L.A. T Shirt and Print, Inc. v. Rue21, Inc. et al
Filing
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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Alicia G. Rosenberg re Stipulation for Protective Order 44 . (see document for details) (hr)
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FARHAD NOVIAN (State Bar No. 118129)
farhad@novianlaw.com
SHARON RAMINFARD (State Bar No. 278548)
sharon@novianlaw.com
MICHAEL O’BRIEN (State Bar No. 277244)
michaelo@novianlaw.com
NOVIAN & NOVIAN LLP
1801 Century Park East, Suite 1201
Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone: (310) 553-1222
Facsimile (310) 553-0222
Attorney for Plaintiff,
L.A. T-SHIRT & PRINT, INC.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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L.A. T-SHIRT & PRINT, INC., a
California corporation dba RIOT
SOCIETY
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Plaintiff,
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Assigned to the Hon. John A. Kronstadt
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER
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Case No.: 2:20-cv-11785-JAK-AGR
NEW RSC, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; NEW RUE21,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company; and DOES 1 through 10,
inclusive,
Defendants.
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I.
PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
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A.
Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential,
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proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public
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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation
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may be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition
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the Court to enter the following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties
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acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all
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disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from
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public disclosure and use extends only to the limited information or items
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that are entitled to confidential treatment under the applicable legal
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principles. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section XIII(C),
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below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file
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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
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a party seeks permission from the Court to file material under seal.
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II.
GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT
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This action is likely to involve trade secrets, customer and pricing lists
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and other valuable research, development, commercial, financial, technical
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and/or proprietary information for which special protection from public
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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecution of this action
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is warranted. Such confidential and proprietary materials and information
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consist of, among other things, confidential business or financial information,
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information regarding confidential business practices, or other confidential
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research, development, or commercial information (including information
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implicating privacy rights of third parties), information otherwise generally
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unavailable to the public, or which may be privileged or otherwise protected
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from disclosure under state or federal statutes, court rules, case decisions, or
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common law. Accordingly, to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate
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the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials,
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to adequately protect information the parties are entitled to keep confidential,
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to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of such
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material in preparation for and in the conduct of trial, to address their
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handling at the end of the litigation, and serve the ends of justice, a protective
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order for such information is justified in this matter. It is the intent of the
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parties that information will not be designated as confidential for tactical
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reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good faith belief that it
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has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and there is good
cause why it should not be part of the public record of this case.
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III.
DEFINITIONS
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Action: This pending federal law suit.
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B.
Challenging Party:
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A Party or Non-Party that challenges the
designation of information or items under this Order.
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“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: Information (regardless of
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how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things 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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D.
“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
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Information or Items: information or items that is/are extremely confidential and/or
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sensitive, the disclosure of which to any other Party or Non-Party would create a
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substantial risk of serious harm, including competitive injury, that could not be
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avoided by less restrictive means. The Parties agree there is a need in this case for
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a highly confidential designation because discovery in this case is expected to
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involve disclosure of sensitive pricing information, such as profit margins, and
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sourcing information.
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E.
Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as
their support staff).
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Designating Party: A Party or Non-Party that designates information
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or 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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H.
Expert:
A person with specialized knowledge or experience in a
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matter pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to
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serve as 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.
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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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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 and
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have appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm
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which has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.
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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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Producing Party: A Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
Discovery Material in this Action.
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Professional Vendors:
Persons or entities that provide litigation
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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Protected Material:
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designated
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”.
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as
Any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is
“CONFIDENTIAL”
Receiving Party:
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IV.
“HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL
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A Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery
Material from a Producing Party.
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or
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
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Material.
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B.
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of the trial judge. This Order does not govern the use of Protected Material
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at trial.
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V.
Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders
DURATION
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obligations imposed by this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating
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Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final
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disposition shall be deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and
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defenses in this Action, with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment
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herein after the completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings,
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remands, trials, or reviews of this Action, including the time limits for filing
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any motions or applications for extension of time pursuant to applicable law.
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VI.
Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality
DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for
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Protection
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Each Party or Non-Party 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.
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Designations that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an
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improper purpose (e.g., 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
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that it designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that Designating Party
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must promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable
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designation.
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B.
Manner and Timing of Designations
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Except as otherwise provided in this Order (see, e.g., Section B(2)(b)
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below), or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that
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qualifies for protection under this Order must be clearly so designated before the
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material is disclosed or produced.
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Designation in conformity with this Order requires the following:
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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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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY” (hereinafter “CONFIDENTIAL legend”) in capitalized font on the bottom
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of each page that contains protected material. If only a portion or portions of the
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material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly
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identify the protected portion(s) in capitalized font (e.g., by making appropriate
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markings in the margins).
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A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for
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inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party
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has indicated which documents it would like copied and produced. During the
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inspection and before the designation, all of the material made available for
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inspection shall be deemed “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”.
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documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine
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which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order.
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Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the
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“CONFIDENTIAL legend” to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a
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portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing
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Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making
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appropriate markings in the margins).
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c.
Manner of Designating Deposition Testimony.
(1)
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After the inspecting Party has identified the
Deposition transcripts and portions thereof taken in this action
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may be designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” during the deposition or after, in which case the
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portion of the transcript containing Designated Material shall be identified in the
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transcript by the Court Reporter as “CONFIDENTIAL,” or “HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” The designated testimony
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shall be bound in a separate volume and marked by the reporter accordingly.
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Where testimony is designated during the deposition, the
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Designating Party shall have the right to exclude, at those portions of the
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deposition, all persons not authorized by the terms of this Protective Order to
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receive such Designated Material.
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Within seven (7) days after a deposition transcript is certified by
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the court reporter, any party may designate pages of the transcript and/or its
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exhibits as Designated Material. During such seven (7) day period, the transcript in
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its entirety shall be treated as “CONFIDENTIAL” (except for those portions
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identified earlier as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
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which shall be treated accordingly from the date of designation). If any party so
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designates such material, the parties shall provide written notice of such designation
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to all parties within the seven (7) day period. Designated Material within the
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deposition transcript or the exhibits thereto may be identified in writing by page
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and line, or by underlining and marking such portions “CONFIDENTIAL,”
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” and providing such
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marked-up portions to all counsel.
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For information produced in form other than document and for any
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other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the
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exterior of the container or containers in which the information is stored the legend
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“CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a portion or portions of the information warrants
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protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the
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protected portion(s).
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Inadvertent Failure to Designate
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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 such material. Upon 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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VII. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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A.
Timing of Challenges
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confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s
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Scheduling Order.
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B.
Any party or Non-Party may challenge a designation of
Meet and Confer
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The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution
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process under Local Rule 37.1 et seq. and/or as allowed by the Court’s
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Standing Order.
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C.
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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
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Designating Party has waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation,
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all parties shall continue to afford the material in question the level of
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protection to which it is entitled under the Producing Party’s designation
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until the Court rules on the challenge.
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VIII. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
A.
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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on
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Basic Principles
A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is disclosed or
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produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this Action only
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for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action. Such Protected
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Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the
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conditions described in this Order.
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Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of Section XIV below.
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When the Action has been terminated, a
Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party
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at a location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the
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persons authorized under this Order.
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Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or Items
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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the
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Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item
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designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to:
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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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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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The Court and its personnel;
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Court reporters and their staff;
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Professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional
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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or this Action and who have
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signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to be Bound” attached as Exhibit A
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hereto;
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The author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
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During their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the
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Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (i) the deposing party
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requests that the witness sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound;”
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and (ii) they will not be permitted to keep any confidential information unless they
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sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound,” unless otherwise agreed
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by the Designating Party or ordered by the Court. Pages of transcribed deposition
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testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be
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separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except
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as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order; and
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i.
Any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,
mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the
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Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item
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designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only to:
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a.
The Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action and
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House Counsel, as well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record and House
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Counsel to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this
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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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The Court and its personnel;
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d.
Court reporters and their staff;
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e.
Professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional
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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or this Action and who have
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signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to be Bound” attached as Exhibit A
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hereto;
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The author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
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During their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the
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Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (i) the deposing party
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requests that the witness sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound;”
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and (ii) they will not be permitted to keep any confidential information unless they
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sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound,” unless otherwise agreed
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by the Designating Party or ordered by the Court. Pages of transcribed deposition
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testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be
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separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except
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as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order; and
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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.
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IX.
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PRODUCED
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A.
PROTECTED MATERIAL SUPOENAED OR ORDERED
IN OTHER LITIGATION
If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other
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litigation that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this
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Action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’
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EYES ONLY” that Party must:
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Promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification
shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order;
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Promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order
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to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the
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subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order.
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include a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; and
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Such notification shall
Cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be
pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.
B.
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If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party
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served with the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information
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designated in this action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” before a determination by the Court from which the
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subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s
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permission. The Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking
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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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to disobey a lawful directive from another court.
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X.
A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE
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PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION
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A.
The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a
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Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”. Such information produced
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by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the remedies and
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relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be construed as
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prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections.
B.
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In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to
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produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is
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subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s
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confidential information, then the Party shall:
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Promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party that
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some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality agreement
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with a Non-Party;
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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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Make the information requested available for inspection by the Non-
Party, if requested.
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If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within
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14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party
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may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery
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request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall
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not produce any information in its possession or control that is subject to the
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confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the court.
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Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party shall bear the burden and
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expense of seeking protection in this court of its Protected Material.
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XI.
UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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disclosed Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not
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authorized under this Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must
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immediately (1) notify in writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized
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disclosures, (2) use its best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the
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Protected Material, (3) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized
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disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (4) request such
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person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to be
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Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has
XII. INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE
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A.
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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
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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended
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to modify whatever procedure may be established in an e-discovery order
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that provides for production without prior privilege review. Pursuant to
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Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), insofar as the parties reach an
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agreement on the effect of disclosure of a communication or information
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covered by the attorney-client privilege or work product protection, the
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parties may incorporate their agreement in the Stipulated Protective Order
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submitted to the Court.
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When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain
XIII. MISCELLANEOUS
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Right to Further Relief
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modification by the Court in the future.
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B.
Right to Assert Other Objections
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Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any person to seek its
By stipulating to the entry of this Protective Order, no Party
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waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or
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producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in this
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Stipulated Protective 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
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by this Protective Order.
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C.
Filing Protected Material
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1.
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 only be
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filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the
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specific Protected Material at issue. If a Party's request to file
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Protected Material under seal is denied by the Court, then the
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Receiving Party may file the information in the public record unless
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otherwise instructed by the Court.
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XIV. FINAL DISPOSITION
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A.
After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in Section V,
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within sixty (60) days of a written request by the Designating Party, each
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Receiving Party must return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or
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destroy such material. As used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material”
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includes all copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, and any other format
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reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material. Whether the
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Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit
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a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same person or
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entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day deadline that (1) identifies (by
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category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was returned or
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destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any
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copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing
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or capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision,
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Counsel are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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EXHIBIT A
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
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I,
[print or type full name], of
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[print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I
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have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was
issue by the United States District Court for the Central District of California on
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[date] in the case of
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case and the number and initials assigned to it by the Court]. I agree to comply
with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order and I
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understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions
and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not
disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated
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Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the
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provisions of this Order.
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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court
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for the 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
[print or
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telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in connection
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[print or type full address and
with this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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Protective Order.
Date:
City and State where sworn and signed:
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Printed Name:
Signature:
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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