Daniel Ambriz v. Coca Cola Company

Filing 63

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL by Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm re Stipulation for Order 62 : (see attached) (jm)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DANIEL AMBRIZ, on behalf of
himself, all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, a
Delaware corporation; and DOES 150, inclusive,
Defendants.

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Case No. CV 14-715 SVW (FFMx)
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
STIPULATION REGARDING
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

Ctrm:
Judge:

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Hon. Frederick F. Mumm

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WHEREAS, the Court may enter a protective order upon a showing of good
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cause.
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WHEREAS, the parties seek to exchange discovery that is of a confidential,
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proprietary, or private nature for which special protection from public disclosure and
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use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation would be warranted.
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WHEREAS, the parties believe in good faith that certain documents to be
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produced in this litigation may be classified as described above, specifically including,
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without limitation, employee payroll data, personnel data, and/or Defendant’s internal
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documents regarding its policies, practices or strategies.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00715-FFM

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WHEREAS, Defendant contends that such discovery, if disclosed, will have

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the effect of violating privacy rights of putative class members.
WHEREAS, the parties only seek to stipulate and enter into a protective order

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that is limited to the discovery as described in this Stipulation.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between

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Plaintiff DANIEL AMBRIZ (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant THE COCA-COLA

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COMPANY (“Defendant”) (collectively, the “Parties”), through their undersigned

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counsel, that this Court, subject to the Court finding good cause pursuant to Federal

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Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), enter the following Stipulated and Proposed Protective

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Order Regarding Confidential Discovery Material (“Stipulated Protective Order”)

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with respect to pre-trial discovery. This Stipulated Protective Order will govern a

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limited set of documents and information produced by the Parties in response to

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discovery requests in this action, Case No. 2:14-CV-00715-SVW-FFM (“discovery

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material”), as described in Section I.A of this Stipulation.

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I.

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DESIGNATION AND USE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL
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During the course of litigation, either party may seek to have discovery

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material classified as “confidential.” Any party (“designating party”) may designate

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as confidential any discovery material if the party in good faith believes that it

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contains confidential personal or commercial information, specifically including any

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non-public employee payroll data, employee personnel data, or Defendant’s internal

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documents regarding its policies, practices, trade secrets, proprietary information or

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business strategies. Discovery material that is so designated is referred to herein as

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“Confidential Material.” The designating party will mark each page “Confidential” of

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any document designated as such. Information produced in electronic format will be

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marked “Confidential” on the medium on which it is produced (e.g., disk, hard drive,

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email, etc.) The designation will be made to avoid obscuring or defacing any portion

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of the discovery material. Should any party, counsel for any party, or any person not a
party to this action, who obtains access to any Confidential Material make copies of or

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
333 Commerce Street
Suite 1450
Nashville, TN 37201
615.383.3033

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00715-FFM

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from such material, the material will also be designated Confidential and all

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references in this Stipulated Protective Order will be deemed to apply to such copies.

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Deposition testimony based on information designated Confidential will be identified

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as such either by a statement on the record at the deposition or by marking as

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Confidential documents or selected pages of documents containing such testimony. If

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either party, through inadvertence, fails to designate discovery material as

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Confidential, but thereafter determines that such discovery material should have been

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so designated, it promptly will provide written notice of the Confidential designation,

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and to the extent practicable, the discovery material will be treated as Confidential

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Material from the date of receipt of such notice. Likewise, if a party designates

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discovery material Confidential and later determines that such discovery material

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should not have been so designated, it will promptly provide written notice of the

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removal of the designation along with a duplicate copy of the discovery material

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without the Confidential marking.

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B.

All Confidential Material and any portion thereof, including copies

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thereof, will be deemed confidential and will be for use in these proceedings only,

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including purposes related to the resolution of the claims asserted in the action, such

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as the mediation, negotiation, and/or voluntary arbitration of one or more of the

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asserted claims.

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purpose, including, without limitation, other commercial or business use or use in

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other litigation.

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C.

Such Confidential information shall not be used for any other

All Confidential Material and any portion thereof, including copies

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thereof, and any information derived therefrom will not be disclosed in any way to

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anyone other than: (a) the Court and Court personnel; (b) the Parties’ counsel and

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their staff; (c) stenographic reporters; (d) the named parties; and the following,

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provided that they expressly agree to be bound by the terms of this Stipulated

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Protective Order by executing the form attached as Exhibit A (discussed below in
section II): (1) any current or former officers, directors, or employees of the Parties

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00715-FFM

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who are needed to assist their counsel in this action; (2) any expert or consultant

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retained in connection with this action; (3) witnesses and potential witnesses at, and in

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preparation for, deposition, trial, or hearing herein, and (4) outside vendors who

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perform data entry or similar clerical functions. Confidential Material may not be

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disclosed to any other person or entity without the prior written consent of the

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designating party or order of the Court. Any disclosure should be only to the extent

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reasonably necessary for the effective prosecution and defense of the claims in this

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action and for no other purpose.

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II.

CONDITIONS OF DISCLOSURE
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As set forth in section I.C. above, prior to the disclosure of Confidential

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Material or any information contained therein to the persons qualified to receive it but

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required to execute Exhibit A, counsel for the requesting party will secure from each

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such person the signed Exhibit A, which provides that he or she has read this

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Stipulated Protective Order, that he or she will not divulge any Confidential Material

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or any information contained therein except in the preparation, trial, or appeal of this

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action and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Stipulated Protective

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Order, and that he or she will not use the material for any other purpose.

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Confidential Material will be copied by only the Parties’ counsel in this

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action or by personnel or outside vendors assisting such counsel and for only purposes

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permitted by this Stipulated Protective Order, and control and distribution of

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confidential material and copies thereof will be the responsibility of such counsel,

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who will maintain all written assurances executed by such persons as provided in

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sections I.C. and II.A.

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C.

The restrictions set forth in this Stipulated Protective Order will not apply

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to: (a) information that was, is, or becomes public knowledge through its authorized

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release by a person or entity who rightfully obtained and possesses such information

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during the normal course of business, and not in violation of this Stipulated Protective
Order; or (b) Defendant (or its affiliates), with respect to its own information or

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333 Commerce Street
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Nashville, TN 37201
615.383.3033

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00715-FFM

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information received or created during the normal course of its own business.

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Whether information that becomes a matter of public record in any other manner may

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still be subject to protection as confidential will be determined according to the

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standards and procedures set forth herein. The owner of Confidential Material will be

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able to seek protection of that information in accordance with the provisions of this

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Stipulated Protective Order.

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III.

PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AT DEPOSITIONS
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To designate confidential information in testimony, the designating party

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will (a) make an oral statement to that effect on the record, or (b) notify the recipient

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in writing at any time up to 30 days after receipt of the transcript.
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If any Confidential Material is marked as an exhibit in a deposition, or its

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contents are disclosed, wholly or partially, in the course of the testimony at such

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deposition, counsel for the Parties will (a) advise the reporter that the exhibit(s) refer

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to Confidential Material or (b) notify the recipient in writing at any time up to 30 days

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after receipt of the transcript. In either case, the exhibit itself, as well as the portions

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of the transcript containing such disclosure, will be marked Confidential and will be

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deemed Confidential Material. To this end, the reporter will not furnish copies thereof

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to anyone other than counsel of record for the Parties herein, and, if so requested by

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such counsel, the witness and the witness’ counsel.

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IV.

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In accordance with Central District of California Civil Local Rule 79-5.1, if any

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papers to be filed with the Court contain information and/or documents that have been

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designated as “Confidential Material,” the proposed filing shall be accompanied by an

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application to file the papers or the portion thereof containing the designated

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information or documents (if such portion is segregable) and if appropriate, the

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application itself under seal; and the application shall be directed to the judge to whom

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the papers are directed. For motions, the Parties shall publicly file a redacted version

USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN COURT FILINGS

of the motion and supporting papers.
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V.

CHALLENGING A CONFIDENTIAL DESIGNATION

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If at any time during this litigation a party disputes the designation of discovery

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material as Confidential, the objecting party will notify the designating party in

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writing of such dispute and request a conference for the parties to confer in a good

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faith effort to resolve the dispute. It shall be the responsibility of counsel for the

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objecting party to arrange for this conference. The objecting party’s notice will

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identify the material in dispute and explain the basis for the objection. Counsel for the

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designating party shall confer with counsel for the objecting party within ten (10)

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calendar days after the objecting party serves a letter requesting such conference. If

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counsel are unable to settle their differences, they shall formulate a written stipulation

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(“Joint Stipulation”) setting forth their respective positions on the confidentiality of

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the information at issue. The Joint Stipulation shall be filed and served with the

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notice of motion. The preparation of any joint stipulation shall be in accordance with

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Central District of California Civil Local Rule 37-2.2. Any hearings related to the

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dispute shall be set in accordance with Central District of California Civil Local Rule

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37-3.

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memorandum of law not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the hearing date.

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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, a supplemental memorandum shall not exceed

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five (5) pages in length. No other separate memorandum of points and authorities

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shall be filed by either party in connection with the motion. Throughout the dispute

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resolution procedure in this paragraph, the designating party will have the burden of

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demonstrating that the material at issue is properly designated as confidential under

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applicable law. In the event of a dispute over the confidentiality of particular material,

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the Parties will continue to treat the disputed discovery material as confidential until

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the dispute is resolved.

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VI.

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If any party receives a subpoena from any non-party to this Stipulated Protective

After the Joint Stipulation is filed, each party may file a supplemental

NON-PARTY SUBPOENAS

Order seeking production or disclosure of Confidential Material, that party (the
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333 Commerce Street
Suite 1450
Nashville, TN 37201
615.383.3033

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00715-FFM

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“subpoenaed party”) will give notice, as soon as practicable and in no event more than

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three business days after receiving the subpoena and at least five business days before

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providing materials responsive to the subpoena, to counsel for the designating party,

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which notice will enclose a copy of the subpoena, such that the designating party may

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assert its rights, if any, to non-disclosure. Nothing in this Order shall be construed as

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authorizing a party to disobey a lawful subpoena issued in another action.

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VII.

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Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order will: (a) restrict any party with respect to

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their own documents or information; (b) restrict any party’s rights with regard to

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discovery material that has not been designated as Confidential; (c) prejudice any

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party’s rights to object to the production or disclosure of documents or other

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information that it considers not subject to discovery; (d) restrict the scope of

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discovery that can be sought by any party or deemed permissible by the Court; or (e)

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prejudice any party’s right to seek, either by agreement or by application to the Court,

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greater or lesser protection than that provided herein, or modification of the terms of

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this Stipulated Protective Order. Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order will be

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deemed to be a limit on or waiver of the attorney-client privilege, work product

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privilege, or any other relevant privilege. Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order

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will be deemed an agreement by either party to produce certain types of documents

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and/or information.

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VIII. RETURN OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS

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Within 60 days after the conclusion of this action, including any appeals, any party

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having received Confidential Material will return or destroy it, and will provide a

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declaration to the producing party stating the same and affirming that all reasonable

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steps were taken to ensure the return or destruction of any copies provided to third

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parties. Provided, however, that counsel for either Party may, upon written notice,

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retain one copy of documents produced exclusively for the purposes of complying

NO RESTRICTIONS

with document retention policies and not to be used for any other purposes. At the
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00715-FFM

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end of that document retention period, counsel will provide written notice that this

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copy has been destroyed. This provision will not apply to court filings or file copies

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of pleadings, briefs or correspondence maintained by the Parties’ respective counsel in

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the ordinary course of business.

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This Stipulated Protective Order will remain in full force and effect at all times during

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which any party to this Stipulated Protective Order or any person having executed the

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attached Exhibit A retains in his, her, or its possession, custody or control of any

BINDING EFFECT

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Confidential Material.

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If other parties are added to this action, no Confidential Material previously

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exchanged, produced, or used herein will be disclosed to such other parties or their

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counsel except upon their agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this Stipulated

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Protective Order. This provision does not prejudice any party’s rights to otherwise

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object to the production or disclosure of Confidential or non-confidential documents

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or other information to a party added to this action.

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This Stipulated Protective Order is without prejudice to the right of any party to move

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the Court for an order for good cause shown for protection of Confidential Material

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sought by or produced through discovery, which protection is different from or in

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addition to that provided for in this Stipulated Protective Order, and such right is

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expressly reserved.

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ADDITIONAL PARTIES TO LAWSUIT

ADDITIONAL RIGHTS

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00715-FFM

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Having read and considered the Stipulation Regarding Confidential

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Material, and for good cause shown:
The Court hereby GRANTS the Stipulation Regarding Confidential

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Material.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: July 2, 2014

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/S/ FREDERICK F. MUMM
HONORABLE FREDERICK F. MUMM
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
333 Commerce Street
Suite 1450
Nashville, TN 37201
615.383.3033

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

CASE NO. 2:14-CV-00715-FFM

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