Friendly Family Production LLC v. Little House on the Prairie, Inc.

Filing 44

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Carla Woehrle GRANTING Stipulation for Protective Order 41 .**SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS** (dt)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ANDREW J. THOMAS (State Bar No. 159533) ajthomas@dwt.com DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 865 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 2400 Los Angeles, California 90017-2566 Telephone: (213) 633-6800 Fax: (213) 633-6899 MARCIA B. PAUL (admitted pro hac vice) marciapaul@dwt.com CHRISTOPHER J. ROBINSON (admitted pro hac vice) christopherrobinson@dwt.com DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 1633 Broadway New York, New York 10019 Telephone: (212) 603-6427 Fax: (212) 489-8340 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant FRIENDLY FAMILY PRODUCTIONS LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION FRIENDLY FAMILY PRODUCTIONS LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, INC., ) ) a Kansas corporation, ) ) Defendant. ) ) AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS. ) Case No. CV 08-06602 MMM (CWx) STIPULATED CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER DWT 13006673v1 0086818-000002 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 To protect the confidentiality of certain information disclosed between the parties in connection with this case, plaintiff Friendly Family Productions LLC ("FFP") and defendant Little House on the Prairie, Inc. ("LHOPI") hereby stipulate and agree as follows: 1. Any party may designate as "Confidential" or as "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" (by stamping the relevant page(s) or as otherwise set forth below) any document or discovery response that the party considers in good faith to contain information involving trade secrets, confidential business, financial, or proprietary information, or information subject to protection under California, Kansas, or federal law. Where a document or response consists of more than one page, the first page and each page on which such confidential information appears shall be so designated. Any document previously produced by a party in the course of this lawsuit shall be subject to the terms of this Stipulation and Order if the party originally designated the document as "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only." 2. A party may designate information disclosed during a deposition or in response to written discovery as "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" by so indicating in the responses or on the record at the deposition and requesting the preparation of a separate transcript of such material. Additionally, a party may designate in writing, within ten (10) business days after receipt of discovery responses or of the deposition transcript for which the designation is proposed, that specific pages of the transcript and/or specific responses be treated as confidential information. Any other party may object to such proposal, in writing or on the record. If an objection is made, the parties shall follow the procedures described in Paragraph 10 below. After any designation is made according to the procedure set forth in this paragraph, the designated documents or information shall be treated according to the designation until the matter is resolved according to the procedures described in Paragraph 10 below, and counsel for all parties shall be 1 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER DWT 13006673v1 0086818-000002 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566 (213) 633-6800 Fax: (213) 633-6899 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 responsible for marking all previously unmarked copies of the designated material in their possession or control with the specified designation. 3. All information produced or exchanged in the course of this case (other than information that is publicly available) shall be used by the party or parties to whom the information is produced solely for the purpose of this case. 4. Except with the prior written consent of the other parties, or upon prior order of this Court obtained upon notice to opposing counsel, information designated as "Confidential" shall not be disclosed to any person other than the following person(s): a. b. c. Counsel for the respective parties to this litigation, including in-house Employees of such counsel deemed necessary by counsel for the FFP, any officer or employee of plaintiff, LHOPI, and any officer or counsel for any party to this litigation; prosecution or defense of this litigation; employee of LHOPI, and including Bill Kurtis in his capacity as an adviser or consultant to LHOPI in connection with this litigation only, to the extent deemed necessary by counsel for the prosecution or defense of this litigation; d. Consultants or expert witnesses retained for the prosecution or defense of this litigation, provided that each such person shall execute a copy of the Certification attached to this Order before being shown or given any information. Copies of all Certifications shall be retained by counsel for the party so disclosing the information designated "Confidential" and made available for inspection by opposing counsel during the pendency or after the termination of the action; e. f. g. Any authors or known recipients of the information designated The Court, court personnel, and court reporters; and Witnesses. A witness shall sign the Certification before being shown a "Confidential"; confidential document. Information designated "Confidential" may be disclosed to a 2 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER DWT 13006673v1 0086818-000002 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566 (213) 633-6800 Fax: (213) 633-6899 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 witness who will not sign the Certification only in a deposition at which the party who designated the information is represented or has been given notice that information produced by the party may be used. At the request of any party, the portion of the deposition transcript involving such information shall be designated "Confidential" pursuant to Paragraph 2 above. Witnesses shown information designated "Confidential" shall not be allowed to retain copies. 5. Except with the prior written consent of the other parties, or upon prior order of this Court obtained upon notice to opposing counsel, certain information designated as "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" shall not be disclosed to any person other than the following person(s): a. b. c. d. 6. Counsel for the respective parties to this litigation, including in-house Employees of such counsel deemed necessary by counsel for the Any authors or known recipients of the information designated "Highly The Court, court personnel, and court reporters. Any persons receiving information designated "Confidential" or counsel for any party to this litigation; prosecution or defense of this litigation; Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only"; and "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" shall not reveal or discuss such information with any person who is not entitled to receive such information, except as set forth in this Stipulation and Protective Order. 7. For any documents, pleadings, applications and/or motions submitted to the Court by any party that attach, quote from, or refer to the substance of documents or materials containing or consisting of "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" information, the submitting party shall request permission to submit such documents and chamber copies to the Court in sealed envelopes or other appropriate sealed containers, in conformance with the Local Rules of the Central District of California. On the outside of the envelopes, a copy of the first page of the 3 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER DWT 13006673v1 0086818-000002 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566 (213) 633-6800 Fax: (213) 633-6899 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 document shall be attached, unless that page includes Confidential Information. The word "CONFIDENTIAL" shall be stamped on the envelope and a statement substantially in the following form shall also be printed on the envelope: This envelope is sealed pursuant to Order of the Court, contains Confidential Information and is not to be opened or the contents revealed, except by Order of the Court or agreement by the parties. 8. Nothing in this Stipulation and Order shall prevent a party from using any "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" material at trial or at a hearing. In advance of or at any such hearing or trial, a party or non-party may seek available relief from the Court, including relief limiting disclosure and the manner thereof, of "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" material during the course of any such proceeding to persons authorized to receive disclosure by this Stipulation and Order. 9. Any party may voluntarily disclose to others without restriction any information that was designated by that party alone as "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only," although a document may lose its confidential status if it is made public. 10. If a party contends that any designated material is not entitled to confidential or highly confidential treatment, such party may at any time give written notice to the party or non-party who designated the material as confidential. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the party or non-party who designated the material shall have fifteen (15) days from the receipt of such written notice to apply to the Court for an order designating the material as confidential, during which time the material shall be treated as confidential. The party or non-party seeking the order has the burden of establishing that the document is entitled to protection. 11. Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of material as "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only," all documents shall 4 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER DWT 13006673v1 0086818-000002 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566 (213) 633-6800 Fax: (213) 633-6899 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 be treated as such and shall be subject to the provisions of this Order unless and until one of the following occurs: a. writing; or b. The party or non-party who claims that the material is "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" fails to apply to the Court for an order designating the material confidential within the time period specified in Paragraph 10 after receipt of a written challenge to such designation; or c. 12. The Court rules the material is not properly designated as "Confidential" All provisions of this Order restricting the communication or use of or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only." "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" material or information shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this action, unless otherwise agreed or ordered. Upon conclusion of the litigation, including any appeals, a party in the possession of "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" material or information, other than that which is contained in pleadings, correspondence, and deposition transcripts, shall either (a) return such documents no later than thirty (30) days after conclusion of this action to counsel for the party or non-party who provided such information, or (b) destroy such documents within the time period upon consent of the party who provided the information and certify in writing within thirty (30) days that the documents have been destroyed. 13. Nothing in this Stipulation and Protective Order shall be deemed to waive any applicable privilege or work product protection, or to affect the ability of a party to seek relief for an inadvertent disclosure of material protected by privilege or work product protection. 14. Any witness or other person, firm, or entity from which discovery is sought may be informed of and may obtain the protection of this Order by written 5 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER DWT 13006673v1 0086818-000002 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566 (213) 633-6800 Fax: (213) 633-6899 The party or non-party who claims that the material is "Confidential" or "Highly Confidential ­ Attorneys' Eyes Only" withdraws such designation in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 advice to the parties' respective counsel or by oral advice at the time of any deposition or similar proceeding. DATED: _____________ DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP ANDREW J. THOMAS MARCIA B. PAUL CHRISTOPHER J. ROBINSON By: Andrew J. Thomas Attorneys for Plaintiff and Cross-Defendant FRIENDLY FAMILY PRODUCTIONS LLC DATED: _____________ WINSTON & STRAWN LLP GAIL J. STANDISH, ESQ. ROBERT F. GOOKIN, ESQ. STEPHEN P. DURSCHLAG By: Robert F. Gookin Attorneys for Defendant and CrossComplainant LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, INC. DATED: _____________ RYNDAK & SURI LLP ERIC H. WEIMERS By: Eric H. Weimers Attorneys for Defendant and CrossComplainant LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, INC. IT IS SO ORDERED: DATED: __July 30, 2009______ /s/ Carla M. Woehrle United States Magistrate Judge 6 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER DWT 13006673v1 0086818-000002 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566 (213) 633-6800 Fax: (213) 633-6899 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CERTIFICATION I hereby certify my understanding that Confidential Information is being provided to me pursuant to the terms and restrictions of the Protective Order dated ___________, in Friendly Family Productions LLC v. Little House on the Prairie, Inc., Case No. CV 08-06602 MMM (CWx) (C.D. Cal.). I have been given a copy of that Order and read it. I agree to be bound by the Order. I will not reveal the Confidential Information to anyone, except as allowed by the Order. I will maintain all such Confidential Information ­ including copies, notes, or other transcriptions made therefrom ­ in a secure manner to prevent unauthorized access to it. No later than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of this action, I will return the Confidential Information ­ including copies, notes, or other transcriptions made from that information ­ to the counsel who provided me with the Confidential Information. I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing the Protective Order. DATED:__________________ ______________________________ Signature _____________________________ Printed name 7 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE ORDER DWT 13006673v1 0086818-000002 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 865 S. FIGUEROA ST, SUITE 2400 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017-2566 (213) 633-6800 Fax: (213) 633-6899

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