Guillermina Contreras v. Johnson and Johnson Consumer Companies Inc

Filing 30

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Stephen J. Hillman. (See Order for Details.) 29 (dc)

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BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN
& BALINT, P.C.
ELAINE A. RYAN (To be admitted Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
PATRICIA N. SYVERSON (S.B. #203111)
[e-mail]
2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Guillermina Contreras
RICHARD B. GOETZ (S.B. #115666)
[e-mail]
AMY J. LAURENDEAU (S.B. #198321)
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
400 S. Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

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GUILLERMINA CONTRERAS, On
Behalf of Herself and All Others
Similarly Situated,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. 12-CV-7099 GW (SHx)
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
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v.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.,
Defendant.

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Plaintiff Guillermina Contreras (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Johnson &

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Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. (“Defendant”), through their counsel of record,

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hereby stipulate and respectfully request that the Court enter the following

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Protective Order (the “Order”), in order to expedite the flow of discovery material

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in this litigation, facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality,

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adequately protect confidential material, and ensure that protection is afforded only

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to material so entitled.

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Plaintiff and Defendant (collectively, the “Parties”) acknowledge that this
Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to

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discovery and that the protection it affords extends only to the limited information

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or items that are entitled under the applicable legal principles to treatment as

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confidential. The Parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 11, below,

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that this Order creates no entitlement to file confidential information under seal;

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Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be followed and reflects

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the standards that will be applied when a Party seeks permission from the Court to

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file material under seal.

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Scope of Order; Definitions
a.

The term “Document” means all tangible items, whether written,

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recorded or graphic, whether produced or created by a Party or another person,

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whether produced pursuant to subpoena, to discovery request, by agreement, or

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otherwise.

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b.

The term “Discovery Materials” means all products of discovery

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and all information derived therefrom, including, but not limited to, all originals

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and copies of Documents, objects or things, deposition transcripts, responses to

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written discovery, information, or other written, recorded or graphic matter

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produced by a Party or third party (the “Producing Party”) in the course of this

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litigation. This Order applies to all Discovery Materials.

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The term “Confidential” means (1) sensitive business or
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scientific material or information which in the ordinary course is neither made

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available to the general public or the industry at large, and/or which the Producing

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Party would not normally reveal to third parties, or would cause third parties to

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maintain in confidence, such as sales, technical product details, commercial,

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financial, budgeting and/or accounting information, or marketing studies; or (2)

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information that the Producing Party reasonably believes constitutes a trade secret

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under applicable case law; or (3) other information which in the ordinary course is

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neither made available to the general public or the industry at large and to which

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access is restricted and efforts have been made to prevent the information from

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being broadly disseminated; or (4) other information that the Producing Party

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reasonably believes constitutes such highly sensitive technical or proprietary

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business information of such Producing Party that its disclosure might result in an

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unfair competitive, financial or commercial advantage to the Party receiving the

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information (the “Receiving Party”) or competitors or disadvantage to the

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Producing Party, such as research, product development information, testing data

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and analysis, information about existing and potential customers, product formulas

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and formulations, business strategies, decisions and/or negotiations, and/or

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confidential and proprietary information about affiliates, parents, subsidiaries and

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third parties with whom the Parties to this action have had business relationships.

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A Producing Party may designate material or information as “Confidential” on

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behalf of another person or entity with whom the Producing Party has a confidential

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business relationship pursuant to which the Producing Party has come into

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possession, custody, or control of such material or information, and pursuant to

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which the Producing Party is obligated to take steps to protect the confidentiality of

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such material or information.

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The term “Confidential Discovery Materials” means all

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Documents or Discovery Materials produced or discovered in this litigation that are

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designated Confidential.
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e.

This Order shall be understood to encompass not only those

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items or things which are expressly designated as Confidential, but also all copies,

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excerpts, and summaries thereof, as well as testimony and oral communications

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containing Confidential information or information derived therefrom.

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Designation of Confidential Discovery Materials as “Confidential”

or “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only”
a.

Confidential Discovery Materials may be designated by a Party

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as “Confidential” or “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” A “Confidential –

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Attorneys’ Eyes Only” designation is appropriate only where the Confidential

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Discovery Materials are so extremely sensitive that there is a real danger that the

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Producing Party could be prejudiced, or its competitive position in the market(s) in

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which it operates could be damaged, if the information is disclosed under the

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protection provided by a “Confidential” designation.

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b.

Any Document that the Producing Party intends to designate as

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Confidential shall bear the legend “Confidential – Subject to Protective Order” or

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“Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only – Subject to Protective Order”. The legend

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shall be affixed to each page of the Document to be designated, but shall not

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obscure any part of the text.

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c.

The designation of “Confidential” or “Confidential – Attorneys’

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Eyes Only” Documents shall be made at the following time: (1) for Documents, at

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the time of the production of the Documents; (2) for written responses to

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interrogatories or requests for admissions, at the time of the written response; and

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(3) for declarations and pleadings, at the time they are filed.

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d.

No person shall attend depositions (or portions of depositions)

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during which Confidential Discovery Materials are disclosed unless such person is

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an authorized recipient of Confidential Discovery Materials under the terms of this

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Protective Order. If, during the course of a deposition, the response to a question

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would require the disclosure of Confidential Discovery Materials, the witness may
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refuse to answer or the Producing Party or Party whose Confidential Discovery

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Materials would be disclosed may instruct the witness not to answer or not to

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complete his answer, as the case may be, until any persons not authorized to receive

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Confidential Discovery Materials leaves the room. If information disclosed during

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depositions includes Confidential Discovery Materials, then counsel, the witness, or

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the Party whose Confidential Discovery Materials is to be or was disclosed, may

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state on the record at the deposition that a portion of the transcript, or if appropriate,

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the entire transcript and record of the deposition contains Confidential Discovery

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Materials and shall be sealed. Additionally, pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph

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9(b) below, a Party or nonparty may designate such Confidential Discovery

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Materials in writing within thirty (30) days of the completion of the transcript of

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such deposition (as certified by the court reporter). Within forty-five (45) days of

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the completion of the transcript of such deposition (as certified by the court

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reporter), counsel for all the Parties shall be responsible for marking the certified

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transcript, and in all previously unmarked copies of transcripts, the Confidential

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Discovery Materials material by page and line number, as well as all exhibits

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containing Confidential Discovery Materials, with a legend of “Confidential –

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Subject to Protective Order” or “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only – Subject to

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Protective Order” as described in Paragraph 2(b) above. Within sixty (60) days of

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the completion of the transcript of such deposition (as certified by the court

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reporter), counsel for all Parties shall exchange such designated and marked

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transcripts, as well as all exhibits, with counsel for the other Party. Prior to the

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expiration of such sixty (60) day period, all information disclosed during a

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deposition shall constitute “Confidential Discovery Materials” unless otherwise

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agreed by the parties and the witness, or ordered by the Court.

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It shall be the duty of the Party seeking protection of

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Confidential Discovery Materials to indicate to the other party and its counsel of

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record which of the materials and testimony are considered “Confidential.”
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f.

Confidential Discovery Materials shall not be disclosed in any

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way to persons, other than as provided for under this Protective Order. Any person

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with custody of Confidential Discovery Materials shall maintain it in a manner

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which ensures that access to Confidential Discovery Materials is strictly limited to

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persons entitled to receive Confidential Discovery Materials in accordance with the

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provisions of this Protective Order.

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Use of Confidential Discovery Materials
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All Confidential Discovery Materials shall be used by the

Receiving Party solely for the prosecution or defense of this litigation, and not for

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any other purpose, including any other litigation or judicial proceedings, or any

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business, competitive, governmental, commercial, or administrative purpose or

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function.

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b.

The terms of this Order shall in no way affect the right of any

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person: (1) to withhold or redact information on alleged grounds of immunity from

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discovery such as, for example, attorney/client privilege or the work product

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doctrine; or (2) to withhold or redact information on alleged grounds that such

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information is neither relevant to any claim or defense nor reasonably calculated to

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lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.

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4.

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Except with the prior written consent of the Producing Party, Confidential

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Discovery Materials, or any portion thereof, may not be disclosed to any person,

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including any plaintiff, except as set forth in Paragraph 5 below.

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Non-Disclosure of Confidential Discovery Materials

Permissible Disclosures of Confidential Discovery Material
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Notwithstanding Paragraph 4, Confidential Discovery Materials

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designated as “Confidential” may be disclosed to and used only by the following

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persons in the litigation:

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(1)

A Party, or an officer, director, employee, partner,
conservator, guardian, trustee or executor of a Party, to
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the extent reasonably necessary for the prosecution or

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defense of this litigation;

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(2)

inside counsel for a Party and the secretaries, paralegal

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assistants, and employees of such attorneys, to the extent

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reasonably necessary to render professional services in

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the litigation;

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(3)

counsel of record for a Party to the litigation and his/her

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partners, associates, secretaries, paralegal assistants, and

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employees, to the extent reasonably necessary to render

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professional services in the litigation;
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court officials involved in the litigation, including the

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Court and its staff, jurors, court reporters, persons

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operating video recording equipment at depositions, and

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any Special Master or referee appointed by the Court;

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any person designated by the Court in the interest of

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justice, upon such terms as the Court may deem proper;

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after notice to the Producing Party and an opportunity to

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be heard;

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(6)

actual and potential trial or deposition witnesses in the

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litigation and their counsel, to the extent reasonably

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necessary in preparing to testify in the litigation;

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(7)

outside consultants or experts retained by a Party or its

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attorneys of record to assist in the litigation, such as

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independent accountants, independent contract attorneys,

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expert witnesses, statisticians, economists, or other

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technical experts and/or consultants;

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employees of third-party contractors retained by a Party
or outside counsel for a Party, involved solely in one or
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more aspects of copying, organizing, filing, coding,

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converting, storing, or retrieving data or designating

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programs for handling data connected with the litigation,

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including the performance of such duties in relation to a

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computerized litigation support system; and

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(9)

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any other person, if consented to in writing in advance by
the Producing Party.

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Notwithstanding Paragraph 4, Confidential Discovery Materials

designated as “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” may be disclosed to and used
only by persons listed in Paragraphs 5(a)(2)-(8) above.
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Any plaintiff or any individual listed in Paragraphs 5(a)(6)-(8)

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above to whom disclosure of Confidential Discovery Materials is to be made shall

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sign a copy of the “Endorsement of Protective Order” attached as Exhibit “A” prior

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to such disclosure, unless prior written consent for the disclosure has been obtained

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from the Producing Party or permission for such disclosure has been given by the

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Court. Counsel providing access to Confidential Discovery Materials shall retain

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copies of the executed Endorsement(s) of Protective Order. Any party seeking a

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copy of an Endorsement of Protective Order may make a demand in writing setting

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forth the reasons therefor. For testifying experts, a copy of the Endorsement of

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Protective Order executed by the testifying expert shall be furnished to counsel for

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the Party who produced the Confidential Discovery Materials to which the expert

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has access, at the time the Confidential Discovery Materials are provided to the

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testifying expert.

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d.

Before disclosing Confidential Discovery Materials to any

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person listed in Paragraphs 5(a)(6)-(8) who is a Customer or Competitor (or an

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employee of either) of the Producing Party or the person or entity on whose behalf

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the Producing Party designed the material as “Confidential”, the Party wishing to

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make such disclosure shall give at least fourteen (14) days’ advance notice in
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writing to the counsel who designated such information as Confidential, stating that

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such disclosure will be made, identifying with particularity the Confidential

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Discovery Materials to be disclosed, and stating the purposes of such disclosure. If,

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within the fourteen (14) day period, a motion is filed objecting to the proposed

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disclosure, disclosure is not permissible until the Court has denied such motion. As

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used in this paragraph, (a) the term “Customer” means any direct purchaser of

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products from Defendants, or any regular indirect purchaser of products from

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Defendants (such as a pharmacy generally purchasing through wholesale houses);

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and (b) the term “Competitor” means any manufacturer or seller of sunscreen

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products other than companies owned by or related to Johnson & Johnson.

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Any non-party who is producing Discovery Materials in the litigation may

Production of Confidential Materials by Non-Parties

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agree to and obtain the benefits of the terms and protections of this Order by

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designating as “Confidential” the Discovery Materials that the non-party is

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producing, as set forth in Paragraph 2.

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Inadvertent Disclosures
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Privileged Information: The inadvertent production of any

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Discovery Materials that would be protected from disclosure under the attorney-

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client privilege, the work product doctrine or any other relevant privilege or

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doctrine shall not constitute a waiver of the applicable privilege or doctrine. To the

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extent that the Receiving Party discovers the inadvertent production of privileged

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materials, it shall contact the Producing Party regarding such inadvertent production

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within twenty-four (24) hours of its discovery. To the extent the Producing Party

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discovers the inadvertent production of privileged materials, it shall contact all

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Receiving Parties regarding such inadvertent production within twenty-four (24)

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hours of its discovery. The Party in possession of any inadvertently produced

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Discovery Materials, upon request from the Producing Party, shall: (1) promptly

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return the inadvertently produced Discovery Materials and all copies of the
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Discovery Materials in its possession, custody or control, including any copies

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made and/or shared with its experts, consultants, agents and other persons identified

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in Paragraph 5(a)(6)-(8) above; (2) delete any electronic copies or versions of the

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inadvertently produced Discovery Materials, including electronic copies stored in

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any litigation-support or other databases, email, and servers; (3) refrain from

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making any use of the inadvertently produced information contained in the

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Discovery Materials; and (4) turn over or destroy any notes or work product

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reflecting the contents of the inadvertently produced Discovery Materials. To the

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extent the party in possession of the inadvertently produced Discovery Materials

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disagrees with the Producing Party that such materials are privileged or otherwise

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protected from disclosure, the Receiving Party shall have the right to apply to the

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Court for an order that such Discovery Materials are not protected from disclosure

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by any privilege. The Party receiving such materials, however, may not assert the

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fact or circumstances of the inadvertent production as a ground for such motion.

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Until the parties have resolved any dispute concerning the privileged nature of any

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inadvertently produced Discovery Materials, or the Court has issued an order

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concerning the disputed materials, no use shall be made of the disputed materials

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during depositions, in motions, or at trial, nor shall they be disclosed to any other

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Party or individual who was not given access to such materials before discovery of

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the inadvertent production.

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Confidential Information: The inadvertent, unintentional, or in

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camera disclosure of Confidential Discovery Materials shall not be deemed a

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waiver, in whole or in part, of any Party’s claim of confidentiality. Within 15 days

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of the discovery of such inadvertent or unintentional disclosure, any Party to this

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Order may advise the other Parties that the Confidential information is to be

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designated as Confidential Discovery Material under terms of this Order.

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Information Subject to Redaction: The inadvertent production

of any unredacted Discovery Materials that would otherwise be subject to redaction
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shall not be deemed a waiver, in whole or in part, of any party’s claim of

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confidentiality as to such information.

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Declassification
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Nothing shall prevent disclosure beyond that limited by this

Order if the Producing Party consents in writing in advance of such disclosure.

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b.

A Party wishing to challenge a Designating Party’s

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confidentiality designation shall begin the process by conferring with counsel for

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the Designating Party. The provisions of Civil Local Rule 37 shall apply to all such

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challenges.

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c.

If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute amicably, the

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Party disputing the Confidential designation may apply to the Court for a ruling that

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a document (or category of documents) designated as Confidential is not entitled to

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such status and protection within thirty (30) days of the Producing Party’s response

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as provided in Paragraph 8(b). The Producing Party or other person that designated

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the document as Confidential shall be given notice of the application and an

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opportunity to respond. Until the Court rules on the challenge, all parties shall

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continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is

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entitled under the Producing Party’s designation.

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If the time for filing a motion as provided in Paragraph 8(c) has

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expired without the filing of any such motion, all objections as to the Confidential

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status of the Confidential Discovery Materials in question shall be deemed waived.

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Confidential Discovery Materials in Depositions
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Counsel for any Party may show Confidential Discovery

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Materials to a deponent during deposition and examine the deponent about the

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materials so long as the deponent already knows the Confidential information

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contained therein, or if the attorney proffering the Confidential Discovery Materials

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complies with the provisions of Paragraph 5. The Party noticing a deposition shall

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obtain each witness’ Endorsement of Protective Order before showing the deponent
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any Confidential Discovery Materials. Deponents shall not retain or copy portions

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of the transcript of their depositions that contain Confidential information not

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provided by them or the entities they represent unless they sign the Endorsement of

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Protective Order and otherwise comply with the provisions in Paragraph 5. A

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deponent who is not a Party shall be furnished a copy of this Order before being

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examined about potentially Confidential Discovery Materials. While a deponent is

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being examined about any Confidential Discovery Materials or the Confidential

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information contained therein, persons to whom disclosure is not authorized under

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this Order shall be excluded from being present.

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b.

Parties and deponents may, within thirty (30) days after

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receiving a deposition, designate pages of the transcript (and exhibits thereto) as

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Confidential. Confidential information within the deposition transcript may be

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designated by underlining the portions of the pages that are confidential and

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marking such pages with the legends listed in Paragraph 2(b) above. Until the

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expiration of sixty (60) days after the completion of the transcript of the deposition,

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the entire transcript, including exhibits, will be treated as subject to Confidential

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protection under this Order. If no Party or deponent timely designates Confidential

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information in a transcript as Confidential, then none of the transcript or its exhibits

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will be treated as Confidential. If a timely designation is made, the Confidential

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portions and exhibits shall be kept under seal separate from the portions and

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exhibits not so marked, and all copies of the Confidential portions and exhibits shall

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be treated as Confidential pursuant to the terms of this Order.

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A party who seeks to introduce Confidential information at a hearing, trial or

Confidential Discovery Materials Offered as Evidence

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other proceeding shall give advance notice to counsel for the Producing Party or

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other person that designated the Discovery Materials or information as Confidential

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so that person may move the Court for an appropriate order. The proponent of the

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evidence shall also advise the Court at the time of introduction that the information
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sought to be introduced is protected Confidential Discovery Materials. If the party

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who designated the information as protected requests the proceeding be continued,

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the Court will review the information, in camera, to determine if the information is

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entitled to continued protection.

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Procedure for Filing Documents Under Seal
a.

Confidential Discovery Materials shall not be filed or lodged

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with the Clerk except when required in connection with matters pending before the

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Court.

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No document shall be filed under seal unless counsel secures a

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Court order allowing the filing of a document, or portion thereof, under seal. If a

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Party requests that documents be placed under seal, that Party shall follow the

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procedure set forth in Civil Local Rule 79-5 and the procedures of the Judge who

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will rule on the sealing application.

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c.

Nothing contained in this Order shall preclude any party from

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using its own Confidential Discovery Materials in any manner it sees fit, without

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prior consent of any other party or the Court. Nothing herein shall operate as any

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admission by any of the parties hereto that any particular materials contain or

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reflect trade secrets, or other confidential or proprietary information.

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Nothing in this Order shall prevent or otherwise restrict any attorney herein

Client Consultation

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from rendering advice to their clients in the litigation and, in the course thereof,

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relying generally on examination of Confidential Discovery Materials; provided,

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however, that in rendering such advice and otherwise communicating with such

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client, counsel shall not make specific disclosure of any item so designated except

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pursuant to the procedures of Paragraph 5.

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If another court or an administrative agency subpoenas or otherwise orders

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Subpoena by other Courts or Agencies

production of Confidential Discovery Materials which a person has obtained under
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the terms of this Order, the person to whom the subpoena or other process is

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directed shall promptly notify the designating Party in writing of all of the

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following: (1) the Confidential Discovery Materials that are requested for

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production in the subpoena; (2) the date on which compliance with the subpoena is

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requested; (3) the location at which compliance with the subpoena is requested; (4)

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the identity of the entity or individual serving the subpoena; and (5) the case name,

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jurisdiction and index, docket, complaint, charge, civil action or other identification

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number or other designation identifying the litigation, administrative proceeding or

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other proceeding in which the subpoena or other process has been issued. In no

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event shall Confidential Discovery Materials be produced prior to the receipt of

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written notice by the designating Party and a reasonable opportunity to object.

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Furthermore, the person receiving the subpoena or other process shall cooperate

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with the Producing Party in any proceeding related thereto.

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Non-termination
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The provisions of this Order shall not terminate at the

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conclusion of this litigation. This Order shall remain in full force and effect and

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each person subject to this Order shall continue to be subject to the jurisdiction of

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the United States District Court for the Central District of California, for the

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purposes of enforcement of the confidentiality terms of this Order, in perpetuity.

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Within forty-five (45) days after final conclusion of all aspects of the litigation, the

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Parties shall, at their option, return or destroy Confidential Discovery Materials and

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all copies of same. If counsel elects to destroy Confidential Discovery Materials,

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they shall consult with counsel for the Producing Party on the manner of

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destruction and obtain such Party’s consent to the method and means of destruction.

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All counsel of record shall make certification of compliance herewith and shall

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deliver the same to counsel for the Party who produced the Discovery Materials not

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more than sixty (60) days after final conclusion of the litigation. For purposes of

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this Order, final conclusion shall be taken and construed as the date a dismissal
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(whether voluntary or involuntary) or final judgment is entered.

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b.

Counsel for the Parties shall maintain a list of the names of all

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persons, including all experts expected to testify at trial, who inspect or view

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confidential documents or information, or who receive any copies of such

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confidential documents or information, and shall make a list available to the Parties

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at the final conclusion of this litigation.

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The attorneys of record are responsible for employing reasonable measures to

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Responsibility of Attorneys; Copies

control and record, consistent with this Order, duplication of, access to, and

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distribution of Confidential Discovery Materials, including abstracts and summaries

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thereof. No duplications of Confidential Discovery Materials shall be made except

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for providing working copies and for filing in court under seal; provided, however,

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that copies may be made only by those persons specified Paragraphs 5(a)(2)-(4).

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Any copy provided to a person described in Paragraphs 5(a)(1) or 5(a)(6)-(8) shall

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be returned to counsel of record upon completion of the purpose for which such

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copy was provided.

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including any appeal thereof, access by such person to the Parties’ Confidential

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Discovery Materials and Confidential Documents shall be terminated. However,

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the provisions of this Order shall remain in full force and effect as to all persons

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who have obtained access to such Confidential Discovery Materials or Confidential

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Documents, in perpetuity. In the event of a change in counsel, retiring counsel shall

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No Waiver of Rights or Implication of Discoverability
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No disclosure pursuant to any provision of this Order shall

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This Order shall not enlarge or affect the proper scope of

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discovery in the litigation or any other litigation; nor shall this order imply that

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Confidential Discovery Materials are properly discoverable, relevant, or admissible

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in the litigation or any other litigation. Each Party reserves the right to object to

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any disclosure of information or production of any documents that the Producing

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the Parties, or any one of them, or of any non-party to assert or apply for additional

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an appropriate protective order to further govern the use of Confidential Discovery

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Materials at trial.

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Nothing in this Order shall prevent any Party or other person from seeking

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modification of this Order or from objecting to discovery that it believes to be

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otherwise improper. This Order may be modified by stipulation among all Parties,

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approved by the Court or by application to the Court by noticed motion. The Court

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reasons on its own initiative. Nothing in this Order shall be construed as a waiver

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Dated: April 3, 2013

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ELAINE A. RYAN
PATRICIA N. SYVERSON
BONNETT, FAIRBOURN,
FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C.

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/s/ Patricia N. Syverson
Patricia N. Syverson
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Guillermina Contreras

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RICHARD B. GOETZ
AMY J. LAURENDEAU
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
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/s/ Amy J. Laurendeau
Amy J. Laurendeau
Attorneys for Defendant
Johnson & Johnson Consumer
Companies, Inc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: April 04, 2013

_________________________
Hon. Stephen J. Hillman
United States Magistrate Judge

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Attestation
I hereby attest that the other signatory listed, on whose behalf the filing is
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Dated: April 3, 2013

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By: /s/ Amy J. Laurendeau
Amy J. Laurendeau
Attorney for Defendant

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BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN
& BALINT, P.C.
ELAINE A. RYAN (To be admitted Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
PATRICIA N. SYVERSON (S.B. #203111)
[e-mail]
2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Guillermina Contreras
RICHARD B. GOETZ (S.B. #115666)
[e-mail]
AMY J. LAURENDEAU (S.B. #198321)
[e-mail]
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
400 S. Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2899
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

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GUILLERMINA CONTRERAS, On
Behalf of Herself and All Others
Similarly Situated,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 12-CV-7099 GW (SHx)
EXHIBIT A: ENDORSEMENT OF
PROTECTIVE ORDER

v.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.,
Defendant.

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EXHIBIT A: ENDORSEMENT OF
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I, _____________________________, hereby attest to my understanding

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that information or documents designated Confidential are provided to me subject

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to the Protective Order (“Order”) dated ______________________, 2013, in the

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above-captioned litigation (“Litigation”); that I have been given a copy of and have

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read the Order; and that I agree to be bound by its terms. I also understand that my

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execution of this Endorsement of Protective Order, indicating my agreement to be

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bound by the Order, is a prerequisite to my review of any information or documents

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designated as Confidential pursuant to the Order.

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I further agree that I shall not disclose to others, except in accord with the

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Order, any Confidential Discovery Materials, in any form whatsoever, and that such

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Confidential Discovery Materials and the information contained therein may be

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used only for the purposes authorized by the Order.

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I further agree to return all copies of any Confidential Discovery Materials I

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have received to counsel who provided them to me upon completion of the purpose

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for which they were provided and no later than the conclusion of this Litigation.

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I further agree and attest to my understanding that my obligation to honor the

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confidentiality of such discovery material will continue even after this Litigation

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concludes.

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I further agree and attest to my understanding that, if I fail to abide by the

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terms of the Order, I may be subject to sanctions, including contempt of court, for

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such failure. I agree to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States District

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Court for the Central District of California, for the purposes of any proceedings

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relating to enforcement of the Order.

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I further agree to be bound by and to comply with the terms of the Order as

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soon as I sign this Endorsement, regardless of whether the Order has been entered

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by the Court.

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