Jones v. AIG Risk Management Inc et al

Filing 102

STIPULATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER re 101 Stipulation filed by Chartis Claims, Inc., American International Group Inc, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh PA. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 10/4/11. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/4/2011)

1 REBECCA R. WEINREICH, SB# 155684
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2 CHRISTOPHER J. GREENLEAF, SB# 170514
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3 LEWIS BRISBOIS BISGAARD & SMITH LLP
221 North Figueroa Street, Suite 1200

4 Los Angeles, California 90012
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6 Attorneys for Defendants
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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TAMMI JONES,

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Plaintiff,
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AIG RISK MANAGEMENT, INC.;
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AIG CONSTRUCTION RISK
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MANAGEMENT GROUP; AMERICAN
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INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES;
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF )
COMPANIES; AMERICAN
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INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.;
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NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE
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COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA; and
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DOES ONE through TWENTY,
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Defendants.
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CASE NO. CV 10-01374 EMC
[The Honorable Edward M. Chen]
STIPULATION AND PROPOSED
CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER IN REGARD
TO THE EXCHANGE AND DISCLOSURE
OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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In order to protect the confidentiality of Confidential Information obtained by the parties in

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connection with this case, Plaintiff, TAMMI JONES, and Defendants, NATIONAL UNION FIRE

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INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA, AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP,

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INC. and CHARTIS CLAIMS, INC. hereby agree as follows:

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DESIGNATION OF DOCUMENTS AND TESTIMONY AS CONFIDENTIAL

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Any party or non-party may designate as “Confidential” (by so stamping the relevant

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1 page) any document or response to discovery which that party considers in good faith to contain
2 Confidential Information subject to protection under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or
3 California law. Where a document consists of more than one page, the first page on which
4 Confidential Information appears shall be so designated. For the purposes of this Order, the
5 protection afforded the material designated as “Confidential” shall extend to any disclosure of the
6 contents and/or existence of such material. The following documents may be designated
7 “Confidential” in the above-described manner pursuant to the terms of this stipulation for protective
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All non-public documents, as defined in Federal Rules of Evidence

10 1001, which contain information related to insurance reserves and reinsurance;
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All non-public documents, as defined in Federal Rules of Evidence

1001, which contain private, confidential, proprietary or trade secret information;
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Deposition testimony, deposition transcripts, and the parties’ responses to

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adverse parties’ written discovery in this action, which relate to paragraphs (A) or (B), or such other

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information which a party designates as “confidential” in those responses or during a deposition;
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Such other documents that contain sensitive material that is protected from

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disclosure under Federal or California case law, statutory law, the United States Constitution, or

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California Constitution.

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A party or non-party may designate information disclosed during deposition

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said responses or of the deposition transcript for which the designation is proposed, that specific

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pages of the transcript and/or specific responses be treated as “confidential” information. Any other

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party may object to such proposal, in writing or on the record. Upon such objection, the parties shall

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follow the procedures described in paragraphs 8 and 9, below. After any designation made

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Additionally, a party or non-party may designate in writing, within thirty (30) days after receipt of

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record at the deposition and requesting the preparation of a separate transcript of such material.

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or in response to written discovery as “Confidential” by so indicating in said responses or on the

according to the procedure set forth in this paragraph, the designated documents or information shall

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be treated according to the designation until the matter is resolved according to the procedures
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1 described in paragraphs 8 and 9, below, and counsel for all parties shall be responsible for marking all
2 previously unmarked copies of the designated material in their possession or control with the
3 specified designation.
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If a party or person discloses or produces information or documents that are

5 considered “Confidential Information,” in whole or in part, without the required designations, it may
6 designated such information or documents or parts thereof after production as “Confidential
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The producing party or person: (1) must give written notice to all parties that
the producing party or person claims said document in whole or in part to be

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“Confidential Information”; and (2) must furnish labeled copies of the

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produced document designated as “Confidential Information” to all parties;
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Upon receipt of such notice and labeled copies, all parties who have received

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unlabeled copies of the produced documents shall either promptly return all

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unlabeled copies to the producing party or person or certify to the producing

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party or person that all unlabeled copies have been destroyed.
LIMITATIONS ON DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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All information produced or exchanged in the course of this case (other than

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produced solely for the purpose of this case, and in accordance with this Order.
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Except with the prior written consent of the other parties, or upon prior order

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of 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:
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counsel for the respective parties to this litigation, including in-house
counsel and co-counsel retained for this litigation;

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employees of such counsel;

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individual parties or any director, officer, employee or agent of a party, to the

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extent deemed necessary by counsel for the prosecution or defense of this

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litigation, and a party’s insurers and outside or in-house auditors;
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consultants or expert witnesses retained for the prosecution or defense of this

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litigation, provided that each such person shall execute a copy of the

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Certification annexed to this Order (which shall be retained by counsel to the

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party so disclosing the Confidential Information and made available for

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inspection by opposing counsel during the pendency or after the termination

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of the action only upon good cause shown and upon order of the Court)

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before being shown or given any Confidential Information;
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Federal, state and regulatory agencies, their employees and representatives, to
whom the parties to this litigation have a statutory obligation to transmit or

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report concerning this action. Access to Confidential Information by

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regulatory agencies shall be limited to documents that the regulatory agencies

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reasonably need to review in their roles as regulatory agencies;

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any authors or recipients of the information designated as “Confidential”;

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the Court, Court personnel, and court reporters; and

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witnesses. A witness shall sign the Certification before being shown a

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confidential document. Confidential Information may be disclosed to a

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witness who will not sign the Certification only in a deposition at which the

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party who designated the Confidential Information is represented or has been

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given notice that Confidential Information produced by the party may be used.

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At the request of any party, the portion of the deposition transcript involving

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the Confidential Information shall be designated “Confidential” pursuant to

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paragraph 2 above. Witnesses shown Confidential Information shall not be

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allowed to retain copies.
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Any persons receiving Confidential Information shall not reveal or discuss such

information to or with any person who is not entitled to receive such information, except as set forth

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A party may designate as “Confidential” documents or discovery materials produced

by a non-party by providing written notice to all parties of the relevant document numbers or other
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1 identification within thirty (30) days after receiving such documents or discovery materials. Any
2 party or non-party may voluntarily disclose to others without restriction any information designated
3 by that party or non-party as confidential, although a document may lose its confidential status if it is
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If a party contends that any material is not entitled to confidential treatment, such

6 party may object, in writing, to the designation by another party or person of any information or
7 material as “Confidential Information.” Within thirty (30) days of receipt of such objection, the party
8 or person seeking protection shall respond in writing of the basis for the designation as “Confidential
9 Information,” or request a reasonable time for reviewing the material to determine which documents,
10 if any, will not be subject to the designation. Absent agreement, the party or person objecting to the
11 designation may then file with the Court a motion to compel the production of the materials without
12 the protection of being “Confidential Information.” If such a motion is filed, the information or
13 material shall be treated as “Confidential Information” until the Court enters an order to the contrary.
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Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of material as Confidential

15 Information, all documents shall be treated as such and shall be subject to the provisions hereof
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the party or non-party who claims that the material is Confidential
Information withdraws such designation in writing; or

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the party or non-party who claims that the material is Confidential

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Information fails to apply to the Court for an order designating the

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material confidential within the time period specified above after

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receipt of a written challenge to such designation; or
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the Court rules the material is not Confidential Information.

If any party so requests in writing, all provisions of this Order restricting the

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this action, unless otherwise agreed or ordered. If any party so requests in writing, upon conclusion
of the litigation, a party in the possession of Confidential Information, other than that which is

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contained in pleadings, correspondence, and deposition transcripts, shall either;
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return such documents no later than thirty (30) days after conclusion of this

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action to counsel for the party or non-party who provided such information,

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or
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destroy such documents within the time period upon consent of the party who

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provide the information and certify in writing within thirty (30) days that the

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documents have been destroyed.

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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 herein shall be deemed to waive any applicable privilege or work product

protection, or to affect the ability of a party to seek relief for an inadvertent disclosure of material

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Any witness or other person, firm or entity from which discovery is sought may be

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informed of and may obtain the protection of this Order by written advice to the parties’ respective

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counsel or by oral advice at the time of any deposition or similar proceeding.
ENFORCEMENT OF STIPULATION AND ORDER

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If the Court, on motion of any party, finds that a party or its, his, or her counsel are

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responsible for the unauthorized disclosure of information designated as Confidential Information as

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provided for in this Stipulation and Order, the moving party may obtain such relief as the Court

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deems appropriate; however, monetary sanctions or a finding of civil contempt shall only be available

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if the unauthorized disclosure is found to have been intentional.

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This stipulation for protective order is subject to modification on further

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written stipulation of the parties, executed by its, his, or her counsel, or on motion to the Court,

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provided that counsel for the moving party provides notice and serves a complete copy of the motion

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and supporting papers on all parties no less than 72 hours prior to the hearing of any ex parte

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motion.

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PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL

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No document may be filed under seal, i.e., closed to inspection by the public, except
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1 pursuant to a Court order that authorizes the sealing of the particular document, or portions thereof.
2 A sealing order may issue only upon a request that establishes that the document, or portions thereof,
3 is privileged or protectable as a trade secret or otherwise entitled to protection under the law
4 (hereinafter referred to as “sealable”). The request must be narrowly tailored to seek sealing only of
5 sealable material, and must conform with Local Rule 79-5(b) or (c). A stipulation, or a blanket
6 protective order that allows a party to designate documents as sealable, will not suffice to allow the
7 filing of documents under seal. Ordinarily, more than one copy of a particular document should not
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Counsel seeking to file an entire document under seal must:
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File and serve an Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, in conformance

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with Local Rule 7-11, accompanied by a declaration establishing that the

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entire document is sealable;

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Lodge with the Clerk and serve a proposed order sealing the document;

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Lodge with the Clerk and serve the entire document, contained in an 8 ½- inch

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by 11-inch sealed envelope or other suitable sealed container, with a cover

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sheet affixed to the envelope or container, setting out the information required

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by Local Rules 3-4(a) and (b) and prominently displaying the notation:

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“DOCUMENT SUBMITTED UNDER SEAL”;
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the entire document, in an identical labeled envelope or container.

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Lodge with the Clerk for delivery to the Judge’s chambers a second copy of

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If only a portion of a document is sealable, counsel seeking to file that portion of the

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document under seal must:

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File and serve an Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, in conformance

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with Local Rule 7-11, accompanied by a declaration establishing that a portion

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of the document is sealable;
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seal only the portion of the document which is claimed to be sealable;

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Lodge with the Clerk and serve a proposed order that is narrowly tailored to

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Lodge with the Clerk and serve the entire document, contained in an 8 ½- inch
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by 11-inch sealed envelope or other suitable sealed container, with a cover

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sheet affixed to the envelope or container, setting out the information required

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by Local Rule 3-4(a) and (b) and prominently displaying the notation:

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“DOCUMENT SUBMITTED UNDER SEAL.” The sealable portions of the

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document must be identified by notations or highlighting within the text;
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Lodge with the Clerk for delivery to the Judge’s chambers a second copy of

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the entire document, in an identical labeled envelope or container, with the

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sealable portions identified;
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be filed in the public record if the Court grants the sealing order.

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Lodge with the Clerk and serve a redacted version of the document that can

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If a party wishes to file a document that has been designated confidential by another

12 party pursuant to this Order, or if a party wishes to refer in a memorandum or other filing to
13 information so designated by another party, the submitting party must file and serve an
14 Administrative Motion for a sealing order and lodge the document, memorandum or other filing in
15 accordance with Local Rule 79-5. If only a portion of the document, memorandum or other filing is
16 sealable, the submitting party must also lodge with the Court a redacted version of the document,
17 memorandum or other filing to be placed in the public record if the Court approves the requested
18 sealing order. Within 7 days thereafter, the designating party must file with the Court and serve a
19 declaration establishing that the designated information is sealable, and must lodge and serve a
20 narrowly tailored proposed sealing order, or must withdraw the designation of confidentiality. If the
21 designating party does not file its responsive declaration as required by this subsection, the document
22 or proposed filing will be made part of the public record.
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If a request to file under seal is denied in part or in full, neither the lodged document

24 nor any proposed redacted version will be filed. The Clerk will notify the submitting party, hold the
25 lodged document for three days for the submitting party to retrieve it, and thereafter, if it is not
26 retrieved, dispose of it. If the request is denied in full, the submitting party may retain the document
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1 document in a manner that conforms to the Court’s order and this rule.
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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, any document filed under seal shall be kept

3 from public inspection, including inspection by attorneys and parties to the action, during the
4 pendency of the case. Any document filed under seal in a civil case shall be open to public inspection
5 without further action by the Court 10 years from the date the case is closed. However, a party that
6 submitted documents that the Court placed under seal in a case may, upon showing
7 good cause at the conclusion of the case, seek an order that would continue the seal until a specific
8 date beyond the 10 years provided by this rule. Nothing in this rule is intended to affect the normal
9 records destruction policy of the United States Courts. The chambers copy of sealed documents will
10 be disposed of in accordance with the assigned Judge’s discretion.
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JANE L. TRIGERO
Attorney for Plaintiff, Tammi Jones

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/s/ Christopher J. Greenleaf
CHRISTOPHER J. GREENLEAF
Attorney for Defendants, National Union Fire
Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA;
American International Group, Inc.; and Chartis
Claims, Inc.
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CERTIFICATION

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I hereby certify my understanding that Confidential Information is being provided to me

4 pursuant to the terms and restrictions of the Protective Order dated _____________________, in the
5 matter of Tammi Jones v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, et al., CIV
6 10-01374 EMC. I have been given a copy of the Protective Order and have read it. I agree to be
7 bound by the Protective Order. I will not reveal the Confidential Information to anyone, except as
8 allowed by the Protective Order. I will maintain all such Confidential Information, including copies,
9 notes, or other transcripts made therefrom, in a secure manner to prevent unauthorized access to it.
10 No later than 30 days after the conclusion of this litigation, I will return the Confidential Information,
11 including copies, notes, or other transcripts made therefrom, to the counsel who provided me with
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I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court of the Northern

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Signature of Person Receiving Confidential Information

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