Costar Realty Information, Inc. et al v. Apartment Hunters, Inc. et al

Filing 43

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott. The Court has reviewed the parties' Proposed Stipulated Protective Order 42 . For good cause shown, IT IS SO ORDERED. (see document for details). (dro)

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CALDWELL LESLIE & PROCTOR, PC
KELLY L. PERIGOE, State Bar No. 268872
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[e-mail]
725 South Figueroa Street, 31st Floor
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Telephone: [phone]
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WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
Nicholas J. Boyle (pro hac vice)
David K. Baumgarten (pro hac vice)
Eric J. Hamilton (Cal. Bar No. 296283)
725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
CoStar Realty Information,
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

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COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION,
INC., and APARTMENTS, LLC,
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Plaintiffs,
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Case No. 8:15-cv-02111-JLS-KES
HON. JOSEPHINE L. STATON

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APARTMENT HUNTERS, INC.,
KEVIN SHAYAN, and STEVEN
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Defendants.
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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED
PROTECTIVE ORDER

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DISCOVERY MATTER

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1. PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

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a. Purposes and Limitations

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

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proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public

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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may

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be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to

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enter the following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this

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Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to

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discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends

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only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment

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under the applicable legal principles. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth

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in Section 12.3, below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them

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to file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the

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procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a

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

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b. Good Cause Statement

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This action is likely to involve trade secrets, customer lists and other

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valuable research, development, commercial, financial, technical and/or

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proprietary information for which special protection from public disclosure and

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from use for any purpose other than prosecution of this action is warranted. Such

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confidential and proprietary materials and information consist of, among other

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things, confidential business or financial information, information regarding

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confidential business practices, or other confidential research, development, or

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commercial information (including information implicating privacy rights of third

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parties), information otherwise generally unavailable to the public, or which may

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be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure under state or federal statutes,

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court rules, case decisions, or common law. Some of these materials and

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information may be unknown to the opposing party or parties, or any employees of

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a corporate party. Accordingly, to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate

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the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials, to

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adequately protect information the parties are entitled to keep confidential, to

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ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of such material in

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preparation for and in the conduct of trial, to address their handling at the end of

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the litigation, and serve the ends of justice, a protective order for such information

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is justified in this matter. It is the intent of the parties that information will not be

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designated as confidential for tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated

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

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

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this case.

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2. DEFINITIONS
2.1

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Action: The currently pending suit, CoStar Realty Information, Inc., et

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al. v. Apartment Hunters, Inc, et al., Case No. 8:15-cv-02111-JLS-KES (C.D.

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Cal.).

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2.2

Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges a designation

of information or items under this Order.
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“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of

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

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protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) (trade secrets or other

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confidential research, development, or commercial information) or include

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personal or other identifying information, that the Designating Party in good faith

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believes in fact is confidential, and that is not generally available to the public.

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Correspondence and other communications between the parties or

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with nonparties may be designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” if the communication

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was made with the understanding or reasonable expectation that the information

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would not become generally available to the public.
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“CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or

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Items: extremely sensitive information (regardless of how it is generated, stored or

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maintained) or tangible things, including without limitation product design

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information, non-public financial information, pricing information, and customer

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identification, disclosure of which to another Party or Non-Party might subject the

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Producing Party or Designating Party to competitive or financial injury or potential

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legal liability to third parties.

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Counsel (without qualifier): 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,” “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless

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

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

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

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

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

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as an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action, (2) is not a past or current

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employee of a Party or of a Party's competitor, and (3) at the time of retention, is

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not anticipated to become an employee of a Party or of a Party's competitor.

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY” Information or Items: CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY

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Information or Items that the Producing Party or Designating Party believes, in

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good faith, would give the Receiving Party a direct competitive advantage that can

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only be prevented by eliminating the risk of inadvertent disclosure.
2.10 House Counsel: attorneys designated herein who are employees of a

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party to this Action. Designated House Counsel for CoStar currently are Jonathan

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Coleman and Jaye Campbell. Additional House Counsel may be designated by

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notice in writing to all parties.

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2.11 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association,
or other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
2.12 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a
party to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action

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and have appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law

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firm which has appeared on behalf of that party, including support staff. In

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addition, all Parties acknowledge that Ellie Hourizadeh of McDermott, Will &

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Emery shall be considered as additional Outside Counsel of Record for Apartment

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Hunters for purposes of this Protective Order. Additional Outside Counsel of

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Record may be designated by notice in writing to all parties.

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2.13 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,

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

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support staffs).

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

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2.15 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation

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support services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or

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demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium)

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and their employees and subcontractors.

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2.16 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is

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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” or “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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2.17 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery

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Material from a Producing Party.

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3. 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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To the extent either party wishes to use any Protected Material in a hearing

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or at trial, the parties shall meet and confer on appropriate procedures to protect

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that Information during the proceeding, consistent with the sealing requirements of

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the Court.

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4. 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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5. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL

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5.1

Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order. Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized

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designations are prohibited. Designations that are shown to be clearly unjustified

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or that have been made for an improper purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber

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the case development process or to impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on

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other parties) may expose the Designating Party to sanctions.

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

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designated for protection do not qualify for the level of protection initially asserted,

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that Designating Party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing

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the mistaken designation.

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5.2

Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in

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

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

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

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produced.

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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:
(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic

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

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

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

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(collectively referred to as a “Designation Legend”), to each page that contains

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Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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inspection shall be deemed “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the

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

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which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order.

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Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix

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the Designation Legend to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a

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

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

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appropriate markings in the margins).

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(b) for testimony given in depositions or in other pretrial or trial

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proceedings, any Party or the deponent (as a Designating Party) may identify on

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the record (before the close of the deposition, hearing, or other proceeding) all

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protected testimony and specify the level of protection being asserted.

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Alternatively, when any Party, Deponent, or Designating Party has a good faith

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belief that portions of the testimony contain Protected Material, it may invoke on

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the record (before the close of the deposition, hearing, or other proceeding) a right

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to treat the transcript as either “CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” for up to thirty (30) days after receipt of a final

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transcript of the deposition, hearing, or other proceeding. At or before the

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conclusion of the thirty (30) days, the Party or Designating Party must identify

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which specific portions of the testimony shall continue to be designated as

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

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by notifying the court reporter and all Parties, in writing, of the specific pages and

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lines of the transcript and recording that should be so designated.

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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 shall

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

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been designated as Protected Material and the level of protection being asserted by

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the Designating Party. The Designating Party shall inform the court reporter of

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these requirements. Any transcript that is prepared before the expiration of a thirty

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(30) day period for designation shall be treated during that period as if it had been

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designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS' EYES

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

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the transcript shall be treated only as actually designated.

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Outside Counsel of Record for a party or a nonparty witness shall have the

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right to exclude from depositions any person who is not authorized to receive

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY”

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information pursuant to this Protective Order, but such right of exclusion shall be

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applicable only during periods of examination or testimony during which

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY”

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information is being used or discussed.

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(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary

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

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

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stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY.” If only a portion or portions of the information warrants

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protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the

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protected portion(s).

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Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent

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

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

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

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Designation at any time that is consistent with the Court’s Scheduling Order (for

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the purposes of this section the challenger shall be referred to as the “Challenging

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Party”). A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of a designation

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of Protected Material at the time such designation is made, and a failure to do so

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shall not preclude a subsequent challenge to the designation.

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6.2

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 designation, all parties shall continue to afford

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the material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the

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Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the challenge.

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7. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is

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

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

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

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

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

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below (FINAL DISPOSITION).

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

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

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authorized under this Order.

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Nothing in this Order will bar Counsel from rendering advice to their clients

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with respect to this litigation and, in the course thereof, relying upon any

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Confidential Information designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — OUTSIDE

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ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY,” provided that the contents of the Confidential

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Information must not be disclosed to those not authorized by 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, a

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Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated

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“CONFIDENTIAL” only to:

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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action and their
respective staff;
(b) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom

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

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

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(c) the Receiving Party, if a natural person;

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(d) if the Receiving Party is an entity, such officers or employees (including

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without limitation House Counsel and their staff) of the Receiving Party who are

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actively involved in the prosecution or defense of this case who, prior to any

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disclosure of Protected Material to such person, have been designated in writing by

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notice to all counsel and have signed Exhibit A to this agreement (Exhibit A to be

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maintained by the attorney designating such person), as well as staff of such

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individuals who have been designated in writing by notice to all counsel and have

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signed Exhibit A to this agreement.

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(e) the Court and its personnel;

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(f) court reporters and their staff, and any other tribunal or dispute resolution

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officer duly appointed or assigned in connection with this litigation;

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(g) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have

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

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(h) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;

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(i) during their depositions, witnesses and attorneys for witnesses, in the

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Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary and who have signed form

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attached as Exhibit 1 hereto. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits

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to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be separately bound by the court

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reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this

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Stipulated Protective Order;

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(j) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

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mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions; and

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(k) the claims adjuster and his/her staff for Defendants’ insurance carrier.

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7.3

Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

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Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing

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by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item

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designated “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only to:

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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action and their
respective staff;
(b) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom

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

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

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(c) if the Receiving Party is an entity, House Counsel (and their staff) of the

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Receiving Party who are designated in Paragraph 2.9 above or who are actively

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involved in the prosecution or defense of this case, and who, prior to any disclosure

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of Protected Material to such person, have been designated in writing by notice to all

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counsel and have signed Exhibit A to this agreement (Exhibit A to be maintained by

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the attorney designating such person).

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(d) the Court and its personnel;

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(e) court reporters and their staff, and any other tribunal or dispute resolution

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officer duly appointed or assigned in connection with this litigation;

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(f) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have

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

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

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Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary and who have signed form

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attached as Exhibit 1 hereto. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits

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to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be separately bound by the court

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reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this

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Stipulated Protective Order;

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(i) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

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mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions; and

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(j) the claims adjuster and his/her staff for Defendants’ insurance carrier.

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Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by

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

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disclose any information or item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only to:

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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action and their
respective staff;
(b) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom

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

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

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(c) the Court and its personnel;

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(d) court reporters and their staff, and any other tribunal or dispute resolution

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officer duly appointed or assigned in connection with this litigation;

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(e) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional

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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have

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

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(f) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
(g) during their depositions, witnesses and attorneys for witnesses, in the

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Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary and who have signed form

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attached as Exhibit 1 hereto. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits

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to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be separately bound by the court

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reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this

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Stipulated Protective Order;

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(h) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,

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mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions; and

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(i) the claims adjuster and his/her staff for Defendants’ insurance carrier.

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7.5

The parties specifically contemplate and hereby agree that during

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discovery either Plaintiffs or Defendants may request of the other permission to

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share particular documents or categories of documents designated

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“CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — OUTSIDE ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” with a

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specified person or persons (including without limitation House Counsel) who

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would not otherwise be eligible to see such documents, pursuant to Sections 7.2,

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7.3, and 7.4, above. Such person or persons shall have been provided with a copy

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of this Order and have signed a document agreeing to be bound by it. In any such

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request, the party making such request will specifically identify the documents or

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categories of documents to be shared and will specifically identify the particular

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person or persons for whom access to the documents is sought. The Party receiving

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such request shall consider the request in good faith. If the Party receiving such

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request declines to give the requested consent, it will provide the Party making

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such request with a reasoned basis for doing so. If the Parties cannot come to an

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agreement, either Party may seek relief from the Court.

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7.6

Every person given access to Protected Material shall be advised that

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the information is being disclosed or communicated pursuant and subject to the

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terms of this Protective Order and may not be used, disclosed, or communicated

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other than pursuant to the terms hereof.

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7.7

Retention of Copies During this Litigation. Copies of Protected

Material shall be maintained only in the offices of:

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(a) Outside Counsel of Record for the Receiving Party;

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(b) House Counsel for the Receiving Party and their staff, to the extent

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supplied to House Counsel pursuant to Sections 7.2(d) and 7.3(c), above; and
(c) Experts and their staff, to the extent supplied to Experts pursuant to

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Sections, 7.2(b), 7.3(b), and 7.4(b), above.
Copies of documents and exhibits containing Protected Material may be

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prepared by independent copy services, printers, or illustrators for the purpose of

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this litigation.

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7.8

Consent to Disclosure and Use in Examination. Nothing in this Order

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shall prevent disclosure beyond the terms of this Order if the Designating Party

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consents to such disclosure or if the Court, after notice to all affected parties and

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nonparties, orders such disclosure. Nor shall anything in this Order prevent any

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counsel of record from utilizing Protected Material (1) in the examination or cross-

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examination of any person who is indicated on the document as being an author,

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source, or recipient of the Protected Material or who has personal knowledge of, or

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was an authorized or intended recipient of, the Protected Material, irrespective of

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which party produced such information, or (2) in connection with interviewing or

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preparing such a person to give testimony. A witness who is shown documents or

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information containing Protected Material but who is not otherwise authorized to

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have access to copies of documents or testimony containing Protected Material

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shall not retain or copy portions of the transcripts of their depositions or testimony

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or any documents that contain Protected Material except to the extent necessary for

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the witness to review, make any changes, and sign the deposition transcript

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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(e).

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The Parties’ Use of Its Own Protected Material. This Order shall have

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no effect upon, and shall not apply to, the parties’ use or disclosure of their own

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Protected Material for any purpose.

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7.10 Manner of Use in Court Filings. In the event a party wishes to use any

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Protected Material in affidavits, declarations, briefs, memoranda of law, or other

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papers filed in this litigation, the party shall do one of the following: (1) with the

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consent of the producing party, file only a redacted copy of the information; (2)

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where appropriate (e.g., in connection with discovery and evidentiary motions)

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provide the information solely for in camera review; or (3) file such information

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under seal with the Court consistent with the sealing requirements of the Court, as

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set forth in Section 12.3, below.

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7.11 Manner of Use in Hearing or at Trial. To the extent either party

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wishes to use any Protected Material in a hearing or at trial, the parties shall confer

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on appropriate procedures to protect that Information during the proceeding,

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consistent with the sealing requirements of the Court, as set forth in Section 12.3,

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below.

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8. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED
IN OTHER LITIGATION
If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation
that compels disclosure of any Protected Material, that Party must:
(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall
include a copy of the subpoena or court order;

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

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issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena

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or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include a copy

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of this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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

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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 permission. The Designating Party shall

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

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Material and nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or

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encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful directive from

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PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION.
(a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a Non-

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Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – OUTSIDE

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” Such information produced by Non-Parties in

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connection with this litigation is protected by the remedies and relief provided by

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this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be construed as prohibiting a Non-

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Party from seeking additional protections.

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(b) 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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(1) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party

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

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agreement with a Non-Party;

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(2) promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated

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

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specific description of the information requested; and

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(3) make the information requested available for inspection by the
Non-Party, if requested.
(c) If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within 14

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days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party

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may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery

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request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall

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not produce any information in its possession or control that is subject to the

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confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the court.

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Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party shall bear the burden and

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expense of seeking protection in this court of its Protected Material.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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PROTECTED MATERIAL

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The parties must identify a large volume of documents and other materials to

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be retrieved, collected, reviewed and made available for review and copying by the

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opposing party. The Court recognizes that it would unduly delay the proceedings

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in this case for each party to postpone document production in order to conduct a

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thorough review of all the potentially responsive records and materials in order to

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identify which are attorney-client privileged, protected from disclosure by the

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attorney work-product doctrine, or are otherwise immune from discovery. In order

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to preserve the rights of all parties and to permit the matter to proceed in

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accordance with the rules and schedule prescribed by the Court, pursuant to

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Federal Rule of Evidence 502, the Court hereby orders:

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deems privileged or subject to work product protection and to assert the privilege

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or protection if appropriate.

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11.2 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d), if information subject to

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a claim of attorney-client privilege or work product protection or otherwise

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immune from discovery is inadvertently or mistakenly disclosed or produced by

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the Producing Party in this litigation, after the Producing Party took reasonable

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steps to prevent disclosure (hereinafter referred to as “inadvertently disclosed

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information”), such disclosure or production shall in no way constitute a waiver or

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forfeiture of, or estoppel as to, any claim of privilege or work product protection or

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immunity for such information and its subject matter.

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11.3 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), any inadvertent

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disclosure of the type described in Section 11.2 also does not waive any attorney-

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client privilege, attorney work product protection, or other immunity for such

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inadvertently disclosed information in any other federal or state proceeding,

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whether or not involving the parties to this agreement.

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11.4 In the event that a Receiving Party discovers that a Producing Party

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has produced inadvertently disclosed information that bears indicia of privilege

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(either attorney-client or work product), it shall promptly so notify the Producing

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Party through its undersigned counsel.

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to review or receive inadvertently disclosed information constitutes a waiver of any

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right, privilege or other protection that the Producing Party had or may have had.

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In thereafter seeking production of the inadvertently disclosed information, the

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Receiving Party shall not assert waiver or estoppel as a ground for such

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production. Nor shall the Producing Party use the inadvertently disclosed

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information as a basis for arguing for the Receiving Party’s disqualification.

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inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of attorney-client privilege,

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attorney work product, or other protection, the obligations of the Receiving Parties

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are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B).

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12.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any
person to seek its modification by the Court in the future.
12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this

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

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disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in

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

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

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Order.

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

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Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material

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may only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the

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specific Protected Material at issue. If a Party's request to file Protected Material

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under seal is denied by the court, then the Receiving Party may file the information

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in the public record unless otherwise instructed by the court.

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12.4 Duty to Ensure Compliance. Any party designating any person or

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entity as a Receiving Party shall have the duty to reasonably ensure that such

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person or entity observes the terms of this Protective Order and shall be

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responsible upon breach of such duty for the failure of such person or entity to

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observe the terms of this Protective Order.

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12.5 Modification and Exceptions. The parties may, by stipulation,

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provide for exceptions to this Order and any party may seek an order of this Court

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modifying this Protective Order.

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13.FINAL DISPOSITION

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

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60 days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party must

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return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As

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used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts,

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compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the

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

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Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if

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not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day deadline that

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

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returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any

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copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or

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

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

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

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

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work product, even if such materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival

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copies that contain or constitute Protected Material remain subject to this

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Protective Order as set forth in Section 4, above, (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, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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May 12, 2016
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/S/
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Kelly L. Perigoe (Cal. Bar No. 268872)
CALDWELL LESLIE & PROCTOR, PC
725 South Figueroa Street, 31st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017-5525
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY LLP
Nicholas J. Boyle (admitted pro hac vice)
David K. Baumgarten (admitted pro hac
vice)
Eric J. Hamilton (Cal. Bar No. 296283)
725 Twelfth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
[phone] (phone)
[phone] (facsimile)

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Attorneys for CoStar Realty
Information, Inc., and Apartments, LLC

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May 11, 2016
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Lincoln D. Bandlow (SBN 170449)
[e-mail]
Margo J. Arnold (SBN 27288)
[e-mail]
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP
1800 Century Park East, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90067-1506
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 310.556.9828

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Attorneys for Apartment Hunters, Inc.,
Kevin Shayan, and Steven Shayan

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The Court has reviewed the parties' Proposed Stipulated Protective Order. For
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DATED:________________
May 16, 2016

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Hon. Karen E. Scott

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United States Magistrate Judge

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EXHIBIT A

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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

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_________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury

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that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that

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was issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California

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on [date] in the case of CoStar Realty Information, Inc., et al. v. Apartment

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Hunters, Inc, et al., Case No. 8:15-cv-02111-JLS-KES (C.D. Cal.). I agree to

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comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order

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and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to

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sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will

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not disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated

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Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the

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provisions of this Order.

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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District

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

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

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after termination of this action. I hereby appoint __________________________

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[print or type full name] of _______________________________________ [print

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or type full address and telephone number] as my California agent for service of

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process in connection with this action or any proceedings related to enforcement of

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this Stipulated Protective Order.

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Date: ______________________________________

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City and State where sworn and signed: _________________________________

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Printed name: _______________________________

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Signature: __________________________________

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