Korte v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

Filing 22

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE AND CLAWBACK ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 9/18/12. (Matson, R)

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MAUREEN E. MCCLAIN, Bar No. 062050
Email: [e-mail]
CONSTANCE E. NORTON, Bar No. 146365
Email: [e-mail]
JOHN C. POST, Bar No. 233236
Email: [e-mail]
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
Telephone:
415.433.1940
Facsimile:
415.399.8490
Attorneys for Defendant
DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.

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ROBERT P. BIEGLER, Bar No.
Email: [e-mail]
THE BIEGLER LAW FIRM
725 University Ave
Sacramento, CA 95825
Telephone:
916.927.3971
Facsimile:
916.927.7869
Attorney for Plaintiff
EUGENE KORTE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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EUGENE KORTE,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.,

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Defendant.

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE AND
FRE 502(d) & (e) CLAWBACK ORDER

Complaint Filed:

December 8, 2011

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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Plaintiff Eugene Korte (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
(“Defendant”), by their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

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WHEREAS, the parties to this proceeding anticipate that during the course of the

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above-captioned litigation, the parties will produce or provide documents and information (including

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electronic data), which one or more parties contend contain trade secrets or other sensitive, private,

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confidential or proprietary information;

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WHEREAS, the parties to this proceeding wish to protect the confidentiality of such

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documents and information and to ensure that the parties can obtain and pursue discovery with the

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minimum of delay and expense;

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WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to stipulate to protect certain privileged and

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otherwise protected documents, data (including electronically stored information), and other

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information, including without limitation, metadata (collectively, “document” or “documents”),

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against claims of waiver and inadvertent production in the event they are produced during the course

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of this litigation whether pursuant to a Court Order, a parties’ discovery request or informal

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production.

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WHEREAS, the parties wish to comply with discovery deadlines and complete

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discovery as expeditiously as possible, while preserving and without waiving any evidentiary

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protections or privileges applicable to the information contained in the documents produced,

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including as against third parties and other Federal and State proceedings, and in addition to their

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agreement, need the additional protections of a Court Order under FRE 502(d) and (e) to do so.

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WHEREAS, this Stipulation is designed to foreclose any argument the disclosure of

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documents subject to a legally recognized claim of privilege, including without limitation the

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attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, or other applicable privilege, by the Producing

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Party was not inadvertent, that the Producing Party did not take reasonable steps to prevent the

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disclosure of privileged documents, that the Producing Party did not take reasonable or timely steps

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to rectify such disclosure and/or acts as a waiver of applicable privileges or protections associated

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with such documents.

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THEREFORE, the parties seek the entry of an Order, pursuant to Federal Rule of

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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Civil Procedure 26(c), governing the disclosure of documents and information therein pertaining to

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“Confidential Information” or “Counsel Only” information on the terms set forth herein, as well as

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an Order, pursuant to FRE 502, governing the return of inadvertently produced documents and data

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and affording them the protections of FRE 502(d) and (e), on the terms set forth herein.

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IT IS HEREBY AGREED, STIPULATED AND ORDERED THAT:

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In connection with discovery and other proceedings in this action, the parties

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may designate any document, thing, material, testimony or other information derived therefrom, as

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“Confidential Information” under the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order (“Order”). Neither

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party shall designate any discovery material as “Confidential Information” without first making a

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determination that the information is properly subject to protection under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) and

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that such protection is warranted in good faith. “Confidential Information” shall not be disclosed

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except as provided for herein.

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“Confidential Information” includes:

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(a)

Information that any party reasonably believes has not lawfully been made

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public and which concerns or relates to the personnel information, processes, objectives, strategies,

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plans, advertising, methodologies, procedures, operations, type of work, products, services, sales,

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purchases, transfers, identification of customers, customer information, bank and payroll related

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agreements, policies, marketing plans, vendor information, profit margins, product quantities and

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costs amount or source of income, costs, profits, losses, financial information, business forecasts, or

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expenditures of any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other organization or organizational

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structure, if the disclosure of such information has the effect of causing harm or potential harm to the

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competitive position or privacy rights of the person, firm, partnership, corporation, or to the

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organization from which the information was obtained or of third parties, including but not limited to

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persons transacting business with any of the parties to this action.

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(b)

The personnel records of current or former employees or applicants of

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Defendant, Defendant’s parent company and affiliates, or non-parties acquired by or otherwise

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associated with Defendant; and,

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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(c)

Any sensitive or private personal information, such as social security

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numbers, driver’s license numbers, home or business addresses, home or business phone numbers

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for any individual, financial or tax information, and medical information.

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Documents that are confidential under this Order shall be so designated by

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writing, typing, stamping or otherwise affixing the legend “Confidential Information” (and such

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other and further legend as may reasonably be included to specify such confidentiality) on copies of

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the document. Stamping the legend “Confidential Information” on the cover of any multi-page

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document (or on the cover of a disk containing electronic data) shall designate all pages of the

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document as confidential, and all data contained on a disk as confidential, unless otherwise indicated

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by the producing party. Confidential documents (including deposition transcripts) also may be so

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designated after production by written communication and reproduction with a “Confidential

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Information” legend for purposes of substitution of the original documentation, and all parties shall

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use their best efforts to ensure that no prior disclosure shall be used or re-disclosed contrary to the

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terms of this Order.

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The inadvertent or unintentional disclosure of “Confidential Information”

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shall not be deemed a waiver in whole or in part of a party’s claim of confidentiality. Any such

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inadvertently or unintentionally disclosed “Confidential Information” shall be designated as

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“Confidential Information” as soon as reasonably possible after the producing party becomes aware

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of the inadvertent or unintentional disclosure and the producing party shall provide counsel for the

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other parties with a duplicate copy bearing the legend “Confidential Information,” whereupon the

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unmarked copies will be returned or destroyed.

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Portions of transcripts of depositions, in which any “Confidential

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Information” is quoted, paraphrased, discussed, or referred to, or in which the subject matter covered

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by any “Confidential Information” is discussed or referred to, shall be subject to the same

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confidential treatment as provided herein for the underlying “Confidential Information” and shall be

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designated as confidential. Requests for such confidential treatment may be made at the deposition

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or at the latest within twenty (20) calendar days after receipt of a transcript thereof. All transcripts

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of depositions shall be treated as Confidential for at least that 20-day period.

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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Recognizing the legitimate confidentiality needs of the parties, all discovery

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shall be used only by the parties to this action for purposes of resolution of the claims asserted in this

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action, any trial and appeal of this action, and enforcement of any award or judgment thereon.

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Information designated as “Confidential Information” under this Order, and any summaries, copies

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(including electronic copies), abstracts, or other documents derived in whole or in part from

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information, designated as Confidential, shall be used only by the parties to this action; for the

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purpose of the prosecution, defense, or settlement of the claims asserted in this action, any trial and

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appeal of this action and the enforcement of any award or judgment based on such claims, and for no

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other purpose.

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“Confidential Information” produced pursuant to this Order may be disclosed

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or made available only to counsel for a party (including the paralegal, clerical, and secretarial staff

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employed by such counsel), to a trier of fact or law in any forum in which the claims asserted in this

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action may be adjudicated or enforced and the administrators of that forum, and to “Qualified

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Persons.” A Qualified Person is a person who falls into one of the categories set forth below:

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(a)

A party, or a current or former officer, director, or employee of a party

deemed necessary by counsel to aid in the prosecution, defense or settlement of this action;
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Experts or consultants (together with their staff) retained by such counsel to

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assist in the prosecution, defense or settlement of this action provided; however, that prior to

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disclosure of any “Confidential Information” to an expert or consultant, the party that wishes to

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make the disclosure shall affirm that the expert or consultant has not previously been retained by the

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non-disclosing party or a competitor of the non-disclosing party. (A competitor shall be defined as

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any discount variety retailer.) If the expert or consultant has been so retained, the parties shall meet

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and confer with each other and, if necessary, submit the issue to the Court prior to the disclosure to

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the expert or consultant of any “Confidential Information;”

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(c)

Witnesses testifying at deposition or at any hearing in this matter either during

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their testimony or in preparation therefore; however, if a witness refuses to sign the Nondisclosure

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Agreement, the parties shall meet and confer with each other and, if necessary, submit the issue to

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the Court prior to the disclosure to the witness of any “Confidential Information;”

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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or judgment rendered against any party in this proceeding; and

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Any person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce any award

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Any other person ordered by the Court or as to whom all parties in writing

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Any person or entity to whom “Confidential Information” is disclosed

agree.

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pursuant to Subparagraphs 7 (a)-(e), above, shall, prior to receiving such Confidential Information,

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be provided with a copy of this Order and shall execute a Nondisclosure Agreement in the form set

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forth in Attachment A hereto, such forms to be maintained by counsel for the party sharing

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“Confidential Information” and undertaking to have such forms executed.

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On the request of any party, any person who is not a Qualified Person shall be

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excluded from any deposition during the period in which “Confidential Information” is used,

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referred to or discussed.

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The parties may further designate certain discovery material, testimony, or

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other information of an extraordinarily private, highly confidential, or propriety nature as

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“CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION -- COUNSEL ONLY” (hereinafter “Counsel Only” Material

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in the manner described above. Such designation shall not be used routinely or to gain advantage in

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this litigation, but rather shall be used only in exceptional cases where the protections afforded by

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the “Confidential” classifications are insufficient. “Counsel Only” Material, and the information

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contained therein, shall be disclosed only to counsel for the parties (including the paralegal, clerical,

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and secretarial staff employed by such counsel) and to experts who execute Attachment A.

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“Counsel Only” Material may not be disclosed to opposing counsel’s clients pursuant to Professional

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Rules of Responsibility, Rule 3-700. If disclosure of “Counsel Only” Material is made pursuant to

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this paragraph, all other provisions in this Order with respect to confidentiality shall also apply.

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The restrictions set forth in this Order shall not:

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Apply to any discovery matter which a party can show was lawfully

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possessed, obtained, or developed by it other than through discovery in this action;
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Apply to any information which lawfully is or lawfully becomes public

knowledge in a manner that is not in violation of this Order;

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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(c)

or reflects “Confidential Information;”

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Prejudice in any way the right of any party or non-party to object on any basis

to the production of discovery matter it considers not subject to discovery;

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Operate as an admission by the recipient that any of the information contains

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Prejudice in any way the right of any party or non-party to seek a

determination from the Court as to whether particular information shall be produced;

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Prevent the parties from entering into a written agreement to alter or waive the

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provisions or protections provided herein, generally or with respect to any “Confidential

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Information;”

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Prejudice in any way the right of any party or non-party to seek such

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additional or other protection as that party may deem appropriate with regard to the confidentiality

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of the information;

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privileged or otherwise not subject to discovery;

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Be construed to require any party to produce information that it considers

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Be deemed a waiver of any objections a party otherwise would have to any

discovery request propounded in this action or a waiver of any third party’s claim to right of privacy.

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This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of any party at any time after

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information is designated “Confidential Information” to file a motion with the Court, upon not less

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than ten (10) calendar days’ notice to all parties: (i) to challenge the designation of any particular

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document or information as Confidential or whether its use should be restricted, provided such party

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has first made a good-faith attempt to resolve such question with the designating party; or (ii) seek a

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separate protective order as to any particular document or information, including restrictions

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differing from those as specified herein.1 The Order shall not be deemed to prejudice the parties in

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any way in any future application for modifications of this Order.

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The parties will mark any document that they believe should be filed under

seal as “Counsel Only” Material.

Defendant’s use of such designations shall only apply to

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Any such motion shall also comply with the notice requirements set forth in the Local Rules for the Eastern District of
California.

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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documents containing private, trade secret, business confidential, and proprietary information of the

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Defendant, the public disclosure of which would be detrimental to Defendant’s competitive interests

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or the privacy rights of its current and former employees. The designation of a document in a

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manner that warrants sealing shall be subject to a meet and confer requirement if objected to by the

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other party. The sealing requirements of Local Rule 141 will apply to any document so designated

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until and unless a Court orders that the documents are not subject to seal. Should Plaintiff desire to

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file any document so marked by Defendant (that is “Counsel-Only” Material), Defendant will

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prepare the “Notice of Request to Seal Documents,” a “Request to Seal Documents,” a proposed

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order, and all documents covered by the Request that are required by Local Rule 141(b). Plaintiff’s

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counsel shall provide the document(s) to be so submitted to Defendant’s counsel who will attend to

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submitting such documents in accordance with the provisions of Local Rule 141.

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The burden of establishing that any information designated as “Confidential

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Information” or “Counsel Only” Material meets the definitions set forth herein shall be on the party

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that seeks to uphold the designation. Any information or documents designated as “Confidential

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Information,” which are subject to sealing motion pursuant to Paragraph 13 shall be treated as

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“Confidential Information” in accordance with the terms of this Order until such time as the Court

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rules otherwise.

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All documents produced in this proceeding shall be used by the party to whom

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such documents are produced solely for purposes of the investigation and/or resolution of the claims

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arising in this action, any trial and appeal of this action, and the enforcement of any award thereon

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and for no other purpose.

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Pursuant to FRE 502(d) and (e), the parties agree to and the Court orders

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protection of privileged and otherwise protected documents and electronically stored information

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against claims of waiver (including as against third parties and in other federal and state

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proceedings) in the event they are produced during the course of this litigation, whether pursuant to a

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Court Order, a party’s discovery request, or informal production, as follows:

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(a)

The inadvertent production of documents by a Producing Party subject to a

legally recognized claim of privilege, including without limitation the attorney-client privilege, and

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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work-product doctrine, to a Receiving Party, shall in no way constitute the voluntary disclosure of

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such document, data or information.

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The inadvertent production of any document in this action shall not result in

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the waiver of any privilege, evidentiary protection, or other protection associated with such

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document as to the Receiving Party, or any third parties, and shall not result in any waiver, including

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subject matter waiver, of any kind.

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If, during the course of this litigation, a party determines that any document

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produced by another party is on its face subject to a legally recognizable privilege or evidentiary

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protection, the Receiving Party shall: (a) refrain from reading the document any more closely than is

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necessary to ascertain that it is privileged; (b) immediately notify the Producing Party in writing that

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it has discovered documents believed to be privileged or protected; (c) specifically identify the

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documents by Bates number range or hash value range, and, (d) where possible, return, sequester, or

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destroy all copies of such documents, along with any notes, abstracts or compilations of the content

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thereof, within five (5) days of discovery by the Receiving Party. Where such documents cannot be

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destroyed or separated it shall not be reviewed, disclosed, or otherwise used by the Receiving Party.

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Notwithstanding, the Receiving Party is under no obligation to search or review the Producing

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Party’s documents to identify potentially privileged or work product protected documents.

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(d)

If the Producing Party intends to assert a claim of privilege or other protection

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over documents identified by the Receiving Party, the Producing Party will, within five (5) business

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days of receiving the Receiving Party’s written notification, inform the Receiving Party of such

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intention in writing and shall provide the Receiving Party with a log for such document, data or

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information that is consistent with the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, setting

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forth the basis for the claim of privilege or other protection, and in the event, if any portion of the

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document does not contain privileged or protected information, the Producing Party shall also

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provide to the Receiving Party a redacted copy of the document that omits the information that the

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Producing Party believes is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection.

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(e)

If, during the course of this litigation, a party determines it has produced a

document protected from discovery by a legally recognized claim of privilege or other protection,

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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the Producing Party may notify the Receiving Party of such inadvertent production in writing, and

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demand the return of such documents. Such notice shall be in writing, however, it may be delivered

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orally on the record at a deposition, promptly followed up in writing. The Producing Party’s written

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notice will identify the document, data and/or information inadvertently produced by bates number

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range or hash value range, the privilege or protection claimed, and the basis for the assertion of the

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privilege and shall provide the Receiving Party with a log for such document that is consistent with

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the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, setting forth the basis for the claim of

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privilege or other protection, and in the event any portion of the document that does not contain

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privileged or protected information, the Producing Party shall also provide to the Receiving Party a

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redacted copy of the document that omits the information that the Producing Party believes is subject

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to a claim of privilege or other protection. After receiving such written notification, the Receiving

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Party must, within five (5) business days of receiving the written notification, return, sequester, or

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destroy the specified document and any copies, along with any notes, abstracts, or compilations of

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the content thereof.

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(f)

To the extent that an inadvertently produced document has been loaded into a

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litigation review database, the Producing Party can elect to either (i) have the document returned or

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destroyed via an extraction of the electronic copies from the database; or (ii) have the document

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disabled from further use or otherwise rendered inaccessible to the Receiving Party in the litigation

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review database. If the Producing Party selections option (i), it shall bear the costs of the return or

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destruction of such electronic copies.

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To the extent that the information contained in a document subject to a claim

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of privilege or other protection has already been used in or described in other documents generated

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or maintained by the Receiving Party, then the Receiving Party will sequester such documents until

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the claim has been resolved. If the Receiving Party disclosed the specified document before being

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notified of its inadvertent production, it must take reasonable steps to retrieve it. The Producing

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Party shall preserve the specified document until the claim is resolved.

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(h)

The Receiving Party’s return, sequestering, or destruction of such privileged

or protected documents as provided herein will not act as a waiver of the Requesting Party’s right to

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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move for the production of the returned, sequestered, or destroyed documents on the ground that the

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documents are not, in fact, subject to a viable claim of privilege or protection. However, the

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Receiving Party is prohibited and estopped from arguing that the production of the documents in this

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matter acts as a waiver of an applicable privilege or evidentiary protection, that the disclosure of the

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documents was not inadvertent, that the Producing Party did not take reasonable steps to prevent the

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disclosure of the privileged documents or that the producing party failed to take reasonable or timely

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steps to rectify the error pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B), or otherwise.

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(i)

Either party may submit the specified documents to the Court under seal for a

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determination of the claim of privilege or other protection and will provide the Court with the

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grounds for the asserted privilege or protection.2 The Receiving Party may not use the documents for

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any purpose absent this Court’s Order. Any party may request expedited treatment of any request

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for the Courts determination of the claim.

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(j)

Upon a determination by the Court that the specified documents are protected

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by the applicable privilege or evidentiary protection, and if the specified documents have been

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sequestered rather than returned or destroyed, the specified documents shall be returned or

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destroyed. The Court may also order the identification and/or review of documents that have been

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identified as being potentially subject to a legally recognized claim by search terms or other means.

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(k)

Nothing contained herein is intended to, or shall serve to limit a party’s right

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and obligation to conduct a review of documents for relevance, responsiveness, or the segregation of

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privileged and/or protected information.

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All “Confidential Information” or “Counsel-Only” information shall be

returned to the Producing Party as follows:

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(a)

Within thirty (30) calendar days of the conclusion of the Litigation by

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settlement, dismissal or entry of judgment, and subject to sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) below, all

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“Confidential Information” or “Counsel-Only” information, including any and all copies (including

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electronically-stored copies), abstracts, summaries, physical media by which data was transmitted,

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As noted in Paragraph 13, the parties shall only file documents under seal after complying with the procedures set forth
in Local Rule 141.

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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and readable reports or output from the physical media by which data was transmitted, shall be

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returned to the producing party. Counsel for each party shall additionally certify to counsel for the

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opposing party, in writing, that any and all such “Confidential Information” or “Counsel-Only”

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information, including any and all copies (including electronically-stored copies), abstracts,

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summaries, physical media by which data was transmitted, and readable reports or output from the

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physical media by which data was transmitted, or produced by the opposing party, has been returned.

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If “Confidential Information” or “Counsel-Only” information is furnished to

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outside experts or consultants pursuant to paragraph 7(b), the attorney for the party using such expert

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or consultant shall have the responsibility of ensuring, within thirty (30) calendar days of the

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termination of the litigation, that all such “Confidential Information” or “Counsel-Only” information

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including any and all copies (including electronically-stored copies), abstracts, summaries, physical

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media by which data was transmitted, and readable reports or output from the physical media by

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which data was transmitted, is returned to the producing party, and so certifying in writing as

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provided in sub-part (a) above.

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(c)

Counsel of record for the parties may indefinitely retain one copy of any part

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of the “Confidential Information” or “Counsel-Only” information produced by others that has

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become part of the official record of this litigation as well as abstracts or summaries of materials that

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reference “Confidential Information” or “Counsel-Only” information that contain counsels mental

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impressions or opinions. Such copy shall remain subject to the terms of this Protective Order and

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shall not be used by the Receiving Party for any other purpose whatsoever, including but not limited

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to, other litigation.

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Under this Order, Professional Rule of Conduct 3-700 is inapplicable to the

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“Confidential Information” produced by the opposing side in discovery; and no copies (electronic or

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otherwise) of an opposing party’s “Confidential Information” shall be retained as part of any “client

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file” at the conclusion of this litigation.

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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Once executed by all parties, the Stipulation shall be by treated by the Parties

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THE FILER OF THE DOCUMENT ATTESTS THAT THE CONTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT IS

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Dated: ____________, 2012

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MAUREEN E. MCCLAIN
CONSTANCE E. NORTON
JOHN C. POST
LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
Attorneys for Defendant
DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.

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Dated: ___________, 2012

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ROBERT P. BIEGLER
THE BIEGLER LAW FIRM
Attorney for Plaintiff
EUGENE KORTE

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SO ORDERED.

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DATED: September 18, 2012.

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
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San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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FRE 502(d) & (e) Clawback Order (the “Stipulation and Order”) regarding the handling of

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documents and information designated as “Confidential” or “Confidential Information -- Counsel

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by the express terms of the Stipulation and Order, to make no disclosure of such documents and/or

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information to persons other than those who may have access to it under such Stipulation and Order,

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to return all originals and all copies of such documents and/or information when required to do so

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under the Stipulation and Order, and otherwise to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the

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Stipulation and Order.

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Dated: ______________________

Signed:_________________________________

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LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.
650 California Street
20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108.2693
415.433.1940

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