Rashad Brown v. Wincor Nixdorf Inc.
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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Walsh re Notice of Lodging 22 . See order for details. (jy)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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RASHAD BROWN, AN INDIVIDUAL, )
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Plaintiff,
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WINCOR NIXDORF, INC., A
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DELAWARE CORPORATION;
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Defendant.
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CASE NO. 2:14-cv-06962-JAK(PJWx)
Original Complaint Filed Sept. 5, 2014
STANDING PROTECTIVE ORDER
FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO
JUDGE JOHN A. KRONSTADT
Judge: Hon. John A. Kronstadt
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(This Form Represents the Standing Protective Order For Cases Assigned
to Judge John A. Kronstadt and Has Not Been Modified.)
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1. PURPOSE AND LIMITS OF THIS ORDER
Discovery in this action is likely to involve confidential, proprietary, or
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private information requiring special protection from public disclosure and
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from use for any purpose other than this litigation. Thus, the Court enters
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this Protective Order. This Order does not confer blanket protections on all
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disclosures or responses to discovery, and the protection it gives from
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public disclosure and use extends only to the specific material entitled to
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confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles. This Order
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does not automatically authorize the filing under seal of material designated
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under this Order. Instead, the parties must comply with Local Rule 79-5.1
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and this Court’s Order Re Pilot Program for Under Seal Documents (See
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Exhibit F) if they seek to file anything under seal. This Order does not
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govern the use at trial of material designated under this Order.
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2. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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2.1 Over-Designation Prohibited. Any party or non-party who
“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY,”
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or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” (a “designator”) must only
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designates information or items for protection under this Order as
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designate specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards.
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To the extent practicable, only those parts of documents, items, or oral or
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written communications that require protection shall be designated.
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Designations with a higher confidentiality level when a lower level would
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suffice are prohibited. Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are
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prohibited. Unjustified designations expose the designator to sanctions,
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including the Court’s striking all confidentiality designations made by that
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designator.
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Designation under this Order is allowed only if the designation is
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necessary to protect material that, if disclosed to persons not authorized to
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view it, would cause competitive or other recognized harm. Material may
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not be designated if it has been made public, or if designation is otherwise
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unnecessary to protect a secrecy interest. If a designator learns that
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information or items that it designated for protection do not qualify for
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protection at all or do not qualify for the level of protection initially asserted,
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that designator must promptly notify all parties that it is withdrawing the
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mistaken designation.
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2.2 Manner and Timing of Designations. Designation under this
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Order requires the designator to affix the applicable legend
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(“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES
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ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE”) to each page
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that contains protected material. For testimony given in deposition or other
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proceeding, the designator shall specify all protected testimony and the
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level of protection being asserted. It may make that designation during the
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deposition or proceeding, or may invoke, on the record or by written notice
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to all parties on or before the next business day, a right to have up to 21
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days from the deposition or proceeding to make its designation.
2.2.1 A party or non-party that makes original documents or materials
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available for inspection need not designate them for protection until after
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the inspecting party has identified which material it would like copied and
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produced. During the inspection and before the designation, all material
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shall be treated as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY.
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After the inspecting party has identified the documents it wants copied and
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produced, the producing party must designate the documents, or portions
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thereof, that qualify for protection under this Order.
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2.2.2 Parties shall give advance notice if they expect a deposition or
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other proceeding to include designated material so that the other parties
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can ensure that only authorized individuals are present at those
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proceedings when such material is disclosed or used. The use of a
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document as an exhibit at a deposition shall not in any way affect its
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designation. Transcripts containing designated material shall have a legend
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on the title page noting the presence of designated material, and the title
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page shall be followed by a list of all pages (including line numbers as
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appropriate) that have been designated, and the level of protection being
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asserted. The designator shall inform the court reporter of these
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requirements. Any transcript that is prepared before the expiration of the
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21-day period for designation shall be treated during that period as if it had
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been designated HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY
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unless otherwise agreed. After the expiration of the 21-day period, the
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transcript shall be treated only as actually designated.
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2.3 Inadvertent Failures to Designate. An inadvertent failure to
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designate does not, standing alone, waive protection under this Order.
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Upon timely assertion or correction of a designation, all recipients must
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make reasonable efforts to ensure that the material is treated according to
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3. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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All challenges to confidentiality designations shall proceed under
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Local Rule 37-1 through Local Rule 37-4.
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4. ACCESS TO DESIGNATED MATERIAL
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4.1 Basic Principles. A receiving party may use designated material
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only for this litigation. Designated material may be disclosed only to the
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categories of persons and under the conditions described in this Order.
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4.2 Disclosure of CONFIDENTIAL Material Without Further
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Approval. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by
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the designator, a receiving party may disclose any material designated
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CONFIDENTIAL only to:
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4.2.1 The receiving party’s outside counsel of record in this action
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and employees of outside counsel of record to whom disclosure is
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reasonably necessary;
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4.2.2 The officers, directors, and employees of the receiving party to
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whom disclosure is reasonably necessary, and who have signed the
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Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit E-1);
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4.2.3 Experts retained by the receiving party’s outside counsel of
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record to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary, and who have signed
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the Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit E-1);
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4.2.4 The Court and its personnel;
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4.2.5 Outside court reporters and their staff, professional jury or trial
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consultants, and professional vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably
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necessary, and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit E-1);
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4.2.6 During their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom
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disclosure is reasonably necessary and who have signed the Agreement to
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Be Bound (Exhibit E-1); and
4.2.7 The author or recipient of a document containing the material,
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or a custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the
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information.
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4.3 Disclosure of HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES
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ONLY and HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE Material Without
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Further Approval. Unless permitted in writing by the designator, a
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receiving party may disclose material designated HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
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– ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE
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CODE without further approval only to:
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4.3.1 The receiving party’s outside counsel of record in this action
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and employees of outside counsel of record to whom it is reasonably
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necessary to disclose the information;
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4.3.2 The Court and its personnel;
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4.3.3 Outside court reporters and their staff, professional jury or trial
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consultants, and professional vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably
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necessary, and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit E-1);
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and 4.3.4 The author or recipient of a document containing the material, or
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a custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the
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information.
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4.4 Procedures for Approving or Objecting to Disclosure of
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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE Material to In-House Counsel or
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Experts. Unless agreed to in writing by the designator:
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4.4.1 A party seeking to disclose to in-house counsel any material
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designated HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY must first
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make a written request to the designator providing the full name of the in-
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house counsel, the city and state of such counsel’s residence, and such
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counsel’s current and reasonably foreseeable future primary job duties and
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responsibilities in sufficient detail to determine present or potential
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involvement in any competitive decision-making. In-house counsel are not
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authorized to receive material designated HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
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SOURCE CODE.
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4.4.2 A party seeking to disclose to an expert retained by outside
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counsel of record any information or item that has been designated
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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE must first make a written request to the
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designator that (1) identifies the general categories of HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
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– SOURCE CODE information that the receiving party seeks permission to
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disclose to the expert, (2) sets forth the full name of the expert and the city
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and state of his or her primary residence, (3) attaches a copy of the
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expert’s current resume, (4) identifies the expert’s current employer(s), (5)
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identifies each person or entity from whom the expert has received
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compensation or funding for work in his or her areas of expertise (including
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in connection with litigation) in the past five years, and (6) identifies (by
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name and number of the case, filing date, and location of court) any
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litigation where the expert has offered expert testimony, including by
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declaration, report, or testimony at deposition or trial, in the past five years.
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If the expert believes any of this information at (4) - (6) is subject to a
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confidentiality obligation to a third party, then the expert should provide
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whatever information the expert believes can be disclosed without violating
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any confidentiality agreements, and the party seeking to disclose the
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information to the expert shall be available to meet and confer with the
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designator regarding any such confidentiality obligations.
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specified in paragraphs 4.4.1 or 4.4.2 may disclose the designated material
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to the identified in-house counsel or expert unless, within seven days of
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delivering the request, the party receives a written objection from the
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designator providing detailed grounds for the objection.
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4.4.4 All challenges to objections from the designator shall proceed
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under Local Rule 37-1 through Local Rule 37-4.
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5. SOURCE CODE
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5.1 Designation of Source Code. If production of source code is
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necessary, a party may designate it as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
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SOURCE CODE if it is, or includes, confidential, proprietary, or trade secret
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source code.
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5.2 Location and Supervision of Inspection. Any HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE produced in discovery shall be made
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available for inspection, in a format allowing it to be reasonably reviewed
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and searched, during normal business hours or at other mutually agreeable
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times, at an office of the designating party’s counsel or another mutually
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agreeable location. The source code shall be made available for inspection
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on a secured computer in a secured room, and the inspecting party shall
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not copy, remove, or otherwise transfer any portion of the source code onto
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any recordable media or recordable device. The designator may visually
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monitor the activities of the inspecting party’s representatives during any
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source code review, but only to ensure that there is no unauthorized
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recording, copying, or transmission of the source code.
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5.3 Paper Copies of Source Code Excerpts. The inspecting party
reasonably necessary for the preparation of court filings, pleadings, expert
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reports, other papers, or for deposition or trial. The designator shall provide
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all such source code in paper form, including Bates numbers and the label
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may request paper copies of limited portions of source code that are
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE.”
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5.4 Access Record. The inspecting party shall maintain a record of
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any individual who has inspected any portion of the source code in
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electronic or paper form, and shall maintain all paper copies of any printed
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portions of the source code in a secured, locked area. The inspecting party
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shall not convert any of the information contained in the paper copies into
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any electronic format other than for the preparation of a pleading, exhibit,
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expert report, discovery document, deposition transcript, or other Court
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document. Any paper copies used during a deposition shall be retrieved at
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the end of each day and must not be left with a court reporter or any other
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unauthorized individual.
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6. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED
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IN OTHER LITIGATION
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6.1 Subpoenas and Court Orders. This Order in no way excuses
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noncompliance with a lawful subpoena or court order. The purpose of the
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duties described in this section is to alert the interested parties to the
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existence of this Order and to give the designator an opportunity to protect
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its confidentiality interests in the court where the subpoena or order
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6.2 Notification Requirement. If a party is served with a subpoena or
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a court order issued in other litigation that compels disclosure of any
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information or items received by that party in this action and designated in
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this action as CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY
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EYES ONLY, or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE, that party
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must do the following.
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6.2.1 Promptly notify the designator in writing. Such notification shall
include a copy of the subpoena or court order.
6.2.2 Promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or
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order to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered
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by the subpoena or order is subject to this Order. Such notification shall
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include a copy of this Order.
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6.2.3 Cooperate with all reasonable procedures sought by the
designator whose material may be affected.
6.3 Wait For Resolution of Protective Order. If the designator
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promptly seeks a protective order, the party served with the subpoena or
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court order shall not produce any information designated in this action as
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CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY EYES ONLY or
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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE before a determination by the
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court where the subpoena or order issued, unless the party has obtained
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the designator’s permission. The designator shall bear the burden and
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expense of seeking protection of its confidential material in that court.
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7. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF DESIGNATED MATERIAL
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If a receiving party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has
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disclosed designated material to any person or in any circumstance not
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authorized under this Order, it must immediately (1) notify in writing the
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designator of the unauthorized disclosures, (2) use its best efforts to
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retrieve all unauthorized copies of the designated material, (3) inform the
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person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the
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terms of this Order, and (4) use reasonable efforts to have such person or
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persons execute the Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit E-1).
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8. INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE
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PROTECTED MATERIAL
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When a producing party gives notice that certain inadvertently
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produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection, the
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obligations of the receiving parties are those set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P.
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may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for production
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without prior privilege review pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 502(d) and (e).
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9. FILING UNDER SEAL
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Without written permission from the designator or a Court order, a
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party may not file in the public record in this action any designated material.
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A party seeking to file under seal any designated material must comply with
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Local Rule 79-1. Filings may be made under seal only pursuant to a court
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order authorizing the sealing of the specific material at issue. The fact that
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a document has been designated under this Order is insufficient to justify
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filing under seal. Instead, parties must explain the basis for confidentiality
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of each document sought to be filed under seal. Because a party other than
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the designator will often be seeking to file designated material, cooperation
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between the parties in preparing, and in reducing the number and extent
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of, requests for under seal filing is essential. If a receiving party’s request
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to file designated material under seal pursuant to Local Rule 79-5.1 is
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denied by the Court, then the receiving party may file the material in the
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public record unless (1) the designator seeks reconsideration within four
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days of the denial, or (2) as otherwise instructed by the Court.
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10. FINAL DISPOSITION
Within 60 days after the final disposition of this action, each party
material, including all copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, and any
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other format reproducing or capturing any designated material. The
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receiving party must submit a written certification to the designator by the
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60-day deadline that (1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the
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designated material that was returned or destroyed, and (2) affirms that the
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receiving party has not retained any copies, abstracts, compilations,
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summaries, or any other format reproducing or capturing any of the
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shall return all designated material to the designator or destroy such
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designated material. This provision shall not prevent counsel from retaining
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an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and
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hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial
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exhibits, expert reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert
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work product, even if such materials contain designated material. Any such
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archival copies remain subject to this Order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: 12/12/14
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HON. PATRICK J. WALSH
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND (EXHIBIT E-1)
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I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], of
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_________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty of
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perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the Protective Order
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that was issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of
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California on _______ [date] in the case of Rashad Brown v. Wincor
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Nixdorf, Inc., 2:14-cv-06962-JAK(PJWx).
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I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this
comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment for contempt. I
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Protective Order, and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so
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solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or
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item that is subject to this Protective Order to any person or entity except in
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strict compliance with this Order.
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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District
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Court for the Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing this
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Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this
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action.
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I hereby appoint __________________________ [print or type full
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name] of
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_______________________________________ [print or type full address
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and telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in
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connection with this action or oh any proceedings related to enforcement of
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this Order.
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Date: ___________________________
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City and State where sworn and signed:
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Printed name: ____________________
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Signature: _______________________
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CERTIFICATE OF E-FILE SERVICE
I hereby certify that on December 11, 2014, a copy of the foregoing
document and all attachments were filed electronically. Notice of this filing will
be sent by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system to all parties indicated
on the electronic filing receipt. All other parties will be served by regular U.S.
Mail as indicated below. Parties may access this filing through the Court’s
electronic filing system.
Michael L. Tracy, Esq., SBN 237779
Law Offices Of Michael Tracy
2030 Main Street, Suite 1300
Irvine, Ca 92614
T: (949) 260-9171 /F: (866) 365-3051
mtracy@michaeltracylaw.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
America that the foregoing is true and correct and executed on December 11, 2014,
in the City of San Diego, California.
Julie L. DeVercelly
Julie L. DeVercelly
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