Yan Guo v. Kyani, Inc., et al
Filing
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish re Stipulation for Protective Order 86 . (ec)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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YAN GUO, an individual; JU JIN
GUO, an individual; and all those
similarly situated,
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER
Plaintiffs,
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Case No. CV 2:17-08257-JAK-GJS
v.
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KYÄNI, INC., an Idaho corporation;
MICHAEL BRESHEARS, an
individual; KIRK HANSEN, an
individual; and DOES 1-100,
Defendants.
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INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to the agreement among Plaintiffs Yan Guo and Ju Jin Guo
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(collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and Defendants Kyäni, Inc., Michael Breshears, and Kirk
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Hansen (collectively, “Defendants”), and the approval of this Court, this Stipulated
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Protective Order (“Order”) shall govern the production of confidential documents,
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deposition testimony, and information in the above-captioned action.
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A. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
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Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential,
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proprietary or private information for which special protection from public
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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation is
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warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to
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enter the following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this
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Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to
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discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends
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only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment
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under the applicable legal principles.
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B. GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT
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This action is likely to involve trade secrets, customer and pricing lists,
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confidential financial and compensation information, distributor information, and
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other valuable research, development, commercial, financial, technical and/or
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proprietary information for which special protection from public disclosure and
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from use for any purpose other than prosecution of this action is warranted. Such
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confidential and proprietary materials and information may consist of, among other
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things, confidential business or financial information, information regarding
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confidential business practices, or other confidential research, development, or
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commercial information (including information implicating privacy rights of third
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parties), information otherwise generally unavailable to the public, or which may be
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privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure under state or federal statutes,
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court rules, case decisions, or common law. Accordingly, to expedite the flow of
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information, to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality of
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discovery materials, to adequately protect information the parties are entitled to keep
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confidential, to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable and necessary uses
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of such material in preparation for and in the conduct of trial, to address their
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handling at the end of the litigation, and serve the ends of justice, a protective order
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for such information is justified in this matter. It is the intent of the parties that
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information will not be designated as confidential or confidential – attorney’s eyes
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only for tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good faith
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belief that it has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and there is
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good cause why it should not be part of the public record of this case.
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C. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PROCEDURE FOR FILING UNDER SEAL
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The parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 12.3, below, that this
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Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file confidential information
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under seal; Local Civil Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be followed
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and the standards that will be applied when a party seeks permission from the court
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to file material under seal.
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There is a strong presumption that the public has a right of access to judicial
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proceedings and records in civil cases. In connection with non-dispositive motions,
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good cause must be shown to support a filing under seal. See Kamakana v. City and
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County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1176 (9th Cir. 2006), Phillips v. Gen. Motors
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Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210-11 (9th Cir. 2002), Makar-Welbon v. Sony Electrics,
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Inc., 187 F.R.D. 576, 577 (E.D. Wis. 1999) (even stipulated protective orders
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require good cause showing), and a specific showing of good cause or compelling
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reasons with proper evidentiary support and legal justification, must be made with
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respect to Protected Material that a party seeks to file under seal. The parties’ mere
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designation of Disclosure or Discovery Material as CONFIDENTIAL or
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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY does not—without the
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submission of competent evidence by declaration, establishing that the material
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sought to be filed under seal qualifies as confidential, privileged, or otherwise
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protectable—constitute good cause.
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Further, if a party requests sealing related to a dispositive motion or trial, then
compelling reasons, not only good cause, for the sealing must be shown, and the
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relief sought shall be narrowly tailored to serve the specific interest to be protected.
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See Pintos v. Pacific Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677-79 (9th Cir. 2010). For
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each item or type of information, document, or thing sought to be filed or introduced
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under seal in connection with a dispositive motion or trial, the party seeking
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protection must articulate compelling reasons, supported by specific facts and legal
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justification, for the requested sealing order. Again, competent evidence supporting
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the application to file documents under seal must be provided by declaration.
Any document that is not confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable in
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its entirety will not be filed under seal if the confidential portions can be redacted.
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If documents can be redacted, then a redacted version for public viewing, omitting
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only the confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable portions of the document,
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shall be filed. Any application that seeks to file documents under seal in their
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entirety should include an explanation of why redaction is not feasible.
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DEFINITIONS
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GJS (C.D. Cal.).
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Action: Yan Guo, et. al., v. Kyani Inc., et. al., No. 2:17-cv-08257-JAK-
Challenging Party: A Party or Non-Party that challenges the
designation of information or items under this Order.
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“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of
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how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things so designated by the
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Producing Party and that qualify for protection under Federal Rule of Civil
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Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in the Good Cause Statement.
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2.3.1 “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY” Information or
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Items: CONFIDENTIAL information (regardless of how it is generated, stored, or
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maintained) or tangible things so designated by the Producing Party and that qualify
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for protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) as specified above in the
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Good Cause Statement, and that also meets the definition set forth below.
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Specifically, the designation CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY
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may be used only for the following types of past, current, or future
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CONFIDENTIAL information: (1) sensitive technical information, including current
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research, development, and manufacturing information, (2) sensitive and non-public
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business information, including sensitive financial, compensation, or marketing
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information and the identity of suppliers, distributors, and potential or actual
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customers, (3) competitive technical information, including technical analysis or
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comparisons of competitor’s products, or (4) competitive business information,
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including non-public financial or marketing analyses or comparisons of competitor’s
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products and strategic product planning.
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Counsel: Outside Counsel and House Counsel (as well as their support
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Designating Party: A Party or Non-Party that designates information or
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items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as
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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.”
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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless
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of the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including,
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among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or
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generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.
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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter
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pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as
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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.
House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel.
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Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association or
other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
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2.10 Outside Counsel: 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, including their
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support staff.
2.11 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,
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employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel (and their support
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staffs).
2.12 Producing Party: A Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
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Discovery Material in this Action.
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2.13 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.
2.14 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is
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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES
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2.15 Receiving Party: A Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery
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Material from a Producing Party.
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SCOPE
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The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only
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Protected Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or
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extracted from Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or
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compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or
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presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.
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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.
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DURATION
Once a case proceeds to trial, information that was designated as
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CONFIDENTIAL or maintained pursuant to this protective order used or introduced
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as an exhibit at trial becomes public and will be presumptively available to all
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members of the public, including the press, unless compelling reasons supported by
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specific factual findings to proceed otherwise are made to the trial judge in advance
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of the trial. See Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1180-81 (distinguishing “good cause”
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showing for sealing documents produced in discovery from “compelling reasons”
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standard when merits-related documents are part of court record). Accordingly, the
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terms of this protective order do not extend beyond the commencement of the trial.
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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection.
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Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under
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this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that
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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, items
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or communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably
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within the ambit of this Order.
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Mass, indiscriminate or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations
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that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper
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purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to impose
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unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Designating
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Party to sanctions.
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If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it
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designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that Designating Party must
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promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable designation.
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Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in
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this Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise
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stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for 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 documents,
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but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings), that
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the Producing Party affix at a minimum, the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or
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“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY (hereinafter “CONFIDENTIAL
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legend”), to each page that contains protected material. If only a portion of the
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material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly
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identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the
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margins).
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A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for
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inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has
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indicated which documents it would like copied and produced. During the
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inspection and before the designation, all of the material made available for
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inspection shall be deemed “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL –
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ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the
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documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which
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documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order. Then,
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before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the
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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” legend
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to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion 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).
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(b) for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identifies
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the Disclosure or Discovery Material on the record, before the close of the
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deposition all protected testimony.
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(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for
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any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the
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exterior of the container or containers in which the information is stored the legend
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“CONFIDENTIAL or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY”. If only
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a portion or portions of the information warrants protection, the Producing Party, to
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the extent practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s).
5.2.1 Depositions Designation in conformity with this Order of
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deposition testimony, transcripts, exhibits, and other information requires:
(a) If information designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or
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“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” is marked as a deposition
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exhibit, such exhibit shall retain its designated status, and, if filed, shall be filed
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under seal pursuant to Local Civil Rule 79-5 and provided there is good cause
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shown.
(b) During any deposition, counsel for the Producing party may
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request that any portion of the deposition or deposition exhibits also be treated as
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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.” The
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room in which the deposition is being taken shall, at the request of the Producing
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Party, be closed in accordance with the restrictions of this order. The presence of
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persons not entitled to attend a deposition pursuant to this paragraph shall constitute
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justification for counsel to the Producing Party to advise or instruct the witness not
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to answer.
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(c) Upon receipt, all deposition transcripts and the exhibits thereto
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shall be treated initially as designated for protection in their entirety until thirty (30)
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days after receipt of the transcript, unless the parties expressly agree otherwise.
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Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the transcript, any party may designate
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portions of a deposition transcript as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL –
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ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.” The designation shall be accomplished by a letter to
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all other parties and the court reporter listing the pages, lines, and exhibits
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constituting protected information and the specific designation. If the Producing
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Party previously designated portions of testimony as “CONFIDENTIAL” or
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“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” during the deposition, the
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Producing party is not required to re-designate those portions of the transcript during
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the thirty (30) day period unless the Producing Party wants to change the
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designation.
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(d) The pages of the transcript designated for protection and the
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numbers (but not the descriptions) of the deposition exhibits designated as protected
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information shall be appropriately noted on the front of the original deposition
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transcript and identified with the appropriate category. Those designated pages and
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exhibits shall be separately bound in one or more volumes as appropriate and
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marked as set forth in Paragraph 5.2. To facilitate this requirement, the party
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seeking specific designation of a deposition transcript shall ensure that a copy of the
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Protective Order is provided to the court reporter.
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(e) Documents and any other materials containing “CONFIDENTIAL”
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or “ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” information may be shown to a witness to
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examine or cross-examine the witness during a deposition or trial in circumstances
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only where the disclosure of such information is relevant to the subject of
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examination, but the witness shall not be permitted to view such materials in
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advance of the deposition or trial or to retain any such documents or things or any
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copies thereof after the deposition or trial (except for the purpose of reviewing the
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transcript of his or her deposition in connection with its correction or execution),
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unless the witness is otherwise authorized under this Order to receive such
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information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Producing Party objects to the
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use of “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
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information at a deposition or at trial, such information shall not be disclosed at the
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deposition or at trial and the Producing Party shall file a motion for a protective
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order with the Court objecting to such disclosure within seven (7) days. The
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protected information at issue shall not be disclosed to such witness while the
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Producing Party’s motion objecting to such disclosure is pending before the Court.
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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 material.
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Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable
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efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this
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Order.
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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
6.1
Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a
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designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s
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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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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on
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the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper
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purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other
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parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating
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Party has waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall
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continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is
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entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the
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challenge.
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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is
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disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party only in connection with
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this Action 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
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Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 13 below (FINAL
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DISPOSITION).
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Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a
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location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons
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authorized under this Order.
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7.2.1 Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless
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otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a
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Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated
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“CONFIDENTIAL” only to:
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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel in this Action, as well as
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employees of said Outside Counsel to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose
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the information for this Action;
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(b) the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of
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the 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
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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(d) the court and its personnel;
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(e) court reporters and their staff;
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(f) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional
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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have
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signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(g) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
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(h) 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 1 hereto; and (2) they will
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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
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as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order; and
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(i) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,
mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
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Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES
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ONLY” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in
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writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or
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item designated “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY” to only:
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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel in this Action, as well as
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employees of said Outside Counsel to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose
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the information for this Action;
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(b) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom
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disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the
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“Acknowledgement and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(c) the Court and its personnel;
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(d) court reporters and their staff;
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(e) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional
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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have
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signed the “Acknowledgement and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(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 1 hereto; and (2) they will
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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
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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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Leave for Further Disclosure. To the extent a Receiving Party
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wishes to seek leave to disclose information designated as CONFIDENTIAL or
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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY to a person who is not qualified
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to receive such information under the terms set forth above, the Receiving Party
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may request permission from the Producing Party in writing by identifying the
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specific documents, groups of documents, or portions thereof to be disclosed, and
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the persons to whom the designated information would be disclosed. Upon receipt
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of such a letter, the Producing Party must respond in writing within seven (7)
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calendar days. If the Producing Party does not agree to the Receiving Party’s
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request, it shall provide a written explanation for its decision. The Receiving Party
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may then seek a ruling from the Court authorizing disclosure of the designated
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information to the persons proposed by the Receiving Party.
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7.2.4 Nothing in this Protective Order shall bar or otherwise restrict outside
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counsel from rendering advice to his or her client with respect to this action and, in
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the course thereof, from relying in a general way upon his or her examination of
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materials designated CONFIDENTIAL or CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S
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EYES ONLY, provided, however, that in rendering such advice and in otherwise
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communicating with his or her clients, such counsel shall not disclose the specific
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contents of any materials designated CONFIDENTIAL or CONFIDENTIAL –
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ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY to persons who are not qualified under this Protective
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Order to receive such materials.
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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED
IN OTHER LITIGATION
If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation
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that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this Action as
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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY,” that
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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
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to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the
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subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include
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a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; and
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(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be
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pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.
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If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with the
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subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this action
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as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY”
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before a determination by the court from which the subpoena or order issued, unless
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the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission. The Designating Party
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shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that court of its
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confidential material and nothing in these provisions should be construed as
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authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful
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directive from another court.
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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE
PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION
(a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a
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Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or
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“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.” Such information produced
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by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the remedies and
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relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be construed as
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prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections.
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(b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to
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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
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Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably
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specific description of the information requested; and
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(3) make the information requested available for inspection by the
Non-Party, if requested.
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(c) If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within
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14 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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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed
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Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this
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Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in
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writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts
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to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or
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persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order,
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and (d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and
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Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE
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PROTECTED MATERIAL
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When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain
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inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection,
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the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil
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Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify whatever
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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
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(e), insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure of a
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communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work
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product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated
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protective order submitted to the court.
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12.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any
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MISCELLANEOUS
person to seek its modification by the Court in the future.
12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this
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Protective Order, no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to
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disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in this
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Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any
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ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective Order.
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12.3 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any
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Protected Material must comply with Local Civil Rule 79-5. Protected Material
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may only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of 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.
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FINAL DISPOSITION
After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in paragraph 4, within 60
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days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party must return
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all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As used in
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this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, compilations,
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summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected
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Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving
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Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same
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person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day deadline that (1) identifies
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(by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was returned or
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destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any copies,
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abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing any
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of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to
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retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and hearing
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transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert
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reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such
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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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Any violation of this Order may be punished by appropriate measures including,
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VIOLATION
without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary sanctions.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.
DATED: June 15, 2018
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MANNING CURTIS BRADSHAW
& BEDNAR PLLC
BUCHALTER, A Professional Corporation
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By______________/s/___________________
Lawrence B. Steinberg
Attorneys for defendants KYÄNI, INC.,
MICHAEL BRESHEARS and KIRK HANSEN
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DATED: June 15, 2018
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By ____________ /s/_____________________
Blake J. Lindemann
Attorney for plaintiffs YAN GUO
and JU JIN GUO
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LINDEMANN LAW FIRM, APC
FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: June 26, 2018
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GAIL J. STANDISH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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EXHIBIT A
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
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I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], of
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_________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury
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that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that
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was issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California
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on [date] in the case of Yan Guo, et al. v. Kyäni, Inc., et al., No. CV 2:17-08257-
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JAK-GJS . I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this
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Stipulated Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so
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comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I
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solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that
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is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict
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compliance with the provisions of this Order.
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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
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Central District of California for enforcing the terms of this Stipulated Protective
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Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this action.
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I hereby appoint __________________________ [print or type full name] of
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_______________________________________ [print or type full address and
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telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in connection with
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this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated Protective
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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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