MOTIONS FOR ACCESS OF GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES

Civ. No. 11-1130-LPS.

488 B.R. 281 (2013)

In re MOTIONS FOR ACCESS OF GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES LLC.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

As Corrected March 15, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garland S. Cassada, Esq. and Richard C. Worf, Jr., Esq. , of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A., Charlotte, NC, Gregory W. Werkheiser, Esq. and Matthew B. Harvey, Esq. , of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Appellant Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC.

Kevin E. Irwin, Esq. , Jennifer Morales, Esq. , and Bethany P. Recht, Esq. , of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL, Cincinnati, OH, Scott J. Leonhardt, Esq. and Frederick B. Rosner, Esq. , of the Rosner Law Group LLC, Wilmington, DE, for Reorganized Debtors ACandS, Inc. and United States Mineral Products Company.

Stephen Karotkin, Esq. , Debra A. Dandeneau, Esq. , and Abigail L. Zigman, Esq. , of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, New York, NY, Mark D. Collins, Esq. , Jason M. Madron, Esq. , and Lee E. Kaufman, Esq. , of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE, for Reorganized Debtor and Appellee Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Jeffrey N. Rich, Esq. , of K & L Gates LLP, New York, NY, Adam Paul, Esq. , of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP, Chicago, IL, Laura Davis Jones, Esq. and Curtis A. Hehn, Esq. , of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Reorganized Debtor Combustion Engineering Inc.

Kevin T. Lantry, Esq. , Sally S. Neely, Esq. , Christina M. Craige, Esq. , and Jeffrey E. Bjork, Esq. , of Sidley Austin LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Laura Davis Jones, Esq. and Curtis A. Hehn, Esq. , of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Debtors The Flintkote Company, et al.

Gregory M. Gordon, Esq. , of Jones Day, Dallas, TX, Daniel J. DeFranceschi, Esq. and Jason M. Madron, Esq. , of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE, for Debtors Kaiser Aluminum Corp., et al.

Adam H. Isenberg, Esq. and MaryJo Bellew, Esq. , of Saul Ewing LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Mark Minuti, Esq. , of Saul Ewing LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Appellee Reorganized Owens Corning Sales, LLC f/k/a Owens Corning and its Affiliated Reorganized Debtors.

David G. Heiman, Esq. , of Jones Day, Cleveland, OH, Brad B. Erens, Esq. , of Jones Day, Chicago, IL, Daniel J. DeFranceschi, Esq. and Paul N. Heath, Esq. , of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE, for Debtors USG Corp., et al.

John Donley, Esq. and Adam Paul, Esq. , of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, Laura Davis Jones, Esq. and James E. O'Neill, Esq. , of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Debtors W.R. Grace & Co., et al.

Ellen C. Brotman, Esq. , of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Natalie D. Ramsey, Esq. , Laurie A. Krepto, Esq. , and Davis Lee Wright, Esq. , of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP, Wilmington, DE, for Certain Law Firm Appellees — Kazan, McClain, Lyons, Greenwood & Harley; Waters & Kraus LLP; Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC; Bergman, Draper & Frockt; Gori, Julian & Associates, P.C.; Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Strauss; Cooney & Conway; Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC; Bifferato LLC; and Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP.

Sander L. Esserman, Esq. , David A. Klingler, Esq. , David J. Parsons, Esq. , and Cliff I. Taylor, Esq. , of Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, P.C., Dallas, TX, Daniel K. Hogan, Esq. , of The Hogan Firm, Wilmington, DE, for Appellees, The Law Firms — The Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, P.C.; Baron & Budd, P.C.; Brayton Purcell, LLP; Hissey Kientz, LLP; the Lipman Law Firm; Reaud, Morgan & Quinn, Inc.; Thornton & Naumes, LLP; Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.; and Williams Kherkher Hart Boundas, LLP.

Joseph F. Rice, Esq. , Jeanette Gilbert, Esq. , and John Baden, Esq. , of Motley Rice LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC, Daniel K. Hogan, Esq. , of The Hogan Firm, Wilmington, DE, for Various Asbestos Claimants represented by Motley Rice LLC.

Elihu Inselbuch, Esq. , of Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, New York, NY, Peter Van N. Lockwood, Esq. , Trevor W. Swett, Esq. , and Kevin C. Maclay, Esq. , of Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered, Washington, DC, Philip E. Milch, Esq. and David B. Salzman, Esq. , of Campbell & Levine, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, Marla R. Eskin, Esq. and Mark T. Hurford, Esq. , of Campbell & Levine, LLC, Wilmington, DE, for the ACC Appellees — Official Committees of Asbestos Claimants in the Flintkote Company, et al. and W.R. Grace & Co., et al. bankruptcy cases.

Ramona D. Elliott, Esq. , Nan R. Eitel, Esq. , and Paul W. Bridenhagen, Esq. , of the United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Richard L. Schepacarter, Esq. and David M. Klauder, Esq. , of the United States Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for Appellee Roberta A. DeAngelis, United States Trustee for Region 3.


OPINION1

STARK, District Judge.

This case involves a request for access to materials submitted to the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court in compliance with a Bankruptcy Rule and an implementing order of the Bankruptcy Court. The same request was filed, and denied, in these nine related bankruptcy proceedings, some of which had already been closed and others which remain open. In this appeal from the Bankruptcy Court...

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