Ginger Rosales v. Blazin Wings, Inc. et al
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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Karen L. Stevenson re Stipulation for Protective Order 16 . (see document for details) (hr)
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Emily J. Atherton, Bar No. 239837
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8 Attorneys for Defendant
BLAZIN WINGS, INC.
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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GINGER ROSALES,
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Case No. 2:21-cv-04143-AB (KSx)
Plaintiff,
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BUFFALO WILD WINGS, and DOES
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Defendants.
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20 I.
PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
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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 that
Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential,
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are entitled to confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles.
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The parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section XIII(C), below, that
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this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file confidential
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information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that
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must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a party seeks
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permission from the Court to file material under seal.
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GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT
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Good cause exists for entry of the Stipulated Protective Order. The nature of
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the case requires the parties to seek and/or produce documents and
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information and elicit deposition testimony, the disclosure of which may pose
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a substantial risk of harm to the parties’ legitimate proprietary interests, as
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well as other interests relating to security and privacy. This Stipulation and
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Order provides reasonable restrictions on the disclosure of such sensitive
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material.
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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,
This action is likely to involve trade secrets, customer and pricing lists
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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
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cause why it should not be part of the public record of this case.
9 III.
DEFINITIONS
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Action: Ginger Rosales v. Buffalo Wild Wings., et al., Case No. 2:21-
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cv-04143-AB (KSx).
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designation of information or items under this Order.
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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
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above in the Good Cause Statement.
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D.
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their support staff).
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items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as
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“CONFIDENTIAL.”
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of the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained
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(including, among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things),
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that are produced or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this
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matter.
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Challenging Party: A Party or Non-Party that challenges the
“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: Information (regardless of
Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as
Designating Party: A Party or Non-Party that designates information or
Disclosure or Discovery Material: All items or information, regardless
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
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serve as an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.
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House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other
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outside counsel.
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or other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
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party to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this
House Counsel: Attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action.
Non-Party: Any natural person, partnership, corporation, association,
Outside Counsel of Record: Attorneys who are not employees of a
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Action and have appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are
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affiliated with a law firm which has appeared on behalf of that party, and
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includes support staff.
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employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and
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their support staffs).
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Discovery Material in this Action.
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support services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing
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exhibits or demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any
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form or medium) and their employees and subcontractors.
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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.”
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Material from a Producing Party.
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SCOPE
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Protected Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or
Party: Any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,
Producing Party: A Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
Professional Vendors: Persons or entities that provide litigation
Protected Material: Any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is
Receiving Party: A Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery
The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only
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development process or to impose unnecessary expenses and burdens
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on other parties) may expose the Designating Party to sanctions.
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items that it designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that
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Designating Party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is
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withdrawing the inapplicable designation.
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B.
If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or
Manner and Timing of Designations
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Except as otherwise provided in this Order (see, e.g., Section
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B(2)(b) below), or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or
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Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this Order must
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be clearly so designated before the 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
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electronic documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or
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other pretrial or trial proceedings), that the Producing Party affix
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at a minimum, the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” (hereinafter
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“CONFIDENTIAL legend”), to each page that contains
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protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material
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on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must
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clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making
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appropriate markings in the margins).
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available for inspection need not designate them for protection
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until after the inspecting Party has indicated which documents it
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would like copied and produced. During the inspection and
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before the designation, all of the material made available for
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inspection shall be deemed “CONFIDENTIAL.” After the
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inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied and
A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents
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produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents,
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or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order.
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Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing
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Party must affix the “CONFIDENTIAL legend” to each page
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that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of
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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
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making appropriate markings in the margins).
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For testimony given in depositions, that the Designating
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Party identify the Disclosure or Discovery Material on the
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record, before the close of the deposition all protected testimony.
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and for any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in
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a prominent place on the exterior of the container or containers
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in which the information is stored the legend
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“CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a portion or portions of the
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information warrants protection, the Producing Party, to the
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extent practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s).
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For information produced in form other than document
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
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Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material.
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Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must
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make reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in
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accordance with the provisions of this Order.
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Timing of Challenges
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Any party or Non-Party may challenge a designation of
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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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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.
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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on
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the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper
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purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other
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parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the
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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 until
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the Court rules on the challenge.
14 VIII. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Basic Principles
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or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this
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Action only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this
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Action. Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the
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categories of persons and under the conditions described in this Order.
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When the Action has been terminated, a Receiving Party must comply
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with the provisions of Section XIV below.
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Party at a location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is
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limited to the persons authorized under this Order.
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A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is disclosed
Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving
Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items
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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by
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the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information
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or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to:
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The Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this
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Action, as well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record
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to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information
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for this Action;
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Counsel) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is
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reasonably necessary for this Action;
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The officers, directors, and employees (including House
Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to
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whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who
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have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound”
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(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
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Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably
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necessary or this Action and who have signed the
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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to be Bound” attached as
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Exhibit A hereto;
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information or a custodian or other person who otherwise
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possessed or knew the information;
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witnesses, in the Action to whom disclosure is reasonably
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necessary provided: (i) the deposing party requests that the
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witness sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be
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Bound;” and (ii) they will not be permitted to keep any
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confidential information unless they sign the “Acknowledgment
The author or recipient of a document containing the
During their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for
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and Agreement to Be Bound,” unless otherwise agreed by the
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Designating Party or ordered by the Court. Pages of transcribed
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deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal
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Protected Material may be separately bound by the court reporter
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and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under
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this Stipulated Protective Order; and
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personnel, mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in
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settlement discussions.
Any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting
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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED
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PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION
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litigation that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in
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this Action as “CONFIDENTIAL,” that Party must:
If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other
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Promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such
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notification shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order;
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order to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material
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covered by the subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order.
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Such notification shall include a copy of this Stipulated Protective
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Order; and
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pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be
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affected.
Promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or
Cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be
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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” before a determination by the
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Court from which the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained
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the Designating Party’s permission. The Designating Party shall bear the
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burden and expense of seeking protection in that court of its confidential
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material and nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or
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encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful directive
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from another court.
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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE
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PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION
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Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” Such
The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a
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information produced by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is
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protected by the remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these
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provisions should be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking
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additional protections.
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produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the
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Party is subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-
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Party’s confidential information, then the Party shall:
In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to
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Promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-
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Party that some or all of the information requested is subject to a
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confidentiality agreement with a Non-Party;
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Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a
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reasonably specific description of the information requested; and
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Non-Party, if requested.
Promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated
Make the information requested available for inspection by the
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C.
If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within
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14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving
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Party may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the
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discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the
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Receiving Party shall not produce any information in its possession or control
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that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a
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determination by the court. Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-
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Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this court of
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its Protected Material.
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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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disclosed Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not
If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has
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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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PROTECTED MATERIAL
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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 that
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provides for production without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Federal
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Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), insofar as the parties reach an agreement on
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the effect of disclosure of a communication or information covered by the
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attorney-client privilege or work product protection, the parties may
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incorporate their agreement in the Stipulated Protective Order submitted to
When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain
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the Court.
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Right to Further Relief
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modification by the Court in the future.
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Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any person to seek its
Right to Assert Other Objections
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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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Filing Protected Material
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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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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 copies,
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abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or
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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 papers,
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trial, deposition, and hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence,
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deposition and trial exhibits, expert reports, attorney work product, and
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consultant and expert work product, even if such materials contain Protected
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Material. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute Protected
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Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in Section V.
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measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or
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monetary sanctions.
Any violation of this Order may be punished by any and all appropriate
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ENGSTROM, LIPSCOMB & LACK
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DATED: July 26, 2022
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/ s / Richard P. Kinnan
Walter J. Lack
Richard P. Kinnan
Attorneys for Plaintiff
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EXHIBIT A
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
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[print or type full name], of
[print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have
read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was issue by
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the United States District Court for the Central District of California on
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al., et al., Case No. 2:21-cv-04143-CAS (KSx). I agree to comply with and to be
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in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner
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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court
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termination of this action. I hereby appoint
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this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated Protective
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