Susan Nicholson Hofheinz v. Cafe Press Inc et al

Filing 60

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Margaret A. Nagle re Stipulation for Protective Order 52 (ec)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ALLAN E. ANDERSON (SBN 133672) TIMOTHY L. SKELTON (SBN 200432) KOLLIN J. ZIMMERMANN (SBN 273092) ROPERS, MAJESKI, KOHN & BENTLEY 515 South Flower Street, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90071-2213 Telephone: (213) 312-2000 Facsimile: (213) 312-2001 Email: aanderson@rmkb.com tskelton@rmkb.com kzimmermann@rmkb.com Attorneys for Defendant AMAZON.COM, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 SUSAN NICHOLSON HOFHEINZ, an Individual, 13 Plaintiff, 14 v. 15 CAFE PRESS, INC., a California corporation, et al., 16 Case No. CV12-09306 DSF (MANx) PROTECTIVE ORDER ENTERED PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION Judge: Dale S. Fischer Magistrate Margaret A. Nagle Defendants. 17 18 19 Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and based on 20 the parties’ Stipulation For Protective Order, filed on March 13, 2013, the terms of 21 the protective order to which the parties have agreed are adopted as a protective 22 order of this Court (which generally shall govern the pretrial phase of this action) 23 except to the extent, as set forth below, that those terms have been substantively 24 modified by the Court’s deletion of Paragraph 1 and amendment of paragraphs 7(a), 25 7(b), and 12.1 of, and Exhibit A to, the Stipulation For Protective Order. 26 The parties are expressly cautioned that the designation of any information, 27 document, or thing as “Confidental,” “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes 28 Only,” or other designation(s) used by the parties, does not, in and of itself, create 1 any entitlement to file such information, document, or thing, in whole or in part, 2 under seal. 3 designation of any information, document, or thing as “Confidential,” “Highly 4 Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” or other designation(s) used by the parties is 5 wholly insufficient to warrant a filing under seal. Accordingly, reference to this Protective Order or to the parties’ There is a strong presumption that the public has a right of access to judicial 7 proceedings and records in civil cases. In connection with non-dispositive motions, 8 good cause must be shown to support a filing under seal. The Court has stricken 9 the parties’ good cause statement, because a specific showing of good cause or 10 compelling reasons (see below) for filing under seal, with proper evidentiary 11 support and legal justification, must be made with respect to each document or 12 A 6 item designated as “Confidential,” “Highly Confidential,” “Highly Confidential – 13 Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” or other designation(s) used by the parties, which a party 14 seeks to have filed under seal. The parties’ mere designation of any information, 15 document, or thing as “Confidential,” “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes 16 Only,” or other designation(s) used by the parties, does not -- without the 17 submission of competent evidence, in the form of a declaration or declarations, 18 establishing that the material sought to be filed under seal qualifies as 19 confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable --constitute good cause. 20 Further, if sealing is requested in connection with a dispositive motion or 21 trial, then compelling reasons, as opposed to good cause, for the sealing must be 22 shown, and the relief sought shall be narrowly tailored to serve the specific interest 23 to be protected. See Pintos v. Pacific Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677-79 (9th 24 Cir. 2010). For each item or type of information, document, or thing sought to be 25 filed or introduced under seal in connection with a dispositive motion or trial, the 26 party seeking protection must articulate compelling reasons, supported by specific 27 facts and legal justification, for the requested sealing order. Again, competent 28 evidence supporting the application to file documents under seal must be -2- 1 provided by declaration. 2 Any document that is not confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable in 3 its entirety will not be filed under seal if the confidential portions can be redacted. 4 If documents can be redacted, then a redacted version for public viewing, omitting 5 only the confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable portions of the document, 6 shall be filed. Any application that seeks to file documents under seal in their 7 entirety should include an explanation of why redaction is not feasible. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Protective Order, in the event 9 that this case proceeds to trial, all information, documents, and things discussed or 10 introduced at trial will become public and available to members of the public, 11 including the press, unless sufficient cause is shown in advance of the trial to 12 A 8 proceed otherwise. 13 THE PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO REVIEW CAREFULLY AND 14 ACT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL ORDERS ISSUED BY THE 15 HONORABLE DALE S. FISCHER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE, 16 INCLUDING THOSE APPLICABLE TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND 17 FILINGS UNDER SEAL. 18 19 TERMS OF PROTECTIVE ORDER 20 21 1. [Good Cause Statement omitted by the Court] 22 2. DEFINITIONS 23 2.1. Party: any party to this action, including all of its officers, directors, 24 employees, consultants, retained experts, and outside counsel (and their support 25 staff). 26 2.2. Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless 27 of the medium or manner generated, stored, or maintained (including, but not 28 limited to, testimony, transcripts, or tangible things) that are produced or generated -3- 1 2 in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter. 2.3. Trade Secret: information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, 3 program, device, method, technique, design or process that: (i) derives independent 4 economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public 5 or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and 6 (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain 7 its secrecy, as set forth in California Civil Code § 3426. 8 9 2.4 “Confidential” Information or Items: information (regardless of how generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection under standards developed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) which shall be disclosed only to 11 the parties to this litigation and their respective house and outside counsels, as set 12 A 10 forth in section 7.2 below. Such information should fall into one or more of the 13 following categories: (i) sales, marketing, or product or service development 14 strategies, tactics, or plans; (ii) financial data; (iii) costs of doing business; (iv) 15 customer lists; (v) business agreements and contracts; (vi) licensing negotiations 16 and agreements; and (vii) third-party documents covered by an obligation of 17 confidentiality. 18 2.5. “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only” Information or Items: 19 information (regardless of how generated, stored, or maintained) or tangible things 20 that are extremely sensitive — such as trade secrets or highly sensitive business or 21 product expansion plans or developments — and whose disclosure to any person 22 other than the parties’ respective outside counsel (DONIGER / BURROUGHS 23 APC for Plaintiff Susan Nicholson Hofheinz; ROPERS MAJESKI KOHN & 24 BENTLEY for Defendant Amazon.com, Inc.), as set forth in section 7.3 below, 25 would create a substantial risk of serious injury that could not be avoided by less 26 restrictive means. 27 2.6. 28 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material from a Producing Party. -4- 1 2 2.7. Producing Party: a Party or non-party that produces Disclosure or Discovery Material in this action. 3 2.8. Designating Party: a Party or non-party that designates information or 4 items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “Confidential” 5 or “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” 6 7 2.9. designated as “Confidential” or as “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” 8 9 2.10. Outside Counsel: attorneys who are not employees of a Party but who are retained to represent or advise a Party in this action. 10 11 2.11. In-House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a Party and who regularly provide legal advice as part of their job duties. A 12 13 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is 2.12. Counsel (without qualifier): Outside Counsel and In-House Counsel (as well as their support staffs). 14 2.13. Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter 15 pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as 16 an expert witness or as a consultant in this action and who is not a past or current 17 employee of a Party. This definition includes a professional jury or trial consultant 18 retained in connection with this litigation. 19 2.14. Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation 20 support services (e.g., photocopying; videotaping; translating; preparing exhibits or 21 demonstrations; organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium; etc.) 22 and their employees and subcontractors. 23 3. 24 SCOPE Any Protected Material (as defined above) may not be disseminated or 25 disclosed outside the parameters of this Protective Order, whether that disclosure 26 embodies the entirety of a designated document or any portion or segment thereof. 27 4. 28 DURATION Even after the termination of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations -5- 1 imposed by this Protective Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party 2 agrees otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Nothing contained 3 herein, however, is intended to limit or prevent parties from introducing evidence at 4 trial to prove its case. The use of any Protected Material at trial, however, is not 5 addressed at this time, but may be the subject of future application to the District 6 Court Judge assigned to this matter as the need may arise. Unless otherwise 7 ordered or agreed in writing by the Producing Party, after receiving notice of the 8 entry of an order, judgment, or decree finally disposing of this action, including any 9 appeals therefrom, and within sixty (60) days of receiving a request, each Receiving Party shall return all Protected Material to the Producing Party, or alternatively, 11 destroy it. If the documents were originally produced without charge, they shall be 12 A 10 returned without charge. If they were produced at a charge, they shall be returned 13 for the same cost. As used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all 14 copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, or any other form of reproducing or 15 capturing any of the Protected Material. With permission in writing from the 16 Designating Party, the Receiving Party may destroy some or all of the Protected 17 Material instead of returning it. Whether the Protected Material is returned or 18 destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing 19 Party (and, if not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the sixty- 20 day deadline that identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected 21 Material that was returned or destroyed and that affirms that the Receiving Party 22 has not retained any copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, or other forms of 23 reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this 24 provision, Counsel are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion 25 papers, transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, or attorney work product, 26 even if such materials contain Protected Material. 27 28 -6- 1 2 5. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL 5.1. Exercise of Restraint and Reasonable Care in Designating Material for 3 Protection. Each Party or non-party that designates information or items for 4 protection under this Protective Order must take reasonable care to limit any such 5 designation to specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. A 6 Designating Party must take reasonable care to designate for protection only those 7 parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that qualify 8 for such protection so that other portions of the material, documents, items, or 9 communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably 10 11 within the ambit of this Protective Order. Designations that are shown to be clearly unjustified, or that have been made A 12 for an improper purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber or retard the case 13 development process, or to impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other 14 parties), expose the Designating Party to sanctions as provided for in the Federal 15 Rules of Civil Procedure. If it comes to a Party’s or a non-party’s attention that 16 information or items that it designated for protection do not qualify for protection at 17 all, or do not qualify for the level of protection initially asserted, that Party or non- 18 party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the mistaken 19 designation. 20 5.2. Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in 21 this Protective Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a), below), or as 22 otherwise stipulated or ordered, material that qualifies for protection under this 23 Protective Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or 24 produced. 25 26 Designation in conformity with this Protective Order requires: (a) for information in documentary form (apart from transcripts of 27 depositions), that the Producing Party affix the legend “Confidential” or “Highly 28 Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” conspicuously on each page that contains -7- 1 Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies 2 for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected 3 portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins) and must specify, 4 for each portion, the level of protection being asserted (either “Confidential” or 5 “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only”). 6 A Party or non-party that makes original documents or materials available for 7 inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting party has 8 indicated which material it would like copied and produced. During the inspection 9 and before the designation, all of the material shall be made available for inspection only to the inspecting Party’s outside attorney(s) and shall be deemed “Highly 11 Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” After the inspecting Party’s outside 12 A 10 attorney(s) have identified the documents it wants copied and produced, the 13 Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for 14 protection under this Protective Order, then, before producing the specified 15 documents, the Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend (“Confidential” 16 or “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only”) conspicuously on each page that 17 contains Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page 18 qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected 19 portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins) and must specify, 20 for each portion, the level of protection being asserted (either “Confidential” or 21 “Highly Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only”). 22 (b) for testimony given in deposition, that the Party or non-party 23 offering or sponsoring the testimony identify on the record, before the close of the 24 deposition, all protected testimony, and further specify any portions of the 25 testimony that qualify as “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” When it 26 is impractical to identify separately each portion of testimony that is entitled to 27 protection, and when it appears that substantial portions of the testimony may 28 qualify for protection, the Party or non-party that sponsors, offers, or gives the -8- 1 testimony may invoke on the record (before the deposition is concluded) a right to 2 have up to 30 days after the date of mailing of the final transcript to identify the 3 specific portions of the testimony as to which protection is sought and to specify 4 the level of protection being asserted (“Confidential” or “Highly Confidential — 5 Attorneys’ Eyes Only”). Only those portions of the testimony that are 6 appropriately designated for protection within the 30-day period shall be covered 7 by the provisions of this Protective Order. 8 Where, in good faith, it is anticipated by counsel for the Party or non-party who is testifying that the response to a question or series of questions could qualify 10 as “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only” protection, then, on the record, 11 counsel for the testifying Party or non-party shall ask all Party representatives or 12 A 9 non-parties to leave the deposition room during such testimony. Upon the 13 completion of the questioning that is believed to qualify for “Highly Confidential 14 — Attorneys’ Eyes Only” protection, all Party representatives or non-parties shall 15 be allowed to reenter the deposition room. Transcript pages containing Protected 16 Material shall be separately bound by the court reporter, who shall affix 17 conspicuously on each such page the legend “Confidential” or “Highly 18 Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only” as instructed by the Party or nonparty 19 offering or sponsoring the witness or presenting the testimony. 20 (c) for information produced in some form other than documentary, 21 and for any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place 22 on the exterior of the container(s) in which the information or item is stored the 23 legend “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” If only 24 portions of the information or item warrant protection, the Producing Party, to the 25 extent practicable, shall identify the protected portions, specifying whether they 26 qualify as “Confidential” or as “Highly Confidential —Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” 27 28 (d) Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If corrected within thirty (30) days of disclosure, an inadvertent failure to designate qualified information or items -9- 1 as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only” does not, 2 standing alone, waive the Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this 3 Order for such material. If material is appropriately designated as “Confidential” or 4 “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only” after the material was initially 5 produced, the Receiving Party, on timely notification of the designation — within 6 thirty (30) days — must make reasonable efforts to assure that the material is 7 treated in accordance with the provisions of this Protective Order, subject to the 8 provisions below. 9 6. 10 CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS 6.1. Meet and Confer. A Party that elects to initiate a challenge to a Designating Party’s confidentiality designation must do so in good faith and must 12 A 11 begin the process by conferring directly with counsel for the Designating Party. In 13 conferring, the challenging Party must explain the basis for its belief that the 14 confidentiality designation was not proper and must give the Designating Party an 15 opportunity to review the designated material, to reconsider the circumstances, and, 16 if no change in designation is offered, to explain the basis for the chosen 17 designation. A challenging Party may proceed to the next stage of the challenge 18 process only if it has engaged or, in the event of non-cooperation, attempted to 19 engage, in this meet and confer process first. 20 6.2. Judicial Intervention. A Party that elects to press a challenge to a 21 confidentiality designation after considering the justification offered by the 22 Designating Party may file and serve a motion that identifies the challenged 23 material and sets forth in detail the basis for the challenge. Each such motion must 24 be jointly stipulated and filed pursuant to Local Rule 37, unless the circumstances 25 justify the filing of an ex parte application. Until the Court rules on the challenge, 26 all parties shall continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to 27 which it is entitled under the Producing Party’s designation. The Designating Party 28 shall bear the burden of establishing the propriety of the challenged designation. - 10 - 1 2 3 7. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL 7.1. Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is 4 disclosed or produced by another Party or by a non-party in connection with this 5 case only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this litigation. Such 6 Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the 7 conditions described in this Order. Following final resolution of the litigation, a 8 Receiving Party shall comply with the provisions of section 11, below. Protected 9 Material shall be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a location and in a 10 secure manner that reasonably ensures that access is limited to the persons 11 authorized under this Protective Order. A 12 7.2. Disclosure of “Confidential” Information or Items. Unless otherwise 13 ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving 14 Party may disclose any information or item designated “Confidential” only to: 15 (a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of record in this action 16 (DONIGER / BURROUGHS APC for Plaintiff Susan Nicholson Hofheinz; 17 ROPERS MAJESKI KOHN & BENTLEY for Defendant Amazon.com, Inc.); 18 (b) the officers, directors, and employees (including In-house 19 Counsel) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this 20 litigation; 21 (c) experts (as defined in this Protective Order) of the Receiving Party 22 to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed 23 the “Agreement to Be Bound by Protective Order” (Exhibit A); 24 (d) the Court and its personnel; 25 (e) court reporters, their staffs, and professional vendors to whom 26 27 28 disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation; (f) during their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or - 11 - exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material shall be separately bound by 2 the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under 3 this Stipulated Protective Order. Any Party seeking to use “Confidential” 4 information during a deposition shall obtain a statement on the record that the 5 deponent and any other persons in attendance have agreed to abide by the terms of 6 this Protective Order. If the deponent refuses to agree, disclosure of such 7 information to the witness during the deposition shall not constitute a waiver of 8 confidentiality, provided that, under such circumstances, the witness shall be asked 9 to read and sign the original deposition transcript in the presence of the court 10 reporter, and no copy of the transcript or related exhibits shall be given to the 11 deponent. The terms of this Protective Order shall apply to those persons in 12 A 1 attendance at the deposition(s) and shall require the exclusion of persons not subject 13 to the terms of the Protective Order from attending that portion of the deposition at 14 which “Confidential” information is discussed. 15 (g) the author and named recipients of the document, persons who 16 have previously had access to the documents or Confidential Information other than 17 through discovery or disclosures in the litigation, and the original source of the 18 information. 19 (h) 20 “Confidential” information. 21 7.3. Any person who the Parties agree in writing may receive Disclosure of “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only” 22 Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in 23 writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information 24 or item designated “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only” only to: 25 (a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of record in this action 26 (DONIGER / BURROUGHS APC for Plaintiff Susan Nicholson Hofheinz; 27 ROPERS MAJESKI KOHN & BENTLEY for Defendant Amazon.com, Inc.); 28 (b) Experts (as defined in this Protective Order) to whom disclosure - 12 - 1 is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the “Agreement to 2 Be Bound by Protective Order” (Exhibit A); 3 (c) the Court and its personnel; 4 (d) court reporters, their staffs, and professional vendors to whom 5 6 disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation; and (e) during their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom 7 disclosure is reasonably necessary. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or 8 exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material shall be separately bound by 9 the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this Protective Order. Any Party seeking to use “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ 11 Eyes Only” information during a deposition shall obtain a statement on the record 12 A 10 that the deponent and any other persons in attendance have agreed to abide by the 13 terms of this Protective Order. If the deponent refuses to agree, disclosure of such 14 information to the witness during the deposition shall not constitute a waiver of 15 confidentiality, provided that, under such circumstances, the witness shall be asked 16 to read and sign the original deposition transcript in the presence of the court 17 reporter, and no copy of the transcript or related exhibits shall be given to the 18 deponent. The terms of this Protective Order shall apply to those persons in 19 attendance at the deposition(s) and shall require the exclusion of persons not subject 20 to the terms of the Protective Order from attending that portion of the deposition at 21 which “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” information is discussed. 22 And, as set forth in Section 5.2(b) above, prior to the disclosure of “Highly 23 Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” information or testimony in the deposition, 24 counsel for the testifying Party or non-party shall ask all Party representatives or 25 non-parties to leave the deposition room during such testimony. 26 (f) the author and named recipients of the document, persons who 27 have previously had access to the documents or “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ 28 Eyes Only” Information other than through discovery or disclosures in the - 13 - 1 litigation, and the original source of the information. 2 3 (g) Any person who the Parties agree in writing may receive “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” information. 4 Nothing herein, however, is intended to prohibit or proscribe the ability of 5 outside counsel to provide to its client informed and meaningful advice, or to 6 prevent counsel from aggregating and generally summarizing counsel’s 7 interpretation of the implications of such information as it relates to the litigation, 8 so long as it will not reveal or disclose the specific contents of any document or 9 information designated as “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” 10 11 A 12 8. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION If a Receiving Party is served with a subpoena or an order issued in other 13 litigation or Court proceedings that require disclosure of any information or items 14 designated in this action as “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential — Attorneys’ 15 Eyes Only,” the Receiving Party shall notify the Designating Party, in writing (by 16 fax, if possible) promptly and in no event more than four court days after receiving 17 the subpoena or order but before the scheduled date for production. Such 18 notification shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order. 19 The Receiving Party shall also immediately inform in writing the Party who 20 caused the subpoena or order to issue in the other litigation or proceeding that some 21 or all the material covered by the subpoena or order is the subject to this Protective 22 Order. In addition, the Receiving Party must deliver a copy of this Protective Order 23 promptly to the Party in the other action that caused the subpoena or order to issue. 24 The purpose of imposing these duties is to alert the interested parties to the 25 existence of this Protective Order and to afford the Designating Party in this case an 26 opportunity to try to protect its confidentiality interests in the court from which the 27 subpoena or order issued. The Designating Party shall bear the burdens and the 28 expenses of seeking protection in that court of its confidential material — and - 14 - 1 nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a 2 Receiving Party in this action to disobey a lawful directive from another court. 3 9. 4 UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed 5 Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this 6 Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately: (a) notify in writing the 7 Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures; (b) use its best efforts to retrieve 8 all copies of the Protected Material; (c) inform the person or persons to whom 9 unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order; and (d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be 11 Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 12 A 10 10. 13 FILING PROTECTED MATERIAL In the event that counsel for any Party decides to file with or submit to the 14 Court any Protected Material, counsel shall provide written notice to the other Party 15 and shall take appropriate steps to ensure the continuing confidentiality of the 16 Protected Material. Counsel for the Party seeking to file or submit the Protected 17 Material to the Court shall request that the portion(s) of the document(s) containing 18 the Protected Materials be filed under seal by way of a written application and 19 proposed order, along with the portion(s) of the document(s) submitted for filing 20 under seal, in accordance with the Local Rules. Pending the ruling on the 21 application, the papers or portions thereof subject to the sealing application shall be 22 lodged under seal. 23 11. 24 FINAL DISPOSITION Once the case proceeds to trial, any document, material, or information 25 designated under this Protective Order introduced at trial will be presumptively 26 available to all members of the public, including the press, unless good cause is 27 shown to the District Judge in advance of the trial to proceed otherwise. With 28 respect to any document, material, or information designated under this Protective - 15 - Order and not introduced at trial, after receiving notice of the entry of an order, 2 judgment, or decree finally disposing of this action, including any appeals 3 therefrom, and within sixty (60) days of receiving a request, all Persons described 4 in subparagraphs 7.2(a), 7.2(b), 7.2(c), 7.2(h), 7.3(a), 7.3(b), or 7.3(g) above who 5 have received any Protected Material produced by another Party shall, at the option 6 of the Party in possession thereof, either: (a) return all such Protected Material and 7 all copies, compilations, and extracts thereof to counsel for the Producing Party; or 8 (b) destroy all such Protected Material and all copies, compilations, and extracts 9 thereof and submit to the Producing Party a declaration executed under penalty of 10 perjury under the laws of the United States attesting that such Person has destroyed 11 all Protected Material in such Person’s possession custody or control, and all 12 A 1 copies, compilations, and extracts thereof, and that such Person has not retained any 13 Protected Material, or any copies, compilations, and extracts thereof, in any form. 14 With respect to Persons described in subparagraphs 7.2(a) or 7.3(a), a declaration to 15 such effect submitted by counsel of record on behalf of all attorneys and employees 16 of such counsel of record shall be sufficient to comply with the requirements of this 17 paragraph. 18 12. 19 MISCELLANEOUS. 12.1. Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Protective Order 20 abridges the right of any person to seek its modification by the Court in the future. 21 The parties agree to abide by the terms of this Protective Order even before the 22 Court approves it. Any ambiguity will be resolved in favor of maintaining the 23 confidentiality of any such documents or information. 24 12.2. Right to Assert Other Objections. By having stipulated to the 25 entry of this Protective Order, no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to 26 object to disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not 27 addressed in this Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object 28 on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective - 16 - 1 2 Order. 12.3. Effect of Designation on Authenticity and Admissibility. The 3 placing of any confidentiality designation or a production identification label on the 4 face of any document shall not affect the document’s authenticity or admissibility 5 in this action. 6 12.4. Continuing Jurisdiction. All provisions of this Protective Order 7 shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this action in its entirety, unless 8 subsequently modified by agreement between the parties or order of the Court, and 9 the Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purpose of enforcing this 10 11 Protective Order. IT IS SO ORDERED. A 12 13 DATED: July 24, 2013 __________________________ Margaret A. Nagle United States Magistrate Judge 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 17 - 1 EXHIBIT A 2 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND 3 I, ___________________________________________________ [print or type full name], of ________________________________ [print or type full 5 company name and address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its 6 entirety and understand the Protective Order that was issued by the United States 7 District Court for the Central District of California on July 24, 2013, in the case of 8 Susan Nicholson Hofheinz v. Café Press, Inc., et al., Case No. CV12-09306 DSF 9 (MANx). I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Protective 10 Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me 11 to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I 12 A 4 will not disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to this 13 Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the 14 provisions of this Protective Order. 15 I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court 16 for the Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this 17 Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of 18 this action. 19 20 Date: ____________________ 21 City and State where sworn and signed: 22 Printed name: 23 Signature:__________________________ 24 25 26 27 28 - 18 -

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