Mary Tappana et al v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Filing 42

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Paul L. Abrams re Stipulation for Protective Order 41 . [See document for details.] (san)

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Adam E. Polk (State Bar No. 273000)
[e-mail]
Simon S. Grille (State Bar No. 294914)
[e-mail]
Mikaela M. Bock (State Bar No. 335089
[e-mail]
GIRARD SHARP LLP
601 California Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARY TAPPANA, MARK
CABRERA, DUSTIN FULCOMER,
HOLLY PROUTY, DARRYL
ROBERTS, ALISCHA WILSON, and
ANDREW COLEMAN,

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Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 2:21-cv-09046-DSF-PLA
[DISCOVERY MATTER]
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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

vs.
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR
COMPANY, INC.,
Defendant.

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A.

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Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential, proprietary,

PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

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

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for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted. Accordingly, the

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parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the following Stipulated

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Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket

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protections on all disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords

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from public disclosure and use extends only to the limited information or items that are

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entitled to confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles. The parties

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further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 12.3, below, that this Stipulated Protective

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Order does not entitle them to file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule

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79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be

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applied when a party seeks permission from the court to file material under seal.

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This action is likely to involve trade secrets and other valuable research,

GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

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development, commercial, financial, technical and/or proprietary information for which

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special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than

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prosecution of this action is warranted. Such confidential and proprietary materials and

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information consist of, among other things, confidential business or financial

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information, information regarding confidential business practices, or other confidential

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research, development, or commercial information (including information implicating

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privacy rights of third parties), information otherwise generally unavailable to the public,

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or which may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure under state or federal

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statutes, court rules, case decisions, or common law. Accordingly, to expedite the flow

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of 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 keep

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confidential, to protect consumers’ privacy rights, to ensure that the parties are permitted

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reasonable necessary uses of such material in preparation for trial, to address their
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handling at the end of the litigation, and serve the ends of justice, a protective order for

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such information is justified in this matter. It is the intent of the parties that information

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will not be designated as confidential for tactical reasons and that nothing be so

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designated without a good faith belief that it has been maintained in a confidential, non-

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public manner, and there is good cause why it should not be part of the public record of

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this case. Nothing in this Order is intended to change redaction rules under the governing

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rules and/or case law.

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DEFINITIONS
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Action: Tappana v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., Case No. 2:21-cv-

09046-DSF-PLA (C.D. Cal.).
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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 (regardless of how it

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is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection under

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in the Good Cause

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Statement.

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Conflicted Expert: any consultant, investigator, or Expert (a) who is an

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employee of an automobile manufacturer competitor of any Honda entity; (b) who was

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in the employ of an automobile manufacturer competitor of any Honda entity 1 year

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prior to the time disclosure is made; or (c) who is serving as a consultant to an

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automobile manufacturer competitor of any Honda entity on matters relating to the

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vehicle component(s) at issue in this litigation. Protected Material may not be disclosed

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under any circumstances to a Conflicted Expert.

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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 information or

items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “CONFIDENTIAL.”

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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the

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medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, among

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other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or generated

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in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.

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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter

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

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expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.

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House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action.

House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside
counsel.
2.10 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or
other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
2.11 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party to

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

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appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm which has

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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, directors,

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employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their

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support staffs).

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2.13 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
Discovery Material in this Action.
2.14 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation support

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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) and

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their employees and subcontractors.

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2.15 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is designated
as “CONFIDENTIAL.”

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2.16 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material

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from a Producing Party.

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SCOPE
The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only Protected

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Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from

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Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected

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Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or presentations by Parties or their

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Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.

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Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of the trial

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

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DURATION

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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 otherwise

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in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be deemed to be the

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

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

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

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any motions or applications for extension of time pursuant to applicable law.

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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each

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Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under this Order

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must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies under the

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appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for protection only those

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parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that qualify so

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that other portions of the material, documents, items, or communications for which

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protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations that are

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shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper purpose (e.g., to
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unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to impose unnecessary

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expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Designating Party to sanctions.

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

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designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that Designating Party must

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promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable designation.

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Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this

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Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise stipulated or

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ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this Order

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must be clearly so designated before the material is 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 electronic documents,

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but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial

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

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“CONFIDENTIAL” (hereinafter “CONFIDENTIAL legend”), to each page

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that contains 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 clearly

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identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in

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the margins).

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A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for

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inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting

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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

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available for inspection shall be deemed “CONFIDENTIAL.” After the

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inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied and produced,

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the Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions thereof,

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qualify for protection under this Order. Then, before producing the

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specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the “CONFIDENTIAL
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legend” to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or

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portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing

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Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making

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appropriate markings in the margins).

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For testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identify,

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within 30 days after the transcript is delivered, as Protected Material. All

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deposition testimony taken in this case shall be treated as Protected Material

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until the expiration of the thirtieth day after the transcript is delivered to any

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party or the witness. Within this time period, a Designating Party may serve

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a Notice of Designation to all parties of record as to specific portions of the

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testimony that are designated Protected Material, and thereafter only those

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portions identified in the Notice of Designation shall be protected by the

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terms of this Order.

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For information produced in some form other than documentary and for any

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other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on

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the exterior of the container or containers in which the information is stored

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the legend “CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a portion or portions of the

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information warrants protection, the Producing Party, to the extent

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practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s).

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Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent failure

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to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the

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Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material. Upon

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timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to

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

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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
6.1

Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a designation

of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s Scheduling Order.

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Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution

process under Local Rule 37.1 et seq.

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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on the

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Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper purpose (e.g.,

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

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Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating Party has waived or withdrawn

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the confidentiality designation, all parties shall continue to afford the material in

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question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the Producing Party’s

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designation until the Court rules on the challenge.

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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is

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disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this Action

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

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Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the conditions

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

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

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

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location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons

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authorized under this Order.

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Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise

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ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party

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may disclose any information or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to:

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the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as

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well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is

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reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this Action;

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the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of

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the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for

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this Action;
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(c)

Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party, other than a

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Conflicted Expert (see Section 2.4), to whom disclosure is reasonably

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necessary for this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment

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and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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the court and its personnel;

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court reporters and their staff;

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professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action

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and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be

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Bound” (Exhibit A);
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the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a

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custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the

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information;

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during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the

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Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (1) the

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deposing party requests that the witness sign the form attached as

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Exhibit A hereto; and (2) they will not be permitted to keep any

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confidential information unless they sign the “Acknowledgment and

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Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), 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 Protected

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

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be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this Stipulated

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Protective Order; and

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(i)

any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

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mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement

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discussions.

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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN

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OTHER LITIGATION

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If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation that

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compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this Action as

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” that Party must:

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promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall
include a copy of the subpoena or court order;

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(b)

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promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order to
issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the

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subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall

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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

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the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected. If the

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Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with the

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subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this

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action as “CONFIDENTIAL” before a determination by the court from

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which the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the

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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

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or encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful

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directive from another court.

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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE PRODUCED

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IN THIS LITIGATION

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(a)

The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a Non-

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Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” Such

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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
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these provisions should be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from

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seeking additional protections.

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In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to produce

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a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is

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subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s

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confidential information, then the Party shall:

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promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party

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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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promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated

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Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and

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a reasonably specific description of the information requested; and

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make the information requested available for inspection by the NonParty, if requested.

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If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within 30

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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

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the 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

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control that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party

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before a determination by the court. Absent a court order to the contrary, the

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Non-Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this

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court of its Protected Material.

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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed

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Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this

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Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing

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the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve
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all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to

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whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (d) request

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such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound”

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that is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE

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PROTECTED MATERIAL

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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 protection, the

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obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

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26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify whatever procedure may be

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established in an e-discovery order that provides for production without prior privilege

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review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), insofar as the parties reach

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an agreement on the effect of disclosure of a communication or information covered by

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the attorney-client privilege or work product protection, the parties may incorporate their

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agreement in the stipulated 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.
12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this

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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 this

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Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any ground

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to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective Order.

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

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

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under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific Protected

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

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court, then the Receiving Party may file the information in the public record unless

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otherwise instructed by the court.

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FINAL DISPOSITION
After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in paragraph 4, within 60 days

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of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party must return all

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Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As used in this

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subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, compilations,

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summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material.

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Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must

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submit 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 category,

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where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was returned or destroyed and (2)

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affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any copies, abstracts, compilations,

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summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material.

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Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to retain an archival copy of all

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pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and hearing transcripts, legal memoranda,

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correspondence, 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 Material.

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Any such archival copies that contain or constitute Protected Material remain subject to

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this Protective Order as set forth in Section 4 (DURATION).

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including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary sanctions.

Any violation of this Order may be punished by any and all appropriate measures

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Dated: April 20, 2022

Respectfully submitted,

By: /s/ Amir Nassihi
Amir Nassihi (SBN 235936)
[e-mail]

By: /s/ Adam E. Polk
Adam E. Polk (SBN 273000)
Simon S. Grille (SNB 294914)

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Joan R. Camagong (SBN 288217)
[e-mail]
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP
555 Mission Street, Suite 2300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.391.0281
Michael L. Mallow (SBN 188745)
[e-mail]
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP
2049 Century Park East, #3000
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 424.204.9093
Attorneys for Defendant,
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Mikaela M. Bock (SBN 335089)
GIRARD SHARP LLP
601 California Street, Suite 1400
San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Matthew Schelkopf (pro hac vice)
Joseph B. Kenney (pro hac vice)
SAUDER SCHELKOPF LLC
1109 Lancaster Avenue
Berwyn, PA 19312
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Benjamin F. Johns (pro hac vice)
CHIMICLES SCHWARTZ KRINER &
DONALDSON-SMITH LLP
361 W. Lancaster Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]
Steven G. Calamusa
GORDON & PARTNERS, PA
4114 Northlake Lake Blvd.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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4/21/2022
Dated: _____________________

/s/Paul L. Abrams
_________________________
Honorable Paul L. Abrams
United States Magistrate Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
CASE NO. 2:2021-cv-09046-DSF-PLA

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EXHIBIT A

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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],

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declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the

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Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the United States District Court for the

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Central District of California in the case of Tappana v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.,

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Case No. 2:21-cv-09046-DSF-PLA . 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 failure

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to so comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I

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solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that is

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subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict

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compliance with the provisions of this Order. I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction

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of the United States District Court for the Central District of California for the purpose

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of enforcing the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order, even if such enforcement

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proceedings occur after termination of this action. I hereby appoint

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__________________________ [print or type full name] of

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_______________________________________ [print or type full address and

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

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action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this 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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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
CASE NO. 2:2021-cv-09046-DSF-PLA