of the Court’s CM/ECF system.

                                                   /s/ Richard Finneran
                                                   RICHARD E. FINNERAN




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                           CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE

       On November 20, 2025, I conferred via email with Government counsel Matthew
Weybrecht, who indicated that Government did not oppose Ms. Hockridge being granted the relief
requested herein.

                                                  /s/ Richard Finneran
                                                  RICHARD E. FINNERAN




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