JNCO Holdings, LLC et al v. Guotai USA Co., Ltd. et al

Filing 110

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Paul L. Abrams re Stipulation for Protective Order, 109 (ch)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JNCO HOLDINGS, LLC, et al.

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CASE NO.: 2:16-cv-06948-ODW-PLA
[Assigned to the Hon. Otis D. Wright II,
judge presiding]

Plaintiffs,
vs.
GUOTAI USA CO., LTD., et al.

PROTECTIVE ORDER

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Defendants.
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GUOTAI USA CO., LTD., et al.,

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Third Party Plaintiffs,
vs.

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J&COMPANY JEANS, LLC, et al.,

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Third-Party Defendants.

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1.

PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

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Disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve

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production of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special

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protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than

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prosecuting this litigation may be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby

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stipulate to and petition the court to enter the following Stipulated Protective Order.

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The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all

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disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public

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disclosure and use extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled

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to confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles. The parties further

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acknowledge, as set forth in Section 14.4, below, that this Stipulated Protective

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Order does not entitle them to file confidential information under seal; Local Civil

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Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be followed and the standards that

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will be applied when a party seeks permission from the court to file material under

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seal.

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GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT
To expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt resolution of

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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

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are permitted reasonably necessary uses of such material in preparation for and in

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

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the ends of justice, a Protective Order for such information is justified in this

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matter.

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It is the intent of the parties and the Court that information will not be

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designated as confidential for tactical reasons in this case and that nothing shall be

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designated without a good faith belief that there is good cause why it should not be

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part of the public record of this case.

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Examples of confidential information that the parties may seek to protect
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from unrestricted or unprotected disclosure include:
(a)

Information that is the subject of a non-disclosure or confidentiality

agreement or obligation;
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The names, or other information tending to reveal the identity of a

party’s supplier, designer, distributor, or customers;
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Agreements with third-parties, including license agreements,

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distributor agreements, manufacturing agreements, design agreements, development

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agreements, supply agreements, sales agreements, or service agreements;

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(d)

Invoices, purchase orders, shipping invoices, packing lists, and other

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documents that contain confidential pricing, quantity, or other proprietary

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information;

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(e)

Proprietary engineering or technical information, including product

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design, manufacturing techniques, processing information, drawings, memoranda

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and reports;

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Information related to budgets, sales, profits, costs, margins, licensing

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of technology or designs, product pricing, or other internal financial/accounting

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information, including non-public information related to financial condition or

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performance and income or other non-public tax information;

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(g)

Information related to internal operations including personnel

information;
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Information related to past, current and future market analyses and

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business and marketing development, including plans, strategies, forecasts and

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competition; and

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(i)

Trade secrets (as defined by the jurisdiction in which the information

is located).
Unrestricted or unprotected disclosure of such confidential technical,

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commercial or personal information would result in prejudice or harm to the

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producing party by revealing the producing party’s competitive confidential
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information, which has been developed at the expense of the producing party and

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which represents valuable tangible and intangible assets of that party. Additionally,

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privacy interests must be safeguarded. Accordingly, the parties respectfully submit

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that there is good cause for the entry of this Protective Order. The parties agree,

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subject to the Court’s approval, that the following terms and conditions shall apply

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to this civil action.

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3.

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DEFINITIONS
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Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the

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

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

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protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).

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Counsel (without qualifier): Outside Counsel of Record (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 – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY”.

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3.5

Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless

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of 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

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or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.

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3.6

Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter

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pertinent to the litigation who (1) has been retained by a Party or its counsel to

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serve as an expert witness or as a consultant in this action, (2) is not a past or

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current employee of a Party or of a Party’s competitor, and (3) at the time of

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retention, is not anticipated to become an employee of a Party or of a Party’s

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competitor.
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

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Information or Items: extremely sensitive “Confidential 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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Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or

other legal entity not named as a Party to 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.
3.10 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).
3.11 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or

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Discovery Material in this action.

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3.12 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.
3.13 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is

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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” or as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
3.14 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery

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Material from a Producing Party.

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SCOPE

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The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only

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

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extracted from Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or
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compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or

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presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.

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However, the protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order do not cover the

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following information: (a) any information that is in the public domain at the time

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of disclosure to a Receiving Party 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

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

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otherwise; and (b) any information known to the Receiving Party prior to the

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disclosure or obtained by the Receiving Party after the disclosure from a source

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who obtained the information lawfully and under no obligation of confidentiality to

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the Designating Party. Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by a

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separate agreement or order.

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DURATION
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

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

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deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this action, with

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or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the completion and

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exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this action,

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including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time

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pursuant to applicable law.
However, once a case proceeds to trial, all of the court-filed information that

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is to be introduced and was previously designated as confidential and/or kept and

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maintained pursuant to the terms of the Protective Order becomes public and will

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be 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 District Judge in advance of the trial.

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6.

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

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under this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material

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that qualifies under the appropriate standards. To the extent it is practical to do so,

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the Designating Party must designate for protection only those parts of material,

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documents, items, or oral or written communications that qualify – so that other

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portions of the material, documents, items, or communications for which protection

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is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations

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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 or retard the case development process or

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to impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) expose the

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Designating Party 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 at all or do not qualify for the

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

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other parties that it is withdrawing the mistaken designation.

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6.2

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

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Material that qualifies for protection under this Order must be clearly so
designated before the material is disclosed or 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 documents,

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but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings), that

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the Producing Party affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” to each page that contains
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protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies

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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,

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for each portion, the level of protection being asserted.

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A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents or materials available

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for inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party

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has indicated which material it would like copied and produced. During the

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inspection and before the designation, all of the material made available for

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inspection shall be deemed “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied

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and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions

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

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specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend

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

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ONLY”) to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or portions

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

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

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the margins) and must specify, for each portion, the level of protection being

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asserted.

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(b) 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

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of testimony that is entitled to protection and it appears that substantial portions of

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the testimony may qualify for protection, the Designating Party may invoke on the

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

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have up to 21 days to identify the specific portions of the testimony as to which

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protection is sought and to specify the level of protection being asserted. Only
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those portions of the testimony that are appropriately designated for protection

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within the 21 days shall be covered by the provisions of this Stipulated Protective

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Order. Alternatively, a Designating Party may specify, at the deposition or up to 21

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days afterwards if that period is properly invoked, that the entire transcript shall be

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

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EYES ONLY.”

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

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deposition, hearing or other proceeding to include Protected Material so that the

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other parties can ensure that only authorized individuals who have signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A) are present at those

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proceedings. The use of a document as an exhibit at a deposition shall not in any

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way affect its designation as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL

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– ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

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Transcripts containing Protected Material shall have an obvious legend on

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

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

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

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the Designating Party. The Designating Party shall inform the court reporter of

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

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

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designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” in its

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entirety unless otherwise agreed. After the expiration of that period, the transcript

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shall be treated only as actually designated.

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(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for

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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’

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EYES ONLY”. If only a portion or portions of the information or item warrant
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protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the

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protected portion(s) 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

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the Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such

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

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reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the

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provisions of this 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 within the discovery period established by the District

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Judge. Unless a prompt challenge to a Designating Party’s confidentiality

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designation is necessary to avoid foreseeable, substantial unfairness, unnecessary

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economic burdens, or a significant disruption or delay of the litigation, a Party does

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not waive its right to challenge a confidentiality designation by electing not to

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mount a challenge promptly after the original designation is disclosed, so long as

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such challenge is mounted within the applicable discovery cutoff.
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Procedure for Challenges. In the event of a dispute regarding the

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designation or disclosure of confidential information, the procedure for obtaining a

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decision from the Court is that set forth in Local Rule 37. If the parties want to file

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the Joint Stipulation required by Local Rule 37 under seal, the parties may file a

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stipulation to that effect or the moving party may file an ex parte application

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making the appropriate request. The parties must set forth good cause in the

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stipulation or ex parte application as to why the Joint Stipulation or portions thereof

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should be filed under seal.

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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
8.1

Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is

disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this
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case only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this litigation. 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 litigation has been terminated, a

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Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 15 below (FINAL

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DISPOSITION).
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

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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

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“CONFIDENTIAL” 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

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit

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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) 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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(d) the court and its personnel, and the jury;

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(e) 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”

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(Exhibit A);
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(f) 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

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

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

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depositions that reveal Protected Material must be separately bound by the court

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reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this

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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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Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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

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in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any

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information or item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY” 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

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as

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Exhibit A;

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

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

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Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), and (3) as to whom the procedures set forth

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in paragraph 7.4(a)(2), below, have been followed];

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(c) the court and its personnel, and the jury;

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(d) 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”

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(Exhibit A); and
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(e) 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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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED

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IN 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 information or items designated in this action as

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” that Party must:
(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall

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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 order to

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issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena

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

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of this Stipulated Protective Order; and
(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be pursued

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by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.
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 information designated in this

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

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EYES ONLY” before a determination by the court from which the subpoena or

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order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission. The

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Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that

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court of its confidential material – and nothing in these provisions should be

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construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this action to disobey

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a lawful directive from another court.

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10.

A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE

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PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION

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(a)

The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a
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Non-Party in this action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”. Such information produced

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

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relief provided by this Order. A Party may produce information received by a Non-

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Party subject to this Order with other Parties to the Action. Nothing in these

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provisions should be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional

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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 a separate agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s

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confidential information, then the Party shall:
1. promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-

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Party that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality

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agreement with a Non-Party;
2. promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated

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

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reasonably specific description of the information requested; and
3. make the information requested available for inspection by the

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Non-Party.
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If the Non-Party fails to object or seek a protective order from this

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court within 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the

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Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive

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to the discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the

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Receiving Party shall not produce any information in its possession or control that

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is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a

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determination by the court. Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party

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shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this court of its Protected

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Material.
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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

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writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best

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efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the

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person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of

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this Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment

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and Agreement to Be 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

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protection, the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal

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Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify

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whatever procedure may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for

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production without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence

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502(d) and (e), insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure

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of a communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work

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product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated

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protective order submitted to the court.

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13.

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

person to seek its modification by the court in the future.
13.2 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

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this Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on
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any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective

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Order.

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13.3 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

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Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any Protected Material must comply

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with Civil Local Rule 79-5.1. Protected Material may only be filed under seal

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pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific Protected Material

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at issue. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5.1, a sealing order will issue only upon a

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request establishing that the Protected Material at issue is privileged, protectable as

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a trade secret, or otherwise entitled to protection under the law. If a Receiving

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Party’s request to file Protected Material under seal pursuant to Civil Local Rule

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79-5.1 is denied by the court, then the Receiving Party may file the Protected

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Material in the public record pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5.1 unless otherwise

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instructed by the court.

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FINAL DISPOSITION

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Within 60 days after the final disposition of this action, as defined in

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paragraph 4, each Receiving Party must return all Protected Material to the

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Producing Party or destroy such material. As used in this subdivision, “all

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Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, and any

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other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material. Whether the

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Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit a

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written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same person or entity, to

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the Designating Party) by the 60-day deadline that (1) identifies (by category,

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

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

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

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reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if

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

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

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Section 4 (DURATION).

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Dated: November 6, 2017
Honorable Paul L. Abrams
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],

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declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the

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Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the United States District Court for

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the Central District of California on ____________[date] in the case of JNCO

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Holdings, LLC, et al. v. Guotai USA Co., Ltd., et al., Case No. 2:16-cv-06948-

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ODW-PLA. I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this

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Stipulated Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so

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comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I

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solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item

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that is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in

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strict compliance with the provisions of this Order.

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

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for 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.

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I hereby appoint __________________________ [print or type full name] of

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________________________________________________________________

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[print or type full address and telephone number] as my California agent for service

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

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of this 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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