Power Analytics Corporation v. Operation Technology, Inc. et al

Filing 287

PROTECTIVE ORDER After Hearing by Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm: GRANTED. (see document for further details) (klg)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

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POWER ANALYTICS

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Plaintiff,
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Case No. 8:16-cv-01955-JAK (FFMx)
PROTECTIVE ORDER AFTER
HEARING

OPERATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.,

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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.,
Defendants.

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Having reviewed the submissions of the parties, the Court enters the
following protective order to cover discovery in these proceedings:

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To expedite the flow of discovery material, to facilitate the prompt
resolution of disputes regarding the over-designated confidentiality of discovery
materials, to adequately protect information the parties are entitled to keep
confidential, to ensure that only materials the parties are entitled to keep

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confidential are subject to such treatment, and to ensure that the parties are

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permitted reasonably necessary uses of such materials in preparation for and in the

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conduct of trial, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c), it is hereby ORDERED THAT

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INFORMATION SUBJECT TO THIS ORDER

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For purposes of this Protective Order (“Order”), “CONFIDENTIAL”

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information shall mean all non-public information, material, documents, or

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electronically stored information that is produced for or disclosed, either through

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the formal discovery process, with a pleading or motion, or informally in this

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litigation; that has been disclosed to a party that requests or receives Protected

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Material (a “Receiving Party”); and the party that possesses, owns, or otherwise

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controls the Protected Material requested by the Receiving Party (a “Producing

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Party”), including any party to this action and any non-party producing

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information or material voluntarily or pursuant to a subpoena or a court order,

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considers the information to constitute or to contain non-public business, financial,

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technical, operations, development, commercial, or other non-public information,

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whether embodied in physical objects, documents, or the factual knowledge of

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persons, the disclosure of which could reasonably result in detriment to the

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Producing Party or person; and which has been so designated by the Producing

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Party.

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For purposes of this Order, “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE

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COUNSEL ONLY” information shall mean CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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that constitutes or contains (a) commercially sensitive marketing, financial, sales,

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research and development, or technical data or information; (b) commercially

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sensitive competitive information, including, without limitation, information

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obtained from a non-party pursuant to a current Nondisclosure Agreement

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(“NDA”); (c) information or data relating to future products not yet commercially

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released and/or strategic plans; (d) commercial agreements, settlement agreements,

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or settlement communications, the disclosure of which is likely to cause harm to

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the competitive position of the Producing Party; (e) trade secrets, pricing

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information, sales or marketing forecasts or plans, business plans, sales or

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marketing strategy, product development information, engineering documents,
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testing documents, employee information, customer lists, and other non-public

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information of similar competitive and business sensitivity; and (f) information

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that is likely to cause economic harm or significant competitive disadvantage to

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the Producing Party if disclosed. In determining whether information should be

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designated as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY, each

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party agrees to use such designation only when necessary pursuant to the terms

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herein.
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For purposes of this Order, “Protected Material” shall encompass any

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documents or information designated as CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY, or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-

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OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE CODE pursuant to this Order.
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The following information is not Protected Material:
a.

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any information that at the time of disclosure to a Receiving

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Party is already lawfully in the public domain through no fault

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of the Receiving Party;
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any information that after disclosure to a Receiving Party

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lawfully becomes part of the public domain as a result of

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publication not involving a violation of this Order;
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any information that a Receiving Party can show was received

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by it, whether before or after the disclosure, from a source who

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obtained the information lawfully and was under no obligation

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of confidentiality to the Producing Party; or
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any information that a Receiving Party can show was

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independently developed by it or by personnel who have not

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had access to the Producing Party’s Protected Material.

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DESIGNATION OF INFORMATION AS CONFIDENTIAL, OR HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY

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The Producing Party’s designation of information as

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CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY

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means that the Producing Party believes in good faith, upon reasonable inquiry,

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that the information qualifies as such.

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Any document, electronically stored information, or tangible thing

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containing or including any CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-

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OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY information may be designated as such by the

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Producing Party by placing the appropriate designation on every page of the

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written material prior to production. For digital files being produced in native

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format, the Producing Party shall mark each viewable page or image with the

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appropriate designation when possible, and the Producing Party shall mark the

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medium, container, and/or communication in which the digital files are produced.

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For electronic documents produced in native form which cannot be marked with

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the appropriate designation, the Producing Party shall embed the confidentiality

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designation in the metadata, document title, or production load file, and shall mark

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the medium, container, and/or communication in which the digital files were

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contained. No electronic file, folder or disk will be designated in its entirety as

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CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY

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based on only some of the documents therein being entitled to such a designation.

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In the case of interrogatory answers and the information contained

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therein, designation shall be made by marking the first page and all subsequent

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pages containing the Protected Material with the appropriate confidentiality

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designation.

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The original and all copies of any deposition transcript and video

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record shall be marked CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-

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OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY by the reporter, and shall thereafter be treated in
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accordance with the terms of this Order, if an attorney states on the record at the

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deposition that the information is CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY or by advising the opposing

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party and the stenographer and videographer in writing, within fourteen days after

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the deposition and before the transcript has been distributed by the stenographer

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and videographer, that the information is CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY. In the event the transcript

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and/or video record has been distributed within the 14-day period, the parties will

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mark the original and copies of the transcript and record in their possession as

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designated. Deposition transcripts, in their entirety, and any video record shall be

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treated by default as CONFIDENTIAL until the expiration of the time to make a

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confidentiality designation or the making of a confidentiality designation,

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whichever occurs first.

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All Protected Material not reduced to documentary, tangible or

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physical form or that cannot be designated as set forth in Paragraphs 6-8, shall be

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designated by informing the Receiving Party of the designation in writing. To the

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extent the Receiving Party subsequently generates copies of this information,

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whether electronic or hard-copy, it shall mark such copies with the appropriate

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confidentiality designations.

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When documents are produced in electronic form, the Producing

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Party shall include a confidentiality designation on the medium containing the

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documents. If a Receiving Party uses a hard-copy of a native format document,

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the Receiving Party shall mark each such page of such document with the

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applicable confidentiality designation.

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A Producing Party’s failure to designate a document, thing, or

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testimony as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE

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COUNSEL ONLY does not constitute forfeiture of a claim of confidentiality as to

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any document, thing, or testimony. The Producing Party may immediately, upon
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discovery, inform the Receiving Party of the CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY nature of the disclosed

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information, and the Receiving Party shall treat the disclosed information as

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CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY

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information upon receipt of written notice from the Producing Party. The

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Receiving Party shall not be held liable to the Producing Party for having

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previously disclosed such re-designated information, but shall be obligated to

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undertake reasonable efforts to retrieve any previously disclosed, re-designated

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information.
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A Producing Party who has designated information as

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CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY

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may withdraw the designation by written notification to all receiving parties who

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received a copy of the designated information.

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PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO REVIEW CONFIDENTIAL

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INFORMATION
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Protected Material designated CONFIDENTIAL and information

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contained therein shall be available only to the Producing Party and to the

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following persons, except upon receipt of the prior written consent of the

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Producing Party, or upon order by the Court:
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Outside litigation counsel of record and supporting personnel

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employed by the law firm(s) of outside litigation counsel of

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record, such as attorneys, paralegals, legal translators, legal

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secretaries, legal clerks, shorthand reporters or others assisting

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litigation counsel of record, including any independent data

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processing, production and review vendors to whom it is

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reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this

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litigation;

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b.

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Outside consultants, as defined in Paragraph16, subject to the

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provisions of Paragraphs 17-21, and who have signed and

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provided the form attached hereto as Attachment A.;
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The Court, its personnel and stenographic reporters (under seal
or with other suitable precautions determined by the Court);

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Subject to Paragraph 21, independent legal translators retained

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to translate in connection with this action; independent

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stenographic reporters and videographers retained to record and

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transcribe testimony in connection with this action; graphics,

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translation, or design services retained by counsel for purposes

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of preparing demonstrative or other exhibits for deposition,

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trial, or other court proceedings in the actions; persons or

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entities that provide litigation support services such as

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photocopying, preparing exhibits or demonstrations,

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organizing, storing, retrieving data in any form or medium;
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Any mediator who is assigned by the Court or by mutual

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agreement of the parties to hear this matter, and his or her staff,

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subject to their agreement to maintain confidentiality to the

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same degree as required by this Protective Order;
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An author, signatory, prior recipient, or the original source of

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the Protected Material. Such person shall be given access only

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to the specific document or information therein, such as during

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a deposition in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 27;
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Subject to Paragraph 21, jury consultants or trial consultants

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retained by or on behalf of a party to assist outside counsel for

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any party in connection with this litigation, together with

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technicians, assistants, or mock jurors who are (1) supervised

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by such consultants and (2) subject to a written obligation of

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confidentiality; and
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Up to two in-house counsel employed by a party, who are

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members of at least one state bar in good standing (or a foreign

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equivalent thereof), and up to two technical or business

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personnel, to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for

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purposes of this litigation. Each in-house counsel and technical

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or business personnel must execute the form attached hereto as

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Attachment A.

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PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO REVIEW HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-

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OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY INFORMATION
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Protected Material Designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-

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OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY” and information contained therein shall be

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available only to the persons or entities listed in Paragraph 13(a)-(g).
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Prosecution Bar. Absent written consent from the Producing

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Party, any individual who receives access to HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE

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CODE information shall not be involved in the prosecution of

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patents or patent applications related to software used in the

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operation of electric power distribution systems and historian

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software (software that collects operational and processing data

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from devices attached to an electric power distribution system

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and stores this information in a time series database historian)

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relating to such systems including, without limitation, the

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patents asserted in this action and any patent or application

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claiming priority to or otherwise related to the patents asserted

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in this action, before any foreign or domestic agency, including

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the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Exception. The foregoing prosecution bar does not

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apply as to product information that has been provided to

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customers or prospective customers or to information

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that is or has been publicly available even if such

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information has been designated as HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY.

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However, the exception does not apply to information

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designated as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE

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COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE CODE or extend to

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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL

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ONLY information that has not been provided to

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customers or prospective customers and is not and has

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never been publicly available.
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Prosecution. For purposes of this paragraph, “prosecution”

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includes directly or indirectly drafting, amending, advising, or

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otherwise affecting the scope or maintenance of patent claims,

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including in the original prosecution, and any inter partes

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review. Prosecution does not include representing a party

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challenging a patent before a domestic or foreign agency

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(including, for example, an inter parties review). This

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Prosecution Bar shall begin when access to HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY or HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE

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CODE information is first received by the affected individual

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and shall end one (1) year after final termination of this action.

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OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS
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Protected Materials, and such copies as are reasonably necessary for

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maintaining, defending or evaluating this litigation, may be furnished and

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disclosed to outside consultants retained for purposes of this litigation.

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The term “outside consultant” shall mean any outside person (who is

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not a current or former employee of the retaining party) and include their

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engineering, technical, accounting, financial or other support personnel, including,

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but not limited to, a proposed expert witness or consultant with whom counsel

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may deem it necessary to consult concerning technical, financial, or other aspects

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of this case.

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A Receiving Party desiring to disclose Protected Materials to a

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technical outside consultant, shall first give written notice to the Producing Party

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that it desires to disclose such information to such person(s), and thereafter the

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Producing Party shall have three (3) business days after such notice is given to

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object in writing. The party desiring to disclose the Protected Material to a

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technical outside consultant shall provide to the Producing Party the curriculum

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vitae of each technical outside consultant, a signed copy of the Agreement found

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in Attachment A from each technical outside consultant, and shall also include the

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following information about each technical outside consultant in the written

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notice:

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Current employer;

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Business address and employer’s address if not the same;

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Business title;

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Business or profession;

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Any previous or current relationship (personal, profession, or
the employer’s) with any of the parties; and

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For the preceding four years, a listing of the cases in which the
individual has testified (at trial or deposition), all companies for
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which the individual has worked or provided any consulting

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services, either directly or through a consulting firm, and all

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companies by which the individual has been employed.

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A Receiving Party desiring to disclose Protected Materials to a

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financial outside consultant, shall first give written notice to the Producing Party

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that it desires to disclose such information to such person(s), and thereafter the

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Producing Party shall have three (3) business days after such notice is given to

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object in writing. The party desiring to disclose the Protected Material to a

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financial outside consultant shall provide to the Producing Party the curriculum

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vitae of each lead financial outside consultant, a signed copy of the Agreement

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found in Attachment A from each lead financial outside consultant, and shall also

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include the following information about each lead financial outside consultant in

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the written notice:

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Current employer;

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Business address and employer’s address if not the same;

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Business title;

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Business or profession;

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Any previous or current relationship (personal, profession, or
the employer’s) with any of the parties; and

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For the preceding four years, a listing of the cases in which the

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individual has testified (at trial or deposition), all companies for

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which the individual has worked or provided any consulting

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services, either directly or through a consulting firm, and all

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companies by which the individual has been employed.

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No Protected Material shall be disclosed to any such outside

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consultant until after the expiration of the foregoing notice period unless written

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consent to such disclosure is provided by the Producing Party prior to the

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expiration of the foregoing notice period.
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If, however, during the notice period the Producing Party serves an

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objection upon the Receiving Party desiring to disclose Protected Material to the

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outside consultant, and identifies in particular the nature of the Protected Material

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that it objects to disclosure and the reasons for the objection, there shall be no

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disclosure of the Protected Material so identified as the subject of objection to

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such outside consultant pending resolution of the objection. The Producing Party

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objecting to disclosure of Protected Material to the outside consultant shall provide

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an explanation of the basis of its objection, and consent to the disclosure of

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Protected Material to the outside consultant shall not be unreasonably withheld. If

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a Producing Party objects to the disclosure of Protected Material to an outside

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consultant, the Receiving Party shall then have three (3) business days after such

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objection is served to respond to the objection. The Producing Party shall then

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have three (3) business days after such response is served to file an objection with

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the Court and seek a protective order to prevent the disclosure of Protected

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Material to the proposed outside consultant or other appropriate relief, if the

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parties cannot come to an agreement. The Producing Party shall bear the burden

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of establishing that the objectionable outside consultant should not have access to

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the Producing Party’s Protected Material. No Protected Material shall be provided

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to the proposed outside consultant until after resolution of the objection either by

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the parties or by the Court. If the Producing Party fails to file an objection with

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the Court within the prescribed period, then any objection to the outside consultant

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is waived, and any Protected Material may be thereafter disclosed to such outside

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consultant. No document designated by a Producing Party as Protected Material

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information shall be disclosed by a Receiving Party to an outside consultant until

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after the applicable outside consultant has signed the Confidentiality Agreement

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appended hereto as Attachment A. Such agreement shall be retained by counsel

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for the Receiving Party.

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A Receiving Party desiring to disclose Protected Materials to an

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outside consultant shall first require such financial outside consultant to execute

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the Agreement found in Attachment A. Such executed agreement shall be retained

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by counsel for the Receiving Party.

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Only the parties to this litigation may invoke the notice provisions in

Paragraphs 17-20 regarding outside consultants.
CHALLENGES TO CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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The parties will use reasonable care when designating documents or

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information as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE

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COUNSEL ONLY information. Nothing in this Order shall prevent a Receiving

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Party from contending that any documents or information designated as

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CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY, or

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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE CODE

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information have been improperly designated. A Receiving Party may at any time

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request that the Producing Party cancel or modify the confidentiality designation

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with respect to any document or information contained therein.

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A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of any

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CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY, or

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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE CODE

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designation at the time it receives the Protected Material, and a failure to do so

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shall not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto. Such a challenge shall be

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written, shall be served on counsel for the Producing Party, and shall particularly

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identify the documents or information that the Receiving Party contends was

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improperly designated. The parties shall use their best efforts to promptly and

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informally resolve such disputes. If agreement cannot be reached, the Receiving

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Party may request that the Court revoke or modify a CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY, or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-

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OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE CODE designation. Any such request
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must fully comply with Local Rule 37. The party or parties producing the

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designated documents shall have the burden of establishing that the disputed

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documents are entitled to confidential treatment. Until such a dispute is resolved,

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either by the parties or by direction of the Court, the Receiving Party shall

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continue to treat the information at issue consistent with its current confidentiality

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designation under this Order. A party’s failure to contest a designation of

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information as CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE

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COUNSEL ONLY, or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL

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ONLY-SOURCE CODE is not an admission that the information was properly

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designated as such.

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LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Any Protected Material obtained by any Receiving Party from any

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Producing Party in this litigation or other person shall be used only for purposes of

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this litigation and any appeals therefrom, and may not be used for any other

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purpose, such as use in other litigation or for any business purpose.
26.

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Protected Material shall be held in confidence by each person to

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whom it is disclosed. Such information shall not be disclosed to any person who

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is not entitled to receive such information as herein provided. All Protected

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Material shall be carefully maintained so as to preclude access by persons who are

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not entitled to receive such information. However, nothing in this Order shall

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prevent any court reporter, videographer, mediator or their employees, or the

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Court, any employee of the Court or any juror from reviewing any evidence in this

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case for the purpose of these proceedings. Further, nothing in this Order shall

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impact the admissibility of any document or other evidence at any hearing or at

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trial.
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Except as may be otherwise ordered by the Court, any person may be

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examined as a witness at depositions and trial and may testify concerning any

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Protected Material of which such person has prior knowledge. Without in any

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way limiting the generality of the foregoing:

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a.

A present director, officer, and/or employee of a Producing

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Party may be examined and may testify concerning all

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Protected Material which has been produced by that party;

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b.

A former director, officer, agent and/or employee of a

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Producing Party may be interviewed and examined, and may

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testify concerning any Protected Material that refers to matters

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which the interviewer, examiner or questioner believes are

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within the personal knowledge of the witness, which has been

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produced by that party, and which pertains to the period or

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periods of his or her employment or other involvement with the

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party; and

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c.

Non-parties may be examined or testify concerning any

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Protected Material of a Producing Party which appears on its

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face or from other documents or testimony to have been

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received from or communicated to the non-party as a result of

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any contact or relationship with the Producing Party, or a

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representative of such Producing Party. Any person other than

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the witness, his or her attorney(s), and any person qualified to

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receive Protected Material under this Order shall be excluded

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from the portion of the examination concerning such

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information, unless the Producing Party fails to object to

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persons other than qualified recipients being present at the

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examination. If the witness is represented by an attorney who

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is not qualified under this Order to receive such information,

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then prior to the portion of the examination relating to such

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information, the attorney shall be requested to provide a signed
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Confidentiality Agreement, in the form of Attachment A hereto

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In the event that such attorney declines to sign such a

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Confidentiality Agreement, prior to the examination, the

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parties, by their attorneys, shall jointly seek a protective order

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from the Court prohibiting such attorney from disclosing such

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Protected Material.

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All transcripts of depositions, exhibits, answers to interrogatories,

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pleadings, briefs, and other documents submitted to the Court which include

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Protected Material or which contain information so designated, shall be submitted

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for filing under seal pursuant to the provisions of Local Rule 79.

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29.

Nothing in this Order shall prohibit the transmission or

communication of Protected Material between or among qualified recipients:

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by hand-delivery;

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in sealed envelopes or containers via the mails or an established
freight, delivery, or messenger service; or

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c.

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by telephone, telegraph, facsimile, email or other electronic

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transmission system, where, under the circumstances, there is

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no reasonable likelihood that the transmission will be

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intercepted or misused by any person who is not a qualified

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recipient.

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PRODUCTION OF SOURCE CODE
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All source code produced in this litigation (“Designated Code”) shall

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be subject to the same restrictions as information designated as HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY provided that the producing

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party designates such code HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL

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ONLY-SOURCE CODE. Only the code itself shall be so marked. Descriptions or

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summaries of the Designated Code shall not be marked as HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE CODE. The
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following additional restrictions shall apply to Designated Code. Designated Code

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shall not include any machine readable code such as executable program files

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which shall not be governed by these provisions regarding the production of

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source code.

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Any Designated Code made available for inspection in discovery

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shall be made available in a format allowing it to be reasonably reviewed and

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searched, during normal business hours or at other mutually agreeable times, at an

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office of the Producing Party’s counsel or another mutually agreed upon location.

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The Designated Code shall be made available for inspection on a secured

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computer in a secured room without Internet access or network access to other

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computers (“Source Code Computer”), and the Receiving Party shall not copy,

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remove, or otherwise transfer any portion of the Designated Code onto any

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recordable media or recordable device. The Producing Party may visually monitor

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the activities of the Receiving Party’s representatives during any source code

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review, but only to ensure that there is no unauthorized recording, copying, or

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transmission of the Designated Code. The Producing Party may not view any

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notes or writings prepared by the Receiving Party’s representative.

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All persons viewing source code shall sign and print their names and

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the date of the inspection in an inspection log on each day they view the

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Designated Code. The inspection log will be maintained by the Producing Party,

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and shall be provided to the Receiving Party upon request.

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The Producing Party shall provide a manifest of the contents of the

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Source Code Computer. This manifest shall be supplied in both printed and

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electronic form and shall list the name, version histories, and location (i.e.,

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filename and filepath) of every source code file on the Source Code Computer.

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The Source Code Computer shall include software utilities,

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designated and provided to the Producing Party for installation on the Source

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Code Computer by the Receiving Party, which allow the Receiving Party’s
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representative to view, search, and analyze the source code (“source code review

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utilities”). At a minimum, the source code review utilities must provide the

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ability to (a) view, search, and line-number any source code file (i.e., text editors

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such as notepad++ and sublime text), (b) search for a given pattern of text through

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a number of files, (c) compare two files and display their differences, (d) compute

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the MD5 checksum of a file, (e) and any other reasonable requests by the

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Reviewing Party. To the extent the Receiving Party seeks to use a specific source

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code review utility that the Producing Party does not have, then the Receiving

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Party must provide that source code review utility to the Producing Party.

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The Receiving Party may request paper copies of limited portions of

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the Designated Code that are reasonably necessary for the preparation of court

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filings, pleadings, expert reports, or other papers, or for deposition or trial, but

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shall not request paper copies for the purpose of reviewing the Designated Code

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other than electronically as set forth in Paragraph 34 in the first instance. The

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Producing Party shall provide all requested Designated Code in paper form,

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including bates numbers and the label HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE

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COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE CODE. The Producing Party may challenge the

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amount of Designated Code requested in hard copy form. If, after meeting and

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conferring, the Producing Party and the Receiving Party cannot resolve the

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objection, the Parties shall file a joint motion within three (3) business days after

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the completion of the meet and confer process, and the Parties will request

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expedited consideration of the motion.

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The Receiving Party shall maintain a record of any individual who

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has inspected any portion of the Designated Code in paper form. The Receiving

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Party shall maintain all paper copies of any printed portions of the Designated

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Code in a secured, locked area. The Receiving Party shall only make additional

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paper copies if such additional copies are (1) necessary to prepare court filings,

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pleadings, or other papers (including a testifying expert's expert report), (2)
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necessary for deposition, or (3) otherwise necessary for the preparation of its case.

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The Receiving Party shall not convert any of the information contained in the

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paper copies into any electronic format other than for the preparation of a

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pleading, exhibit, expert report, discovery document, deposition transcript, or

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other Court document. Any paper copies used during a deposition shall be

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retrieved by the Producing Party at the end of each day and must not be given to or

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left with a court reporter or any other unauthorized individual.
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on behalf of itself and anyone working with and/or at the direction of counsel or

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the Party that all copies, electronic or paper, of or containing Designated Code

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have been returned to the Producing Party, or destroyed or erased in a manner that

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prevents any forensic recovery of the Designated Code, with the exception of

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portions of Designated Code that were included in filed or served pleadings or

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their exhibits, or as exhibits to depositions, or admitted into evidence. Other than

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as set forth in this subparagraph, counsel may not retain any copies of Designated

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Code.

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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN

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If a Receiving Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued

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

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in this Action as “CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE

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COUNSEL ONLY-SOURCE CODE.” that Party must:

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(a) promptly notify in writing the Producing Party. Such

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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

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subpoena or order to issue in the other litigation that some or all

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of the material covered by the subpoena or order is subject to

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this Protective Order. Such notification shall include a copy of
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to be pursued by the Producing Party whose Protected Material

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If the Producing Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party

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served with the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information

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designated in this action as “CONFIDENTIAL” before a determination by the

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

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Producing Party’s permission. The Producing Party shall bear the burden and

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

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in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving

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

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NONPARTY USE OF THIS PROTECTIVE ORDER
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A nonparty producing information or material voluntarily or pursuant

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to a subpoena or a court order may designate such material or information in the

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same manner and shall receive the same level of protection under this Order as any

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party to this lawsuit, provided that such nonparty complies with the provisions of

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this Order.

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A nonparty’s use of this Order to protect its Protected Material does

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not entitle that nonparty access to any Protected Material produced by any party in

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this case.

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RETURN OR DESTRUCTION OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Within sixty (60) days after this action is terminated, either by the

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entry of a final, non-appealable judgment or order, the complete settlement of all

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claims asserted against all parties in this action, or by other means, each party

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shall, at its option, either return to the Producing Party or destroy all Protected

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Materials which were received from the Producing Party. After ninety (90) days

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have passed since the termination of this action, a Producing Party may write to
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any Receiving Party and request confirmation that any Protected Material

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produced by the Producing Party and identified as Protected Material not

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previously returned to the Producing Party have been destroyed. Notwithstanding

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the foregoing, counsel shall be entitled to maintain copies of all notes, memoranda,

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and other work product materials, as well as pleadings, motions and trial briefs

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(including all supporting and opposing papers and exhibits thereto), written

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discovery requests and responses (and exhibits thereto), deposition transcripts (and

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exhibits thereto), trial transcripts, and exhibits offered or introduced into evidence

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at trial. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph, counsel is not required

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to delete information that may reside on their electronic disaster recovery systems

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which are over-written in the normal course of business. However, counsel agree

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that no Protected Material shall be purposefully retrieved from the electronic

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disaster recovery systems after the conclusion of the above-captioned matter.

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NON-WAIVER OF PRIVILEGE
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Production of documents (including physical objects) for inspection,

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or production of copies of documents, shall not constitute a waiver of the attorney-

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client privilege or work product immunity or any other applicable privilege or

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immunity from discovery if, after the Producing Party becomes aware of any

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inadvertent or unintentional disclosure, the Producing Party designates any such

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documents as within the attorney-client privilege or work product immunity or any

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other applicable privilege or immunity and requests destruction or return of such

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documents to the Producing Party identifying the documents(s), the asserted

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privilege or protection, and the grounds therefor (hereinafter “claw-back”). Upon

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request by the Producing Party, the Receiving Party shall immediately destroy or

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return all copies of such inadvertently produced document(s), regardless of

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whether the Receiving Party agrees with the designation of the documents as

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protected by the applicable privilege or immunity without making any further use

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of such documents(s), and shall immediately destroy any notes or other writings
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that summarize, reflect or discuss the privileged or protected content of such

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document(s). The Producing Party shall thereafter put any document designated in

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this manner onto its privilege log. Nothing herein shall prevent the Receiving

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Party from challenging the propriety of the attorney-client privilege or work

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product immunity or other applicable privilege or immunity designation by

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submitting a written challenge to the Court. However, the Receiving Party may

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not use the production of the document(s) in question to support the challenge,

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except as evidence that such production was not inadvertent or unintentional, or to

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show that the production was not otherwise entitled to the above claw-back

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provision.

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DISCOVERY RULES REMAIN UNCHANGED
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Nothing herein shall alter or change in any way the discovery

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provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of the District

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Court, or the Court’s Scheduling Order. Identification of any individual pursuant

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to this Order does not make that individual available for deposition or any other

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form of discovery outside of the restrictions and procedures of the Federal Rules

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of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules, or the Court’s Scheduling Order. Nothing in

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this Order shall be construed to require a party to produce or disclose information

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not otherwise required to be produced under the applicable rules or orders of this

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Court.
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Any party is free to use its own Protected Material for any purpose,

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and no use by the Producing Party shall affect or otherwise act as a waiver with

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respect to the confidential status of that information.

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Any of the notice requirements herein may be waived, in whole or in

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part, but only by a writing signed by (or email sent by) the attorney of record for

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the party against whom such waiver will be effective.

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Entering into, producing and/or receiving Protected Material or

otherwise complying with the terms of this Order shall not:
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Operate as an admission by any party that any Protected

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Material contains or reflects (or does not contain or reflect)

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trade secrets or any other type of confidential or proprietary

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information entitled to protection under any applicable laws;
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Prejudice in any way the rights of any party to object to the

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production of documents, electronically stored information and

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things it considers not subject to discovery, or operate as an

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admission by any party that the restrictions and procedures set

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forth herein constitute adequate protection for any particular

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information deemed by any party to be Protected Material;
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Prejudice in any way the rights of any party to object to the

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authenticity or admissibility into evidence of any document,

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testimony or the evidence subject to this Order;
d.

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Prejudice in any way the rights of any party to seek a

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determination by the Court whether any discovery material or

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Protected Material should be subject to the terms of this Order;
e.

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Prejudice in any way the rights of any party to petition the

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Court for a further protective order related to any purportedly

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Protected Material;
f.

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Prejudice in any way the rights of any party to petition the

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Court for permission to disclose or use particular Protected

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Material more broadly than would otherwise be permitted by

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the terms of this Order; or
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provisions or protections provided for herein with respect to

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any particular discovery material designated as Protected

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By entering this Order and limiting the disclosure of information in

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this case, the Court does not intend to preclude another court from finding that

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information may be relevant and subject to disclosure in another case. Any person

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or party subject to this Order who becomes subject to a motion, or any obligation

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through court order, subpoena, or otherwise to disclose another party’s Protected

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Material shall promptly notify the Producing Party of the order or request for the

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disclosure so that the Producing Party may have an opportunity to contest the

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order or request for the disclosure and be heard on whether that information should

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be disclosed.
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In the event that any Protected Material is disclosed to any person or

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entity that is not, or would not be, permitted to access the Protected Material under

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this Order, then the disclosing party must immediately upon discovery of such

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disclosure notify the relevant Producing Party or parties in writing of the

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disclosure. The disclosing party shall take all reasonable steps to retrieve the

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disclosed information from any person or entity that is not, or would not be,

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permitted to access the information under this Order, including requesting the

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return of all copies of the disclosed information. Such efforts by the disclosing

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party shall not affect the right of the Producing Party to seek redress against the

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disclosing party for such improper disclosure.
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Material obtained by any Party or its counsel prior to entry of this Order by the

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This Order’s obligations regarding Protected Material survive the

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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: June 21, 2017
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/S/FREDERICK F. MUMM
FREDERICK F. MUMM
United States Magistrate Judge

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ATTACHMENT A

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

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POWER ANALYTICS
CORPORATION,

Case No. 8:16-cv-01955-JAK (FFMx)

Plaintiff,

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v.

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OPERATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.,
d/b/a ETAP, OSISOFT LLC, and
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SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.,
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Defendants.

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I, ___________________________ state as follows:

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I reside at

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My present employer is ______________________________________. My

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present occupation or job description is _______________________________.

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I have read the Stipulated Protective Order (“Order”) in its entirety and
understand the confidentiality restrictions regarding Protected Materials that are

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exchanged in the matter styled Power Analytics Corp. v. Operation Technology,

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Inc. et al., Case No. 8:16-cv-01955-JAK-FFM (C.D. Cal.). I agree to comply with

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and be bound by the terms of the Order. I solemnly promise that I will not divulge

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CONFIDENTIAL,

HIGHLY

CONFIDENTIAL-OUTSIDE

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ONLY, or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL–OUTSIDE COUNSEL ONLY–SOURCE

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COUNSEL

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CODE information (“Protected Materials”) to persons other than those specifically
authorized by the Order. I understand and acknowledge that failure to comply with
the Order could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt.
At the termination of this action, I will return or destroy, as directed, any
Protected Material I received and any notes or other documents reflecting any such
materials.
I further agree to submit myself to the authority and jurisdiction of the
United States District Court for the District of Delaware in the event of any

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violation of this agreement or dispute related to the Order that concerns my actions.

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I state under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of

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America that the foregoing is true and correct.

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Executed on this ___ day of ______________, 201_.
City and State where sworn and signed:

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Printed Name: ________________________________

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Signature: ____________________________________

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