Miram Yanikian et al v. Allstate Insurance Company et al

Filing 21

ORDER FOR PROTECTION OF PRIVATE INFORMATION AND ORDER THEREON by Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Walsh. re Stipulation for Protective Order #20 . (sbou)

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiffs,
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ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, )
DOES 1 THROUGH 100, INCLUSIVE, )
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Defendants.
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MIRAM YANIKIAN; LIANNA
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CV 16-3030-BRO(PJWx)
Discovery Magistrate Judge Assigned:
Hon. Patrick J. Walsh
Courtroom 23
DISCOVERY MATTER
ORDER FOR PROTECTION OF
PRIVATE INFORMATION AND
ORDER THEREON

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WHEREAS, in the course of this litigation disclosure may be sought of

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information which a party considers to be confidential, sensitive, trade secret and/or

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proprietary; and

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WHEREAS, the parties desire to establish a mechanism to permit the

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production of such information in the course of litigation without dilution or

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diminution of its protectable character;

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by and between the parties hereto

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through their respective counsel of record, that to preserve the protectible character

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of claimed proprietary information in the pending action, the following shall govern

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the disclosure of information regarded as confidential:

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A.

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LIMITATIONS ON USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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“Confidential Information” as used herein means any type of

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information which is designated as confidential by the supplying party, whether it be

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a document or thing, information contained in a document or thing, information

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revealed during a deposition, information revealed in an interrogatory answer or

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otherwise. Documents so designated shall be accessible only to the following persons:

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(a)

Parties to this action;

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(b)

Attorneys of record in this litigation and any associated counsel,

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and employees of such attorneys and counsel to whom it is

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necessary that the information be disclosed for purposes of this

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litigation, as well as in house general counsel for the corporate

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parties;

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(c)

Any person employed by a party or its/his attorneys of record in

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this litigation or jointly by the parties as an independent expert

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who agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Protective

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Order; and

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(d)
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The Court, arbitrators and/or mediators.

Any information designated as Confidential Information shall not be

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made available by the party receiving it to any persons or entities other than those

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persons identified hereinabove in paragraph 1, except when disclosure is required by

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law or is disclosed by a third party who has a lawful right to so disclose.

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Any information designated as Confidential Information shall not be

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used by the other party for any purpose other than in connection with this litigation.

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LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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--COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY

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4.

“Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only” as used herein

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means any type of information which is designed as confidential -- counsels’ eyes

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only by the supplying party, whether it be a document or thing, information contained

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in a document or thing, information revealed during a deposition, information revealed

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in an interrogatory answer or otherwise. Documents so designated shall be accessible

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only to the following persons:

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(a)

Attorneys of record in this litigation and any associated counsel,

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and employees of such attorneys and counsel to whom it is necessary that the

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information be disclosed for purposes of this litigation as well as in house general

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counsel for the corporate parties; and

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(b)

Any person employed by a party or its/his attorneys of record in

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this litigation or jointly by the parties as an independent expert who agrees in

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writing to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order; and

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(c)
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The Court, during trial, arbitration and/or mediation.

Any information designated as Confidential Information -- Counsels’

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Eyes Only shall not be made available by the party receiving it to any persons or

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entities other than those persons identified hereinabove in paragraph 4, except when

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disclosure is required by law or is disclosed by a third party who has a lawful right to

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so disclose.

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Any information designated as Confidential Information -- Counsels’

Eyes Only shall not be used by the other party for any purpose other than in

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connection with this litigation.

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PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATION OF

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CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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Documents and things produced which contain Confidential

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Information may be designated as such by marking each page of the document or

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thing substantially as follows:

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL

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PURSUANT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”

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In lieu of marking the original of documents, the party may mark the copies that

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are produced or exchanged. If documents are produced for inspection pursuant to the

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Protective Order, marking of the documents as Confidential Information may be

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delayed until after the selection of the documents for copying by the receiving party,

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but before copying.

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8.

Information disclosed at the deposition of a party or one of its/her present

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or former officers, directors, employees, agents, or independent experts retained by

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a party for purposes of this litigation may be designated as Confidential Information

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by indicating on the record at the deposition that the testimony is Confidential

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Information and subject to the provisions of this Order.

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The designating party shall have the right to have all persons, except the

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witness, and those persons identified hereinabove in paragraph 1, and court personnel

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excluded from the deposition room before the taking of testimony or any part thereof

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which the designating party designates as Confidential Information

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Responses to particular interrogatories and requests for admission which

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Response Contains Confidential Information.” Each portion of the response to a

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particular interrogatory which contains Confidential Information shall be contained

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in brackets. The “Confidential Information” legend shall be placed on the first page

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contain Confidential Information shall contain a statement to the effect that “This

of any set of responses which contain responses containing Confidential

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Information.

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PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATION OF CONFIDENTIAL

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INFORMATION -- COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY

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Documents and things produced which contain Confidential

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Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only may be designated as such by marking each

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page of the document or things substantially as follows:

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“CONFIDENTIAL -- COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY”

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In lieu of marking the original of documents, the party may make the copies that

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are produced or exchanged. If documents are produced for inspection pursuant to the

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Protective Order, marking of the documents as Confidential Information --

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Counsels’ Eyes Only may be delayed until after the selection of the documents for

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copying by the receiving party, but before copying.

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Information disclosed at the deposition of a party or one of its/her present

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or former officers, directors, employees, agents, or independent experts retained by

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a party for purposes of this litigation may be designated as Confidential Information

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-- Counsels’ Eyes Only by indicating on the record at the deposition that the

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testimony is Confidential Information – Counsels’ Eyes Only and subject to the

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provisions of this Order.

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The designating party shall have the right to have all persons, except the

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witness, and those persons identified hereinabove in paragraph 4, and court personnel

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excluded from the deposition room before the taking of testimony or any part thereof

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which the designating party designates as Confidential Information

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Responses to particular interrogatories and requests for admission which

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to the effect that “This Response contains Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes

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Only.” Each portion of the response to a particular interrogatory which contains

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Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only shall be contained in brackets.

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contain Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only shall contain a statement

The “Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only” legend shall be placed on

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the first page of any set of responses which contain responses containing Confidential

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Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only.”

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RETURN OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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AT THE CONCLUSION OF ACTION

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Within sixty (60) days after the conclusion of this litigation, any originals

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or reproductions of any documents referring to or containing Confidential

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Information and/or Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only shall be

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returned to the producing party, except that work-product copies may be destroyed.

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Legal memoranda or briefs referring to Confidential Information and/or

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Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only may be retained by counsel.

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Insofar as the provisions of any Protective Orders entered in this action restrict the

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communication and use of the documents produced hereunder, such Orders shall

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continue to be binding after the conclusion of this litigation, except (a) that there shall

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be no restriction on documents that are used as exhibits (unless the exhibits were filed

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under seal by permission of the Court); and (b) that a party may seek the written

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permission of the producing party or further Order of the Court with respect to

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dissolution or modification of this Protective Order.

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EFFECT OF PROTECTIVE ORDER
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The designation of any material in accordance with this Order as

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constituting or containing Confidential Information and/or Confidential

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Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only is intended solely to facilitate the preparation

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and trial of this action, and treatment of such material by counsel of record for named

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parties in conformity with such designation will not be construed in any way as an

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admission or agreement by any party that the designated material constitutes or

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contains any confidential or proprietary information.

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OTHER PROVISIONS
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Nothing shall prevent disclosure beyond the terms of this Order if the

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party designating the information as Confidential Information and/or Confidential

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Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only consents, in writing, to such disclosure, or if the

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Court, after notice to all parties, orders such disclosure.

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No party shall be responsible to another party for any use made of

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information produced and not designated as Confidential Information and/or

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Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only.

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A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of a

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Confidential Information and/or Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only

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designation at the time made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent

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challenge thereto. In the event that any party to this litigation disagrees at any stage

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of these proceedings with the designation of any information as Confidential

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Information and/or Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only, the parties

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shall try first to dispose of such dispute in good faith on an informal basis. If the

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dispute cannot be resolved, the party disputing the protected status may seek

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appropriate relief from the Court, and the party asserting confidentiality shall have the

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burden of proof.

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Any party wishing to file any document, discovery, testimony, exhibits

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or other material with the Court, including, inter alia, transcripts of depositions,

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exhibits, briefs and memoranda, which comprise or contain Confidential

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Information and/or Confidential Information -- Counsels’ Eyes Only, under seal,

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must comply with Local Rule of Court for the Central District Rule 79-5.2.

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This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of any person to object

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to the production of any discovery material on the basis that such material is protected

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as a privileged communication or work product.

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This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of any person to apply

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to the Court for such further Protective Orders under the provision of the Federal

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Rules of Civil Procedure as justice may require.

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ORDER
IT IS HEREBY SO ORDERED.

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DATED: September 16, 2016

The Honorable Patrick J. Walsh
Chief United States Magistrate Judge

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