S and B Filters Inc v. R2C Performance Products LLC

Filing 38

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner, re: Stipulation for Protective Order, 37 . (mz)

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JAN P. WEIR (SBN 106652)
[e-mail]
JEFFREY D. FARROW (SBN 180019)
[e-mail]
JOSEPH J. MELLEMA (SBN 248118)
[e-mail]
KATHRINE J. BRANDT (SBN 262740)
[e-mail]
MICHELMAN & ROBINSON, LLP
17901 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1000
Irvine, CA 92614
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 714-557-7991
Attorneys for Plaintiff S&B FILTERS INC.
JAMES E. DOROSHOW (SBN 112920)
[e-mail]
ASHE PURI (SBN 297814)
[e-mail]
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP
1800 Century Park East, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90067-1506
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 310-556-9828
Attorneys for Defendant R2C PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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S&B FILTERS INC.,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No.: EDCV 16-1069-JFW(MRWx)
Hon. Judge John F. Walter

vs.

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R2C PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS
LLC,

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Defendant.

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER

Complaint Filed: May 23, 2016
Counterclaim Filed: June 16, 2016
Amended Answer Filed: June 21. 2016

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INTRODUCTION

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

PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

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proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public

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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation 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 12.3, 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 involves claims for trademark infringement, trade dress

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infringement, false designation of origin and unfair competition. The parties are

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manufacturers and sellers of cold air intake systems and air filters. In order to

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establish their claims and defenses, the parties are seeking discovery regarding

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information which the parties deem confidential, including but not limited to non-

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public information regarding their sales, customer identities, financial information,

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business strategies, and potentially other commercially and competitively sensitive

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information.

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GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

It is anticipated that there will be depositions of the parties’ employees or

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agents and such persons will likely be asked to answer questions on these

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potentially sensitive subject areas. Because this matter will necessarily involve

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requests for disclosure of confidential information, a protective order is therefore

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necessary to avoid any prejudice or harm which likely result if such information

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was disclosed in the absence of the protections set forth herein. Accordingly, to

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expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes

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over confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately protect information the

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parties are entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that the parties are permitted

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reasonable necessary uses of such material in preparation for and in the conduct of

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trial, to address their handling at the end of the litigation, and serve the ends of

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justice, a protective order for such information is justified in this matter. It is the

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intent of the parties that information will not be designated as confidential for

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tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good faith belief that it

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has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and there is good cause

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why it should not be part of the public record of this case.

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2.1

Action: this pending federal law suit, S&B Filters Inc. v. R2C

Performance Products LLC, 16cv01069-JFW-MRW.

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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 (regardless of

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how it is generated, stored, or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for

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

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the Good Cause Statement. A Designating Party may designate Confidential

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Information or Items either CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY, as follows:

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(a)

CONFIDENTIAL designation. A Designating Party may

designate material CONFIDENTIAL only if it deems that a reasonable basis exists

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for limiting dissemination of the material under the standards of Rule 26 and that

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the material contains confidential and/or proprietary commercial information that is

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not generally available to the public
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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF

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RECORD ONLY. A Designating Party may only designate material HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY if it deems that

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disclosure of such material to another person or party would be injurious to the

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commercial interests of the designating entity under the standards of Rule 26 and

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that the material contains highly proprietary technical or trade secret or business

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information so that the risk of improper use or disclosure to another party

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outweighs the right of that party to review such information.
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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

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or items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as

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“CONFIDENTIAL” OR “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL

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OF RECORD ONLY.”

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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless

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

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among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced

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or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.

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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a

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

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serve as an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.

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

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

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outside counsel.

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Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association,

or other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.

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2.10 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a

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

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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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2.11 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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2.12 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
Discovery Material in this Action.

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2.13 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

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medium)and their employees and subcontractors.

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2.14 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is

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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” OR “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE

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COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY.”

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2.15 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery
Material from a Producing Party.

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SCOPE

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The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only

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Protected Material (as defined above), but also (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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Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of the

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

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DURATION
Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations

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imposed by this Order 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

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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.

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Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under

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this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that

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qualifies under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for

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protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written

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communications that qualify so that other portions of the material, documents,

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

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unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations

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that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper

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purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to

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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 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

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

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stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection

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under this Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or

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produced.

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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:

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(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic

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documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial

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

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“CONFIDENTIAL” (hereinafter “CONFIDENTIAL legend”) or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY” (hereinafter

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY

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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 Party

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

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markings in the margins).

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

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inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party

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has indicated which documents it would like copied and produced. During the

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inspection and before the designation, all of the material made available for

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inspection shall be deemed “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL

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OF RECORD ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it

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wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents,

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

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producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY legend” or

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“CONFIDENTIAL legend” to each page that contains Protected Material. If only

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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).
(b) for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party

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identify the Disclosure or Discovery Material on the record, before the close of the

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deposition all protected testimony.
(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary

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and for any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent

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place on the exterior of the container or containers in which the information is

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stored the legends “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY.” If only a portion or portions of the

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information warrants protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable,

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shall identify the protected portion(s).
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Inadvertent Failures to Designate: If timely corrected, an inadvertent

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

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

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

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efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this

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Order.

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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 dispute

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resolution process (and, if necessary, file a discovery motion) under Local Rule

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37.1 et seq.

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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be

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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. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that

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

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

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

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

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Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 13 below (FINAL

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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

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

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

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necessary to disclose the information for this Action;

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

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

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

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

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
(d) the Court and its personnel;

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(e) court reporters and their staff;

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(f) 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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(g) the author or recipient of a document containing the information

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or a custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
(h) during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in

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

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party requests that the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit A hereto; and (2)

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they will not be permitted to keep any confidential information unless they sign the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), unless otherwise

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agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the court. Pages of transcribed

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deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may

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

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except as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order; and
(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 discussions.

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Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL

OF RECORD ONLY” Information or Items.

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A Receiving Party may not disclose HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY except upon the conditions described

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in this Order and to the persons described in subparagraphs 7.2(a) and 7.2(c)-7.2(i)

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above.

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IN OTHER LITIGATION

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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED

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

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

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF

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RECORD ONLY,” that Party must:

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

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

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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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(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be
pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.

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

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with the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in

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this action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE

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COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY” before a determination by the court from which

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the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s

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permission. The Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking

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protection in that court of its confidential material and nothing in these provisions

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should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action

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to disobey a lawful directive from another court.

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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE

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PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION

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(a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by

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a Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF RECORD ONLY.” Such

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information produced by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected

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

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should be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional

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protections.

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(b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request,

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to produce a Non-Party’s confidential or highly confidential information in its

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possession, and the Party is subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to

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produce the Non-Party’s confidential or highly confidential information, then the

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Party shall:

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

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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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(3) make the information requested available for inspection by
the Non-Party, if requested.

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(c) If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court

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within 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the

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Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s confidential or highly confidential

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information responsive to the discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a

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protective order, the Receiving Party shall not produce any information in its

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possession or control that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-

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Party 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 court of

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its Protected Material.

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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has

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disclosed Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized

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under this Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a)

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notify in writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its

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best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform

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the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms

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of this Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit

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A.

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PROTECTED MATERIAL

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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE

When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain

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inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other

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

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Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). 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

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work product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in the

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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.

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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

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

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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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FINAL DISPOSITION

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After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in paragraph 4, within

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60 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

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

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

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contempt proceedings, financial or evidentiary sanctions, reference to disciplinary

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authorities, or other appropriate action at the discretion of the Court.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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DATED: September 21, 2016

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/s/ Jan P. Weir
Jan P. Weir
Jeffrey D. Farrow
Joseph J. Mellema
Kathrine J. Brandt
MICHELMAN & ROBINSON, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
S&B FILTERS INC.

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DATED: September 21, 2016

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/s/ James E. Doroshow
James E. Doroshow
Ashe Puri
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLOP
Attorneys for Defendant
R2C PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LLC

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CERTIFICATION OF FILER (L.R. 5-4.3.4)

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All other signatories listed above on whose behalf this filing is submitted
concur in the filing’s content and have authorized this filing.

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DATED: September 21, 2016

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/s/ Kathrine J. Brandt
Kathrine J. Brandt
MICHELMAN & ROBINSON, LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
S&B FILTERS INC.

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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: 09/22/16

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/S/ MICHAEL R. WILNER

HON. MICHAEL R. WILNER
United States Magistrate Judge

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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EXHIBIT A

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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I,

[full name], of

[full

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

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understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the United States

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District Court for the Central District of California on

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of

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number]. I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this

[date] in the case
[insert case name and

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Stipulated Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so

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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

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

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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

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

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of this Stipulated Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur

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after termination of this action. I hereby appoint

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name] of

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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

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Order.

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Date:

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City and State where signed:

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Printed name:

[full
[full address and telephone

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Signature:

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