Malvis Cristal Sanchez v. Nutribullet, LLC et al
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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Judge Dean D. Pregerson. See order for details. (shb)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION
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MALVIS CRISTAL SANCHEZ, an
individual;
Plaintiff,
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NUTRIBULLET, L.L.C., a California )
Limited Liability Company; CAPITAL )
BRANDS, L.L.C., a California Limited )
Liability Company; HOMELAND
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HOUSEWARES, L.L.C., a California )
Limited Liability Company; CALL TO )
ACTION, L.L.C., a California Limited )
Liability Company; NUTRILIVING,
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L.L.C., and Does 1 through 10, inclusive, )
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 2:18-cv-03025 DDP (SSx)
District Judge: Hon. Dean D. Pregerson
Magistrate: Hon. Suzanne H. Segal
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Complaint Filed: April 10, 2018
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Plaintiffs,
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MALVIS CRISTAL SANCHEZ (Plaintiff(s)”), and Defendant(s) NUTRIBULLET,
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LLC, CAPITAL BRANDS, LLC, HOMELAND HOUSEWARES, LLC, CALL TO
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ACTION, LLC AND NUTRILIVING (“Defendants”) (collectively the Plaintiffs and
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Defendant(s) are referred to as the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party”),
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through their counsel, that this Stipulated Protective Order shall govern the handling of
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any information produced or disclosed by any Party or non-Party in the above captioned
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matter (“Action”), including documents, depositions, deposition exhibits, interrogatory
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responses, responses to requests for admission, and other pretrial proceedings.
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GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT:
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This action is likely to involve trade secrets and other valuable research,
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development, commercial, financial, technical and/or proprietary information for which
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special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than
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prosecution of this action is warranted. Such confidential and proprietary materials and
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information consist of, among other things, confidential business or financial
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information, information regarding confidential business practices, or other confidential
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research, development, or commercial information (including information implicating
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privacy rights of third parties), information otherwise generally unavailable to the
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public, or which may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure under state
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or federal statutes, court rules, case decisions, or common law. Accordingly, to expedite
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the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over
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confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately protect information the parties are
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entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable
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necessary uses of such material in preparation for and in the conduct of trial, to address
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their handling at the end of the litigation, and serve the ends of justice, a protective
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order 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 for tactical reasons and that nothing
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be so designated without a good faith belief that it has been maintained in a
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confidential, non-public manner, and there is good cause why it should not be part of
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the public record of this case.
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1. Any Party or non-Party may designate as confidential any documents,
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materials, or information which the designating Party considers in good faith to contain
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non-public, confidential or trade secret (information and which is disclosed through
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formal or informal discovery in this Action (hereinafter “Confidential Material”)
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including, but not limited to, any written response to interrogatories and requests for
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admission, documents produced in response to requests for production of documents or
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subpoenas, deposition transcripts including exhibits, and all information contained in
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those materials (collectively “Discovery Materials”). The Parties reserve their rights to
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jointly amend this Stipulation and to supplement the above list as additional categories
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of Confidential Materials arise through the course of discovery.
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2. Documents produced or written responses served in this Action in response to
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a request for production, or otherwise, relating to matters that the designating Party
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deems to be Confidential Material shall be designated as such at the time of production
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or service of the response(s).
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designated shall be marked with the word “Confidential.”
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Each document or page of a written response so
3. Any Party may designate certain Discovery Materials as “Confidential –
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Attorneys’ Eyes Only” (hereinafter, “Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material”).
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designation shall be limited to such Discovery Materials that the designating Party
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believes, in good faith, contain highly sensitive information, the disclosure of which is
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likely to cause harm to the competitive position of the designating Party or the broader
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disclosure of which would violate any Party or third parties’ constitutional right to
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financial privacy. All Attorneys’ Eyes Only Materials are included within the meaning
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of “Confidential” information as used in this Protective Order and, except with respect
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to the classes of individuals who may view Attorneys’ Eyes Only Materials, all the
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provisions set forth in the Protective Order that apply to Confidential Materials also
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apply to Attorneys’ Eyes Only Materials. Documents produced or written responses
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served in this Action in response to a request for production, or otherwise, relating to
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matters that the designating Party deems to be Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material shall be
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designated as such. Each document or page of a written response so designated shall be
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marked with the words “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only.”
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4. The production of any document, evidence or testimony not marked as
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Confidential or Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only shall not constitute a waiver of any
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claim of confidentiality that may attach to the document and such materials.
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5. If any Party or non-Party inadvertently fails to designate any document(s) or
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written response(s) to a discovery request as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only
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Material at the time of production or service of the response, it may correct its error by
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notifying opposing counsel in writing and providing opposing counsel substitute copies
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of any document(s) or response(s) appropriately marked as Confidential or Confidential
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– Attorneys’ Eyes Only. Within ten (10) days of receipt of the substitute copies, the
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receiving Party shall return the previously unmarked items and all copies thereof.
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Similarly, if any Party inadvertently designates any document(s) or written response(s)
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as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material, it may correct its error by notifying
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opposing counsel in writing and providing opposing counsel with substitute copies of
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the document(s) or response(s) without the Confidential or Confidential – Attorneys’
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Eyes Only designation. Within ten (10) days of receipt of the substitute copies, the
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receiving Party shall return the previously marked items and all copies thereof.
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6. The receipt of any document, transcript, thing, or information designated
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Confidential or Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only shall not be construed as an
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agreement by the receiving Party that any such document, transcript, thing, or
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information is in fact Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material, and shall not
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operate as a waiver of the receiving Party’s right to challenge any such designation as
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provided herein.
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7. A Party may designate as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material, the
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whole or a portion of any deposition testimony, regardless by whom given, which
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contains or discloses Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material.
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designating any portion of a deposition as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only
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Material may do so on the record at the deposition or shall serve a written statement on
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the Parties and court reporter specifying the portions of the deposition which are to be
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designated as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material within thirty (30) days
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after receipt of the deposition transcript. Except as otherwise designated on the record,
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the entire transcript shall be deemed Confidential prior to the expiration of the thirty-
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day period. If a document designated as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material
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is used as an exhibit at a deposition, that document and the deposition testimony
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concerning it shall be deemed Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material regardless
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of whether a Party makes any formal designation thereof.
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8. A Party shall have the right to have the following persons excluded from a
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deposition before the taking of testimony designated as Confidential Material or before
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the introduction of documents or exhibits designated as Confidential Material: all
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persons except the court reporter, counsel of record, the Parties’ experts, the deponent
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and the Parties (or their representatives who are involved in the handling, prosecution or
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defense of this Action). Additionally, a Party shall have the right to exclude the Parties
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(or their representatives) before the taking of testimony designated as Attorneys’ Eyes
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Only or before introducing exhibits designated as Attorneys’ Eyes Only.
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9. Confidential Material may be disclosed, given, shown, made available, or
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communicated only to the following individuals and entities (and then only for purposes
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of mediation or the prosecution or defense of this Action):
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(a)
the Court and court personnel;
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(b)
mediators, referees, or other neutral designees of the Court or the Parties
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for the purpose of dispute resolution;
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(c)
court reporters who record depositions or other testimony in this action;
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(d)
outside counsel of record for the Parties, as well as their paralegals,
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secretarial and clerical assistants, and employees of such counsel who are
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actively working on this matter, including independent contractors
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providing copy services or litigation support for the Parties;
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(e)
the Parties and their employees and insurers who are actively involved in
the prosecution or defense of this Action;
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(f)
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independent experts that have been retained by the Parties in connection
with this Action;
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any individual or entity expressly named in the particular Confidential
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Material as having authored or received the information contained in that
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Confidential Material; and
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any other person or Party upon the written agreement of the Party or non-
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party that designated the Confidential Material (which agreement may be
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recorded in a deposition or other transcript), or pursuant to court order after
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regularly-noticed motion.
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persons:
(a)
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Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material may be disclosed only to the following
the Court and court personnel in accordance with paragraph 19 herein
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mediators, referees, or other neutral designees of the Court or the Parties
for the purpose of dispute resolution;
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(c)
court reporters who record depositions or other testimony in this action;
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(d)
outside counsel of record for the Parties, as well as their paralegals,
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secretarial and clerical assistants, and employees of such counsel who are
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actively working on this matter,
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(e)
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independent experts that have been retained by the Parties in connection
with this Action;
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any individual or entity expressly named in the particular Confidential
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Material as having authored or received the information contained in that
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Confidential Material; and
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any other person or Party upon the written agreement of the Party or non-
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Party that designated the Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material (which agreement
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may be recorded in a deposition or other transcript), or pursuant to court
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order after regularly-noticed motion.
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In the event of a disclosure of Confidential or Attorneys' Eyes Only
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Materials to a person not authorized to have had such disclosure made to him or her
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under the provisions of this Stipulation and Protective Order, and in the event the Party
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responsible for having made or allowed such disclosure becomes aware of such
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disclosure, that Party shall immediately (a) notify in writing, counsel for the Party
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whose Confidential or Attorneys' Eyes Only Material has thus been disclosed of all
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relevant information concerning the nature and circumstances of such disclosure (b) use
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its best efforts to retrieve all Confidential or Attorneys Eyes Only Materials (c) inform
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the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of
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this Order and (d) request such person or persons to execute “Exhibit A” that is attached
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hereto. The responsible Party shall also take all reasonable measures promptly to
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ensure that no further or greater unauthorized disclosure of Confidential or Attorneys'
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Eyes Only Material is made by anyone.
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Before Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material may be disclosed
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to third-party consultants and independent experts that are being used or will be used in
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connection with this Action, such persons must execute a written Confidentiality
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Agreement, in the form set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto (“Confidentiality
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Agreement”), acknowledging and agreeing not to discuss or otherwise disclose any
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material designated Confidential or Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only with or to any
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person except person permitted to receive such Discovery Materials pursuant hereto,
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who if appropriate, has executed a Confidentiality Agreement. In the event that the
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person executes the written agreement, the counsel disclosing the Confidential or
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Attorneys’ Eyes Only Materials shall maintain the executed written agreement.
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All Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material provided in discovery
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or otherwise in connection with the above-captioned Action shall be used for the
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prosecution or defense of this Action, and for no other purpose.
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Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material shall not be used or disclosed for any business,
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commercial or competitive purpose.
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Confidential or
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Nothing herein shall prevent any of the Parties from using Confidential
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or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material in any trial in this Action or from seeking further
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protection with respect to the use of any Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material
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in any trial in this Action. Means to preserve the confidentiality of Confidential or
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Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material presented at any trial shall be considered and, to the
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extent reasonably possible, implemented in advance of such trial.
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A Party shall not be obligated to challenge the designation of any
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documents or information as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material at the time
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the designation is made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge
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to the designation. In the event of a dispute with respect to the designation of any
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discovery material as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material, counsel shall
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attempt to resolve the dispute on an informal basis before presenting the matter to the
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Court for resolution. If a resolution cannot be reached, the Party challenging the
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Confidential or Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only designation shall send a written
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notice to the designating Party identifying the challenged Confidential or Attorneys’
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Eyes Only Material, stating the reasons that the Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only
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Material is being challenged, and giving notice that the Party will move the Court to
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remove the designation of such information as “Confidential” or “Confidential –
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Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” Until such time as the challenge is resolved, such Confidential
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or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material shall be maintained in accordance with this Stipulated
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Protective Order.
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Nothing in this Stipulation and Protective Order shall be deemed in any
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way to restrict the use of documents or information that are lawfully obtained or
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publicly available to a Party independently from discovery in this action, whether or not
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the same material has been obtained during the course of discovery in the action and
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whether or not such documents or information have been designated as Confidential or
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Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only.
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This Stipulated Protective Order may be modified at any time for good
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cause shown, and shall not preclude any application to the Court seeking greater or
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lesser protection for specific documents or seeking termination of the protection
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provided hereunder for specific material or information.
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Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order shall limit or affect the right
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of a Party to disclose or to authorize disclosure of Discovery Materials produced by that
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Party.
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All documents, transcripts, pleadings, motions, and other Discovery
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Materials filed or lodged with the Court comprising, containing, or reflecting Attorneys’
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Eyes Only Material shall be filed or lodged under seal pursuant to the Federal Rules of
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Civil Procedure and or Local Rules, and shall designate the particular aspects of such
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filings or lodging that contain Attorneys' Eyes Only Material.
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The Parties shall meet and confer regarding the procedures for use of
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any Confidential Materials or Attorney’s Eyes Only Materials at trial and shall move
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the Court for entry of an appropriate order.
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No later than thirty (30) days from the unappealed or unappealable final
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resolution or settlement of this action, all Confidential and Attorneys’ Eyes Only
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Material, including copies, extracts, or summaries of such materials, within the
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possession, custody or control of counsel for a Party shall be delivered to counsel for
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the Party who produced the Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material, or in lieu
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thereof, shall certify in writing that all Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material
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has been destroyed. Notwithstanding the above, counsel of record may retain a set of
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pleadings, exhibits, and their own attorney and consultant work product for archival
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purposes, including portions of any such papers that contain or disclose Confidential or
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Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute
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Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Material remain subject to this Stipulated
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Protective Order.
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Nothing in this Stipulated and Protective Order shall be deemed to limit,
prejudice, or waive any right of the Parties: (a) to resist discovery with respect to, or to
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seek to obtain additional or different protection for, material claimed to be protected
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work product or privileged under federal or California law, material as to which a Party
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claims a legal obligation not to disclose, or Material not required to be provided
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pursuant to federal or California law; (b) to seek to modify or obtain relief from any
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aspect of this Protective Order; (c) to object to the use, relevance or admissibility at trial
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or otherwise of any material, whether or not designated in whole or in part as
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Confidential Material governed by this Protective Order; or (d) otherwise to require that
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discovery be conducted according to governing laws and rules.
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This Stipulated Protective Order shall survive the final conclusion of this
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Action and continue in full force and effect, and the Court shall retain jurisdiction to
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enforce this Stipulated Protective Order.
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By executing a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order, each of the attorneys
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named below and the Parties they represent undertake to abide by and be bound by its
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provisions.
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The Defendants shall file a fully executed copy this Stipulated Protective
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Order with the Court within five (5) court days of receipt of the executed Stipulated
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Protective Order from Plaintiffs.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.
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DATED: January 7, 2020
YOKA & SMITH, LLP
By: /s/ ALICE CHEN SMITH
Walter M. Yoka
David T. McCann
R. Bryan Martin
Alice Chen Smith
Davida M. Frieman
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Attorneys for Defendants,
Nutribullet, LLC; Capital Brands, LLC;
Homeland Housewares, LLC; Call To
Action, LLC; and Nutriliving, LLC
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DATED: January 7, 2020
ABIR COHEN TREYZON SALO, LLP
By:
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/s/ AARON LAVINE
Boris Treyzon
Douglas Rochen
Aaron Lavine
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED
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DATED: January 7, 2020
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Judge Dean Pregerson
United States District Judge
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EXHIBIT 4A
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY STIPULATION
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AND PROTECTIVE ORDER
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I, ____________________________________ [print or type full name], of
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____________________________________________________ [print or type full
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address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand
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the Protective Order that was issued by the United States District Court for the Central
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District of California on ________________________[date] in the case of
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No.:___________________________, I agree to comply with and to be bound by all
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the terms of this Protective Order, and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so
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comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment for contempt.
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promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to
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this Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with this Order,
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even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this action.
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I solemnly
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I hereby appoint ___________________________________ [print or type full
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name] of ______________________________________[print or type full address and
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telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in connection with this
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action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Order.
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Date:________________________
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City and State sworn and signed:____________________________________
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Printed Name:____________________________________
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Signature:_______________________________________
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