*-730 Case 1:16-cr-00467-AKH Document 433 Filed 02/24/22 Page 2 of 2 *1 Case 1:16-cr-00467-AKH Document 433 Filed 02/24/22 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, :
: ORDER DENYING UNSEALING v. : REQUEST
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NORMAN SEABROOK, et al., : 16 Cr. 467 (AKH)
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Defendants. :
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ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, U.S.D.J.:
On February 10, 2022 I received a letter from Jonathan Dienst of WNBC, submitted to my Chambers via email, requesting that I unseal all materials that pertain to Deputy
Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks and constitute judicial records. The letter also requested that
I lift the protective orders (ECF Nos. 23, 52, 53, 109) Judge Carter entered in the early stages of
the case. For the reasons that follow, the requests are denied.
First, none of the specifically identified materials relate to Deputy Mayor Banks.
The letter requests that I unseal certain documents placed under seal—ECF Nos. 25, 121, 139,
and 217—that are not publicly available. ECF No. 25 is a temporary modification of bail
conditions to allow travel; ECF Nos. 121 and 217 are immunity orders concerning the testimony
of a witness; and ECF No. 139 is an order denying a request to issue a subpoena duces tecum.
The NBC letter also identifies an unsealed order (ECF No. 324) which references a sealed court
order and sealed submissions from the government. I have reviewed all the documents in
question, and none contains any information concerning Mr. Banks. As such, the request to
unseal these materials is denied.