METLIFE v. FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL

No. 16-5188.

865 F.3d 661 (2017)

METLIFE, INC., Appellee v. FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL, Appellee Better Markets, Inc., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen W. Hall , argued the cause for appellant Better Markets, Inc. With him on the briefs were Dennis M. Kelleher and Austin W. King , Washington, DC.

Anne L. Weismann , Washington, DC was on the brief for amici curiae Campaign for Accountability, et al. in support of intervenor-appellant.

Amir C. Tayrani argued the cause for appellee MetLife, Inc. With him on the brief was Eugene Scalia.   Ashley S. Boizelle and Indraneel Sur , Washington, DC entered appearances.

Nicolas Riley , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for federal appellee. With him on the brief were Benjamin C. Mizer , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Mark B. Stern and Daniel Tenny , Attorneys.

Before: Garland, Chief Judge, and Kavanaugh and Srinivasan, Circuit Judges.


The underlying question in this case is whether the Dodd-Frank Act abrogates the common-law right of public access to judicial records. The appellees maintain that it does. In their view, the Act categorically requires courts to seal parts of briefs and appendices containing information that a nonbank financial company has...

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