Technology Licensing Company, Inc. v. Haier America Trading, L.L.C.

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ORDER APPROVING STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on December 17, 2009. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/17/2009)

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I N THE UNITED STATESDISTRICT COURT

F O R THE NORTHERNDISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

S A N FRANCISCODIVISION

T e c h n o l o gLicensing y Company,Inc., I

No.C 09-02729 MMC ActionFiled: .lune 19.2009

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H a i e r America Trading, L.L.C.
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I. PURPOSES ND LIMITATIONS A

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D i s c l o s u r e discovery and activityin this actionare likely to involveproduction of

1 8 confldential, proprietary, privateinfbrmationfbr which specialprotectionliom public or
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disclosure and fiom usefor any purpose otherthan prosecuting this litigationwould be warranted.

to 2 0 A c c o r d i n g l y ,the parliesherebystipulate and petitionthe court to enterthe following Stipulated Order.The partiesacknorvledge this Order doesnot conf'er that blanketprotections on 2 1 Protective

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a l l disclosures responses discoveryand that the protectionit affbrdsextends or to only to the l i m i t e d informationor itemsthat are entitledunderthe applicablelegal principlesto treatment as c o n f i d e n t i a l . T h e p a r t i e s f u r t h e r a c k n o w l e d g e , a s s e t f o r t h i n Sl e cbie ln w , t h a t t h i s 0. t o o Stipulated Protective Order creates entitlement file confidentialinformationunderseal;Civil no to

2 5 L o c a l Rule 79-5 setsforth the procedures must be fbllowed and reflectsthe standards will that that
from the court to file materialunderseal. 2 6 b e appliedwhen a party seekspermission

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2. DEFINITIONS 2 . 1 Partv: any partyto this action,includingall of its officers.directors, employees. c o n s u l t a n t sretained , experts, and outsidecounsel(and their supportstaffl.

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2 . 2 Disclosure DiscoveryMaterial:all itens or information.regardless the or of m e d i u r n manner generated, (including, or or stored. maintained amongotherthings. testimony. t r a n s c r i p t sor tangiblethings)that are produced generated disclosures responses , or in or to

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d i s c o v e r y this matter. in 2 . 3 "Conlldential" Informationor Items:inforrnation (regardless how generated. of s t o r e d maintained) tangible or or thingsthatqualifyfor protection understandards developed u n d e rF . R . C i v . P .6 ( c ) . 2 2 . 4 "Hiqhly Confidential Attorneys'EyesOnl-v"Infbrmation ltems: or extremely "Confldential sensitive Infbrrnation ltems"whosedisclosure or to another Partyor nonpartv rvouldcreate substantial of serious a risk injury thatcould not be

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2 . 5 Receiving Party:a Partythat receives Disclosure Discovery or Materialfiorn a P r o d u c i n gParty. 2 . 6 Producine Party:a Parlyor non-party that produces Disclosure Discovery or M a t e r i a lin this action. 2 . 7 . Dcsignating Party:a Partyor non-partv thatdesignates inlbrrnation itenrs or t h a t it produces disclosures in responses discovery "Confldential'" "Highly in or to as or

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Attorneys'EyesOnly." 2 . 8 Protected Material: any Disclosure Discovery' or Materialthat is designated as

2 0 " C o n f i d e n t i a l " as "Highly Confidential Attorneys'Fiyes or Only."

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2 . 9 .Outside Counsel: attorneys who are not employees a Partybut who are of r e t a i n e d represent advisea Party in this action. to or 2 . I0 HouseCounsel: who areemployees a Party. attorneys of (withoutqualifier): 2 . 1I Counsel (as Outside Counsel and HouseCounsel well as t h e i r supportstaffs).

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2 . l 2 Expert:a personwith specialized knowledgeor experience a matter in p e r t i n e n t the litigationwho hasbeenretained a Partyor its counselto serveas an expert to by w i t n e s sor as a consultant this actionand who is not a pastor a currentemployeeof a Partyor in o f a competitorof a Party'sand who, at the time of retention. not anticipated becomean is to e m p l o y e e a Partyor a competitor a Party's. of of This definitionincludes professionaljury a or with this Iitigation. t r i a l consultant retained connection in

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Vendors: persons entities 2 . l 3 Professional or that providelitigation support (e.g.,photocopying: preparing services videotaping: translating; exhibits demonstrations; or organizing, storing.retrievingdata in any form or medium;etc.)and their employees and subcontractors.

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3. SCOPE

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1 ' h eprotections and Order cover not only Protected confcrredby this Stipulation Material

1 2 ( a s definedabove).but also any infbrmationcopiedor extracted therefiom.as well as all copies. 1 3 e x c e r p t ssummaries, compilations plustestimony, . or thercof. conversations. presentations or by
that Matcrial. 1 4 p a r t i e sor counselto or in court or in other settings might revealProtected

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M 5 . D E S I G N A T I N CP R O T E C T E D A T E R I A L 5 . 1 Exercise Restraint Carc in Designating of and Materialfor Protection. Each 4 . DTJRATION E v e nalier thc termination this litigation, confldentiality of the obligations imposed b1'this O r d e r shall rernainin effbct lbr two (2) yearsafter the proceedings this cascterminate. of

informationor itemsfor protectionunderthis Order must take 2 1 P a r t yor non-partythat designates

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c a r eto limit any suchdesignation specific rnaterial to thatqualifies underthe appropriate s t a n d a r d sA Designating . Partymust take careto designate protection fbr only thosepartsof material, documents, items,or oral or written communications that qualify - so that other portions o f the material,documents. items,or communications which protectionis not warranted for are

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that Designations are or M a s s .indiscriminate. routinizeddesignations prohibited. (e.g..to or a r e shownto be clearly unjustified, that havebeenmadefor an improperpurpose process. to imposeunnecessary or or u n n e c e s s a r i lencumber retardthe casedevelopment y

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Partyto sanctions. exposethe Designating on and e x p e n s e s burdens otherpafties), that informationor itemsthat it l f it comesto a Party'sor a non-party'sattention at for do d e s i g n a t e d protection not qualify fbr protection all, or do not qualify for the level of that Partyor non-partymust promptly notify all other partiesthat it is p r o t e c t i o ninitially asserted, designation. w i t h d r a w i n g mistaken the

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provided this Order in Exceptas otherwise 5 . 2 MannerandTirninqof Desisnations. or stipulated ordercd. ( s e e .e.g.,secondparagraph section5.2(a).below).or as otherrvise of beforethe underthisOrdermustbe clearlyso designated lbr m a t e r i athatqualifies protection l m a t e r i a l disclosed produced. is or in D e s i g n a t i o n conformitywith this Orderrequires: of ( a ) fbr inlbrmationin documentary fbrm (apartliom transcripts

that or 1 4 d e p o s i t i o n s otherpretrialor trial proceedings), the ProducingPartyatfix the legend 1 5 " C O N F I D E N T I A L "o r " H l G H L Y C O N F I D E N T I A L A T T O R N E Y S 'E Y E SO N L Y " a t t h et o p

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material.lf only a portionor portionsof the Inaterialon a o f eachpagethat containsprotected p a g equalifiesfbr protection. ProducingPartyalso rnustclearly identity the protected the

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for and rnarkings the rnargins) mustspecify, cach in p o r t i o n ( s (e.g.,by makingappropriatc ) "CONFll)ENTlAL" or "HICllL-Y (either p o r t i o n , levelol'protection the beingassertcd c o N F T D E N ' I | A r - - ATTORNEYS' EYES ONt-Y"). available or originaldocuments materials that makes A Partyor non-partv

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Partyhas indicated until afler the inspecting them for protection neednot designate 2 1 f b r inspection

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and Duringthe inspection befbrethe w h i c h material rvouldlike copiedand produced. it "FIIGHLY shallbe deemed for madeavailable inspection d e s i g n a t i o n , of the material all Partyhasidentilled the C O N F T D E N T I A L ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY." After the inspecting Partymust detenninewhich documents. the d o c u r n e n t s wantscopiedand produced, Producing it

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d o c u m e n t sthe ProducingPartymust affix the appropriate . legend("CONFIDENTIAL" oT " H I G H L Y CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY") at the top of eachpagethat c o n t a i n sProtected Material.If only a portionor portionsof the materialon a pagequalifiesfor p r o t e c t i o n the Producing , portion(s)(e.g..by rnakins Partyalso must clearly identify the protected foreachportion. levelof protection the a p p r o p r i a t markings the margins) e in and rnustspecify,

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e r b e i n ga s s e r t e(d i t h e " C O N F l D E N T I A L "o r " H l G H L Y C O N F I D E N T I A L- A T T O R N E Y S " E Y E SO N L Y " ) . ( b ) tbr testirnony given in deposition in otherpretrialor trial proceedings. or

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the t h a t the Partyor non-partyoffering or sponsoring testirnony identify on the record.beforethe c l o s eof thc deposition. hearing. otherprocccding. protected all and or testirnony. furtherspecifi' a n y p o r t i o n s f t h et e s t i r n o nty a tq u a l i [ , a s" H I G H L Y C O N F I D E N T I A I - A T T O R N E Y S ' o h portionof testimonv E Y E S ONLY." When it is impractical identifyseparately'each to that is portions that ol-thetestimony e n t i t l e d protection. when it appears substantial to and may qualify

1 2 f o r protection. Partyor non-partythat sponsors, the ol-fcrs. gives the testimonymay invoke on or 1 3 t h e record(bcforethe deposition proceeding concluded) right to haveup to 20 daysto is or a
is of as and 1 4 i d e n t i l ythe specificportions the testimony to which protcction sought to specifythe ("CIONFIDENTIAL" "HIGHI-Y CONF'IDENTIAL beingasserted oT 1 5 l e v e lof protection

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A ' f T O R N E Y S ' EYES ONl.Y"). Only thoseportions the testirnony areappropriatclv of that d e s i g n a t elbr protection d rvithinthc 20 daysshallbe covcrcdb1 the provisions this Stipulated of Protective Order. 'l'ranscript pages Materialmust be separately containingProtected bound b1

1 9 t h e courtreporter. mustafflx to the top of eachsuchpagethe legend "CONFIDENTIAL" oT who 2 0 " H l G H l . Y CONFIDENTIAI,- A'|1'ORNEYS' EYES ONLY," as instructed the Parlyor by
the or the 2 1 n o n p a r t yoffering or sponsoring witrress presenting testirnony. ( c ) fbr infbnnationproducedin someform otherthan docurnentary, fbr and a n y othertangibleitems,that the ProducingPartyaffix in a prominentplaceon the exteriorof the "CONFIDENTIAL" c o n t a i n eor containers which the inforrnation item is stored legend r in or the

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i d e n t i f ythe protected portions,specifyingwhetherthey qualifu as "Confidential"or as "Highly C o n f i d e n t i a l Attorneys' EyesOnly." 5 . 3 Inadvertent Failures Designate. timely corrected, inadvertent to If an failureto d e s i g n a t qualifiedinformation itemsas "Confidential" "Highly Confldential-Attorneys' e or or E y e sOnly" doesnot. standing alone,waive the Designating Parly's right to secure protection

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u n d e rthis Order for suchmaterial.lf materialis appropriately designated "Confidential"or as " H i g h l y Confidential Attorneys'EyesOnly" afterthe material was initiallyproduced, the R e c e i v i n gParty.on timely notificationof the designation. must make reasonable effortsto assure t h a t the rnaterial treatedin accordance is with the provisions this Order. of

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6 . C H A L L E N G I N GC O N F I D E N T I A L I T YD E S I G N A T I O N S 6 . I Timinq of Challenges. [Jnless promptchallcnge a Designating a to Party's confidentiality designation necessary avoid foreseeable is to substantial unf-airness. unnecessary

1 2 economic burdens. a latersigniticant or disruption delayof the litigation. Partydoesnot or a 1 3 w a i v e its rightto challenge confldentiality a dcsignation clectingnot to rnounta challenge by
is 1 4 p r o m p t l yafterthe originaldesignation disclosed. 6 . 2 Meetand Conf-er. Parlythat elects initiatca challenge a Designating A to to P a r t y ' sconfidentiality dcsignation mustdo so in good faith and mustbeginthe process by c o n f - e r r i ndirectly(in voiceto voicedialogue; g otherfbrmsof communication not sufficient) are w i t h counsel fbrthc Designating Party.In conflerring. challenging thc Partymustexplainthe basis f b r its beliefthatthe confidentiality was designation not properand mustgive the Designating

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1 9 P a r t yan opportunityto review the designated material, reconsiderthe to circumstances, and. if no 2 0 c h a n g e designation offered. explainthc basisfor the chosen in is to designation. challenging A
process only if it hasengaged this meet in 2 1 P a r t ymay proceedto the next stageof the challenge a n d conf-er process first. 6 . 3 JudicialIntervention. Partythatelects press challenge a confidentiality A to a to designation after considering justificationofferedby the Designating the Partymay file and serve a rnotionunderCivil Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5.if applicable)

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m o t i o n must be accompanied a competent by declaration that affirms that the movanthas c o m p l i e dwith the meetand conferrequirements imposedin the preceding paragraph and that sets f o r t h with specificitythejustificationfor the confidentiality designation that was given by the Designating Partyin the meetand conferdialogue. The burdenof persuasion any such in proceeding challenge shallbe on the Designating Party.Untilthe court ruleson the challenge, all parties shallcontinue affordthe material question levelof protection which it is to in the to entitled underthe Producing Pafty'sdesignation.

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Order. 7 . 2 Disclosure "CONFIDENTIAL" Infbrmation Iterns. of or Unless otherwise o r d e r e dby the court or permittedin writing by the Designating Party.a Receiving P a r t ymay disclose any intbrmation itemdesignated or CONFIDENTIAT. only to: ( a ) the Receiving Party'sOutside Counselofrccordin this action.as well as 7 . A C C E S S O A N D I J S EO F P R O T E C T E D A ' | E R I A I , T M 7 . l BasicPrinciples. Receiving A Partymay useProtected Materialthat is disclosed o r produced anotherl)artyor by a non-partyin connection by with this caseonly fbr prosecuting. d e f e n d i n gor attempting settle . to this litigation. SuchProtected Materialmay be disclosed only'to t h e categories persons undertheconditions of and described this Order.Whenthe litigation in has b e e nterrninated. Rcceiving a Partymustcomplywith the provisions sectionll. below (FINAL of

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Protected Materialmust be storedand maintained a RcceivingPartyat a location by a n d in a sccure manncr that ensures access limitedto the ocrsons that is authorized underthis

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s necessary disclose infbrmation this to the for 2 1 e m p l o y e e of saidCounseltowhom it is reasonably

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l i t i g a t i o nand who havesignedthe "Agreementto Be Bound by Protective Order" that is attached h e r e t o ExhibitA: as ( b ) the officers, (includingHouseCounsel) the directors, employees and of R e c e i v i n gPartyto whom disclosure reasonably is necessary this litigationand who have for

2 5 s i g n e dthe "Agreementto Be Bound by Protective Order" (Exhibit A);

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( c ) experts(as definedin this Order) of the ReceivingPartyto whom d i s c l o s u r e reasonably is necessary this litigationand who havesignedthe "Agreernent Be for to B o u n d by Protective Order" (Exhibit A): ( d ) the Court and its personnel; ( e ) court reporters, their staffs.and professional vendorsto whom disclosure i s reasonably necessarv this litigation fbr andrvhohavesigned "Agreement Be Boundby' the to

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Protective Order"(ExhibitA); ( f ) duringtheirdepositions, witnesses the actionto whom disclosure in is reasonably necessary who have signedthe "Agreementto Be Bound by Protective and Order" ( E x h i b i tA). Pages transcribed of dcposition testimony exhibits depositions reveal or to that Protected Materialmust be separately boundby the court repofterand may not be disclosed to a n ) o n eexcept permitted as underthis Stipulated Protective Order. ( g ) the authorof the document the originalsource the infbrrnation. or of

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7 . 3 D i s c l o s u ro f " H I G H L Y C O N F I D E N T I A L- A T T O R N E Y S 'E Y E SO N L Y " e

or otherwise ordered the courtor perrnitted writing by the by in 1 5 I n f o r m a t i o n ltems.Unless

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"lllGHLY Designating Party. Receiving a Partyrnaydisclose any infbrmation item designated or C O N F I D E N T I A L- A T T O R N E Y S 'E Y E SO N L Y " o n l y t o : ( a ) the Receiving Party'sOulsideCounselofrecordin this action. well as a s employees saidCounseltowhom it is reasonably of necessary disclose infbrrnation to the for

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O r d e r "(ExhibitA),; ( c ) the Court and its personnel; ( b ) Experts detinedin this Order)(l)to whorndisclosure reasonabh, (as is n e c e s s a rfbr this litigation, who havesigned "Agreement Be Boundby Protective y (2) the to

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( d ) courtreporters. staffs, profbssional their and vendors whom to d i s c l o s u ris reasonably e necessary this litigation who havesigned '"Agreement Be for and the to B o u n d Protective by Order"(ExhibitA); and
( e ) the authorof the documentor the orisinal sourceof the information.

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D 8 , P R O T E C T EM A ' f E R I A L U B P O E N A EO R O R D E R E D R O D U C E D O T H E R S D P IN LITIGATION.
l f a Receiving Partyis served with a subpoena an orderissued otherlitigation or in t h a t would compeldisclosure any infbrmation itemsdesignated this actionas of or in " C O N F I D E N T I A L "o r " H I G H L Y C O N F l D E N T I A L- A T T O R N E Y S 'E Y E SO N L Y . " t h e Receiving Partymustso notily the Designating l)arty.in writing (by f-ax, possible) if immediately a n d in no eventmorethan threecourt daysafter receivingthe subpoena order.Suchnotification or

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1 2 m u s t includea copy of the subpoena court order. or '13

T h e ReceivingPartyalso must irnmediately inform in writing the Partywho

the or that 1 4 c a u s e d subpoena orderto issuein the otherlitigation someor all the material covered or of Order.ln addition. Receiving the Parly 1 5 b y the subpoena orderis thc subject this Protective

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m u s tdelivera copy of this Stipulatcd Protective Orderpromptlyto the Partyin the otheraction t h a t caused subpoena ordcr to issue. the or T h e purpose imposing these parties the of dutie is to alertthe interested s to

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e x i s t e n c e this Protective of Order and to alfbrd the Designating Party in this casean opportunityto

1 9 t r y to protectits confrdentiality interests the court lrorn which the subpocna order issued. in or Thc 20
Designating Partyshall bearthe burdens and the expenses seekingprotectionin that court of its of l shouldbe construed authorizing as or 2 1 c o n l l d e n t i amaterial and nothingin theseprovisions

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e n c o u r a g i na Receiving g Partyin this actionto disobey lawful directivelrom another a court.

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I f a ReceivingParty learnsthat, by inadvertence otherwise, hasdisclosed or it Protected M a t e r i a lto any person in any circumstance authorized or not underthis Stipulated Protective

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O r d e r .the ReceivingPartymust immediately(a) notify in writing the Designating Partyof the (b) unauthorized disclosures, use its besteffbrtsto retrieveallcopies of the Protected Material.(c) i n f o r m the personor persons whom unauthorized to disclosures were madeof all the termsof this

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O r d e r .and (d) request suchpersonor persons execute "Acknorvledgment to the and Agreementto B e Bound"that is attached hereto ExhibitA. as

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P a r t yor a court order secured persons. Partymay not file after appropriate noticeto all interested a i n the public recordin this actionany Protected Material.A Partythat seeks file undersealanv to Protected Materialmustcomolvwith Civil l-ocalRule 79-5.

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l l. FlNAl. DISPOSI-flON. LJnless otherwise ordered agreed writing by the in or

1 2 Producing Party. lvithin sixty daysafterthe flnal termination this action, of eachReceiving Party 1 3 m u s treturnall Protectcd "all Materialto the Producing Party. usedin this subdivision, As
d allcopies, cornpilations. abstracts. summaries any otherfbrrnof' or 1 4 P r o t e c t e Material"includes Material. or any With permission rvritingfiorn the irr 1 5 r e p r o d u c i n g capturing of the Protected

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Dcsignating Party. Receiving the Party'rnay destroy somcor all ol-thcProtected Materialirrstead o f returning Whetherthe it. Protected Matcrialis returned ordestroycd, Receiving the Parlynrust s u b r n i ta written certiflcation the Producing to Party(and. il'not the samepersonor entity.to the Designating Party)by the sixty day deadline that identifles(by category. where appropriate) the all Protected Matcrialthat was returned destroycd or and that affirms that the ReceivingPartyhasnot

2 0 r e t a i n e d copies. any abstracts, compilations. summaries otherfbrrnsof reprodLrcing capturing or or
Material. Notrvithstanding provision. this Counsel entitled retainan are to 2 1 a n y of the Protected archival copy ol'all pleadings, motionpapers, transcripts. legalmenroranda. correspondence or attorney work product, evenif suchmaterialscontain Protected Material. Any sucharchivalcopies t h a t containor constitute Protected Materialremainsubiectto this Protective Order as set fbrth in

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wouldhave object disclosing producing to O r d e r Panywaives rightit otherwise no any to or any i n f o r m a t i oor itemon anyground addressedthisStipulated n in not Protective Order. no Similarly. Party waives rightto object anyground usein evidence anyof thematerialcovered to any on of b y this Protective Ordcr.

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I ' f IS SOS'IIPULATED. THROUGH COUNSEL REC]ORD. OF

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P U R S U A N T STIPULATION, IS SO ORDERED. TO IT

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EXHIBIT A A C K N O W L E D G M E NAND AGREEMENT BE BOUND T TO

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of and declare underpenalty perjurythat I havereadin its entirety [ p r i n tortype full address], District Court for u n d e r s t a n d Stipulated the Protective Order that was issued the United States by

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t h e Norlhern District of Californiaon [datel in the caseof _

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to c a s eand the numberand initialsassigned it by the court]. I agreeto comply with and to be Protective and b o u n dby allthe termsof this Stipulated Orderand I understand acknowledge that

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in I l a i l u r eto so cornplycouldexpose to sanctions punishment the nature contempt. me and of in or to s o l e n r n l y ' p r o m i s c I will not disclose any manner that any infbrmation item that is sub.iect t h i s Stipulated Protectivc with the Ordcr to any personor entity exceptin strict compliance

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I hereby appoint

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a s my California agcntfbr service in with this actionor any proceedings ol-process connection

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