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The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 003) 83, 84, 85, 86 were read on this motion to/for               SEAL. The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 005) 103, 104, 105 were read on this motion to/for               SEAL. The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 006) 112, 113, 114, 115 were read on this motion to/for       SEAL. Motion sequence nos. 003, 005 and 006 are consolidated herein for disposition. In this commercial action, defendants Mastercard Incorporated and Mastercard International Incorporated (collectively Mastercard or defendants), move, by order to show cause, for an order pursuant to 22 NYCRR 216.1(a): (1) sealing for good cause the unredacted versions of defendants memorandum of law in support of their motion for summary judgment (NYSCEF doc. no. 55), accompanying exhibits (NYSCEF doc. nos. 58, 59, 60, 61, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80), and statement of material facts (NYSCEF doc. no. 56) (collectively “summary judgment materials”); (2) restricting access to the sealed, unredacted version of the summary judgment materials to the parties; (3) restraining the Chief Deputy Clerk, Chief Clerk of Law and Equity, and/or the Chief Judgment Clerk from publicly publishing the unredacted summary judgment materials; and (4) directing that the redacted summary judgment materials (NYSCEF doc. nos. 81 and 82) remain on the public docket in their redacted form (motion seq. no. 003). In motion sequence no. 005, defendants move, by order to show cause, for an order pursuant to 22 NYCRR 216.1(a): (1) sealing for good cause the unredacted versions of plaintiff Linkable Networks, Inc.’s (“Linkable”) memorandum of law in opposition to Mastercard’s motion for summary judgment (NYSCEF doc. no. 88), accompanying exhibits (NYSCEF doc. nos. 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102), responses to defendants’ statement of material facts (NYSCEF doc. no. 89), and counterstatement of material facts (NYSCEF doc. no. 90)(“summary judgment opposition materials”); and (2) ordering Linkable to file publicly redacted versions of its memorandum of law in opposition to Mastercard’s motion for summary judgment, responses to defendants’ statement of material facts, and counterstatement of material facts. In motion sequence no. 006, defendants move by order to show cause for an order, pursuant to 22 NYCRR 216.1(a): (1) sealing for good cause the unredacted versions of defendants reply memorandum of law in support of their motion for summary judgment (NYSCEF doc. no. 107) and their response to plaintiff’s counterstatement of material facts (NYSCEF doc. no. 111) (together Mastercard reply); (2) restricting access to the sealed, unredacted version of the Mastercard reply to the parties; (3) restraining the Chief Deputy Clerk, Chief Clerk of Law and Equity, and/or the Chief Judgment Clerk from publicly publishing the unredacted Mastercard reply; and (4) directing that the redacted version of the reply memorandum of law in support of defendant’s motion for summary judgment (NYSCEF doc. no. 108) remain on the public docket in its redacted form (motion sequence no. 006). For the reasons set forth below, the motions are granted. Protective Order On May 30, 3019, the parties entered into a stipulation to seal documents, which was so ordered by the court on June 4, 2019 (protective order) (NYSCEF doc. no. 14). According to the protective order, the parties stipulated and agreed that there was good cause to seal “the confidential document” which is a copy of the MasterCard Rewards System Value Network Services Agreement (services agreement) entered into by the parties that is referenced in the complaint in the instant action (id., 1). “Defendants maintain that the services agreement contains deal terms that are not available to the public or to its competitors, disclosure of which would harm defendants’ business advantage” (id., 3). As “the parties agreed to keep the services agreement confidential when entering into the agreement,” “good cause exists to maintain the agreement as confidential and to file it under seal in connection with this action” (id.,

 
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