MCI Communications Services, Inc. et al v. Security Paving Company, Inc.
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 33 , signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 6/20/2016. (Hall, S)
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Robert D. Shoecraft, SBN 96217
rshoecraft@sbcivillaw.com
SHOECRAFT BURTON, LLP
1230 Columbia Street, Suite 1140
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone (619) 794-2280
Facsimile (619) 794-2278
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James J. Proszek
jproszek@hallestill.com
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE,
GOLDEN & NELSON, PC
320 South Boston Avenue, Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74103-3706
Telephone (918) 594-0400
Facsimile (918) 594-0505
Rayma Church, SBN 154897
rchurch@lawemerson.com
Ryan D. Libke, SBN 193742
rlibke@lawemerson.com
EMERSON ∙ CHURCH
2520 West Shaw Lane, Suite 102
Fresno, CA 93711-2765
Telephone (559) 432-7641
Facsimile (559) 432-7639
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES,
INC. and MCIMETRO ACCESS
TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC,
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Plaintiffs,
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Case No. 1:15-CV-01940-LJO-JLT
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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SECURITY PAVING COMPANY, INC.,
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Defendant.
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Plaintiffs MCI Communications Services, Inc. and MCIMetro Access Transmission
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Services LLC (collectively “MCI”) and Defendant Security Paving Company, Inc. (“Security”)
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(collectively “the Parties”) hereby stipulate to this order protecting the confidentiality of certain
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proprietary business and financial information or documents relating to the subject matter of this
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action as follows:
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MCI possesses certain confidential and proprietary information and/or documents
relating to the direct and root causes of the damage to MCI’s underground telecommunications
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cable and/or networks that gives rise to this action, the duration of the disruption to MCI’s
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network, the range and types of services affected, the scope and gravity of the impact across all
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platforms and geographic areas, specific equipment failures, the specific network elements
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impacted, remedial measures and/or best practices applied, and/or an appraisal of the
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effectiveness of those best practices which, in the course of discovery, may need to be disclosed
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or produced.
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The Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) and the Department of
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Homeland Security (the “DHS”) have concluded that such information could be used by hostile
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parties to attack MCI’s telecommunications network that is a vital part of the Nation’s critical
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information infrastructure and that the disclosure of such information to the public could present
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an unacceptable risk of more effective terrorist activity. See In the Matter of New Part 4 of the
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Commission’s Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications, FCC 04-188, ET Docket
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No. 04-35, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Released Aug. 19,
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2004) at ¶¶ 3,10-12, 40 (hereinafter the “FCC Order”).
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3.
In the course of discovery it may also be necessary for MCI to disclose or produce
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certain confidential or proprietary information, and/or documents containing confidential or
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proprietary information, regarding the identities of specific customers affected by the damage to
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the cable and the types of, amounts of, and durations, those customers’ services were impacted.
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The FCC has concluded that, given the highly competitive nature of the
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telecommunications industry and the use MCI’s competitors could make of such information, the
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disclosure of such information creates a presumptive likelihood of substantial competitive harm.
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See FCC Order at ¶¶ 42-45.
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produce:
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In the course of discovery it may be necessary for both Parties to disclose or
confidential or proprietary information and/or documents containing confidential
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or proprietary information concerning the Parties’ business practices and finances, including, but
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not limited to corporate business and financial records; or
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other confidential or proprietary information and/or documents containing
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confidential or proprietary information, the release of which could cause significant harm to
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Parties.
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In light of these circumstances, good cause exists for the entry of the Protective
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Order to ensure that such information or documents are not disclosed to third parties or used for
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any purpose other than this litigation. The Court is authorized to enter a Protective Order
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pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1)(G).
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For purposes of this Order, “proprietary or confidential information or documents”
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means any material, information, document (including writings, drawings, graphs, charts,
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photographs, phone records, transcript of oral testimony or recorded statement, and other data
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compilations from which information can be obtained) or its contents, or tangible things
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designated by any Party as confidential or proprietary because it contains information:
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Relating to the direct and root causes of the damage to MCI’s underground
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telecommunications cable and/or networks that gives rise to this action, the duration of the
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disruption to MCI’s network, the range and types of services affected, the scope and gravity of
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the impact across all platforms and geographic areas, specific equipment failures, the specific
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network elements impacted, remedial measures and/or best practices applied, and/or an appraisal
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of the effectiveness of those best practices;
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Regarding the identities of specific customers affected by the damage to the cable
and the types of, amounts of, and durations, those customers’ services were impacted.
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The Parties’ confidential and proprietary business practices and finances,
including, but not limited to corporate business and financial records.
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Other confidential and proprietary information, the release of which could cause
significant harm to the Parties.
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This Order shall govern the use of confidential or proprietary information or documents
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disclosed to or produced by any Party to any other Party in this litigation voluntarily, in discovery
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(including depositions), under court order or subpoena, or otherwise.
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For purposes of this Order, confidential or proprietary information or documents
shall be so designated by the following:
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The notation “CONFIDENTIAL” on the face of the document,
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Written correspondence from the providing Party to the receiving Party regarding
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the designation,
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Oral notice of the designation on the record during a deposition or other recorded
proceeding, or
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Any other written or recorded method that is reasonably designed to notify the
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receiving Party that the information or document has been designated confidential or proprietary
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or that should reasonably have been understood by the receiving Party as designating the
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information or documents as confidential or proprietary because of the legends or other markings,
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the circumstances of the disclosure, or the nature of the information or documents themselves.
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All confidential or proprietary information or documents provided by any Party to
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any other Party shall be used only for the purposes of this litigation and for no other purpose
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whatsoever. Confidential or proprietary information or documents shall not be disclosed to any
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other person except as provided in this Order.
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A Party that receives information or documents designated as confidential shall not
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disclose them or their contents to or discuss them or their contents with anyone except for the
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purposes of this litigation only to the following persons:
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The receiving Party’s counsel and their legal staff (e.g., paralegals and clerical or
other support staff).
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Employees or agents of the receiving Party only when necessary for the receiving
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Party or its witnesses, employees, or agents to prepare for depositions, hearings, or trial; respond
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to discovery requests; prepare papers to be filed with the Court; or otherwise directly assist the
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receiving Party’s counsel in this litigation.
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c.
Consultants and expert witnesses employed or retained by or on behalf of the
receiving Party to assist the receiving Party or its counsel in this litigation.
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Representatives of an insurer of the receiving Party to assist the receiving Party or
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its counsel in this litigation, including the evaluation of the case and participation in any
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settlement negotiations or discussions or alternative dispute resolution procedures.
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The Court, subject to the providing Party’s right to object to such disclosure.
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Each person designated in paragraph 4(b)-(d) above to whom confidential or
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proprietary information or documents are provided or otherwise disclosed shall agree in writing to
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be bound by the terms of this Order before being provided the information or documents. Each
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such person shall sign a written agreement in the form attached as Exhibit “A.” Counsel for the
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receiving Party shall maintain a file of written agreements executed by all such persons. The file
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of written agreements shall not be available to opposing Parties or their counsel during the
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litigation except upon a showing of good cause made upon application to the Court. Upon
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termination of this litigation, whether by judgment, settlement or otherwise, those written
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agreements shall be made available to the providing Party or its counsel on request.
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If a Party files a pleading, motion, transcript, or other paper with the Court that
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references any confidential or proprietary information or documents or their contents, the Party
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shall follow the procedures set forth in LR 141 for filing documents, or portions thereof, under
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seal.
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No confidential or proprietary information or documents disclosed or produced
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pursuant to this Order may be reproduced, except as necessary or required in litigation for
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depositions, motion practice, trial preparation, exhibits or trial.
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Whenever a Party takes a deposition in which another Party’s proprietary or
confidential information or documents may be or is disclosed:
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The deposition shall be subject to the provisions of this Order on the designation
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of the Party whose witness is deposed. Such designation shall be made on the record whenever
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possible; and
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A Party may designate portions of a deposition transcript as containing
confidential or proprietary information or documents after transcription if the providing Party
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promptly notifies all other Parties of the designation in writing and the transcript or its contents
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have not already been disseminated beyond the class of persons designated in paragraph 4 of this
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Order.
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A Party may waive the protections of this Order by so stating in a signed and dated
writing.
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If the Parties disagree regarding whether material has been designated properly as
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confidential or proprietary information or documents under this Order, on written request by the
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Party opposing the designation, the providing Party promptly will state, in writing, the basis for
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its claim that the material contains confidential or proprietary information or documents. If the
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disagreement cannot be resolved between counsel, the Party opposing the designation may refer
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the issue to the Court for a determination. The burden of demonstrating that the material is
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confidential or proprietary information or documents shall be on the providing Party. The
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material shall be treated as confidential or proprietary information or documents until the Court
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rules on the issue.
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Within 90 days after termination of this litigation, each Party subject to this Order
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shall return to the providing Party all material subject to this Order, including all photocopies.
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This paragraph does not apply to copies that contain markings that constitute attorney work
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product of the receiving Party’s counsel. The receiving Party and its counsel, however, must
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destroy such copies on termination of this litigation. Counsel for a receiving Party must certify
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compliance with this paragraph and deliver the certification to counsel for the providing Party.
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After a Party has returned or destroyed all material subject to this Order, the Party is relieved of
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any further obligations under this Order. This litigation is not deemed terminated until a
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settlement agreement is executed by all Parties or a full and final non-appealable judgment has
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been entered by the Court.
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A Party’s production or disclosure of confidential or proprietary information or
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documents pursuant to this Order shall not be deemed a waiver of confidentiality or other
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privileges.
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No act or omission by any Party and nothing stated in this Order shall be
interpreted as a waiver of any claim, defense, or objection by any Party.
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Notwithstanding the terms of this Order, each Party shall have the right to object to
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any discovery or to apply to the Court at any time for an order granting additional protective or
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other relief with respect to any confidential, proprietary, or privileged material.
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This Order does not require any Party to produce any documents or information
that are not otherwise subject to discovery.
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In addition to any other legal or equitable remedy that may be available, the rights
and obligations set forth in this Order may be enforced by injunction.
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Nothing in this Order shall prevent any of the Parties from using or disclosing their
own documents.
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Neither the terms of this Order, nor any action taken in compliance with it, shall
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(a) operate as an admission by any of the Parties that any document or information is, or is not,
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confidential or proprietary, (b) prejudice the right of any Party to seek a Court determination of
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whether any document or information should be subject to the terms of this Order, or (c) operate
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as an admission by any Party that any document or information is, or is not, admissible in
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evidence at the trial of this action. Any Party may request that the Court modify or otherwise
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grant relief from any provision of this Order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
June 20, 2016
/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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AGREED AS TO FORM AND SUBSTANCE:
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/s/ James J. Proszek______________________
/s/ Rayma Church
Robert D. Shoecraft, SBN 96217
rshoecraft@sbcivillaw.com
SHOECRAFT BURTON, LLP
1230 Columbia Street, Suite 1140
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone (619) 794-2280
Facsimile (619) 794-2278
and
James J. Proszek, Pro Hac Vice
jproszek@hallesitll.com
Rayma Church, SBN 154897
rchurch@lawemerson.com
Ryan D. Libke, SBN 193742
rlibke@lawemerson.com
EMERSON ∙ CHURCH
2520 West Shaw Lane, Suite 102
Fresno, CA 93711-2765
Telephone (559) 432-7641
Facsimile (559) 432-7639
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ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
HALL, ESTILL, HARDWICK, GABLE,
GOLDEN & NELSON, P.C.
320 South Boston Avenue, Suite 200
Tulsa, OK 74103-3706
Telephone: (918) 594-0400
Facsimile: (918) 594-0505
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ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS
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EXHIBIT A
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AFFIDAVIT
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STATE OF
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Before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared _______________ who,
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after being duly sworn, deposes and says:
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That affiant is a resident of _______________ and is an employee of
_______________, with business offices at _______________.
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That affiant is aware that there is presently pending in the United States District
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Court for the Eastern District of California, a civil action styled MCI Communications Services,
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Inc. and MCIMetro Access Transmission Services LLC v. Security Company, Inc., Case No.
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1:15-CV-01940-LJO-JLT.
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That affiant is aware that on _______________ the Court entered a Protective
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Order in the above referenced civil action (“Protective Order”), which restricts access to and use
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of certain confidential information as defined in that Order.
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That affiant has read and understands the Protective Order and agrees to be bound
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by all of its terms and conditions. Affiant further understands that a violation of any of the terms
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of the Protective Order may be considered an act in contempt of court and may be punishable as
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such.
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That upon the final determination of this action, whether by judgment, settlement
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or otherwise, affiant will, at the request of the counsel of record who provided him with such
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information, return to that counsel of record all documents and things containing confidential
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information, and all copies, summaries and abstracts thereof, that have been delivered to him by
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such counsel of record, as well as all copies, summaries and abstracts thereof made after such
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delivery to him.
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FURTHER, AFFIANT SAYETH NOT.
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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ____ day of ______________, 20__.
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Notary Public
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