AutoAlert Inc v. DealerSocket Inc

Filing 35

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jean P. Rosenbluth re: Notice of Lodging 34 . (See Protective Order for details.) (wr)

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Craig S. Summers (SBN 108,688)
[e-mail]
David G. Jankowski (SBN 205,634)
[e-mail]
Cheryl T. Burgess (SBN 250,101)
[e-mail]
KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
2040 Main Street, Fourteenth Floor
Irvine, CA 92614
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterdefendant
AUTOALERT, INC.
Sterling A. Brennan (SBN 126019)
[e-mail]
Tyson K. Hottinger (SBN 253221)
[e-mail]
MASCHOFF BRENNAN
20 Pacifica, Suite 1130
Irvine, California 92618
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant
DEALERSOCKET, 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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AUTOALERT, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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v.
DEALERSOCKET, INC.,
Defendant.
AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS

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Case No. SACV 13-00657 SJO (JPRx)
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER
The Hon. S. James Otero,
District Judge
The Hon. Jean P. Rosenbluth,
Magistrate Judge

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GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

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The above-captioned action (the “Action”) is likely to involve discovery

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of documents and testimony containing trade secrets and other confidential and

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proprietary commercial information of the parties to this Action and non-parties

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who may be subpoenaed to provide deposition testimony and documents,

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specifically including confidential and commercially sensitive information

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relating to proprietary software, business strategies, goods and services

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capabilities, sales, costs, pricing, profitability, customers, suppliers, and other

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business and financial data, which, if disclosed other than as specified herein,

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will pose a significant risk of injury to the legitimate business interests of the

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disclosing party. This Order is necessary to protect the legitimate business

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interests of the disclosing parties in such information, and good cause exists for

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the entry of this Order.

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counterdefendant

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counterclaimant DealerSocket, Inc. (“DealerSocket”) (hereinafter, jointly, the

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“Parties,” and each singularly, “Party”) have agreed to be bound by the terms of

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this Order in this Action.

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AutoAlert,

The parties to this Action, plaintiff and
Inc.

(“AutoAlert”)

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defendant

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Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and
pursuant to the stipulation and agreement of the Parties,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that if, in the course of these proceedings,

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any Party or non-party has the occasion to disclose information deemed in good

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faith to constitute confidential proprietary information of the type contemplated

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by Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, through formal discovery

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or otherwise, the following procedures shall be employed and the following

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restrictions shall govern the handling of documents, depositions, pleadings,

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exhibits, and all other information exchanged by the Parties in this Action, or

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provided by or obtained from non-parties to this Action.

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1.

PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

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1.1 Disclosure and discovery activities in this Action are likely to involve

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production of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special

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

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prosecuting and defending this litigation may be warranted.

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acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all

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disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from

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

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

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Parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 12.3, below, that this Order

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

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Rule 79-5 and Docket Text Order On Notice of Under Seal Filing Procedures

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(Docket No. 30) set forth the procedures that shall be followed and the standards

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that will be applied when a Party seeks permission from the Court to file

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material under seal.

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2.

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The Parties

DEFINITIONS
2.1 “Challenging Party” shall mean a Party or non-party that challenges

the designation of information or items under this Order.

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2.2 “CONFIDENTIAL” information or items shall mean information

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(regardless of how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that

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qualify for protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).

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2.3 “Designating Party” shall mean a Party or non-party that designates

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information or items that it produces as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY.”

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2.4

“Disclosure or Discovery Material” shall mean all items or

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

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stored, or maintained (including, among other things, documents, testimony,

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transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or generated in disclosures,
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whether formal or informal, or responses to discovery in this matter.
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“Expert” shall mean a person with specialized knowledge or

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experience in a matter pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a

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Party or its counsel to serve as an expert witness or as a consultant in this

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Action.

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES

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ONLY” information or items shall mean extremely sensitive confidential

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information or items, for which the disclosure of the information or items to

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another Party or non-party would create a substantial risk of serious harm that

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could not be avoided by less restrictive means.

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2.7 “In-House Counsel” shall mean attorneys who are employees of a

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Party to this Action. In-House Counsel does not include outside counsel of

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record or any other outside counsel.

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2.8 “Non-Party” shall mean any natural person, partnership, corporation,
association, or other legal entity not named as a Party to this Action.
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“Outside Counsel of Record” shall mean attorneys who are not

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employees of a Party to this Action, but are retained to represent or advise a

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Party to this Action and have appeared in this Action on behalf of that Party or

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are affiliated with a law firm which has appeared on behalf of that Party.

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2.10 “Party” shall mean any party to this Action, including all of its

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officers, directors, employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside

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Counsel of Record (and their support staffs).

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2.11 “Producing Party” shall mean a Party or Non-Party that produces
Disclosure or Discovery Material in this Action.

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2.12 “Professional Vendors” shall mean persons or entities that provide

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litigation support services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating,

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preparing exhibits or demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data

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in any form or medium) and their employees and subcontractors.
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“Protected Material” shall mean any Disclosure or Discovery

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Material that is designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” or as “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL– OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY.”

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2.14 “Receiving Party” shall mean a Party that receives Disclosure or

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Discovery Material from a Producing Party.

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3.

SCOPE

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3.1 The protections conferred by this Order cover Protected Material, and

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also (1) any confidential information copied or extracted from Protected

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

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

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Parties or their Outside Counsel of Record that reveal Protected Material.

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3.2 The protections conferred by this Order do not cover the following

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information: (a) any information that is in the public domain at the time of

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disclosure to a Receiving Party or becomes part of the public domain after its

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disclosure to a Receiving Party as a result of public disclosure not involving a

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violation of this Order, including becoming part of the public record through

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trial or otherwise; and (b) any information known to the Receiving Party prior to

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the disclosure or obtained by the Receiving Party after the disclosure from a

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source who obtained the information lawfully and under no obligation of

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confidentiality to the Designating Party.

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4.

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DURATION
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Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality

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obligations imposed by this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating

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Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court order directs otherwise. Final

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disposition is deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses

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in this Action, with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment after the

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completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews

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of this Action, including the time limits for filing any motions or applications

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for extension of time pursuant to applicable law.

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

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Protection. Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for

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protection under this Order shall take care to limit any such designation to

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specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. To the extent it

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is practical to do so, the Designating Party shall designate for protection only

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those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications

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that qualify, so that other portions of the material, documents, items, or

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

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

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not qualify for the level of protection initially asserted, that Designating Party

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shall promptly notify the other Party that it is withdrawing the mistaken

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designation.

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5.3 Except as otherwise provided in this Order (see, e.g., Section 5.3(b)

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below), or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material

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that qualifies for protection under this Order shall be clearly so designated

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before the material is disclosed or produced. Designation in conformity with

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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):

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(i)

The

Producing

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the

legend

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“CONFIDENTIAL”

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COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY” to each page that contains Protected

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“HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE

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Material. If portions of an integrated, multi-page document, including a

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response to a discovery request, qualifies for protection, then the

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Producing Party shall affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY” on the first

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page of the document and then on each page of the document that

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qualifies for protection. If only a portion or portions of the material on a

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page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party shall identify the

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protected portion(s) (such as by making appropriate markings in the

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margins) and shall specify, for each portion, the level of protection being

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asserted.

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(ii) A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents or

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materials available for inspection need not designate them for protection

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until after the inspecting Party has indicated which material it would like

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copied and produced. During the inspection and before the designation,

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all of the material made available for inspection shall be deemed

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY.”

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After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied

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and produced, the Producing Party shall determine which documents, or

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

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producing the specified documents, the Producing Party shall affix the

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appropriate

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CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY”) to each page

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that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of the

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material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party shall

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clearly identify the protected portion(s) (such as by making appropriate

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markings in the margins) and shall specify, for each portion, the level of

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protection being asserted.

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legend

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“CONFIDENTIAL,”

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or

“HIGHLY

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(b) For testimony given in deposition:

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(i)

When practical, a Designating Party may separately

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identify on the record, before the close of the deposition, each portion of

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testimony entitled to protection and specify the level of protection being

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asserted;

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(ii) A Designating Party may also invoke on the record,

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before the close of the deposition, that the testimony includes Protected

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Material, and that the Designating Party is invoking its right to have

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twenty-one (21) days to (a) identify the specific portions of the testimony

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as to which protection is sought, and (b) specify the level(s) of protection

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being asserted.

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appropriately designated for protection in writing within the twenty-one

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(21) days shall be covered by the provisions of this Order.

Only those portions of the testimony that are

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(iii) Transcripts containing Protected Material shall have an

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obvious legend on the title page that the transcript contains Protected

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Material, and the title page shall be followed by a list of all pages

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(including line numbers as appropriate) that have been designated as

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Protected Material and the level of protection being asserted by the

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Designating Party. The Designating Party shall inform the court reporter

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of these requirements.

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

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period as if it had been designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL–

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OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY” in its entirety unless otherwise

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agreed. After the expiration of that period, the transcript shall be treated

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only as actually designated.

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(c)

Any transcript that is prepared before the

For information produced in some form other than

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

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a 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–OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY.” If only a portion

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or portions of the information or item warrant protection, the Producing Party,

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to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s) and specify the

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level of protection being asserted.

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

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

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waive the Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for

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

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shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the material is treated in accordance

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with the provisions of this Order.

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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS

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

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designation of confidentiality at any time. Unless a prompt challenge to a

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Designating Party’s confidentiality designation is necessary to avoid

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foreseeable, substantial unfairness, unnecessary economic burdens, or a

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significant disruption or delay of the litigation, a Party does not waive its right

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to challenge a confidentiality designation by electing not to mount a challenge

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promptly after the original designation is disclosed.

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

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resolution process by providing written notice of each designation it is

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challenging and describing the basis for each challenge.

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attempt to resolve each challenge in good faith and shall begin the process by

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conferring within seven (7) days of the date of service of notice. In conferring,

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the Challenging Party shall explain the basis for its belief that the confidentiality

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designation was not proper and shall give the Designating Party an opportunity

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to review the designated material, to reconsider the circumstances, and, if no

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change in designation is offered, to explain the basis for the chosen designation.
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The Parties shall

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The Parties shall comply with the requirements set forth in Local Rule 37-1

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before seeking judicial intervention.

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6.3 Judicial Assistance. Prior to seeking judicial assistance, the Parties

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shall comply with Local Rule 37-1. If the Parties cannot resolve a challenge

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without court assistance, the Parties shall comply with Local Rule 37-2 and

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draft a joint stipulation pursuant to Local Rule 37-2.1. The Challenging Party

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may file a motion challenging a confidentiality designation if there is good

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cause for doing so, including a challenge to the designation of a deposition

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transcript or any portions thereof.

The burden of persuasion in any such

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challenge proceeding shall be on the Designating Party.

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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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All Parties shall

ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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7.1 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

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litigation. Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of

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persons and under the conditions described in this Order. When the litigation

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has been terminated, a Receiving Party shall comply with the provisions of

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Section 12 below (FINAL DISPOSITION). Protected Material shall be stored

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and maintained by a Receiving Party at a location and in a secure manner that

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ensures that access is limited to the persons 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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(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

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reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this litigation;

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(b) the officers, directors, and employees (including In-House

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

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this litigation, who have reviewed and signed the “Acknowledgment and

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Agreement To Be Bound By Stipulated Protective Order” (Exhibit A);

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(c) Experts of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary for this litigation, who have reviewed and signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement To Be Bound By Stipulated Protective

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Order” (Exhibit A), and for whom the requirements of Section 7.4 have been

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satisfied;

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(d) any neutral retained in connection with alternative dispute
resolution proceedings related to this litigation;

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(e) any court or other shorthand reporter or typist recording or
transcribing testimony and its personnel;

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(f) jury consultants who have signed the “Acknowledgment and
Agreement To Be Bound By Stipulated Protective Order” (Exhibit A);

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(g) Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably
necessary for this litigation;

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(h) 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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7.3 Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE COUNSELS’

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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 or item designated of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE

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COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY” 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

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reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this litigation;

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(b) Experts of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary for this litigation, who have reviewed and signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement To Be Bound By Stipulated Protective

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Order” (Exhibit A), and for whom the requirements of Section 7.4 have been

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satisfied;

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(c) any neutral retained in connection with alternative dispute
resolution proceedings related to this litigation;

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(d) any court or other shorthand reporter or typist recording or
transcribing testimony and its personnel;

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(e) jury consultants who have signed the “Acknowledgment and
Agreement To Be Bound By Stipulated Protective Order” (Exhibit A);

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(f) Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably
necessary for this litigation;

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(g) 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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7.4 The following procedures shall apply for approving or objecting to
the disclosure of Protected Material to an Expert.

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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 Protected Material to an

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Expert shall first make a written request to the Designating Party that (1) sets

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forth the full name of the Expert and the city and state of his or her primary

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residence, (2) attaches a copy of the Expert’s current resume, (3) identifies the

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Expert’s current employer(s), (4) identifies each person or entity from whom the

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Expert has received compensation or funding for work in his or her areas of

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expertise or to whom the expert has provided professional services, including in
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connection with a litigation, at any time during the preceding three years, and

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(5) identifies any litigation in connection with which the Expert has offered

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

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deposition or trial, during the preceding three years. The written request shall

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be accompanied by an “Acknowledgment and Agreement To Be Bound By

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Stipulated Protective Order” (Exhibit A) executed by the Expert.

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(b) A Party that makes a request and provides the information

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specified in Section 7.4(a) may disclose the subject Protected Material to the

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identified Expert unless, within ten (10) days of delivering the request, the Party

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receives a written objection from the Designating Party. Any such objection

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shall set forth in detail the grounds on which the objection is based.

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(c) A Party that receives a timely written objection shall meet and

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confer with the Designating Party to try to resolve the matter by agreement

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within seven (7) days of the written objection. The Parties shall meet and confer

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pursuant to Local Rule 37-1. If the Parties cannot resolve the objection without

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court intervention, the Parties shall comply with Local Rule 37-2 and draft a

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joint stipulation pursuant to Local Rule 37-2. In any such proceeding, the Party

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opposing disclosure to the Expert shall bear the burden of proving that the risk

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of harm that the disclosure would entail (under the safeguards proposed)

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outweighs the Receiving Party’s need to disclose the Protected Material to its

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Expert.

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8.

PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED

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PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION

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8.1 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 as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE

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COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY” that Party shall:

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(a) Promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification
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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 order

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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 Order. Such notification shall include a

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copy of this Order; and

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(c) Cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be

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

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

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subpoena or court order shall not produce, unless otherwise ordered, any

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information designated in this Action as “CONFIDENTIAL,” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE

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determination by the court from which the subpoena or order issued, unless the

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Party has obtained the Designating Party’s written permission. The Designating

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

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confidential material, and nothing in these provisions should be construed as

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

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directive from another court.

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9.

COUNSELS’

EYES

ONLY”

before

a

NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE

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PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION

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

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

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CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY.” Such information

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

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

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be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections.

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

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

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subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s
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confidential information, then the Party shall:

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(a) Promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-

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Party that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality

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agreement with a Non-Party; and

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(b) Promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of this Order, the

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relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably specific description of the

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information requested.

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9.3 If the Non-Party fails to object or seek a protective order from this

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Court within fourteen (14) days of receiving the notice and accompanying

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information, the Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s 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

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Non-Party before a determination by the Court. Absent a court order to the

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contrary, the Non-Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection

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in this Court of its Protected Material.

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10.

UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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10.1 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

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authorized under this Order, the Receiving Party shall immediately:

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(a) Notify in writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized
disclosures,
(b) Use its best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected
Material, and
(c) Inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were
made of all the terms of this Order, and

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(d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and

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Agreement To Be Bound By Stipulated Protective Order” that is attached hereto
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as Exhibit A.

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MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 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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11.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this

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Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing

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Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any ground to use in evidence

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of any of the material covered by this Order.

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11.3 Filing Protected Material. Without written permission from the

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

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interested persons, a Party may not file in the public record in this Action any

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

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shall comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5 and Docket Text Order On Notice of

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Under Seal Filing Procedures (D.I. 30).

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of Record from rendering advice to his or her client with respect to this Action

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and, in the course thereof, relying in a general way upon his or her examination

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of Protected Material produced or exchanged in this Action; provided, however,

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that in rendering such advice and in otherwise communicating with his or her

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client, the attorney shall not disclose the contents of Protected Material

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produced by any other Party or Non-Party.

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FINAL DISPOSITION

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12.1 Within sixty (60) days after the final disposition of this Action, as

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the Producing Party or destroy such material. As used in this subdivision, “all

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any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material.
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Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party

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shall submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same

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person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60-day deadline that:

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(a) Identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material
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abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing

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any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Outside Counsel

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of Record are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers,

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trial, deposition, and hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence,

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

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

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

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remain subject to this Order as set forth in Section 4.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 10, 2013
Hon. Jean P. Rosenbluth
United States Magistrate Judge

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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT:

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Date: October 7, 2013
/s/ David G. Jankowski
Craig S. Summers
David G. Jankowski
Cheryl T. Burgess
Attorneys for Plaintiff and
Counterdefendant
AUTOALERT, INC.

Date: October 7, 2013
/s/ Tyson K. Hottinger (with permission)
Sterling A. Brennan
Tyson K. Hottinger
Attorneys for Defendant and
Counterclaimant
DEALERSOCKET, INC.

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EXHIBIT A

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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AUTOALERT, INC.,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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DEALERSOCKET, INC.,
Defendant.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS

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Case No. SACV 13-00657 SJO (JPRx)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER
The Hon. S. James Otero,
District Judge
The Hon. Jean P. Rosenbluth,
Magistrate Judge

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I certify I have read and am familiar with the terms of the Stipulated

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Protective Order entered in the above-captioned lawsuit, a copy of which is
attached. I agree to be bound by the terms of that Order, and I agree I will use
CONFIDENTIAL

INFORMATION

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HIGHLY

CONFIDENTIAL—

OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY INFORMATION only in a manner
authorized by the Order, and only to assist counsel in this lawsuit. I agree that I
will not disclose or discuss CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION and HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL—OUTSIDE COUNSELS’ EYES ONLY INFORMATION
with anyone except as authorized by the terms of the Order.
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I further understand my obligation to return and/or destroy documents as

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with this Order.

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Dated:

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Signature:
Printed Name:

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