Tylor v. Vezer Family Vineyard, LLC
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STIPULATION and 12 PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 1/26/2015. Except as otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the following definitions apply: (a) "Confidential": Information (regardless of how generated , stored, or maintained) or tangible things that constitute trade secrets, proprietary, confidential or competitively sensitive business, commercial, research, development or financial information, that has not been publicly disclosed. As used herein , "trade secrets" is defined as set forth inCalifornia Civil Code § 3426.1(d), which states: "'Trade secret' means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, t hat: (1) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (2) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under t he circumstances to maintain its secrecy." Any documents, material, or information to be designated as "Confidential" shall be so designated by affixing the legend "CONFIDENTIAL" to each page containing any "Confidential" documents, material or information (Marciel, M)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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CASE NO.: 2:14-cv-00754-MCE-AC
[Assigned to the Hon. Morrison C.
England, Jr.]
VINCENT KHOURY TYLOR,
Plaintiff,
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v.
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VEZER FAMILY VINEYARD, LLC dba
VEZER FAMILY VINEYARD AND DOES
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Defendant.
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WHEREAS, VINCENT KHOURY TYLOR (“Plaintiff”) and VEZER FAMILY
VINEYARD, LLC dba VEZER FAMILY VINEYARD (“Defendant”) contend that it is
reasonably likely that disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve
production of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection from
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public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation would be
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warranted; and
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WHEREAS, the public has no legitimate interest in the information sought to be
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protected and secrecy is in the public interest because of the need for Plaintiff and Defendant to
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be able to conduct their business and ensure that the trade secrets and other confidential,
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financial, proprietary and commercially sensitive information remains free from public
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disclosure, except to the extent essential to the prosecution and defense of the claims in this
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litigation;
WHEREAS, disclosure of the trade secrets and other confidential, financial, proprietary
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and commercially sensitive information, except to the extent essential to the prosecution and
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defense of the claims in this litigation, would subject Plaintiff and Defendant to serious harm in
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that it could enable its competitors to obtain a competitive advantage over Plaintiff and
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Defendant and could also cause harm to third parties; , and;
WHEREAS, this Protective Order is necessary to expedite the flow of information, to
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facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials, to
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adequately protect information the parties are entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that the
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parties are permitted reasonably necessary uses of such material in preparation for and in the
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conduct of trial, to address their handling at the end of litigation, serve the ends of justice, and,
WHEREAS VINCENT KHOURY TYLOR (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant (collectively
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“Parties”) agree that this Protective Order is needed and to prevent the unnecessary disclosure
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or dissemination of such confidential, proprietary or trade secret information;
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Except as otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the following definitions
apply:
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“Confidential”: Information (regardless of how generated, stored, or
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maintained) or tangible things that constitute trade secrets, proprietary, confidential or
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competitively sensitive business, commercial, research, development or financial information,
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that has not been publicly disclosed. As used herein, “trade secrets” is defined as set forth in
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California Civil Code § 3426.1(d), which states: “‘Trade secret’ means information, including a
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formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process, that: (1) Derives
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independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to the public
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or to other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use; and (2) Is the
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subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.”
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Any documents, material, or information to be designated as “Confidential” shall
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be so designated by affixing the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” to each page containing any
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“Confidential” documents, material or information.
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(a)
Affixing the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” on the cover of any multipage
document which is bound, stapled, or otherwise securely attached shall designate all pages of the
document as “Confidential” unless otherwise indicated by the producing party.
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A party or third party may designate information disclosed during a
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deposition or in response to written discovery as “Confidential” by so indicating in the
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responses or on the record at the deposition and requesting the preparation of a separate
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transcript of such material. Additionally, a party or third party may designate in writing, within
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fifteen (15) business days after receipt of discovery responses or of a deposition transcript for
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which the designation is proposed, that specific pages of the transcript and/or specific responses
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be treated as “Confidential.” Any other party may object to such proposal, in writing or on the
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record. If an objection is made, the Parties shall follow the procedures described in Paragraph
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12 below. After any designation is made according to the procedure set forth in this Paragraph,
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the designated documents or information shall be treated according to the designation until the
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matter is resolved according to the procedures described in Paragraph 12 below, and counsel for
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all Parties shall be responsible for marking all previously unmarked copies of the designated
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material in their possession or control with the specified designation.
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If at any deposition in the action any document, material or information
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designated as “Confidential” is marked as an exhibit, inquired about or otherwise used, the
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portion of the deposition transcript that relates to such documents, material or information shall
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be automatically treated as if it had been so designated under the terms of this Stipulation and
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Protective Order.
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The inadvertent production by any of the undersigned Parties of any
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“Confidential” document, material or information during discovery in this Action without an
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appropriate designation, or any other inadvertent production by such party of any document,
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material or information in discovery in this Action, shall be without prejudice to any claim that
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such material is “Confidential” or is privileged in any respect or protected from discovery as
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work product or as trial preparation material, and such party shall not be held to have waived
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any rights by such inadvertent production. In the event that such production occurs, counsel for
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the producing party shall redesignate the appropriate level of confidentiality, which shall
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thereafter apply to such document, material or information subject to the terms of this
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Stipulation and Protective Order, but the receiving party shall have no liability for any
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disclosures made prior to such designation. Counsel for the producing party will also re-
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produce the documents with the appropriate confidentiality designation. In the event that any
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document that is subject to a claim of privilege or that is protected from discovery as work
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product or as trial preparation material is inadvertently produced, the party that inadvertently
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received the document shall return the document together with all copies of the document to
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counsel for the producing party promptly after it receives a written notice from counsel for the
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producing party that the document was produced inadvertently.
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The Parties’ treatment of designated documents or information in conformity with
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the indicated designation shall not be an admission or agreement by any party that the
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designated information, in fact or in law, constitutes or contains any proprietary and/or
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confidential information of any other party. The designation of documents as confidential shall
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not affect any party’s burden of proof imposed by relevant substantive law.
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All documents and information produced or exchanged in the course of this case
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shall be used by the party or Parties to whom the information is produced solely for the purpose
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of this case. This restriction does not apply to documents and/or information that are publicly
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available.
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Except with the prior written consent of the other Parties, or upon prior order of
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this Court obtained upon notice to opposing counsel, information designated as “Confidential”
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shall not be disclosed to any person other than the following person(s):
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counsel and co-counsel;
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employees of such counsel deemed necessary by counsel for the
prosecution or defense of this litigation;
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counsel for the respective Parties to this litigation, including in-house
Plaintiff, Defendant, and any officer or employee of Defendant, to the
extent deemed necessary by counsel for the prosecution or defense of this litigation;
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consultants or expert witnesses retained for the prosecution or defense of
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this litigation, including without limitation non-technical jury or trial consulting services
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retained by counsel for a party, and graphics or design services retained by counsel for a party
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for the purposes of preparing demonstrative or other exhibits for deposition, trial, or other court
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proceedings in this action, provided that each such person or service shall execute a copy of the
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Certification attached to this Order before being shown or given any information designated
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“Confidential.” Copies of all Certifications shall be retained by counsel for the party so
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disclosing the information designated “Confidential” and made available for inspection by
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opposing counsel during the pendency or after the termination of the action, upon order of the
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Court for good cause shown;
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“Confidential”;
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the Court, Court personnel, court reporters and videographers (whether in
court or at a deposition);
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any mediator or arbitrator that the Parties engage in this matter or the Court
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any authors or original recipients, if any, of the information designated
witnesses. A witness shall sign the Certification before being shown a
appoints; and
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document designated as “Confidential.” Information designated “Confidential” may be
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disclosed to a witness who will not sign the Certification only in a deposition at which the party
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who designated the information is represented or has been given notice that information
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produced by the party may be used. Witnesses affiliated with a party to this action and nonparty
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witnesses appearing for deposition pursuant to a subpoena shall be notified of and given a copy
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of this Stipulation and Order and shall be bound by its terms. At the request of any party, the
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portion of the deposition transcript involving such information shall be designated
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“Confidential” pursuant to Paragraph 2 above. Witnesses shown information designated
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“Confidential” shall not be allowed to retain copies.
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Any persons receiving information designated “Confidential” shall not reveal or
discuss such information with any person who is not entitled to receive such information, except
as set forth in this Stipulation And Protective Order.
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If any party desires to submit information designated “Confidential” to the Court
for any purpose, that party will comply with Central District of California Local Rule 79-5.
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Any party may voluntarily disclose to others without restriction any information
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designated by that party as “Confidential” although a document may lose its confidential status
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if it is made public.
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If a party contends that any specific document or information is not entitled to
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confidential treatment, such party may at any time give written notice to the party who
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designated the document or information as “Confidential.” The Parties shall first try to resolve
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the dispute in good faith on an informal basis as provided for in Local Rule 37-1. If the dispute
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cannot be so resolved, the party challenging the designation may apply to the Court for an order
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determining that the material is not properly designated as “Confidential.” In doing so, the
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Parties shall comply with Local Rule 37-2 in preparing and filing the necessary stipulation with
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the Court. The party who designated the material as “Confidential” shall have the burden of
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establishing that the document or information is entitled to protection. The material shall be
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treated as confidential in accordance with its designation while any motion or application
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concerning its confidential status is pending before the Court. A party shall not be obligated to
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challenge the propriety of any confidentiality designation at the time made, and failure to do so
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shall not preclude a later challenge to the designation or constitute an admission that such
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designation was proper.
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Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of information as
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“Confidential,” all documents shall be treated as such and shall be subject to the provisions of
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this Stipulation And Protective Order unless and until one of the following occurs:
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such designation in writing; or
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(b)
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the party who has designated the information “Confidential” withdraws
the Court rules the information should not be designated as “Confidential”
under this Stipulation And Protective Order.
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All provisions of this Order restricting the communication or use of information
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designated “Confidential” or shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this action,
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unless otherwise agreed or ordered. Upon conclusion of the litigation, a party in the possession
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of information designated “Confidential” shall destroy such documents and any materials
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incorporating, quoting from, or otherwise incorporating information from such documents, and
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certify in writing no later than sixty (60) days after conclusion of this action that the destruction
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has been completed.
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The terms of this Order do not preclude, limit, restrict, or otherwise apply to the
use of documents at trial.
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Nothing in this Stipulation And Protective Order shall be deemed to waive any
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applicable privilege or work product protection, or to affect the ability of a party to seek relief
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for an inadvertent disclosure of material protected by privilege or work product protection.
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Any witness or other person, firm or entity from which discovery is sought may be
informed of and may obtain the protection of this Order.
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Any party receiving a subpoena duces tecum or other lawful process or order of
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any court, administrative body, tribunal or other public authority requiring the production and
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disclosure of documents, or the disclosure of information designated by another party as
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confidential and subject to this Order, shall notify the designating party in writing of receipt of
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the process or order within five (5) business days of the receipt thereof as follows: If the
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designating party is a Defendant in this action, notice shall be given to: Kevin Isaacson, Tingley
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Law Group PC, 10 Almaden Blvd., Suite 430, San Jose, CA 95113. If the designating party is
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Plaintiff, notice shall be given to: Adam Gafni, Woolf, Gafni & Fowler LLP, 10850 Wilshire
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Blvd, Suite 510, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Information designated as confidential shall not be
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produced in response to any subpoena or other lawful process until the designating party has had
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reasonable time to object or take other appropriate steps to protect the information.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Order shall be construed as authorizing a party to
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disobey a lawful subpoena issued in another action.
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This stipulation may be executed in counterparts, all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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The Parties and their counsel of record agree to be bound by all the confidentiality
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provisions set forth in this Stipulation once the Stipulation is fully executed by the Parties, even
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if the Court does not enter this Order.
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Nothing in this Stipulation prevents a party from seeking a more restrictive
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protective order, should the need arise.
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Dated: January 26, 2015
WOOLF GAFNI & CIRLIN LLP
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By: /s/ Adam I. Gafni
Adam I. Gafni
Attorney for Plaintiff
VINCENT KHOURY TYLOR
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Dated: January 26, 2015
TINGLEY LAW GROUP, PC
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By: /s/ Stephen D. Collins
Stephen D. Collins
Attorneys for Defendant
VEZER FAMILY VINEYARD, LLC
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: January 26, 2015
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