UV RML NL Assets, LLC v. Coulter Ventures, LLC
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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar re Stipulation for Protective Order 62 . (see document for details) (hr)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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UV RML NL Assets LLC,
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Case No. 2:21-cv-04913-VAP(ASx)
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Plaintiff,
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Coulter Ventures, LLC,
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Defendant.
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Coulter Ventures, LLC,
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Counterclaim Plaintiff,
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UV RML NL Assets LLC; and UltraV
Holdings LLC,
Counterclaim Defendants.
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A. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
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Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential,
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proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public
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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may
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be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to
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enter the following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this
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Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to
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discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends
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only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment
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under the applicable legal principles. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth
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in Section 12.13, below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them
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to file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the
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procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a
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party seeks permission from the court to file material under seal.
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This action is likely to involve trade secrets, customer and pricing lists and
GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT
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other valuable research, development, commercial, financial, technical and/or
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proprietary information for which special protection from public disclosure and
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from use for any purpose other than prosecution of this action is warranted. Such
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confidential and proprietary materials and information consist of, among other
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things, confidential business or financial information, information regarding
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confidential business practices, or other confidential research, development, or
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commercial information (including information implicating privacy rights of third
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parties), information otherwise generally unavailable to the public, or which may be
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privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure under state or federal statutes,
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court rules, case decisions, or common law. Accordingly, to expedite the flow of
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information, to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality of
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discovery materials, to adequately protect information the parties are entitled to
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keep confidential, to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses
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of such 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 order
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for such information is justified in this matter. It is the intent of the parties that
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information will not be designated as confidential for tactical reasons and that
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nothing be so designated without a good faith belief that it has been maintained in a
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confidential, non-public manner, and there is good cause why it should not be part
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of the public record of this case.
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2.1
Action: UV RML NL Assets, LLC v. Coulter Ventures, LLC,
2:21-cv-04913-VAP-AS.
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DEFINITIONS
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Challenging Party: 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
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(regardless of how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that
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qualify for 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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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
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information 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,
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regardless 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), that are
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produced 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
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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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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY”
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Information or Items: CONFIDENTIAL Information that is considered to be the
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most sensitive by the Designating Party and that constitutes “trade secret or other
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confidential research, development, or commercial information” (as that quoted
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language is interpreted under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1)(G)).
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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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2.10 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation,
association, or other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
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2.11 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of
a party to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action
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and have appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law
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firm which has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.
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2.12 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers,
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directors, employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record
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(and their support staffs).
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2.13 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure
or Discovery Material in this Action.
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2.14 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation
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support services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or
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demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium)
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and their employees and subcontractors.
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2.15 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.”
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2.16 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery
Material from a Producing Party.
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3.
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The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only
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Protected Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or
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extracted from Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or
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compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or
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presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.
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All Protected Material exchanged during discovery shall be treated as
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Protected Material by the Receiving Party. The treatment of Protected Material
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under this Order is for discovery and pretrial purposes only. Any use of Protected
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Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of the trial judge. This Order does
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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 shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees
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otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be
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deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this Action,
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with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the completion and
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exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this Action,
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including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time
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pursuant to applicable law.
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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for
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Protection. 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.
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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Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise
provided in this Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below), or as
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otherwise stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for
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protection under this Order must be clearly so designated before the material is
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disclosed or produced.
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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:
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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 other pretrial or
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trial proceedings), that the Producing Party affix, in addition to a Bates number, at a
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minimum, the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” (hereinafter “CONFIDENTIAL legend”)
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or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY” (hereinafter
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY legend”), to each
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page that contains protected material. For electronically stored information not
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produced in a form that permits affixing a legend, the file name of the electronic
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file shall include the confidentiality designation, and any electronic media
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containing such electronic files shall also bear the designation.
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A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents
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available for inspection need not designate them for protection until after the
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inspecting Party has indicated which documents it would like copied and produced.
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During the inspection and before the designation, all of the material made available
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for inspection shall be deemed “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has
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identified the documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must
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determine which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this
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Order. Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must
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affix the “CONFIDENTIAL legend” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
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ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY legend” to each page that contains Protected Material.
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If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the
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Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making
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appropriate markings in the margins).
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(b)
for testimony given in depositions, the transcript of the
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deposition will be treated as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY for (14) calendar days after the date on which the court reporter releases the
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final transcript to the Parties. During that fourteen (14) calendar day period, a Party
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may designate any portion(s) of the transcript as Protected Material, whether
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CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,
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by informing the court reporter and all other Parties in writing of such designations,
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by page/line identification. Alternately, the Party designating material as
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CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY
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may specify, at or immediately following the time the testimony is given, any
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portions of the testimony to be designated as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY. At the termination of the
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fourteen (14) day period following the release of the final transcript, any testimony
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not designated shall not be treated as CONFIDENTIAL or ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY, unless subsequently designated as such pursuant to Paragraph 5.3 of this
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Order. For testimony designated as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY, the court reporter shall affix to
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the top of each transcript page containing Protected Material the legend
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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY.”
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(c)
for information produced in some form other than
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documentary and for any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a
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prominent place on the exterior of the container or containers in which the
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information is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY.” If only a portion or portions of
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the information warrants protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable,
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shall identify the protected portion(s).
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For Protected Material that is to be disclosed before the
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Court during pretrial conferences, hearings, or other pretrial proceedings, a Party
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intending to make the disclosure shall notify the Court at, or prior to, the beginning
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of the proceeding of its intention such that the Court may act to preserve the
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confidentiality of the Protected Material, including, but not limited to, having the
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court reporter seal relevant portions of the transcript of the pretrial proceeding.
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(e)
For answers to interrogatories and other written discovery
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responses, Parties providing responses shall designate material as
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CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY
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by notifying the Receiving Party in its written responses of the specific portions of
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the responses that are CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.
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Documents that do not meet the definition of
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CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY
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shall not be designated with a “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” label.
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Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an
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inadvertent failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing
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alone, waive the Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for
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such material. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of discovery of an inadvertent
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failure to designate Protected Material as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY, a Producing Party shall notify the
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Receiving Party in writing that the Protected Material is to be designated as
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CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.
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Upon receipt of such notice, the Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to
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assure the Protected Material is treated in accordance with the terms of this Order,
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subject to the right to challenge the propriety of such designation(s). The
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Producing Party shall provide to the Receiving Party substitute copies of the
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Protected Material bearing the “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” label, and the Receiving Party
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shall destroy, to the extent practicable, copies of the Protected Material that do not
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bear the “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’
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EYES ONLY” label.
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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a
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designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s
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Scheduling Order.
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Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the
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informal dispute resolution process set forth in the Court's Procedures and
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Schedules. see http://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/honorable-alka-sagar
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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall
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be on the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper
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purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other
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parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating
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Party has waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall
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continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is
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entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the
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challenge.
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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Basic Principles. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or
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agreed to in writing by the Parties, Protected Material that is disclosed or produced
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by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this Action, shall be held in
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confidence by a Receiving Party and used only for purposes of prosecuting,
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defending, or attempting to settle this Action and shall not be used in any other
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way, except by order of the Court or with the written consent of the Producing
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Party. Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons
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and under the conditions described in this Order. When the Action has been
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terminated, a Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 13 below
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(FINAL DISPOSITION).
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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” 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:
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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 to whom it is
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reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this Action;
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(b)
the officers, directors, and employees (including House
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Counsel) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this
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Action;
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(c)
Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party
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to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed
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the “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
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Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action
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and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit
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A);
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persons who appear on the face of the CONFIDENTIAL
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Information or Items as an author, addressee, recipient, copyee/cc, bcc or persons
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that Outside Counsel of Record believes in good faith to have received the
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CONFIDENTIAL Information or Items in the ordinary course of business;
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during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for
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witnesses, in the Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (1)
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the deposing party requests that the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit A
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hereto; and (2) they will not be permitted to keep any confidential information
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unless they sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A),
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unless 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 Stipulated Protective Order. At the request
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of the Producing Party, persons not permitted access to Protected Material under the
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terms of this Order shall not be present at depositions while the Producing Party’s
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Protected Material is discussed or otherwise disclosed; and
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any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting
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personnel, mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement
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discussions.
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7.3
Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS
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EYES ONLY” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or
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permitted 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” only to the individuals identified in Paragraph 7.2 (a), (c)-(i); and
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not to the individuals identified in Paragraph 7.2 (b): the officers, directors, and
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employees (including House Counsel) of the Receiving Party.
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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED
PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION
If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation
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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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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
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subpoena or 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. Such
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notification shall include a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; and
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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 shall 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 by the court from which the subpoena or
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order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission.
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The Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking
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protection in that court of its Protected 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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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE
PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION
(a)
The terms of this Order are applicable to information
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produced by a Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS EYES ONLY.” Such information
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produced by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the
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remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be
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construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections.
(b)
In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery
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request, to produce a Non-Party’s Protected Material in its possession, and the Party
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is subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s
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Protected Material, then the Party shall:
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promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and
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the Non-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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(2)
promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the
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Stipulated 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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make the information requested available for
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inspection by the Non-Party, if requested.
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(c)
If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this
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court within 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the
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Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s Protected Material responsive to the
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discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving
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Party shall not produce any information in its possession or control that is subject to
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the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the
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court.
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Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party shall bear the burden and
expense of seeking protection in this court of its Protected Material.
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10.
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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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Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in
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writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best
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efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the
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person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of
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this Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment
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and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR
OTHERWISE PROTECTED MATERIAL
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). This provision is not intended to modify
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whatever procedure may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for
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production without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence
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502(d) and (e), insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure
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of a communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work
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product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated
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protective order submitted to the court.
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MISCELLANEOUS
12.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right
of any person to seek its modification by the Court in the future.
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12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. Nothing herein shall alter or
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change in any way the discovery provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil
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Procedure. This Protective Order shall not affect rules applicable to the
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admissibility of material into evidence in this Action. By stipulating to the entry of
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this Protective Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to
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disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in
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this Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on
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any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective
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Order.
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12.3 Nothing in this Protective Order shall prohibit a Producing
Party’s use of its own Protected Material for any purpose.
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12.4 Compliance with the terms of this Protective Order shall not
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constitute an admission that material is or is not (a) confidential, (b) privileged or
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otherwise protected, or (c) admissible evidence at trial.
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12.5 This Protective Order is binding on the Parties and shall remain
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in full force and effect until modified, superseded, or terminated as set forth in
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Paragraph 4.
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12.6 A notice required by this Order may be waived, in whole or in
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part, only by a writing signed by Outside Counsel of Record for the Party against
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whom such waiver will be enforced.
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12.7 This Order has been agreed to by the Parties to facilitate
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discovery and the production of relevant information in the Action. Neither the
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entry of this Order, nor the designation of any information, document or the like as
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Protected Material, nor the failure to make such designation, shall constitute
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evidence with respect to any issue in the Action.
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12.8 This Order is entered without prejudice to the right of any Party
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to apply to the Court at any time for additional protection or to relax or rescind the
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restrictions of this Order.
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12.9 Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall serve to limit a
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Party’s right to conduct a review of its documents, electronically stored information
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or information (including metadata) for relevance, responsiveness, and/or
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segregation of privileged and/or protected information before production.
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12.10 Nothing in this Order will bar Outside Counsel of Record from
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rendering advice to their clients with respect to this Action and, in the course
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thereof, relying upon any Protected Material designated HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY, provided that the contents of that
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Protected Material must not be disclosed.
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12.11 This Order shall not diminish any existing obligation or right
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held by a Party with respect to Protected Material, nor shall it prevent a disclosure
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to which the Producing Party consents in writing before the disclosure occurs.
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12.12 The Court is responsible for the interpretation and enforcement
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of this Order. All disputes concerning Protected Material produced under the
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protection of this Order shall be resolved by the Court, subject to the appellate
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rights of the Parties. Every individual who executes an “Acknowledgment and
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Agreement to Be Bound” agrees to subject himself or herself to the jurisdiction of
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this Court in accord with the terms of that acknowledgment and agreement.
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12.13 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal
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any Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material
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may only be 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 Protected Material
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under seal is denied by the Court, then the Receiving Party may file the information
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in the public record unless otherwise instructed by the Court.
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13.
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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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(1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was
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returned or 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 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 Protective
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Order as set forth in Section 4 (DURATION).
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Any violation of this Order may be punished by any and all
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appropriate measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or
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monetary sanctions.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.
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Dated: November 15, 2021
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By: /s/ Charles E. Weir
Charles E. Weir
Samantha J. Katze (Pro Hac Vice)
Yasmine S. Novian
Attorneys for UV RML NL Assets LLC and
UltraV Holdings LLC
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Dated: November 15, 2021
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By: /s/Jason de Bretteville
Jason de Bretteville
Sean T. Lobb
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BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD.
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Louis Disanto (Pro Hac Vice)
Erik S. Maurer (Pro Hac Vice)
Christian Wolfgram (Pro Hac Vice)
Hugh A. Warren, V (Pro Hac Vice)
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Attorneys for Coulter Ventures, LLC
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STRADLING YOCCA CARLSON & RAUTH A
Professional Corporation
FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: November 17, 2021
/ s / Sagar
Honorable Alka Sagar
United States Magistrate Judge
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EXHIBIT A
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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
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perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective
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Order that was issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of
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California on [date] in the case of UV RML NL Assets, LLC v. Coulter Ventures,
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LLC, 2:21-cv-04913-VAP-AS. I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the
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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 in the nature of
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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 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 ______________________________
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[print or type full name] of ______________________________ [print or type full
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address and telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in
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connection with this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this
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Stipulated Protective Order.
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Date:
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City and State where sworn and signed:
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Printed name:
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Signature:
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