Aquastar Pool Products, Inc. v. Color Match Pool Fittings, Inc. et al

Filing 50

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym (SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS). (kca)

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Robert J. Lauson, Esq. (SBN 175486)
[e-mail]
LAUSON & TARVER LLP
880 Apollo Street, Suite 301
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Attorney for Plaintiff/Counterdefendant,
AQUASTAR POOL PRODUCTS, INC

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John B. Sganga, Jr. (SBN 116,211)
[e-mail]
Paul A. Stewart (SBN 153,467)
[e-mail]
Jared C. Bunker (SBN 246,946)
[e-mail]
KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
2040 Main Street
Fourteenth Floor
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant,
COLOR MATCH POOL FITTINGS, INC.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EASTERN DIVISION

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Plaintiff,
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COLOR MATCH POOL FITTINGS, )
INC., an Arizona corporation; and
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DOES 1-10, inclusive,
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Defendants.
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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS )
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AQUASTAR POOL PRODUCTS,
INC., a California corporation,

Civil Action No.
5:18-cv-00094-GW-SPx
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Hon. George H. Wu
Hon. Sheri Pym

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STATEMENT OF GOOD CAUSE FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

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In this Protective Order, “this Action” refers to the instant action, Aquastar

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Pool Products, Inc. v. Color Match Pool Fittings, Inc., Civil Action No. 5:18-cv-

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00094 GW (SPx).

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Plaintiff Aquastar Pool Products, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Color

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Match Pool Fittings, Inc. (“Defendant”), agree that disclosure and discovery

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activity in the above-captioned action are likely to involve production of

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confidential, proprietary, and/or private information for which special protection

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from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this

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litigation would be warranted. Such information likely will include, among other

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things, sensitive product information, product design and development materials,

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strategic decision making information, marketing and sales information, purchase

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orders, invoices, and customer and distributor information (collectively, the

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“Sensitive Information”).

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Each Party wishes to ensure that such confidential information shall not be

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used for any purpose other than this Action and shall not be made public by a

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Party beyond the extent necessary for purposes of this Action. The Parties

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therefore seek to facilitate the production and protection of such information. The

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Parties acknowledge that this Protective Order does not confer blanket

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

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affords extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled under the

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applicable legal principles to treatment as confidential. The Parties further

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acknowledge that this Protective Order creates no entitlement to file confidential

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information under seal.

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Good cause exists to enter the instant Protective Order to protect such

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confidential information from public disclosure. The confidential information

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includes information that could be used by actual or potential competitors to gain

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a competitive advantage in the marketplace.
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DEFINITIONS
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

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of 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).
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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 – ATTORNEYS' EYES

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ONLY.”
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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information,

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

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(including, among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that

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are produced or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.
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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a

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

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to serve as an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

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Information or Items: extremely sensitive “Confidential Information or Items,”

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disclosure of which to another Party or Non-Party would create a substantial risk

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of serious harm that could not be avoided by less restrictive means.
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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

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law 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

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their support staffs).
2.12 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or

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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

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or 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 –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
2.15 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery

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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

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the trial 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

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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

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

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that qualifies under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party must

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designate for protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or

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

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

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not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited.

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

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an improper purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development

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process or to impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may

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expose the Designating Party to sanctions.

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

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it designated for protection do not qualify for protection at all or do not qualify

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for the level of protection initially asserted, that Designating Party must promptly

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notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the mistaken designation.
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5.2

Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided

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in 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

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

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disclosed or produced.

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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:
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for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or 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 the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” to each page that

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contains protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page

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qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the

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

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must specify, for each portion, the level of protection being asserted.

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

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

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Party has indicated which material 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 – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants

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

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

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the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend

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(“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY”) 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) and must specify, for each portion, the level of

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protection being asserted.
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for testimony given in deposition or in other pretrial or trial

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proceedings, that the Designating Party identify on the record, before the close of

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the deposition, hearing, or other proceeding, all protected testimony and specify

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the level of protection being asserted. When it is impractical to identify separately

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each portion of testimony that is entitled to protection and it appears that

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substantial portions of the testimony may qualify for protection, the Designating

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Party may invoke on the record (before the deposition, hearing, or other

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proceeding is concluded) a right to have up to 21 days from receiving the

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transcript to identify the specific portions of the testimony as to which protection

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is sought and to specify the level of protection being asserted. Only those portions

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of the testimony that are appropriately designated for protection within the 21

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days shall be covered by the provisions of this Stipulated Protective Order.

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Alternatively, a Designating Party may specify, at the deposition or up to 21 days

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after receiving the transcript if that period is properly invoked, that the entire

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transcript

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

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treated

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“CONFIDENTIAL”

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Parties shall give the other parties notice if they reasonably expect a

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deposition, hearing, or other proceeding to include Protected Material so that the

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other parties can ensure that only authorized individuals who have signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A) are present at those

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proceedings. The use of a document as an exhibit at a deposition shall not in any

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way

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

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affect

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or

“HIGHLY

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Transcripts containing Protected Material shall have an obvious legend on

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the title page that the transcript contains Protected Material, and the title page

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shall be followed by a list of all pages (including line numbers as appropriate)

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that have been designated as Protected Material and the level of protection being

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asserted by the Designating Party. The Designating Party shall inform the court

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reporter of these requirements. Any transcript that is prepared before the

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expiration of a 21-day period for designation shall be treated during that period

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as if it had been designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY” in its entirety unless otherwise agreed. After the expiration of that

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period, the transcript shall be treated only as actually designated.
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for information produced in some form other than

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

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prominent place on the exterior of the container or containers in which the

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information or item is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” If only a portion or portions

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of the information or item warrant protection, the Producing Party, to the extent

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practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s) and specify the level of

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protection being asserted.
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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

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

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reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the

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provisions of this Order.

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6.

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

resolution process under Local Rule 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

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

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

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under the conditions described in this Order. When the Action has been

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terminated, a Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 13

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below (FINAL DISPOSITION).

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

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a 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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7.2

Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless

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otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party,

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a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated

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“CONFIDENTIAL” only to:

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the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this

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

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reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this Action;
(b)

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the officers, directors, and employees (including House

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Counsel) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for

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this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be

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Bound” (Exhibit A);
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Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to

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

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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(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”

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

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information or a custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the

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information;

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(h)

during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for

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witnesses, in the Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided:

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(1) the deposing party requests that the witness sign the form attached as Exhibit

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

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unless they sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit
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A), unless otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the court.

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Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal

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

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disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order;

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and
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any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting

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personnel, mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement

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discussions.
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Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or

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permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose

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any information

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only to:
(a)

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item designated

“HIGHLY

CONFIDENTIAL

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the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this

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

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reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this litigation;
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Experts of the Receiving Party (1) to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary for this litigation, (2) who have signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), and (3) as to whom

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the procedures set forth in paragraph 7.4(a), below, have been followed;

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the court and its personnel;

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(d)

court reporters and their staff;

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(e)

professional jury or trial consultants, and Professional

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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who

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have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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the author or recipient of a document containing the

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information or a custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the

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information.

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Procedures for Approving or Objecting to Disclosure of “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or Items to

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Experts.

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(a)

Unless otherwise ordered by the court or agreed to in writing

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by the Designating Party, a Party that seeks to disclose to an Expert (as defined

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in this Order) any information or item that has been designated “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” pursuant to paragraph 7.3(b)

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first must make a written request to the Designating Party that (1) identifies the

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general categories of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” information that the Receiving Party seeks permission to disclose to the

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Expert, (2) sets forth the full name of the Expert and the city and state of his or

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her primary residence, (3) attaches a copy of the Expert’s current resume, (4)

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identifies the Expert’s current employer(s), (5) identifies each person or entity

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from whom the Expert has received compensation or funding for work in his or

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her areas of expertise or to whom the expert has provided professional services,

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including in connection with a litigation, at any time during the preceding five

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years, and (6) identifies (by name and number of the case, filing date, and location

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of court) any litigation in connection with which the Expert has offered expert

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testimony, including through a declaration, report, or testimony at a deposition or

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trial, during the preceding five years.

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A Party that makes a request and provides the information

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specified in the preceding respective paragraphs may disclose the subject

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Protected Material to the identified Expert unless, within 14 days of delivering

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the request, the Party receives a written objection from the Designating Party.

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Any such objection must set forth in detail the grounds on which it is based.
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(c)

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A Party that receives a timely written objection must meet and

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confer with the Designating Party (through direct voice to voice dialogue) to try

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to resolve the matter by agreement within seven days of the written objection. If

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no agreement is reached, the Party seeking to make the disclosure to the Expert

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may file a motion as provided in Civil Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with Civil

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Local Rule 79-5, if applicable) seeking permission from the court to do so. Any

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such motion must describe the circumstances with specificity, set forth in detail

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the reasons why disclosure to the Expert is reasonably necessary, assess the risk

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of harm that the disclosure would entail, and suggest any additional means that

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could be used to reduce that risk. In addition, any such motion must be

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accompanied by a competent declaration describing the parties’ efforts to resolve

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the matter by agreement (i.e., the extent and the content of the meet and confer

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discussions) and setting forth the reasons advanced by the Designating Party for

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its refusal to approve the disclosure.

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In any such proceeding, the Party opposing disclosure to the Expert shall

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bear the burden of proving that the risk of harm that the disclosure would entail

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(under the safeguards proposed) outweighs the Receiving Party’s need to disclose

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the Protected Material to its Expert.

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PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION

PROTECTED

MATERIAL

SUBPOENAED

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ORDERED

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

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litigation that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this

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Action “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES 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;
(b)

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
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the 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 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 –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES 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

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

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

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provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party

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in this Action to disobey a lawful directive from another court.

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PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION

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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE

(a)

The terms of this Order are applicable to information

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produced by a Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL”

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or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” 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 these

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

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additional protections.

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(b)

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

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request, to produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and

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the Party is subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-

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Party’s confidential information, then the Party shall:

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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;
(2)

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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

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a reasonably specific description of the information requested; and
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information

requested

available

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inspection by the Non-Party.

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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 information

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

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order, the 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 before

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a determination by the court. Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party

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shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this court of its

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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

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

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

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the terms 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

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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

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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

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disclosure of a communication or information covered by the attorney-client

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privilege or work product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement

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in the stipulated protective order submitted to the court.

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12.

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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. Without written permission from the

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Designating Party or a court order secured after appropriate notice to all interested

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persons, a Party may not file in the public record in this action any Protected

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

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

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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
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by the court, then the Receiving Party may file the information in the public

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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

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the Protected Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed,

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the Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party

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(and, if not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day

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deadline that (1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected

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Material that was returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party

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has not retained any copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other

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format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding

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

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

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correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert reports, attorney work

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product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such materials contain

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Protected Material. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute Protected

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Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in Section 4

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(DURATION).

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

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measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary

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sanctions.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
LAUSON & TARVER LLP

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Dated: April 4, 2018

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By: /s/ Robert J. Lauson (with permission)
Robert J. Lauson
Attorneys for Plaintiff/Counterdefendant,
AQUASTAR POOL PRODUCTS, INC
KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP

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Dated: April 4, 2018

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By: /s/ Jared C. Bunker
John B. Sganga, Jr.
Paul A. Stewart
Jared C. Bunker
Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant,
COLOR MATCH POOL FITTINGS, INC.

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FILER’S ATTESTATION

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Pursuant to Local Rule 5-4.3.4 regarding signatures, I hereby attest that

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concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from all signatories

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above.

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Dated: April 9, 2018

/s/ Jared C. Bunker
Jared C. Bunker

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: April 10, 2018
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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EXHIBIT A

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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I, ______________________________ [print or type full name], of

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___________________________________ [print or type full address], declare

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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

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for the Central District of California on [date] in the matter of Aquastar Pool

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Products, Inc. v. Color Match Pool Fittings, Inc., Civil Action No. 5:18-cv-00094

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GW (SPx). I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this

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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.

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I 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.

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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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