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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
Miami Division 
 
Case Number: 25-24712-CIV-MORENO 
 
TOHO CO., LTD., 
                      Plaintiff, 
vs. 
 
THE INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, 
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, 
PARTNERSHIPS, AND 
UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS 
IDENTIFIED IN SCHEDULE A,  
 
                      Defendants. 
  
 
 
 
 
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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SEAL  
 
THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon  Plaintiff’s Sealed Ex Parte Motion (ECF 6) 
filed on December 11, 2025. 
THE COURT has considered the motion , the  pertinent portions of the record, and being 
otherwise fully advised in the premises, it is 
ADJUDGED that the motion is DENIED with leave to refile on the open docket. “‘Once 
a matter is brought before a court for resolution, it is no longer solely the parties’ case, but also 
the public’s case.” Brown v. Advantage Eng’g., Inc., 960 F.2d 1013, 1016 (11th Cir. 1992). 
There is a “general presumption that criminal and civil actions should be conducted publicly.” 
FTC v. Abbvie Prods., LLC, 713 F.3d 54, 62 (11th Cir. 2013)(quoting Chi. Tribune Co. v. 
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 263 F.3d 1304, 1311 (11th Cir. 2001)). To overcome the 
presumption in favor of access, the Court must examine whether Plaintiff has shown good cause. 
Romero v. Drummond Co., Inc., 480 F.3d 1234, 1246 (11th Cir. 2007).  This requires the Court 
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to “balance[] the asserted right of access against the other party’s interest in keeping the 
information confidential.” Id. (quoting Chi. Tribune Co., 263 F.3d at 1309). “Whether good 
cause exists is decided by the character and nature of the information in question.” Id. (quoting 
Chi. Tribune, 263 F.3d at 1315). In this case, Plaintiff does not meet its burden to establish good 
cause why the Court should seal the motion. The Court, however, grants Plaintiff leave to file the 
motion on the open docket.  
 
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida, this 21st of January 2026. 
  
______________________________________ 
      FEDERICO A. MORENO 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
Copies furnished to: 
 
Counsel of Record 
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