Regents of The University of California v.Global Excel Management, Inc.

Filing 33

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm re Stipulation for Protective Order 32 NOTE CHANGES MADE BY THE COURT: (see attached) (jm)

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Cyndie M. Chang (SBN 227542)
Katherine L. Nichols (SBN 228893)
Audra L. Thompson (SBN 218479)
DUANE MORRIS LLP
865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 3100
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5450
Telephone: [phone]
NOTE: CHANGES MADE BY THE COURT
Facsimile: [phone]
E-mail:
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendant and
Counterclaimant GLOBAL EXCEL
MANAGEMENT, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

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THE REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, a
public trust corporation, on behalf of
UCLA Health,
Plaintiff,

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GLOBAL EXCEL MANAGEMENT,
INC., a Canadian for-profit corporation,
and DOES 1 THROUGH 25, inclusive,
Defendants.
GLOBAL EXCEL MANAGEMENT,
INC.,
Counterclaimant.

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Hon. Frederick F. Mumm

v.

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Case No. 2:14-cv-08897 GHK (FFMx)

v.
THE REGENTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, a
public trust corporation, on behalf of
UCLA Health,
Counterdefendant

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I.

PURPOSE

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Pursuant to this court’s order of April 28, 2015 ordering the exchange of certain

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material between the parties, and to expedite the flow of discovery materials, to

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facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials,

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to adequately protect the information the parties are entitled or obligated to keep

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confidential, to ensure that only materials the parties are entitled or obligated to keep

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confidential are subject to such treatment, and to ensure that the parties are permitted

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reasonably necessary uses of such materials in preparation for and in the conduct of

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trial pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c), the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the

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court to enter the following Protective Order.
II. DEFINITIONS
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“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of

how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things which contain trade
secrets or other confidential research, development, technical, financial, or
commercial information, or protected health information (as that term is defined by 45
C.F.R. 160.103), whether embodied in physical objects, documents, or the factual
knowledge of persons; and that has been so designated by the producing party, unless
a Court declares such information to not properly meet said descriptions.
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“Counsel”: Outside Counsel of Record.

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“Disclosure or Discovery Material”:

All items or information,

regardless of the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained
(including, among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are
produced or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.
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“Expert”:

A person with specialized knowledge or experience in a

matter pertinent to the litigation who (1) has been retained by a Party or its counsel to
serve as an expert witness or as a consultant in this action, (2) is not a past or current
employee or a Party or of a Party’s competitor, and (3) at the time of retention, is not

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anticipated to become an employee of a Party or a Party’s competitor.
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“HIGHLY

CONFIDENTIAL

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ATTORNEYS’

EYES

ONLY”

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Information or Items:

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disclosure of which to another Party or Non-Party would create a substantial risk of

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serious harm that could not be avoided by less restrictive means.
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Extremely sensitive “Confidential Information or Items,”

“Non-Party”:

any

natural

person,

partnership,

corporation,

associations, or other legal entity not named as a party in this action.
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“Outside Counsel of Record”: Attorneys who are not employees of a

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party to this action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this action and

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have appeared in this action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm

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which has appeared on behalf of that party.
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“Party”:

Any party to this action, including all of its officers,

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directors, employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record

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(and their support staffs).
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“Professional Vendors”: Persons or entities that provide litigation

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support services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or

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demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium)

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and their employees and subcontractors.

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2.10 “Protected Material”:

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designated

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

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III.

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as

Any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is

“CONFIDENTIAL,”

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DESIGNATION OF PROTECTED INFORMATION
3.1

Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection.

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Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under this

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Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies

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under the appropriate standards. To the extent it is practical to do so, a producing

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Party must designate for protection only those parts of material, documents, items or

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communications that qualify – so that other portions of the material, documents,
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items, or communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept

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unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order. Nothing in this Order shall prevent a

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receiving Party from contending that any or all documents or information designated

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as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” is not entitled to such designation. (FFM)

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If it comes to a producing Party’s attention that information or items that it

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designated for protection do not qualify for protection at all or do not qualify for the

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level of protection initially asserted, that Party must promptly notify all other parties

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that it is withdrawing the mistaken designation.

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3.2

Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in

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this Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise

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stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection

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under this Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or

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produced.

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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:

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(a)

for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic

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documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial

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proceedings), that the producing Party affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” to each page that

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contains protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page

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qualifies for protection, the producing Party also must clearly identify the protected

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portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins) and must specify, for

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each portion, the level of protection being asserted.

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for testimony given in deposition or in other pretrial or trial proceedings,

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that the designating Party identify on the record, before the close of the deposition,

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hearing, or other proceeding, all protected testimony and specify the level of

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protection being asserted. When it is impractical to identify separately each portion of

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testimony that is entitled to protection and it appears that substantial portions of the
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testimony may qualify for protection, the designating Party may invoke on the record

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(before the deposition, hearing, or other proceeding is concluded) a right to have up to

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30 days to identify the specific portions of the testimony as to which protection is

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sought and to specify the level of protection being asserted. Only those portions of the

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testimony that are appropriately designated for protection within the 30 days shall be

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covered by the provisions of this Protective Order. Alternatively, a designating Party

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may specify, at the deposition or up to 30 days afterwards if that period is properly

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invoked, that the entire transcript shall be treated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” (FFM)

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Parties shall give the other parties notice if they reasonably expect a deposition,

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hearing or other proceeding to include Protected Material so that the other parties can

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ensure that only authorized individuals who have signed the “Acknowledgment and

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Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A) are present at those proceedings. The use of a

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document as an exhibit at a deposition shall not in any way affect its designation as

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY.” (FFM)

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Transcripts containing Protected Material shall have an obvious legend on the

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title page that the transcript contains Protected Material, and the title page shall be

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followed by a list of all pages (including line numbers as appropriate) that have been

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designated as Protected Material and the level of protection being asserted by the

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designating Party. The designating Party shall inform the court reporter of these

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requirements. Any transcript that is prepared before the expiration of a 21-day period

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for designation shall be treated during that period as if it had been designated

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” in its entirety unless

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otherwise agreed. After the expiration of that period, the transcript shall be treated

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only as actually designated.

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(c)

for information produced in some form other than documentary and for

any other tangible items, that the producing Party affix in a prominent place on the
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exterior of the container or containers in which the information or item is stored the

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legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY”. If only a portion or portions of the information or item warrant protection,

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the producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s)

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and specify the level of protection being asserted.
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Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent

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failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the

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designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material. Upon

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timely correction of a designation, the receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to

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assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this Order.

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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Basic Principles: A Party may use Protected Materials that is disclosed

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or produced by another Party or Non-Party in connection with this case only for

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prosecuting, defending or attempting to settle this litigation. Such Protected Material

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may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the conditions described

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in this Order. When the litigation has been terminated, the Parties must comply with

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the provisions of section 8 below (Final Disposition).

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4.2

Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless

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otherwise ordered by court or permitted in writing by the designating Party, a

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receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL”

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only to:

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the receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this action, as well as

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employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to

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disclose the information for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment

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and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A;

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(b)

the officers, directors, and employees of the receiving Party to whom

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disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(c)

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Experts (as defined in this Order) of the receiving Party to whom

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disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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the Court and its personnel;

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court reporters and their staff, professional jury or trial consultants, and

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Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation

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and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit

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A);

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during their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to

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Be Bound” (Exhibit A), unless otherwise agreed by the designating Party or ordered

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by the court. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that

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reveal Protected Material may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under

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this Stipulated Protective Order.

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(g)

the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a

custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information.

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4.3 Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in

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writing by the designating Party, a receiving Party may disclose any information

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or item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

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only to:

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(a)

the receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this action, as well as

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employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to

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disclose the information for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment

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and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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Experts of the receiving Party (1) to whom disclosure is reasonably

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necessary for this litigation, and (2) who have signed the “Acknowledgment and

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Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A).;
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(c)

the court and its personnel;

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(d)

court reporters and their staff and Professional Vendors to whom

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disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); and

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(e)

during their depositions, witnesses in the action who (i) are employed by

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or affiliated with the Party that produced the subject “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or Items, (ii) to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary and (iii) who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement

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to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), unless otherwise agreed by the designating Party or ordered

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by the court. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that

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reveal Protected Material may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under

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this Stipulated Protective Order.

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the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a

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custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information.

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V. CHALLENGES TO PROTECTED INFORMATION DESIGNATIONS

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5.1

Timing of Challenges.

Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a

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designation of confidentiality at any time. Unless a prompt challenge to a designating

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Party’s confidentiality designation is necessary to avoid foreseeable, substantial

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unfairness, unnecessary economic burdens, or a significant disruption or delay of the

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litigation, a Party does not waive its right to challenge a confidentiality designation by

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electing not to mount a challenge promptly after the original designation is disclosed.

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Meet and Confer.

The challenging Party shall initiate the dispute

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resolution process by providing written notice of each designation it is challenging

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and describing the basis for each challenge. To avoid ambiguity as to whether a

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challenge has been made, the written notice must recite that the challenge to

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confidentiality is being made in accordance with this specific paragraph of the

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Protective Order. The Parties shall attempt to resolve each challenge in good faith and

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must begin the process by conferring directly (Pursuant to Local Rule 37) within 14
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days of the date of service of notice. In conferring, the challenging Party must explain

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the basis for its belief that the confidentiality designation was not proper and must

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give the designating Party an opportunity to review the designated material, to

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reconsider the circumstances, and, if no change in designation is offered, to explain

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the basis for the chosen designation. A challenging Party may proceed to the next

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stage of the challenge process only if it has engaged in this meet and confer process

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first or establishes that the designating Party is unwilling to participate in the meet and

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confer process in a timely manner.

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Judicial Intervention. If the Parties cannot resolve a challenge without

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court intervention, the designating Party shall file and serve a motion to retain

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confidentiality in compliance with Local Civil Local Rule 37 within 21 days of the

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initial notice of challenge or within 14 days of the parties agreeing that the meet and

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confer process will not resolve their dispute, whichever is earlier. Each such motion

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must be accompanied by a competent declaration affirming that the movant has

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complied with the meet and confer requirements imposed in the preceding paragraph.

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Failure by the designating Party to make such a motion including the required

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declaration within 21 days (or 14 days, if applicable) shall automatically waive the

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confidentiality designation for each challenged designation. In addition, the

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challenging Party may file a motion challenging a confidentiality designation at any

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time if there is good cause for doing so, including a challenge to the designation of a

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deposition transcript or any portions thereof. Any motion brought pursuant to this

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provision must be accompanied by a competent declaration affirming that the movant

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has complied with the meet and confer requirements imposed by the preceding

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paragraph.

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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on the
designating Party.

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Unless the designating Party has waived the confidentiality designation by

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failing to file a motion to retain confidentiality as described above, all parties shall
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continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled

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under the producing Party’s designation until the court rules on the challenge.

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SCOPE

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The protections conferred by this Protective Order cover not only Protected

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Material, but also (1) any information copied or extracted from Protected Material; (2)

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all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any

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testimony, conversations, or presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might

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reveal Protected Material. However, the protections conferred by this Protective

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Order do not cover the following information: (a) any information that is in the public

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domain at the time of disclosure or becomes part of the public domain after its

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disclosure to a receiving Party as a result of publication not involving a violation of

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this Order, including becoming part of the public record through trial or otherwise;

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and (b) any information known to the receiving Party prior to the disclosure or

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obtained by the receiving Party after the disclosure from a source who obtained the

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information lawfully and under no obligation of confidentiality to the designating

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Party.

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agreement or order.

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VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by a separate

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Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any

person to seek its modification by the court in the future.
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Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this

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Protective Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to

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disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in this

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Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any

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ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective Order.

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Filing Protected Material.

Without written permission from the

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designating Party or a court order secured after appropriate notice to all interested

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persons, a Party may not file in the public record in this action any Protected Material.
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A Party that seeks to file under seal any Protected Material must comply with the

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procedures for seeking a court order authorizing sealing as permitted by the United

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States District Court for the Central District of California. If an application to file

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Protected Material under seal is denied by the court, then the Receiving Party may file

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the Protected Material in the public record pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(e) unless

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otherwise instructed by the court.

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Duration.

Even after final disposition of this litigation, the

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confidentiality obligations imposed by this Order shall remain in effect until a

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designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final

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disposition shall be deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses

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in this action, with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the

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completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of

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this action, including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for

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extension of time pursuant to applicable law.

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VIII. FINAL DISPOSITION

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Within 60 days after the entry of a final non-appealable judgment or order, or

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the complete settlement of all claims asserted between the parties in this action, each

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party shall, at its option, either return to the producing party or destroy all physical

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objects and documents which embody PROTECTED INFORMATION, and shall

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destroy in whatever form stored or reproduced, all other physical objects and

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documents and copies thereof, including but not limited to, correspondence,

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memoranda, notes and other work product materials, which contain or refer to

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PROTECTED INFORMATION; provided that all PROTECTED INFORMATION,

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not embodied in physical objects and documents, shall remain subject to this Order.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, Counsel shall be entitled to maintain an archival copy

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of all pleadings, motions, and trial briefs (including all supporting and opposing

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papers thereto), written discovery requests and responses (and exhibits thereto),

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deposition transcripts (and exhibits thereto), trial transcripts, and exhibits offered or
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introduced into evidence at trial.

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If a party to whom “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” material has been produced is subpoenaed or

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ordered by another court or administrative agency to produce information that

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is subject to this protective order, such party shall notify promptly the party who

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produced the material of the pending subpoena or order. It is the producing

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party’s responsibility to take whatever action it deems appropriate to challenge

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the subpoena or order in the issuing court or agency. The party subject to the

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subpoena or order shall not produce any “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” materials in advance of the

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date required by the subpoena or order. Nothing herein shall be construed as

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relieving anyone subject to this order from any obligation to comply with a

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validly issued subpoena or order. (FFM)

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: May 12, 2015

/S/ FREDERICK F. MUMM
Hon. Frederick F. Mumm
United States Magistrate Judge

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ATTACHMENT A

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Confidentiality Agreement

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I, ___________________________________, state:

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1. I reside at _____________________________________________.

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2. My present employer is __________________________________.

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3. My present occupation or job description is __________________.

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4. I have read the Stipulated Protective Order dated _____________, and have

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been engaged as a _______________________________________ on behalf of

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______________________________ in the preparation and conduct of litigation

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between Plaintiff The Regents of the University of California and Defendant Global

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Excel Management, Inc.

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5 I am fully familiar with and agree to comply with and be bound by the

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provisions of said Order. I understand that I am to retain all material designated as

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“CONFIDENTIAL” of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” in a secure manner, and that all copies are to remain in my personal custody

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until I have completed my assigned duties, whereupon the copies and any writings

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prepared by me containing PROTECTED INFORMATION are to be returned to

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counsel who provided me with such material.

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6. I will not divulge to persons other than those specifically authorized by said

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Order, and will not copy or use, any information obtained pursuant to said Order

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except solely for purposes of this action, except as provided in said Order. I also agree

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to notify any stenographic or clerical personnel who are required to assist me of the

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terms of said Order.

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7. I hereby consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in the United States District
Court for the Central District of California for the purposes of enforcing said Order.
8. I state under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America
that the foregoing is true and correct.

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