Goldwell Enterprises, Inc. v. Down Town Wholesalers, Inc. et al

Filing 29

AMENDED STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 28 by Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth. NOTE: CHANGES MADE BY THE COURT. (es)

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Lena N. Bacani (SBN 213556)
[e-mail]
LOZA & LOZA, LLP
305 N. Second Ave., Ste. 127
Upland, CA 91786
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

NOTE: CHANGES MADE BY THE COURT

Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Goldwell Enterprises, Inc.
Christopher S. Reeder (SBN 193041)
[e-mail]
Benjamin S. Tragish (SBN 292188)
[e-mail]
CSREEDER, PC
11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1470
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Telephone: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants and
Counterclaimant,
Brio Water Technology, Inc. f/k/a
Down Town Wholesalers, Inc. and
Organize.com, Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GOLDWELL ENTERPRISES, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
DOWN TOWN WHOLESALERS,
INC.; ORGANIZE.COM, INC. and
DOES 1-10

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CASE NO. 2:20-cv-01689-AB-JPR
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PROTECTIVE ORDER
**DISCOVERY MATTER**

Defendants.

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BRIO WATER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
F/K/A DOWN TOWN
WHOLESALERS, INC.
Counterclaimant,

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v.

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GOLDWELL ENTERPRISES, INC.,

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Counterclaim Defendant.

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INTRODUCTION

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1.1 PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

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Discovery in this action may involve production of confidential, proprietary,

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or private information for which special protection from public disclosure and from

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use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted.

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Accordingly, the Parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the

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following Stipulated Protective Order. The Parties acknowledge that this Order

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does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to discovery and

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that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends only to the

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limited information or items that are entitled to confidential or treatment under the

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applicable legal principles. The Parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section

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12.3 below, that this Order does not entitle them to file Confidential or Highly

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Confidential Information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures

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that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a Party seeks to

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file materials designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY,” which require seeking permission from the Court

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to file material under seal (unless otherwise agreed by the parties per Civil Local

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Rule 79-5), and to file material under seal, unless as otherwise provided in Civil

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Local Rule 79-5.

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This proceeding involves the litigation of claims related to alleged patent

GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

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infringement, in addition to interference with economic relations, unfair business

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practices, and trade libel. Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant Goldwell Enterprises,

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Inc. (“Plaintiff” or “Goldwell”) and Defendant(s)/Counterclaimant Brio Water

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Technologies, Inc. f/k/a Down Town Wholesalers, Inc. (“Defendant” or Brio”) are

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competitors in Southern California’s retail water distribution market.

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The parties anticipate discovery in this case will call for the production of
confidential records, and in order to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate
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the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials, to

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adequately protect information the parties are entitled to keep confidential, to

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ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of such material in

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connection with this action, to address their handling of such material at the end of

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the litigation, and to serve the ends of justice, a protective order for such

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information is justified in this matter.
Specifically, seeking to establish its damages, Goldwell has propounded

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discovery requests upon Brio calling for the production of information including

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but not limited to the identities of Defendant’s customers and customer lists,

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Defendant’s pricing structures, Defendant’s marketing and advertising strategies,

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and Defendant’s financial records, including those which demonstrate its profits,

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losses, and profit margins.
Brio contends that information sought by Goldwell’s discovery requests,

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including but not limited to pricing and customer information, supplier lists, and

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sales, revenue, and other internal financial information qualifies as confidential

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commercial information and trade secret information justifying the entry of a

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protective order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26(c)(1)(G), (7). See Nutratech, Inc.

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v. Syntech (SSPF) Int'l, Inc., No. CV-06-03709-GAF, 242 F.R.D. 552, 555, fn. 4

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(C.D. Cal. 2007); GreenCycle Paint, Inc. v. PaintCare, Inc., No. 15-CV-04059-

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MEJ, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44735, at *10-12 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 19, 2018); see

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also Sweeten v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., No. 2:16-CV-2132, 2017 U.S. Dist.

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LEXIS 229998, at *5-7 (W.D. Ark. Aug. 23, 2017) (entering protective order with

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regard to “consumer and dealer information, “financial (or pricing) formation,”

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and “product design (research and development),” upon showing that the resisting

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party’s competitors would gain significant competitive advantage if they

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gained access to the company’s trade secrets and confidential business

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information).

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Various information and documents requested by Goldwell have been

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developed by Brio over numerous years through substantial investment and

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monetary costs. Should the information described above and other confidential

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information be disclosed publicly or to the Parties themselves (outside of their

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counsel of record and those individuals designated in Sections 7.2 and 7.3 below),

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Brio contends that it stands to lose its competitive advantages in a highly

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competitive marketplace, potentially resulting in a substantial loss of business, and

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misappropriation of its trade secrets. For this reason, Brio specifically proposed

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(and Goldwell agrees) to include a “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY” designation under this protective order, while allowing Goldwell to

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preserve its right to object to any designations made by Brio in its document

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production.

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DEFINITIONS
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Action: This pending federal lawsuit, styled Goldwell Enterprises, Inc.

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v. Down Town Wholesalers, Inc. et al., U.S District Court, Central District of

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California Case Number 2:20-cv-01689-AB-JPR.

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Challenging Party: a Party or Nonparty 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 that qualify for

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protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) and as specified above in

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the Good Cause Statement.

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

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Information or Items: extremely sensitive “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or

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Items, the disclosure of which to another Party or Non-Party would create a

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substantial risk of serious harm that could not be avoided by less restrictive means.

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Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as

their support staff).
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Designating Party: a Party or Nonparty 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 “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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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

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or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.
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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter

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

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an expert witness or as a consultant in this action.
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House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a Party to this

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Action. House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other

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outside counsel.
2.10 Nonparty: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or

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other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
2.11 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a

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

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

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has appeared on behalf of that Party, including support staff.
2.12 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).
2.13 Producing Party: a Party or Nonparty that produces Disclosure or

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Discovery Material in this Action.
2.14 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation

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support services (for example, photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing

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exhibits or demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form

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or medium) and their employees and subcontractors.
2.15 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is

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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
2.16 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 any information copied or extracted

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from Protected Material; all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of

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

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their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.
Any use of Protected Material at trial will be governed by the orders of the

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trial judge. This Order does not govern the use of Protected Material at trial.

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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 is the later

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of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this Action, with or without prejudice,

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or (2) final judgment after the completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings,

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

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motions or applications for extension of time under applicable law.

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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
5.1 Each Party or Nonparty that designates information or items for

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protection under this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific

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material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party must

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designate for protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or
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written communications that qualify so that other portions of the material,

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

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swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

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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 (for example, to unnecessarily encumber the case-development process or

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to impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the

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Designating Party to sanctions.

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

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designated for protection do not qualify for that level of protection, that Designating

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Party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable

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designation.

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Except as otherwise provided in this Order, Disclosure or Discovery

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Material that qualifies for protection under this Order must be clearly so designated

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before the material is disclosed or produced.

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Designation in conformity with this Order requires the following:

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(a) for information in documentary form (for example, paper or electronic

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documents but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial

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

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTAL” to each page that contains

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

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for protection, the Producing Party must clearly identify the protected portion(s)

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(for example, by making appropriate markings in the margins).

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A Party or Nonparty that makes original documents available for inspection

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

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

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before the designation, all material made available for inspection must be treated as

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“CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it
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wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents,

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or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order. Then, before producing

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the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the “CONFIDENTIAL”,

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or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” legend to each

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

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on a page qualify for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the

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protected portion(s) (for example, by making appropriate markings in the margins).
(b) for testimony given in depositions, the Designating Party must identify

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the Disclosure or Discovery Material that is protected on the record, before the
close of the deposition.
(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for

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any other tangible items, the Producing Party must 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 “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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

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Producing Party, to the extent practicable, must identify the protected portion(s).
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If timely corrected, an inadvertent failure to designate qualified

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information or items does not, standing alone, waive the Designating Party’s right

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to secure protection under this Order for that material. On timely correction of a

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designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to assure that the

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material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this Order.

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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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Any Party or Nonparty may challenge a designation of confidentiality

at any time consistent with the Court’s scheduling order.
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The Challenging Party must initiate the dispute-resolution process

(and, if necessary, file a discovery motion) under Local Rule 37.
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The burden of persuasion in any such proceeding is on the Designating

Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper purpose (for example,
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to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties), may

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

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waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties must continue to

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afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under

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the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the challenge.

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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is disclosed or

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produced by another Party or by a Nonparty in connection with this Action only for

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

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

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

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

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

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and in a manner sufficiently secure to ensure that access is limited to the people

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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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“CONFIDENTIAL” only to the following people:
(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as well

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

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to disclose the information for this Action;
(b) the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of the

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

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(c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom

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

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

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(d) the Court and its personnel, provided that if a Party seeks to file

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL,” materials, the Party shall

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follow the procedure outlined in Local Civil Rule 79-5;

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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;
(h) during their depositions, witnesses and attorneys for witnesses to whom

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disclosure is reasonably necessary, provided that the deposing party requests that

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the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit A hereto and the witnesses will not be

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permitted to keep any confidential information unless they sign the form, unless

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otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the Court. Pages of

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transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected

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Material may be separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to

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anyone except as permitted under this Order; and

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(i) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

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mutually agreed on by any of the Parties engaged in settlement discussions or

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appointed by the Court.

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Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -- ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted

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in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any

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information or item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY” to:

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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as well

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

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to disclose the information for this Action;
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(b) 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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(c) the court and its personnel, provided that if a Party seeks to file

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL,” materials, the Party shall

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follow the procedure outlined in Local Civil Rule 79-5;
(d) private court reporters and their staff to whom disclosure is reasonably

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necessary for this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and

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Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
(e) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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

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signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
(f) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a

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custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information; and
(g) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

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mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions or

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appointed by the Court.

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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED

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 “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY,” that Party must:

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(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification must
include a copy of the subpoena or court order unless prohibited by law;

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(b) promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order to

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

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or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification must include a copy

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of this Order; and

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(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be pursued
by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.
If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with

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the subpoena or court order should not produce any information designated in this

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action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY,” before a determination on the protective-order request by the

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relevant court unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission.

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The Designating Party bears the burden and expense of seeking protection 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 NONPARTY’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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Nonparty in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” Such information is protected

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by the remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions

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should be construed as prohibiting a Nonparty 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 Nonparty’s Confidential Information in its possession and the Party is

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subject to an agreement with the Nonparty not to produce the Nonparty’s

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Confidential Information, then the Party must

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(1) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Nonparty that

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

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with a Nonparty;

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(2) promptly provide the Nonparty with a copy of this Order, the relevant

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

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requested; and
(3) make the information requested available for inspection by the

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Nonparty, if requested.
(c) If the Nonparty fails to seek a protective order within 21 days of

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receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party may

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produce the Nonparty’s Confidential Information responsive to the discovery

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request. If the Nonparty timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party must

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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 Nonparty before a ruling on the protective-order

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request. Absent a court order to the contrary, the Nonparty must bear the burden

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and expense of seeking protection 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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Order, the Receiving Party must immediately notify the Designating Party in

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writing of the unauthorized disclosures, use its best efforts to retrieve all

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unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, inform the person or people to whom

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unauthorized disclosures were made of the terms of this Order, and ask that person

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or people to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is

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attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE

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

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protection, the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal

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Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B).
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12.1 Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any person to seek its

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MISCELLANEOUS

modification by the Court.
12.2 By stipulating to the entry of this Order, no Party waives any right it

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otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any information or item

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on any ground not addressed in this Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to

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object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this

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Order.

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12.3 A Party that seeks to file under seal any Protected Material must

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comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material may be filed under seal only

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pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific Protected Material

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at issue. If a Party's request to file Protected Material under seal is denied, then the

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Receiving Party may file the information in the public record unless otherwise

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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

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

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used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts,

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compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the

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Protected Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the

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Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if

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not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60-day deadline that

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identifies (by category, when appropriate) all the Protected Material that was

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returned or destroyed and affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any

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

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

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are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings; motion papers; trial,
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deposition, and hearing transcripts; legal memoranda; correspondence; deposition

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and trial exhibits; expert reports; attorney work product; and consultant and expert

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work product even if such materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival

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copies that contain or constitute Protected Material remain subject to this Order as

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set forth in Section 4 (DURATION).

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SANCTIONS

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Any willful violation of this Order may be punished by civil or criminal

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contempt, financial or evidentiary sanctions, reference to disciplinary authorities, or

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other appropriate action at the discretion of the Court.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Dated: January 6, 2021

LOZA & LOZA, LLP

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By: /s/ Lena N. Bacani
Lena N. Bacani (SBN 213556)
Attorneys for
Plaintiff/Counterdefendant
Goldwell Enterprises, Inc.

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Dated: January 6, 2021

CSREEDER, PC

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By: /s/ Christopher S. Reeder
Christopher S. Reeder (SBN
193041)
Benjamin S. Tragish (SBN 292188)

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Attorneys for
Defendant/Counterclaimant, Brio
Water Technology, Inc. F/K/A Down
Town Wholesalers, Inc. and Defendant
Organize.com., Inc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: January 7, 2021

By:_____________________________
Hon. Jean P. Rosenbluth

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EXHIBIT A

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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I, _____________________________ [full name], of _________________

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[full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and

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understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the U.S. District

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Court for the Central District of California on [date] in the case of ___________

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[insert case name and number]. I agree to comply with and to be bound by all

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terms of this Stipulated Protective Order, and I understand and acknowledge that

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failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment, including

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contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any

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information or item that is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person

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or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of this Order.

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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the

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

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Stipulated Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after

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termination of this action. I hereby appoint __________________________ [full
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AMENDED STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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name] of _______________________________________ [full address and

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telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in connection

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with this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated

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Protective Order.

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Date: ______________________________________

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City and State where signed: _________________________________

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Printed name: _______________________________

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Signature: __________________________________

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AMENDED STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER