Akeso Health Sciences, LLC v. Family Tree Remedies, LLC

Filing 30

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar re Stipulation for Protective Order 24 . (See document for complete details) (afe)

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Shawn G. Hansen (SBN 197033)
[e-mail]
NIXON PEABODY LLP
300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 4100
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3151
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
AKESO HEALTH SCIENCES, LLC

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Marc E. Hankin (SBN: 170505)
[e-mail]
Anooj Patel (SBN: 300297)
[e-mail]
HANKIN PATENT LAW, APC
12400 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1265
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
FAMILY TREE REMEDIES, LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

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AKESO HEALTH SCIENCES, LLC,
Plaintiff,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-08164 BRO (ASx)
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vs.
FAMILY TREE REMEDIES, LLC,

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Defendant.

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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
disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may
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
Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to
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. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth

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in Section 12.3, below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to

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file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the

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procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a

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party seeks permission from the court to file material under seal.

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GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

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

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

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proprietary information for which special protection from public disclosure and
from use for any purpose other than prosecution of this action is warranted. Such
confidential and proprietary materials and information consist of, among other

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things, confidential business or financial information, information regarding patents
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or formulations of dietary supplements and homeopathic remedies, information
regarding confidential business practices, or other confidential research,

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development, or 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 and settlement discussions, to address their handling at the end of the litigation,

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and serve the ends of justice, a protective order for such information is justified in

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this matter. It is the intent of the parties that information will not be designated as

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confidential for tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good

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faith belief that it has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and

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there is good cause why it should not be part of the public record of this case.

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DEFINITIONS

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2.1

Action. The pending lawsuit styled Akeso Health Sciences, LLC v.

Family Tree Remedies, LLC, with case number 2:16-cv-08164 BRO (ASx).
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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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2.3

“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of

how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that are not designated

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as “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” and 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.
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“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or

Items: information (regardless of how it is generated, stored or maintained) or
tangible things the disclosure of which the Producing Party reasonably believes

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would cause severe harm and/or competitive detriment to the Producing Party and

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that qualify for protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as

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specified above in the Good Cause Statement. The designation CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY may be used only for the following: (1) sensitive

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technical information, including current research, development and manufacturing

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information and patent prosecution information, (2) sensitive business information,

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including highly sensitive financial or marketing information and the identity of

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suppliers, distributors and potential or actual customers, (3) competitive technical

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information, including technical analyses or comparisons of competitor’s products,

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(4) competitive business information, including non-public financial or marketing

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analyses or comparisons of competitor’s products and strategic product planning, or

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(5) any other information the disclosure of which to non-qualified people subject to
this Protective Order the Producing Party reasonably and in good faith believes
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would likely cause severe harm and/or competitive detriment to the Producing
Party.

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Counsel: 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
“CONFIDENTIAL” or as “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY.”
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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless

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

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

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

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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 Action.

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

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counsel.

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2.10 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or
other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
2.11 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
which has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.

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2.12 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,
employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their
support staffs).
2.13 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
Discovery Material in this Action.
2.14 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation

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

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

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and their employees and subcontractors.

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2.15 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is

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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or as “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS

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EYES ONLY.”
2.16 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery
Material from a Producing Party.

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SCOPE

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3.1

The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only

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

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Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of the
trial judge. This Order does not govern the use of Protected Material at trial, which
will be subject to a separate order entered for trial by the presiding judge.
For avoidance of doubt, this Order expressly permits Outside Counsel of
Record to advise the Parties based on review and analysis of Protected Material that
is accessible to the Outside Counsel of Record but not to the respective Parties,

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provided that the Protected Material itself is not disclosed to persons who are not

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authorized to have access under this Order. To facilitate settlement discussions in

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this matter, it shall not be a violation of this Order for Outside Counsel of Record to

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disclose to a Party aggregate financial information produced by the other Party so

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long as details are treated in accordance with proper designations applied by a

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Designating Party to such financial information and the Designating Party has
provided prior consent to the disclosure of such aggregate financial information.

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DURATION
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Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality

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

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agrees otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition

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shall be deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this
Action, with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the
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completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of
this Action, including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for

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extension of time pursuant to applicable law.

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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection.

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Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under
this 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.
Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations
that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper

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purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to

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impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may 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, that Designating Party must

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

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5.2

Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in

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

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

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

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produced.

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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:

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(a) For information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic

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

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proceedings), that the Producing Party affix at a minimum, the legend

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“CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY” (hereinafter “CONFIDENTIAL legend”), 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).

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

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

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

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

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deemed “CONFIDENTIAL” unless otherwise designated as “CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the
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.
Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the

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

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portion or portions 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
appropriate markings in the margins).
(b) For testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identify the
Disclosure or Discovery Material on the record, before the close of the deposition
all protected testimony.
(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 is stored the

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

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warrants protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the
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
provisions of this Order. It shall be understood however, that no person or party
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shall incur any liability hereunder with respect to disclosure that occurred prior to
receipt of written notice of a belated designation

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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS

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6.1

Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a

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

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Scheduling Order.
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Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute

resolution process under Local Rule 37.1 et seq.

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6.3

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

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

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7.1

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

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Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the
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conditions described in this Order. When the Action has been terminated, a
Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 13 below (FINAL

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DISPOSITION).
Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a
location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons
authorized under this Order.
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Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless

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

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Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated

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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

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

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to disclose the information for this Action;

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

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

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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 Action and who have signed the
“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
(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 Professional
Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have

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signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A):
(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 party
requests that the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit A hereto; and (2) they

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

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“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
(i) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,
mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.

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Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

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

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by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item

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designated “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only to:

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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as well
as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary

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to disclose the information for this Action;
(b) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom
disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the
“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
(c) the court and its personnel;
(d) court reporters and their staff;

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(e) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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

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signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A):
(f) 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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(g) during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the

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

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

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

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“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
except as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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(h) 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 PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION

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8.1

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
Action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES
ONLY” 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;
(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 of

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this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be pursued
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 CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” before a determination by the court from which the subpoena or 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
a lawful directive from another court.
A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE
PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION
9.1 (a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a
Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or as

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” Such information produced by

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

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

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prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections.
(b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to
produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is

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subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s

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confidential information, then the Party shall:

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(1) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party

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

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agreement with a Non-Party;

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(2) promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated
Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably

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specific description of the information requested; and
(3) make the information requested available for inspection by the
Non-Party, if requested.
(c) If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within 14
days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party
may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery

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request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall

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not produce any information in its possession or control that is subject to the

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

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Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party shall bear the burden and

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expense of seeking protection in this court of its Protected Material.

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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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10.1 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
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
A.

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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR
OTHERWISE PROTECTED MATERIAL
11.1 When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain
inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other
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
whatever procedure may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for
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.
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any

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person to seek its modification by the Court in the future.
12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this
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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12.3 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any

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

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

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

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

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in the public record unless otherwise instructed by the court.
FINAL DISPOSITION
13.1 After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in paragraph 4,
within 60 days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party

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

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As 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
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,
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 Protective
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VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER
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appropriate measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or

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monetary sanctions.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Dated: July 17, 2017

NIXON PEABODY LLP

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By: /s/ Shawn G. Hansen
Shawn G. Hansen

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
AKESO HEALTH SCIENCES, LLC

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Dated: July 14, 2017

HANKIN PATENT LAW, APC
By: /Marc E. Hankin/
Marc E. Hankin
Attorneys for Defendant,
FAMILY TREE REMEDIES, LLC

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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: July 26, 2017

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/ s / Alka Sagar

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Hon. Alka Sagar
United States Magistrate Judge

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EXHIBIT A

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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5 I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], declare under
6 penalty of 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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9 Central District of California in the case of Akeso Health Services, LLC v.
10 Family Tree Remedies, LLC, Case No. 2:16-cv-08164 BRO (ASx). I agree to
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comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective
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13 Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could
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promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that is
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the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Central District of
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action.
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Date: ______________________________________

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Printed name: _______________________________

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