Warthemann v. Lowe's Home Centers, LLC, et al

Filing 26

PROTECTIVE ORDER re 25 signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 10/4/2019. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRANK WARTHEMANN
Plaintiff(s),

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Case No.: 1:19-cv-00730-LJO-BAM
(Stanislaus County Superior Court Case
No. CV-19-002059)

v.

LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC and
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Defendant(s).

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The Court having read the parties’ Joint Motion for Entry of a Protective
Order in this matter, finding no objection and good cause appearing,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this motion is GRANTED, and the
following protective order is entered:
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All Confidential Documents shall be designated as “Confidential” by

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the producing party and shall be revealed only to the parties, a settlement officer,

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counsel of record in this case, paralegals, law clerks and secretarial employees under

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counsel’s direct supervision, and such persons as are employed by counsel to act as

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experts in this action. Information and documentation considered “Confidential” are

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subject to protection under the Local Rules of the U.S. District Court – Eastern

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District of California, Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and other

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provisions of Federal law.

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Counsel for both parties shall use all Confidential Documents solely for

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the purposes of preparation for and trial of this action. Under no circumstances shall

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information or materials covered by this Protective Order be disclosed to anyone

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other than counsel of record in this action, paralegals, law clerks, secretarial

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employees under counsel’s direct supervision, such persons employed to act as

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experts in this action, and the court and its personnel. At the conclusion of the

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proceedings in this action, all documents and information subject to this Protective

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Order, including any copies or extracts or summaries thereof, or documents

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containing information taken therefrom, shall be returned to counsel for the

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producing party or destroyed. Counsel for the receiving party must also submit to

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the producing party a written certification that identifies all the confidential material

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that was returned or destroyed and affirms that neither the party nor their counsel has

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retained any confidential material.

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3.

Prior to disclosure of any documents designated as “Confidential” to

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paralegals, law clerks, or secretarial employees, counsel for the receiving party shall

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require such employees to read this Protective Order and agree to be bound by its

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terms.

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If counsel for the receiving party determines that for purposes of this

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action, documents or information produced by the producing party and designated as

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“Confidential” must be revealed to a person employed to act as an expert in this

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action, then counsel may reveal the designated documents or information to such

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person, after first complying with the following:

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(a)

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Counsel shall have the expert read this Order and shall explain the
contents thereof to such expert.

(b)

Counsel shall require such expert to sign a copy of this protective order

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that states: “I have read and understood the terms of this protective

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order. I further agree to be bound by its terms.” Nothing in this

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paragraph shall be deemed to enlarge the right to conduct discovery of

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any experts, except solely with respect to the ability of such expert to

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protect Confidential information and documents from re-disclosure.

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The recipient of any Confidential information that is provided pursuant

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to this Order shall maintain such information in a secure and safe area and shall

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exercise due and proper care with respect to its storage, custody and use.

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Inadvertent failure to designate documents or information as

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“Confidential” at the time of production or disclosure shall not constitute a waiver of

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any party’s right to later designate them “Confidential.” Once a belated designation

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has been made, the relevant documents shall be treated as Confidential in accordance

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with this Protective Order.
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The Court’s Order is subject to revocation and modification by Order of

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the Court upon written stipulation of the parties, or upon motion and reasonable

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notice, including opportunity for hearing and presentation of evidence.

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This Order does not apply to the Court and court personnel, who are

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subject only to the Court’s internal procedures regarding the handling of material

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filed or lodged, including material filed or lodged under seal.

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Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of

the trial judge. This Order does not govern the use of Protected Material at trial.
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If counsel for either party plans to file a motion or other document with

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the court that will include any of the Confidential Documents as exhibits or

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attachments, said counsel must first notify the producing party’s counsel in writing at

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least 21 days before filing said motion or other document with the court so the

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producing party’s counsel has the ability to move to seal the Confidential Documents

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under applicable law and rules.

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Nothing shall be filed under seal, and the Court shall not be required to

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take any action, without separate prior order by the Judge before whom the hearing

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or proceeding will take place, after application by the affected party with appropriate

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notice to opposing counsel. The parties shall follow and abide by applicable law,

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including Civ. L.R. 141, with respect to filing documents under seal.
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The Court may modify the protective order in the interests of justice or

for public policy reasons.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

October 4, 2019

/s/ Barbara

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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