Mycoskie, LLC v. Ebuys, Inc et al

Filing 39

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. In re: Stipulation for Protective Order 37 . (SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS). (mkr)

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Brent H. Blakely (SBN 157292)
[e-mail]
Cindy Chan (SBN 247495)
[e-mail]
BLAKELY LAW GROUP
1334 Parkview Avenue, Suite 280
Manhattan Beach, California 90266
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Mycoskie, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MYCOSKIE, LLC, a California
Limited Liability Company,

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Plaintiff,
vs.

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EBUYS, INC., a California
Corporation doing business as SHOE
METRO; and DOES 1-10, inclusive,

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Defendant.

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) CASE NO. 2:16-cv-03259-ODW-SK
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) STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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) [DISCOVERY DOCUMENT: REFERRED
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A.

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Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential,

PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

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proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public disclosure

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and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted.

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Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the

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following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this Order does

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not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to discovery and that the

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protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends only to the limited
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information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment under the applicable

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legal principles. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 12.3, below,

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that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file confidential

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information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be

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followed and the standards that will be applied when a party seeks permission from the

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court to file material under seal.

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GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

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This action is likely to involve trade secrets, customer and pricing lists and other

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valuable research, development, commercial, financial, technical and/or proprietary

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information for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any

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purpose other than prosecution of this action is warranted. Such confidential and

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proprietary materials and information consist of, among other things, confidential

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business or financial information, information regarding confidential business

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practices, or other confidential research, development, or commercial information

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(including information implicating privacy rights of third parties), information

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otherwise generally unavailable to the public, or which may be privileged or otherwise

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protected from disclosure under state or federal statutes, court rules, case decisions, or

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common law. Accordingly, to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt

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resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately protect

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information the parties are entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that the parties are

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permitted reasonable necessary uses of such material in preparation for and in the

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conduct of trial, to address their handling at the end of the litigation, and serve the ends

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of justice, a protective order for such information is justified in this matter. It is the

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intent of the parties that information will not be designated as confidential for tactical

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reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good faith belief that it has been

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maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and there is good cause why it should

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not be part of the public record of this case.

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DEFINITIONS

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Action: this pending federal law suit.

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Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation of

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information or items under this Order.
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“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of how

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it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection

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under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in the Good Cause

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Statement.

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: Information that

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contains or discloses information that the Designating Party, in good faith, believes to

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be extremely commercially sensitive or would provide a competitive advantage to

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competitors or compromise or jeopardize the Designating Party’s business interests if

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disclosed.

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Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as their

support staff).
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Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or

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items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.”

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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of

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the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including,

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among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or

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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

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pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an

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expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.

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House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action.

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House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside

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counsel.
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2.10 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or
other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.

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2.11 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party to

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this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action and have

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appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm which

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has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.

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2.12 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,

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employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their

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support staffs).

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2.13 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
Discovery Material in this Action.

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2.14 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation support

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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) and

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their employees and subcontractors.

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2.15 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is
designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.”

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2.16 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material

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from a Producing Party.

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SCOPE
The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only Protected

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Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from

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Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected

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Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or presentations by Parties or their

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Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.

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Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of the

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trial judge. This Order does not govern the use of Protected Material at trial.

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DURATION

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Once a case proceeds to trial, all of the information that was designated as

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confidential or maintained pursuant to this protective order becomes public and will be

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presumptively available to all members of the public, including the press, unless

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compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings to proceed otherwise are

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made to the trial judge in advance of the trial. See Kamakana v. City and County of

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Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180-81 (9th Cir. 2006) (distinguishing “good cause”

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showing for sealing documents produced in discovery from “compelling reasons”

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standard when merits-related documents are part of court record). Accordingly, the

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terms of this protective order do not extend beyond the commencement of the trial.

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Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations

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imposed by this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees otherwise

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in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be deemed to be

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the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this Action, with or without

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prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the completion and exhaustion of all

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appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this Action, including the time limits

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for filing any motions or applications for extension of time pursuant to applicable law.

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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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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. The Designating Party must designate for protection

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only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that

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qualify so that other portions of the material, documents, items, or communications for

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which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this

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Order.

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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations
that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper
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purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to impose

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unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Designating Party

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to sanctions.

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

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designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that Designating Party must

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promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable designation.

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Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this

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

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or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this

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Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or produced.
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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 at a minimum, the legend

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” (hereinafter “Confidentiality

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Legend”), to each page that contains protected material. If only a portion or portions of

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the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly

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identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins).

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A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for inspection

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need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated

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which documents it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before

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the designation, all of the material made available for inspection shall be deemed

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents

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it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents,

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or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order. Then, before producing the

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specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the appropriate Confidentiality

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Legend to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of

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the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly

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identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins).

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for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party

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identify the Disclosure or Discovery Material on the record, before the close of the

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deposition all protected testimony. Failure of counsel to designate testimony or

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exhibits at a deposition, however, shall not waive the protected status of the testimony

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or exhibits. Counsel may designate specific testimony or exhibits as Protected

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Material within fifteen(15) calendar days after receiving the transcript of the deposition

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or fifteen (15) calendar days after the date on which this Protective Order becomes

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effective, whichever occurs later. The testimony shall be considered and treated as

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” during the pendency of this fifteen (15) calendar day

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period. If counsel for the deponent or Party fails to designate the transcript or exhibits

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as Protected Material within the above-described fifteen-day period, any Party shall be

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entitled to treat the transcript or exhibits as non-Confidential Material. For purposes of

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this Paragraph, this Protective Order shall be deemed effective on the date this

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stipulation is filed with the court.

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for information produced in some form other than documentary and

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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 is stored the

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appropriate Confidentiality Legend. If only a portion or portions of the information

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warrants protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the

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protected portion(s).

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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.

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Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable

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efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this

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Order.
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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a

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designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s Scheduling

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Order and, as necessary, all relevant authority governing ex parte motion practice.

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Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute

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resolution process under Local Rule 37.1 et seq., except as required under the

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circumstances and in good faith application of all relevant authority governing ex parte

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motion practice.

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

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Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper purpose (e.g.,

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to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose

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the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating Party has waived or

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withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall continue to afford the

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material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the Producing

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Party’s designation until the Court rules on the challenge.

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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is

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disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this

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Action only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action. Such

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Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the

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conditions described in this Order. When the Action has been terminated, a Receiving

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Party must comply with the provisions of section 13 below (FINAL DISPOSITION).

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Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a

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location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons

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authorized under this Order.

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Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise

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ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving

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Party may disclose any information or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to:
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the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as

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well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably

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necessary to disclose the information for this Action;

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the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of

the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action;

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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 Action 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;

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professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have

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

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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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during their depositions, witnesses ,and attorneys for witnesses, in

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the Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (1) the deposing

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party requests that the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit 1 hereto; and (2) they

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will not be permitted to keep any confidential information unless they sign the (i)

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), unless otherwise agreed

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by the Designating Party or ordered by the court. Pages of transcribed deposition

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testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be separately

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bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted

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under this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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(i)

any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
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Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless

otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a
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Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL” only to:

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the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as

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well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably

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necessary to disclose the information for this Action;

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(b)

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

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

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“Acknowledgment and 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;

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(e)

professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have

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

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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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during their depositions, witnesses ,and attorneys for witnesses, in

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the Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (1) the deposing

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party requests that the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit 1 hereto; and (2) they

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will not be permitted to keep any confidential information unless they sign the (i)

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), unless otherwise agreed

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by the Designating Party or ordered by the court. Pages of transcribed deposition

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testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be separately

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bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted

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under this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
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Disclosure of Protected Material to Certain Experts. If a Party wants to

disclose another Party’s or a Non-Party’s Protected Material to an Expert (as defined in
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this Order) that is an employee, shareholder, officer, director, and/or consultant

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(excluding any consultant retained by a Party relating to or for purposes of this

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dispute) of a Party, disclosure shall be allowed only if the Party desiring such

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disclosure obtains the Designating Party’s consent or a court order. The following

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procedure shall apply to obtaining consent for such disclosure:

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Notice of the name, address, telephone number and title or position

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of such expert, a curriculum vitae for the expert, notice of the relevant professional or

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employment-related relationship with a Party, a list of all other cases in which, during

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the previous four years, the expert testified as an expert at trial or by deposition, and a

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signed copy of the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), shall

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be served in writing by e-mail on counsel of record for the Designating Party for such

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Party’s consent to disclosure of Protected Material to such expert.

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Consent to the disclosure shall not be unreasonably withheld, and

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shall be granted or denied, by e-mail to all counsel of record in this action, within

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seven (7) days of receipt of the notice by e-mail. A failure to respond within that

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seven-day period shall operate as consent.

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If any objection to disclosing Protected Material to such an

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identified expert is made within that seven-day period, and that objection cannot be

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resolved by agreement between the Party seeking disclosure and the Designating Party,

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the Party seeking disclosure of the Protected material may move the Court for an order

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allowing such disclosure, in accordance with the procedures set forth in C.D. CAL.

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LOCAL RULES 37-1 through 37-4.

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The parties further agree that an expert whose identity is disclosed

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pursuant to this paragraph cannot be deposed regarding any subject related to this

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litigation, unless the expert has been designated as a testifying expert by the retaining

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party, and then in a manner consistent with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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governing expert discovery.

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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN

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OTHER LITIGATION

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If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation

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that compels disclosure of any Protected Material, that Party must:

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(a)

promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification

shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order;

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(b)

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 by the

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subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include a

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copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be

pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.

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If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with

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the subpoena or court order shall not produce any Protected Material before a

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determination by the court from which the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party

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has obtained the Designating Party’s permission. The Designating Party shall bear the

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burden and expense of seeking protection in that court of its confidential material and

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nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a

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Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful directive from another court.

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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE PRODUCED

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IN THIS LITIGATION

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(a)

The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a Non-

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Party in this Action and designated as Protected Material. Such information produced

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by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the remedies and relief

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provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be construed as prohibiting

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a Non-Party from seeking additional protections.

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(b)

In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to

produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is
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subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s

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confidential information, then the Party shall:

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notify in a reasonably timely manner and in writing the Requesting

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Party and the Non-Party that some or all of the information requested is subject to a

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confidentiality agreement with a Non-Party;

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promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated

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Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably

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specific description of the information requested; and

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make the information requested available for inspection by the

Non-Party, if requested.

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If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within 14

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days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party may

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produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery request.

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If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall not produce

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any information in its possession or control that is subject to the confidentiality

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agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the court. Absent a court

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order to the contrary, the Non-Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking

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protection in this court of its confidential information.

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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed

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Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this

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Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing

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the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve

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all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to

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whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (d)

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request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be

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Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE

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PROTECTED MATERIAL

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When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain

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inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection,

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the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil

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Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify whatever procedure

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may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for production without prior

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privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), insofar as the

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parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure of a communication or

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information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work product protection, the

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parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated protective order submitted to

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the court.

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

person to seek its modification by the Court in the future.
12.2 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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12.3 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any

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Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material may

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only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific

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Protected Material at issue. If a Party's request to file Protected Material under seal is

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denied by the court, then the Receiving Party may file the information in the public

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record unless otherwise instructed by the court.

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FINAL DISPOSITION

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After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in paragraph 4, within 60

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days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party must return

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all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As used in this

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subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, compilations,

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summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected

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Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party

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must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same person

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or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day deadline that (1) identifies (by

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category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was returned or destroyed

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and (2)affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any copies, abstracts,

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compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing any of the

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Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to retain an

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archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and hearing transcripts,

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legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert reports,

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attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such materials

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contain Protected Material. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute

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Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in Section 4

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(DURATION).

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measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary

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sanctions.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Any violation of this Order may be punished by any and all appropriate

DATED: January 6, 2017

BLAKELY LAW GROUP

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/s/ Cindy Chan__________________
Brent H. Blakely
Cindy Chan

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DATED: January 6, 2017

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER &
HAMPTON LLP
/s/ Paul A. Bost__________________
Craig Cardon
Paul A. Bost
Calvin Berman

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Attorneys for Defendant Ebuys, Inc.

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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED:

January 9, 2017

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Honorable Steve Kim
United States Magistrate Judge

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EXHIBIT A

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], of

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_________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I

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have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was issued

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by the United States District Court for the Central District of California on [date] in the

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case of Mycoskie, LLC v. Ebuys, Inc.; Case No. 2:16-cv-03259-ODW-SK. I agree to

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comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order and I

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understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions

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and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose

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in any manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated Protective

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Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of this

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Order.

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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for

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the Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this

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Stipulated Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after

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termination of this action. I hereby appoint __________________________ [print

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or type full name] of _______________________________________ [print or type

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full address and telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in

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connection with this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this

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Stipulated Protective 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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