David Longinotti v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

Filing 23

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver granting Stipulation for Protective Order 22 (sbu)

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633 West Fifth Street, 52nd Floor
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RONALD K. ALBERTS (SBN: 100017)
ADELLE GREENFIELD (SBN: 301514)
GORDON & REES LLP
633 West Fifth Street, 52nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
CHARLES J. FLEISHMAN (SBN: 46405)
PAUL A. FLEISHMAN (SBN: 251657)
THE FLEISHMAN LAW FIRM
21243 Ventura Blvd., Suite 141
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DAVID LONGINOTTI

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AETNA LIFE INSURANCE
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DAVID LONGINOTTI,

CASE NO. 16-cv-07564-GW-RAO
Judge George W. Wu
Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
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Complaint Filed: October 11, 2016

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This Stipulated Protective Order is substantially based on the model protective
order provided under Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver’s Procedures.
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A. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential,

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proprietary or private information for which special protection from public

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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may

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be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to

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enter the following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this

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Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to

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discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends

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only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment

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under the applicable legal principles.

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B. GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

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This action is likely to involve trade secrets and other valuable commercial,

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financial, technical and/or proprietary information for which special protection

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from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecution of this

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action is warranted. Such confidential and proprietary materials and information

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consist of, among other things, information regarding individuals subject to the

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standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information promulgated

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pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), or

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other similar statutory or regulatory privacy protections, confidential business or

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financial information, information regarding confidential business practices, or

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other confidential commercial information (including information implicating

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privacy rights of third parties), information otherwise generally unavailable to the

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public, or which may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure under

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state or federal statutes, court rules, case decisions, or common law. Accordingly,

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to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes

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over confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately protect information the

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

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reasonable necessary uses of such material in preparation for and in the conduct of
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trial, to address their handling at the end of the litigation, and serve the ends of

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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

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

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has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and there is good cause

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why it should not be part of the public record of this case.

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C. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PROCEDURE FOR FILING UNDER

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The parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 12.3, below, that this
Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file confidential information

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

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

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to file material under seal.

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There is a strong presumption that the public has a right of access to judicial

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proceedings and records in civil cases. In connection with non-dispositive motions,

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good cause must be shown to support a filing under seal. See Kamakana v. City

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and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1176 (9th Cir. 2006), Phillips v. Gen.

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Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210-11 (9th Cir. 2002), Makar-Welbon v. Sony

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Electrics, Inc., 187 F.R.D. 576, 577 (E.D. Wis. 1999) (even stipulated protective

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orders require good cause showing), and a specific showing of good cause or

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compelling reasons with proper evidentiary support and legal justification, must be

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made with respect to Protected Material that a party seeks to file under seal. The

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parties’ mere designation of Disclosure or Discovery Material as

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CONFIDENTIAL does not— without the submission of competent evidence by

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declaration, establishing that the material sought to be filed under seal qualifies as

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confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable—constitute good cause.

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Further, if a party requests sealing related to a dispositive motion or trial,
then compelling reasons, not only good cause, for the sealing must be shown, and
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the relief sought shall be narrowly tailored to serve the specific interest to be

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protected. See Pintos v. Pacific Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677-79 (9th Cir.

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2010). For each item or type of information, document, or thing sought to be filed

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or introduced under seal in connection with a dispositive motion or trial, the party

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seeking protection must articulate compelling reasons, supported by specific facts

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and legal justification, for the requested sealing order. Again, competent evidence

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supporting the application to file documents under seal must be provided by

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declaration.
Any document that is not confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable in

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its entirety will not be filed under seal if the confidential portions can be redacted. If

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documents can be redacted, then a redacted version for public viewing, omitting

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only the confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable portions of the document,

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shall be filed. Any application that seeks to file documents under seal in their

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entirety should include an explanation of why redaction is not feasible.

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2. DEFINITIONS

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Action: this pending federal lawsuit, Longinotti v. Aetna Life

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Insurance Company, Central District of California Case No. 16-cv-07564-

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GW-RAO.

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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), and as specified above in

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the Good Cause Statement. “CONFIDENTIAL” information or items is also

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intended to encompass all documents or information regarding individuals subject

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to the standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information

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promulgated pursuant to HIPAA or other similar statutory or regulatory privacy

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protections, and includes information that identifies Aetna plan participants,
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members, or beneficiaries in any manner. “CONFIDENTIAL” information or

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items includes, but is not limited to, medical records and records that contain any

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of the following participant, patient, or member identifiers:

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names;

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all geographic subdivisions smaller than a State, including

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street address, city, county, precinct, and zip code;

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all elements of dates (except year) for dates directly related

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to an individual, including birth date, admission date,

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discharge date, age, and date of death;
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telephone number;

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(5)

fax number;

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electronic email address;

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social security numbers;

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medical record number;

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health plan beneficiary numbers;

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(10) account numbers;

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(11) certificate/license numbers;

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(12) vehicle identifiers and serial numbers, including license

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plate numbers;

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(13) device identifiers and serial numbers;

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(14) web universal resource locators (“URLs”);

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(15) internet protocol (“IP”) address numbers;

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(16) biometric identifiers, including finger and voice prints;

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(17) full face photographic images and any comparable images; and

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(18) any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code.

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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.”

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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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2.7

Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a

matter pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to
serve as an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.
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House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this

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Action. House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other

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outside counsel.

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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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2.10 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

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and have appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law

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

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2.11 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

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their support staffs).

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2.12 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure
or Discovery Material in this Action.
2.13 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation

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

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

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medium) and their employees and subcontractors.
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2.14 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that
is designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.”

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2.15 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or

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Discovery Material from a Producing Party.

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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
presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected

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Material.

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

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

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trial.

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DURATION
Once a case proceeds to trial, information that was designated as

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CONFIDENTIAL or maintained pursuant to this protective order used or

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introduced as an exhibit at trial becomes public and will be presumptively available

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to all members of the public, including the press, unless compelling reasons

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supported by specific factual findings to proceed otherwise are made to the trial

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judge in advance of the trial. See Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1180-81 (distinguishing

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“good cause” showing for sealing documents produced in discovery from

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“compelling reasons” standard when merits-related documents are part of court

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record). With respect to information that was designated as CONFIDENTIAL

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pursuant to this protective order that was NOT used or introduced as an exhibit at

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trial, the confidentiality obligations imposed by this Order shall remain in effect

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even after final disposition of this litigation, 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,

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with 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

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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

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this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that
qualifies under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for

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protection only those parts of material, documents, items or oral or written

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communications that qualify so that other portions of the material, documents,

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items or communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept

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unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

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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 the case development process or to impose

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

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Party to sanctions.

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

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

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must promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable

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designation.

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5.2

Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in

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

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stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for

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

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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

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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” (hereinafter “CONFIDENTIAL legend”), to each page that

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contains protected material. If only a portion 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).
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

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

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deemed “CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has identified the

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

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which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order.

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Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix

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the “CONFIDENTIAL legend” to each page that contains Protected Material. If

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only a portion of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing

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Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making

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appropriate markings in the margins).

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(b) for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party

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

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the deposition all protected testimony.

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(c) 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

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the exterior of the container or containers in which the information is stored the

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legend “CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a portion or portions of the information

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

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the 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

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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

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a designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the

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Court’s Scheduling Order.

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6.2

Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the

dispute resolution process under Local Rule 37.1 et seq.

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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be

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on the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper

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purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other

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parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating

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Party has waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall

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continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is

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entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the

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challenge.

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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
7.1

Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that

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

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

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

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under the conditions described in this Order. When the Action has been
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terminated, a Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 13

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below (FINAL DISPOSITION).

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

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

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persons 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,

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a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated

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“CONFIDENTIAL” only to:
(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action,

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

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reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this Action;
(b) the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel)

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of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this

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Action;

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

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

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

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(d) the court and its personnel;

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(e) court reporters and their staff;

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(f) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and

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Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this

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Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be

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Bound” (Exhibit A);

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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;
(h) during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in
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)

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they will not be permitted to keep any confidential information unless they sign

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

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

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deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may

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be separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone

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except as permitted 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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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED

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PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION

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

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litigation that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this

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Action as “CONFIDENTIAL,” 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

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include a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to

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be pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be

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affected.

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

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with the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in

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this action as “CONFIDENTIAL” before a determination by the court from which

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the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s
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permission. The Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking

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protection in that court of its confidential material and nothing in these provisions

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should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action

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to disobey a lawful directive from another court.

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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO
BE PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION
(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.” Such

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information produced by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is
protected by the remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these

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

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additional protections.

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(b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request,

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to produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the

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Party is subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-

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Party’s confidential information, then the Party shall:

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(1)

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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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(2)

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

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and a reasonably specific description of the information requested;

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and

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(3)

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the Non-Party, if requested.

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promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-

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

make the information requested available for inspection by

(c) If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court

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

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order, the Receiving Party shall not produce any information in its possession or

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control that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before

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a 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

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Protected Material.

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

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disclosed Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized

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under this Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a)

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

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

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

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of this Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute 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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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR

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OTHERWISE 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

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

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stipulated protective order submitted to 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.

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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

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

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

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the specific Protected Material at issue. If a Party’s request to file Protected

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

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information in the public record unless otherwise instructed by the court.

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FINAL DISPOSITION
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

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return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As

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used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts,

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

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

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Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if

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not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day deadline that

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(1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was

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returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any

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copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or

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capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel
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are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial,

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deposition, and hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition

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and trial exhibits, expert reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert

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work product, even if such materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival

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copies that contain or constitute Protected Material remain subject to this

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Protective Order as set forth in Section 4 (DURATION).

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VIOLATION
Any violation of this Order may be punished by appropriate measures

including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary
sanctions.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Dated: June 6, 2017

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GORDON & REES LLP
By: /s/ Adelle Greenfield
Ronald K. Alberts
Adelle Greenfield
Attorneys for Defendant AETNA
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

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Dated: June 6, 2017June 7, 2017

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By: /s/ Paul A. Fleishman
Charles J. Fleishman
Paul A. Fleishman
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DAVID LONGINOTTI

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THE FLEISHMAN LAW FIRM

Filer’s Attestation: Pursuant to Local Rule 5-4.3.4(a)(2)(i) regarding signatures, Adelle
Greenfield hereby attests that all other signatories listed concur in the content of this document
and have authorized its filing.

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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: June 07, 2017

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

_______________________________
HON. ROZELLA A. OLIVER
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

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perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated

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

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Central District of California on [date] in the case of Longinotti v. Aetna Life

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Insurance Company, Central District of California Case No. 16-cv-07564-

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GW-RAO. I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this
Stipulated Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to

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so comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of

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contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any

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information or item that is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any

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person or entity except in 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 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

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

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

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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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