Goldson v. Watson et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
__________________________________________________
JOSEPH GOLDSON,
Plaintiff, ORDER
-against-
9:24-CV-213
(BKS/ML)
C.O. CODY WATSON,
C.O. JAMES BLACKMER,
C.O. BRADLEY NELLENBACH,
C.O. MICHAEL MARCINKOWSKI and
SGT. DALE BEST,
Defendants.
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WHEREAS, on December 8, 2025, defendants Sergeant Dale Best and Officer Michael
Marcinkowski filed a motion for summary judgment (ECF No. 33); and
WHEREAS, is support of the motion, defendant Sergeant Dale Best submitted the
following document attached to Sergeant Best’s Declaration:
Exhibit B, a copy of the Emergency Evacuation Plan for 74E dorm at Mohawk
Correctional Facility.
and
WHEREAS, the Court finds that the presumption of public access to judicial documents is
in the particular circumstances of this case outweighed by the competing considerations in favor
of filing records under seal in accordance with the standard set forth in Lugosch v. Pyramid Co.
Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006) for the reasons set forth in Defendants' letter brief (Dkt.
No. 34) and that sealing of the entire one-page document is necessary to preserve the sensitive
security information;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
The following motion document shall be filed under seal:
Exhibit B to Sgt. Dale Best’s Declaration (ECF No. 33-11), a copy of the
Emergency Evacuation Plan for 74E dorm at Mohawk Correctional Facility.
SO ORDERED:
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Honorable Brenda K. Sanness
Chief United States District Judge
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