First American Cinema, LLC v. Screen Media Ventures LLC et al
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner. (SEE PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR FURTHER DETAILS) 69 (yl)
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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Case No.: 2:18-cv-03703-GHW-MRW
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Screen Media Ventures, LLC, et al.,
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STIPULATED
ORDER
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INTRODUCTION
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1.1. 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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be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to
22 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. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth
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to file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the
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procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a
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1.2. GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT
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This action involves confidential license and distribution agreements, data, and
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information for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for
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any purpose other than prosecution of this action is warranted. Such confidential
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and proprietary materials and information consist of, among other things,
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confidential business or financial information, information regarding confidential
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business practices, or other commercial information (including information
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unavailable to the public, or which may be privileged or otherwise protected from
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disclosure under state or federal statutes, court rules, case decisions, or common
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law. Accordingly, to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt
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resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately
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protect information the parties are entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that the
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parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of such material in preparation for
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and in the conduct of trial, to address their handling at the end of the litigation, and
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serve the ends ofjustice, a protective order for such information is justified in this
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matter. It is the intent of the parties that information will not be designated as
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confidential for tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good
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faith belief that it has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and
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22 there is good cause why it should not be part of the public record of this case.
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DEFINITIONS
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2.1.
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Action: First American Cinema, LLC v. Screen Media Ventures, LLC,
et al., Case No.: 2:18-cv-03703.
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Challen~inParty: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the
designation of information or items under this Order.
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2.3. "CONFIDENTIAL" Information or Items: information (regardless of
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protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in
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Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel(as well as
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Desi~nating,Party: a Party or Ikon-Party that designates information or
items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as
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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless
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of the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including,
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among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced
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or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.
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pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve
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as an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.
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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter
House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action.
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House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside
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counsel.
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Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association,
or other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
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2.10. Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a
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party to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action
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and have appeared in this Action on behalf ofthat party or are affiliated with a law
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firm which has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.
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2.11. Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,
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employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their
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support staffs).
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2.12. Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
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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.
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2.14. Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is
designated as "CONFIDENTIAL."
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2.15. Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery
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 will be governed by the orders of the
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DURATION
Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations
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imposed by this Order will remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees
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otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition will be
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deemed to be the later of(1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this Action,
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with or without prejudice; and (2)final judgment herein after the completion and
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exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this Action,
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including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of
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DESIGNATING PROTECTED 1VfATERIAL
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5.1.
Exercise of Restraint and Care in Desi nating Material for Protection.
6 Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under
7 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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items, or communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept
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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations
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purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to
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If it comes to a Designating Party's attention that information or items that it
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Except as otherwise provided in
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stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection
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produced.
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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:
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(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic
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documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial
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proceedings), that the Producing Party affix at a minimum, the legend
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contains protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page
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qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the
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protected portions)(e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins).
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A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for
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has indicated which documents it would like copied and produced. During the
9 inspection and before the designation, all of the material made available for
10 inspection will be deemed "CONFIDENTIAL." After the inspecting Party has
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identified the documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must
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determine which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this
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Order. Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must
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affix the "CONFIDENTIAL legend" to each page that contains Protected Material.
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If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the
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Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portions)(e.g., by making
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appropriate markings in the margins).
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(b) for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identify
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deposition all protected testimony.
(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for
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exterior ofthe container or containers in which the information is stored the legend
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protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, will identify the
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protected portion(s).
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5.3.
Inadvertent Failures to Desi~.If timely corrected, an inadvertent
failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive
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the Designating Party's right to secure protection under this Order for such
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material. Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make
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reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the
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provisions of this Order.
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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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Timing of ChallenLes. 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 will initiate the dispute
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resolution process (and, if necessary, file a discovery motion) under Local Rule
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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 will
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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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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding will be on
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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 in connection with this
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Action only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action. Such
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Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under
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Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 13 below (FINAL
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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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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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(a) the Receiving Party's Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as
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well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably
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necessary to disclose the information for this Action;
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(b) the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of
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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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;
(h) during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in
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the Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided:(1)the deposing
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party requests that the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit A hereto; and (2)
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they will not be permitted to keep any confidential information unless they sign
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the "Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound"(Exhibit A), unless otherwise
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agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the court. Pages of transcribed
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deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may
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be separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone
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except as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order; and
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mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED
IN OTHER LITIGATION
If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation
that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this Action as
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CONFIDENTIAL," that Party must:
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( promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification
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will include a copy of the subpoena or court order;
( promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or
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subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification will include
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( 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.
If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served
with the subpoena or court order will not produce any information designated in
2 this action as "CONFIDENTIAL" before a determination by the court from which
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the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party's
2 permission. The Designating Party will bear the burden and expense of seeking
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27 protection in that court of its confidential material and nothing in these provisions
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should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action
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ANON-PARTY'S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE
PRODUCED 1N THIS LITIGATION
(a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a
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Non-Party in this Action and designated as"CONFIDENTIAL." Such information
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produced by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the
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remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be
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construed as prohibiting allon-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 allon-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 will:
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(1) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-
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Party that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality
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agreement with allon-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.
(c) If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court
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within 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the
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Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party's confidential information responsive
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to the discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the
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Receiving Party will not produce any information in its possession or control that
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is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a
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determination by the court. Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party
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will bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this court of its
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Protected Material.
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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has
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disclosed Protected Material to any person.or in any circumstance not authorized
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under this Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately
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(a) notify in writing the Designating Party ofthe unauthorized disclosures,(b)use
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