Response | Filed: June 16, 2026
| Entered: June 16, 2026
Compass, Inc. v. Zillow, Inc. et al
Anti-Trust | New York Southern
Declaration (non-motion)
DECLARATION of Debra J. Aron, Ph.D. re: 195 Order,,,,,,,,,,, (Redacted Declaration of Debra J. Aron per the Court's Order (ECF No. 195)). Document filed by Compass, Inc...(Solh, Chahira)
Order | Filed: June 12, 2026
Compass, Inc. v. Zillow, Inc. et al
Anti-Trust | New York Southern
Order
ORDER re: 171 Letter filed by Trulia, LLC, Zillow, Inc., Zillow Group, Inc., 165 LETTER MOTION to Seal to Redact Portions of Exhibits Attached to the Declarations of Chahira Solh and Beau W. Buffier addressed to Judge Jeannet te A. Vargas from Chahira Solh dated December 22, 2025. filed by Compass, Inc., 170 LETTER MOTION to Seal confidential and competitively sensitive Zillow information addressed to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas from Bonnie Lau dated Decembe r 22, 2025. filed by Trulia, LLC, Zillow, Inc., Zillow Group, Inc., 112 LETTER MOTION to Seal [Plaintiff's Pre-Hearing Brief, Declaration, and Exhibits]] addressed to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas from Chahira Solh dated October 31, 2025. filed by Compass, Inc., 152 LETTER MOTION to Seal Plaintiff's Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law addressed to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas from Chahira Solh dated December 5, 2025. filed by Compass, Inc., [ 126] LETTER MOTION to Seal [Zillow's Letter Motion to Seal re Supplemental Brief] addressed to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas from Beau W. Buffier dated November 12, 2025. filed by Trulia, LLC, Zillow, Inc., Zillow Group, Inc., [168 ] Letter,,,, filed by Compass, Inc., 166 LETTER MOTION to Seal addressed to Judge Jeannette A. Vargas from Gerald A. Stein dated December 22, 2025. filed by Redfin Corporation. The Court refers to the motions to seal filed at ECF Nos. 112, 126, 152, 165, 166, 168, 170, and 171 collectively as the "Motions to Seal." For the following reasons, the Motions to Seal are GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The Court therefore finds that, in this instance, the interest in protecting the privacy interests and confidential business information of nonparties and parties outweighs the qualified First Amendment presumption of public access. Accordingly, the Motions to Seal are GRANTED to the extent they do not concern t he Aron Declaration. As to the Aron Declaration, much of that declaration was publicly redacted yet relied upon by the Court to render its decision regarding Compass's motion for a preliminary injunction. The portions that the Court relied upon do not contain information implicating substantial privacy interests. Accordingly, the qualified First Amendment presumption of public access to these portions of the Aron Declaration outweighs any concern regarding potentially implicated privacy in terests, and the Court therefore ORDERS Compass to file the Aron Declaration with paragraphs 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 40, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 94, 164, 223, and their accompanying footnotes, unredacted on the docket by June 19, 2026. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jeannette A. Vargas on 6/12/2026) (jjc)