Live Face On Web, LLC v. Free My Paws, Inc. et al

Filing 38

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Steve Kim. In re: Stipulation for Protective Order 35 . (mkr)

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Imran F. Vakil, Esq. (Bar No. 248859)
[e-mail]
NEXIO, PC
245 Fischer Avenue
Suite C3
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone:
[phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Live Face On Web, LLC

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Attorneys for Plaintiff,

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LIVE FACE ON WEB, LLC,
A Pennsylvania limited liability company,

Case No.
Hon. Ronald S. W. Lew

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Plaintiff,
vs.

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RE: PROTECTIVE ORDER

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FREE MY PAWS, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff Live Face

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on Web, LLC (“Plaintiff” or “LFOW”), and Defendants Free My Paws, Inc. and Jason

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Michaels (“Defendants”), through counsel undersigned, jointly submit this Stipulated

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Protective Order to govern the handling of information and materials produced in the

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course of discovery or filed with the Court in this Action:

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1. PURPOSES, LIMITATIONS AND GOOD CAUSE.

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1.1. Purpose and Limitations. Disclosure and discovery activity in this Action are likely

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to involve production of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which

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

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prosecuting this Action may be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate

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

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

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

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

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

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acknowledge, as set forth in Section 12.3, below, that this Stipulated Protective

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

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

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

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1.2. Good Cause Statement. It is the intent of the parties and the Court that information

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will not be designated as confidential for tactical reasons in this case and that

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nothing be so designated without a good faith belief that there is good cause why it

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should not be part of the public record of this case. Generally, information and

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documents shall be designated where the Designating Party believes is proprietary,

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confidential, and/or is trade secret, and which the Designating Party would not

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publicly release. Examples of confidential information that the parties may seek to

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protect from unrestricted or unprotected disclosure include:

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

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agreement or obligation;

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The names, or other information tending to reveal the identity of a Party’s

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supplier, designer, distributor, or customer;

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Agreements with third-parties;

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Research and development information;

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Proprietary engineering or technical information, including product design,

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manufacturing techniques, processing information, drawings, memoranda and

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reports;

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Information related to budgets, sales, profits, costs, margins, product pricing,

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or other internal financial/accounting information, including non-public

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information related to financial condition or performance and income or other

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non-public tax information;

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Information related to internal operations including personnel information;

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Information related to past, current and future product development;

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Information related to past, current and future market analyses and business

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and marketing development, including plans, strategies, forecasts and

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competition;

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Information related to employees and their employment;

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Information related a treatment received by a specific patient (as applicable);

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and,

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

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located).

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Unrestricted or unprotected disclosure of such confidential, technical,

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

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Designating Party by revealing the Designating Party’s competitive confidential

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information, which has been developed at the expense of the Designating Party

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

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Additionally, privacy interests must be safeguarded. Accordingly, the parties

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respectfully submit that there is good cause for the entry of this Protective Order.

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2. DEFINITIONS.
2.1. Action: The above captioned federal lawsuit.
2.2.“ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or Items: extremely sensitive

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“Confidential Information or Items,” disclosure of which to another Party or Non-

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Party would create a substantial risk of serious harm that could not be avoided by

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less restrictive means. The Parties agree that the designations under this Stipulation

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and Protective Order of “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” shall be limited to:

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2.2.1. Unredacted licenses for what Plaintiff asserts is for version 7.0.0 of the LFOW

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Code;
2.2.2. Sales documents/licenses of the Parties to the extent that such documents are

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responsive to any request and/or the Court orders disclosure of the same;

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2.2.3. Unredacted or non-anonymized documents that reveal Customer and vendor

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identities and/or contact information (to the extent called for in a request);

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2.2.4. Financial statements of the Parties;
2.2.5. Defendants’ tax returns to the extent that Defendant’s financial statements are
unavailable (and for which Defendant waives the tax return privilege);

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2.2.6. A five-page document (copyright 2007) that LFOW deems trade secret that is

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confidentially shared with its production partners which detail production costs

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of flash videos; and

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2.2.7. A letter between LFOW and a customer dated 8/24/2009.

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2.2.8. No other Disclosure or Discovery Material will be designated

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“ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” except upon specific agreement of the Parties

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or further order of the Court.

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2.3. Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation of
information or items under this Order.
2.4. “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of how it is

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

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).

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2.5. Counsel (without qualifier): Outside Counsel of Record (as well as their support
staff).

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2.6. Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or items that it

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produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “CONFIDENTIAL” or

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“ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”.
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2.7. Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the

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

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

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generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.

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2.8. Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter pertinent to

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

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witness or as a consultant in this Action.

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2.9. Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal
entity not named as a Party to this Action.
2.10. Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party to this

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

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

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has appeared on behalf of that party.

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2.11. Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors, employees,
consultants, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their support staffs).
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 support services

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(e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or demonstrations,

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

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employees and subcontractors.

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2.14. Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is designated as
“CONFIDENTIAL,” or as “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
2.15. Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material from a
Producing Party.

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3. SCOPE. The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only
Protected Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted
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from Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of

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

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their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material. Any use of Protected Material at

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trial shall be governed by the orders of a trial judge. This Order does not govern the use

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of Protected Material at trial.

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3.1.Exclusions. The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order do not cover the

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

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disclosure to a Receiving Party or becomes part of the public domain after its

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disclosure to a Receiving Party as a result of publication not involving a violation of

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

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(b) any information known to the Receiving Party prior to the disclosure or obtained

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

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information lawfully and under no obligation of confidentiality to the Designating

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Party; and (c) any Protected Material that is disclosed at trial that was not afforded

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protection by the trial judge.

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3.2.Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order shall govern or apply to a Party’s use or
disclosure of its own Disclosure or discovery Material.

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4. DURATION. Consistent with the exclusions set forth in Section 3.1 and 3.2, even after

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final disposition of this Action, the confidentiality obligations imposed by this Order

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shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court

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order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal

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of all claims and defenses in this Action, with or without prejudice; and (2) final

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judgment herein after the completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings,

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remands, trials, or reviews of this Action, including the time limits for filing any

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

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5. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL.
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5.1. Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each Party or

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Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under this Order must

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take care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies under the

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appropriate standards. To the extent it is practical to do so, the Designating Party

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must designate for protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral

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or written communications that qualify – so that other portions of the material,

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documents, items, or communications for which protection is not warranted are not

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swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order. Mass, indiscriminate, or

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routinized designations are prohibited. Designations that are shown to be clearly

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unjustified or that have been made for an improper purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily

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encumber or retard the case development process or to impose unnecessary

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expenses and burdens on other parties) expose the Designating Party to sanctions. If

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

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designated for protection do not qualify for protection at all or do not qualify for the

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

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other parties that it is withdrawing the mistaken/inapplicable designation.

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

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(see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2.1 below), or as otherwise stipulated or

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

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Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or produced.

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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:

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5.2.1. Documents: 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 the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or

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“ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” to each page that contains protected material. If

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

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

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making appropriate markings in the margins) and must specify, for each portion,

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the level of protection being asserted.

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5.2.2. Originals: A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents or materials

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available for inspection need not designate them for protection until after the

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inspecting Party has indicated which material it would like copied and produced.

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During the inspection and before the designation, all of the material made

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available for inspection shall be deemed “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” After

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the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied and produced,

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the Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions thereof,

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

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documents, the Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend

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(“CONFIDENTIAL” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY) to each page that

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contains Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a

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page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the

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

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must specify, for each portion, the level of protection being asserted.

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5.2.3. Testimony: for testimony given in deposition that the Designating Party

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identify on the record, before the close of the deposition, all protected testimony

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and specify the level of protection being asserted. When it is impractical to

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identify separately each portion of testimony that is entitled to protection and it

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appears that substantial portions of the testimony may qualify for protection, the

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Designating Party may invoke on the record (before the deposition, hearing, or

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other proceeding is concluded) a right to have up to 21 days to identify the

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specific portions of the testimony as to which protection is sought and to specify

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the level of protection being asserted. Only those portions of the testimony that

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are appropriately designated for protection within the 21 days shall be covered

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by the provisions of this Stipulated Protective Order.

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5.2.4. Other items: for information produced in some form other than documentary

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and for any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent

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place on the exterior of the container or containers in which the information or

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item is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY”. If only a portion or portions of the information or item warrant

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

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protected portion(s) and specify the level of protection being asserted.

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5.3.Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent failure to

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designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the

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

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

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

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Order.

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6. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS.

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

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confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s scheduling Order.

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Unless a prompt challenge to a Designating Party’s confidentiality designation is

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necessary to avoid foreseeable, substantial unfairness, unnecessary economic

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burdens, or a significant disruption or delay of the litigation, a Party does not waive

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

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challenge promptly after the original designation is disclosed. Any motion

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challenging confidentiality designations pursuant to this paragraph must be brought

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in strict compliance with Local Rules 37-1 and 37-2, in their entirety, including the

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Joint Stipulation Requirement.

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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.
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
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(e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may

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

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the confidentiality designation by failing to file an applicable motion (e.g. to retain

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confidentiality), all parties shall continue to afford the material in question the level

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of protection to which it is entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the

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court rules on the challenge.

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

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produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this case only for

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prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action. Such Protected Material

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may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the conditions

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

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

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

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

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under this Order.

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7.2. Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered

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

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disclose any information or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to:

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

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

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necessary to disclose the information for this Action;

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7.2.2. the officers, directors, and employees of the Receiving Party to whom

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

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

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7.2.3. Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the

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

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7.2.4. the court and its personnel;

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7.2.5. court reporters and their staff;

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7.2.6. professional jury or trial consultants, and Professional Vendors to whom

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

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

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7.2.7. the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a custodian
or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
7.2.8. during their depositions, witnesses in the Action to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and

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Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), unless otherwise agreed by the

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

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testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material must be

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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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7.2.9. Any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel, mutually
agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
7.3.Disclosure of “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or Items. Unless

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

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Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated “ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY” only to:

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

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

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necessary to disclose the information for this Action;

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7.3.2. Experts of the Receiving Party (1) to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary

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for this Action, and (2) who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement

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to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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7.3.3. the court and its personnel;

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7.3.4. court reporters and their staff;

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7.3.5. professional jury or trial consultants, and Professional Vendors to whom

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

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

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7.3.6. the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a custodian
or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information; and
7.3.7. Any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel, mutually

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agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.

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7.4. Procedures for Approving or Objecting to Disclosure of “ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” Information or Items to Experts.

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7.4.1. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or agreed to in writing by the

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Designating Party, a Party that seeks to disclose to an Expert (as defined in this

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Order) any information or item that has been designated “ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” pursuant to paragraph 7.3 et seq. first must make a written request to the

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Designating Party that (1) identifies the general categories of “ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY” information that the Receiving Party seeks permission to disclose

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to the Expert, (2) sets forth the full name of the Expert and the city and state of

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his or her primary residence, (3) attaches a copy of the Expert’s current resume,

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(4) identifies the Expert’s current employer(s), (5) identifies each person or

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entity from whom the Expert has received compensation or funding for work in

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his or her areas of expertise or to whom the expert has provided professional

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services, including in connection with a litigation, at any time during the

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preceding five years, and (6) identifies (by name and number of the case, filing

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date, and location of court) any litigation in connection with which the Expert
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has offered expert testimony, including through a declaration, report, or

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testimony at a deposition or trial, during the preceding five years.

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7.4.2. A Party that makes a request and provides the information specified in the

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preceding respective paragraphs may disclose the subject Protected Material to

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the identified Expert unless, within 14 days of delivering the request, the Party

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receives a written objection from the Designating Party. Any such objection

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must set forth in detail the grounds on which it is based.

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7.4.3. A Party that receives a timely written objection must meet and confer with the
Designating Party (through direct voice to voice dialogue) to try to resolve the

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matter by agreement within seven days of the written objection. If no agreement

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is reached, the Party seeking to make the disclosure to the Expert may file a

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motion as provided in Civil Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with Civil Local

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Rule 79-5, if applicable) seeking permission from the court to do so. Any such

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motion must describe the circumstances with specificity, set forth in detail the

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reasons why the disclosure to the Expert is reasonably necessary, assess the risk

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of harm that the disclosure would entail, and suggest any additional means that

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could be used to reduce that risk. In addition, any such motion must be

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accompanied by a competent declaration describing the parties’ efforts to

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resolve the matter by agreement (i.e., the extent and the content of the meet and

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confer discussions) and setting forth the reasons advanced by the Designating

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Party for its refusal to approve the disclosure. Any motion to challenge a

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Party’s designation of material as Protected Material or seeking permission

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to disclose Protected Material to an Expert must be brought in strict

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compliance with Local Rules 37-1 and 37-2, in their entirety, including the

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Joint Stipulation Requirement.

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In any such proceeding, the Party opposing disclosure to the Expert shall bear the
burden of proving that the risk of harm that the disclosure would entail (under the

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safeguards proposed) outweighs the Receiving Party’s need to disclose the Protected

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Material to its Expert.

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8. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN

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OTHER LITIGATION. If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in

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

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Action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” that Party must: (a)

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promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall include a copy

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of the subpoena or court order; (b) promptly notify in writing the party who caused the

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

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by the 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 (c) cooperate with respect to all

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reasonable procedures sought to be pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected

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Material may be affected.

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8.1.Right to Seek Protective Order. If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective

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order, the Party served with the subpoena or court order shall not produce any

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information designated in this Action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “ATTORNEYS’

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

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

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

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

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

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a lawful directive from another court.

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9. A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE PRODUCED IN
THIS LITIGATION.
9.1. The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a Non-Party in
this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY”. Such information produced by Non-Parties in connection with this Action

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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 additional

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protections.

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9.2. In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to produce a Non-

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Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is subject to an

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agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s confidential

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information, then the Party shall: (a) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party

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

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confidentiality agreement with a Non-Party; (b) promptly provide the Non-Party

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with a copy of the Stipulated Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery

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request(s), and a reasonably specific description of the information requested; and

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(c) make the information requested available for inspection by the Non-Party.

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

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

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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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10.UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL. If a Receiving

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Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed Protected Material to

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any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this Stipulated Protective Order,

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the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing the Designating Party of the

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unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of

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the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized
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disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (d) request such person or

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persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached

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hereto as Exhibit A.

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PROTECTED MATERIAL. When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving

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Parties that certain inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or

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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

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

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without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e),

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insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure of a communication

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

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

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the court.

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12.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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no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or

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producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in this Stipulated

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Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any ground to use

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in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective Order.

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12.3. Filing Protected Material. Without written permission from the Designating Party or

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a court order secured after appropriate notice to all interested persons, a Party may

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not file in the public record in this Action any Protected Material. A Party that seeks

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to file under seal any Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5 et

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seq. Protected Material may only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order
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authorizing the sealing of the specific Protected Material at issue. Pursuant to Civil

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Local Rule 79-5, a sealing order will issue only upon a request establishing that the

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Protected Material at issue is privileged, protectable as a trade secret, or otherwise

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entitled to protection under the law. If a Receiving Party's request to file Protected

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Material under seal pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5.2 is denied by the court, then

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the Receiving Party may file the Protected Material in the public record unless

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otherwise instructed by the court.

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13.FINAL DISPOSITION. Within 60 days after the final disposition of this Action, as

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

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

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Material” includes all copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, and any other format

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

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is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the

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Producing Party (and, if not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the

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60-day deadline that (1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected

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Material that was returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not

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

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or capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are

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entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and

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

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

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

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

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Section 4 (DURATION).

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

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

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sanctions.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Dated: June 7, 2017

NEXIO, PC

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By:

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/s/ Imran F. Vakil /
Imran F. Vakil,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Live Face on Web, LLC

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Dated: June 7, 2017

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,
SHEPPARD, WAYTE & CARRUTH
LLP
By:

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/s/ D. Greg Durbin /
D. Greg Durbin
Attorneys for Defendants
Free My Paws, Inc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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June 13, 2017
Dated: ____________

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Hon. Steve Kim
United States Magistrate Judge

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I, ____________________ [print or type full name], of _____________________

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_______________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury

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

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issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California in the case

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of Live Face on Web, LLC v. Free My Paws, Inc., et al., Case No.

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

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

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promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to this

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Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the

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provisions of this Order.

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

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

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Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this

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Action.

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

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_______________________________________ [print or type full address and telephone

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number] as my California agent for service of process in connection with this Action or any

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proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated Protective Order.

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Date: _________________________________

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City and State where sworn and signed: _________________________________

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Printed name: ______________________________

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Signature: __________________________________

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