Anderson v. Charles Schwab and Company, Inc.,

Filing 29

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on March 13, 2013. (mmclc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/13/2013)

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Deborah J. Broyles (SBN 167681)
Email: [e-mail]
Tiffany R. Thomas (SBN 239085)
Email: [e-mail]
REED SMITH LLP
101 Second Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94105-3659
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

REED SMITH LLP

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

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JACQUELINE ANDERSON,

No.: 3:12-cv-01682-MMC

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Plaintiff,

ORDER APPROVING

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vs.
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CHARLES SCHWAB AND COMPANY, INC.,
and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE:
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff JACQUELINE ANDERSON and Defendant CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.,
by and through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate as follows:

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WHEREAS, in connection with discovery in this case, the Parties have sought and/or

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anticipate seeking certain documents and/or information that the others contend is private, highly

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confidential, and/or proprietary;

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WHEREAS, the Parties desire to protect the confidentiality of such documents and

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information consistent with applicable law, to ensure that they can obtain and pursue discovery with

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a minimum of delay and expense;
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Whereas the Parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all

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disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use

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extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment under the

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applicable legal principles;
Whereas, with the entry of this Order, neither party concedes to the confidentiality of any

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documents so designated by the Producing Party;

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NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

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a.

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A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

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The term “Action” means the case entitled Jacqueline Anderson v. Charles

Schwab & Co., Inc., Northern District of California Case No. 3:12-cv-01682-MMC.
b.

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DEFINITIONS As used in this Protective Order:

The term “Challenging Party” means a Party or Non-Party that challenges the

designation of information or items designated as “Confidential.”
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The term “Confidential” means any information, whether documentary or

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oral, so designated by any Producing Person or Party which it reasonably, under standards developed

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under California statutory and common law, believes is of the type entitled to protection by law,

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subject to any party’s right to challenge such designation through court intervention, as specified

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herein.
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The term “Current Employee” means any Person who is currently employed

by any Party or Producing Person.
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The term “Defendant” means Defendant Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

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(“Charles Schwab”) and Defendant’s current employees, agents, managers, officers, directors,

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subsidiaries, parent companies, and divisions, and any person or entity purporting to act on their

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behalf.

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f.

The term “Designating Party” means a Party or Non-Party that designates

information or items that it produces in responses to discovery as “Confidential.”
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The term “Former Employee” means any Person who was formerly employed

by any Party or Producing Person.
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The term “In-house Counsel” means internal corporate counsel employed or
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assigned by any party engaged in the prosecution or defense of this Action including the paralegals,

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legal assistants, stenographic, or clerical employees and vendors who assist such counsel;
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The term “Material” means the original and any copy (regardless of origin or

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location) of any written, reported, recorded or graphic matter, however stored, produced or

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reproduced, including, but not limited to, computer-stored and computer retrievable information;

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testimony at depositions upon oral examinations or upon written questions; answers to

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interrogatories; information obtained from the inspection of premises; tangible objects or documents;

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answers to requests for admission; and anything that is a “writing” under the California Evidence

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Code.
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The term “Outside Counsel” means counsel of record retained by a Party for

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representation in the prosecution or defense of this Action for the parties, including firm associates,

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of counsel attorneys, paralegals, legal assistants, stenographic, or clerical employees who assist such

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counsel;

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The term “Outside Experts, Consultants, or Investigators” means those

Persons consulted or retained by the parties or their counsel of record in connection with this Action.
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The term “Party” means any of the parties in this action including its officers,

directors, and agents (but not Counsel).
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The term “Person” or “Non-Party” includes a natural person, association,

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organization, partnership, limited liability company, business, trust, corporation, or public entity and

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any agent of the foregoing not named as a Party in this Action.

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The term “Plaintiff” means Plaintiff Jacqueline Anderson, and any Person or

entity purporting to act on her behalf.
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The term “Producing Party” or “Producing Person” means a Party to the

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action or any third party, and all of its directors, employees, and agents (including Counsel), who

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produce or otherwise make available discovery Material to a Receiving Party.

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The term “Professional Vendors” means persons or entities that provide

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litigation support services (e.g., court reporting, photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing

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exhibits or demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium) and
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their employees and subcontractors.
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The term “Protected Material” means any Material that is designated as

“Confidential.”
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The term “Provide” means the production, delivery, or transfer of any

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Material directly to the Receiving Party, voluntarily or involuntarily, regardless of whether it is

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performed pursuant to a request or subpoena.
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The term “Receiving Party” means a Party to the action, and all of its

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directors, employees, and agents (including Counsel), who receive discovery Material from a

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Producing Party or Producing Person.

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The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only Protected Material (as

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defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from Protected Material; (2) all

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copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony,

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conversations, or presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.

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However, the protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order do not cover the following

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information: (a) any information that is in the public domain at the time of disclosure to a Receiving

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Party or becomes part of the public domain after its disclosure to a Receiving Party as a result of

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publication not involving a violation of this Order; and (b) any information known to the Receiving

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Party that was obtained by the Receiving Party before the disclosure from a Producing Person who

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obtained the information lawfully and under no obligation of confidentiality to the Designating

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Party. Nothing in this Protective Order, however, shall negate any duties or obligations regarding

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confidential or proprietary information to which Plaintiff is subject by virtue of her former

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employment with Defendant. Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by a separate

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agreement or order to be worked out with the Court.

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3.

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DESIGNATION/DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each Party or Non-Party that

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designates information or items for protection under this Order must take care to limit any such

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designation to specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party
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must designate for protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written

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communications that qualify – so that other portions of the material, documents, items, or

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communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of

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this Order.

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Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it designated for protection do not

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qualify for protection under the appropriate standards or legal principles, the Designating Party must

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promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the mistaken designation.

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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited.

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Manner and Timing of Designation.

If it comes to a

The Parties may designate as

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confidential at the time of production any Materials or information that contains Confidential

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Information by placing or affixing on each page of such Material the legend “Confidential.” If only

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a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must

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clearly identify the protected portion(s). Portions of deposition testimony and transcripts may be

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designated “Confidential” pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 5, below.

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Permitted Disclosures. Protected Material shall not be used for any purpose

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other than the prosecution or defense of the Action by the Party or parties receiving such Protected

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Material in discovery.

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Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the

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Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated

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“Confidential” only to:

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Parties to the Action;

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(2)

Outside counsel

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In-house counsel;

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(4)

Outside Experts, Consultants, or Investigators under the

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conditions described in Paragraph 8 below;
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Current Employees. A Current Employee of a Producing

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Person or Party may be examined, may be shown, and may testify concerning any Protected Material

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of that Producing Person or Party;

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(6)

Former Employees (to the extent consistent with the California
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Rules of Professional Conduct and applicable case law). A Former Employee of a Producing Person

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or Party may be examined, may be shown, may be interviewed, and may testify concerning any

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Protected Material of a Producing Person or Producing Party that pertains in any way to him/her, the

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subject matter of his/her employment or consultation or to the subject matter of his/her

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(7)

communications with the Producing Person or Party.

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A Non-Party who has had any contact or relationship with a

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Party may be examined, may be shown, may be interviewed, and may testify:

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(a)

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face to have been communicated between the Non-Party and any Party; and
(b)

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Concerning any Protected Material that appears on its

Concerning any Protected Material of a Party that

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documentary or testimonial evidence indicates was communicated between the Non-Party

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and the Party

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Professional Vendors engaged for this Action, and their staff;

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(10)

The California Superior Court, Appellate Court and Supreme

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Court, and their personnel, or other persons acting on its behalf, including without limitation

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members of any jury that may serve in proceedings in the Action.
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Restrictions on Use. Persons to whom Protected Material are to be provided,

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exhibited, or disclosed pursuant to this Paragraph 3(b)(i) must have: (1) read this order, (2) agreed to

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be bound by the terms thereof, (3) agreed to maintain said information in confidence, (4) agreed not

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to disclose the same except as permitted by this Paragraph 3, and (5) agreed to use said information

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solely for purposes of the prosecution and defense of this Action and not for any business,

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competitive or other purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the California Superior

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Court, Appellate Court and Supreme Court, and its personnel, or other persons acting on its behalf,

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Court Reporters who provide services during depositions, are not subject to the provisions in this

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Paragraph.

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Use Of Party’s Own Confidential Information: Notwithstanding any other provision

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of this Protective Order to the contrary, this Protective Order has no effect upon, and shall not apply

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to, a Party’s use or disclosure for any purpose of its own confidential information, including but not
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limited to Protected Material in this Action. By way of illustration only, nothing herein shall require

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a Party (Party A) to inform another Party (Party B) that the Party (Party A) intends to disclose its

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own confidential information to Persons identified in Paragraph 3(b)((i). Nothing herein shall

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prohibit a Producing Party, or its Counsel, from disclosing Protected Material to the Person the

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document identifies as the author or addressee of such material.

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DEPOSITIONS
a.

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The parties may designate any information disclosed during depositions as

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“Confidential” either on the record at the deposition or within 15 calendar days after the date of the

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deposition.

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Designation of the portion of the transcript (including exhibits) as

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“Confidential” shall be made as follows: Upon review of the transcript by counsel for the party to

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whose information the contents of the deposition relate, that counsel shall designate within 15

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calendar days after counsel’s receipt of the transcript, by written communication to the other Parties,

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the specific pages and lines to be designated as “Confidential.” If no designation is made within 15

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calendar days after receipt of the transcript, the transcript shall be considered not to contain any

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confidential material.

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The Parties also agree that to the extent depositions were completed prior to

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the execution of this stipulated protective order, the Parties have 15 calendar days after the Court’s

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execution of this order to designate portions of the existing deposition transcripts or exhibits as

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“Confidential.”

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A Person not otherwise authorized to be shown Protected Material under

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Paragraph 3 of this Order may be examined as a witness at deposition and may be shown and may

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testify concerning any such information or documents as follows:

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A Current Employee of a Producing Person or Party may be examined,

may be shown, and may testify concerning any Protected Material of that Producing Person or Party.
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A Former Employee of a Producing Person or Party may be examined,

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may be shown, may be interviewed, and may testify concerning any Protected Material of a

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Producing Person or Producing Party that pertains in any way to him/her, the subject matter of
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his/her employment or consultation or to the subject matter of his/her communications with the

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Producing Person or Party.
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be examined, may be shown, may be interviewed, and may testify:
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(2)

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Concerning any Protected Material of a Party that documentary

or testimonial evidence indicates was communicated between the Non-Party and the Party;
(3)

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Concerning any Protected Material that appears on its face to

have been communicated between the Non-Party and any Party; and

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A Non-Party who has had any contact or relationship with a Party may

Concerning any Protected Material to which the Non-Party is

the subject.
CHALLENGING DESIGNATION OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a designation of confidentiality at any time. Unless a

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prompt challenge to a Designating Party’s confidentiality designation is necessary to avoid

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foreseeable, substantial unfairness, unnecessary economic burdens, or a significant disruption or

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delay of the litigation, a Party does not waive its right to challenge a confidentiality designation by

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electing not to mount a challenge promptly after the original designation is disclosed.

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In the event that counsel for any Party at any time believes Protected Material should not be

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so designated, such counsel shall so notify the Designating Party in writing, counsel for the

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Challenging and Designating Parties then shall meet and confer in good faith concerning such

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disputed Protected Material within ten (10) business days of receipt of the notice. If agreement is

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not reached, the Challenging Party may file a motion requesting that the Court order the removal of

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the Designating Party’s designation. In such a proceeding, the Designating Party bears the burden of

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showing good cause with respect to any challenged designation. The Protected Material at issue

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shall be subject to and protected by this Stipulation and Order under the designation assigned by the

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Designating Party, until the Court has ruled on any such application. The Court may impose a

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monetary sanction under California Code of Civil Procedure § 2023.010, et seq., against any Party,

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Person, or attorney who unsuccessfully makes or opposes such a motion, unless it finds that the one

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subject to the sanction acted with substantial justification or that other circumstances make the
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imposition of the sanction unjust. Designations that are shown to have been made for an improper

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purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber or retard the case development process or to impose

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unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Designating Party to sanctions.

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No Party shall be obliged to challenge the propriety of a Confidential Information designation, and a

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failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge to the propriety of such designation.

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INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE
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If a Producing Person or Party inadvertently fails to stamp or otherwise

disclosure, the Producing Person or any other Party may thereafter designate by promptly giving

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appropriately designate and/or label certain Protected Material as “Confidential” upon production or

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written notice to all Parties that the Material is to be so designated. All parties shall then stamp or

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otherwise mark the designated Material with a “Confidential” or a similar legend.
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To the extent provided by law, the inadvertent production of Material that is

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privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure independently of this Order shall not be deemed a

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waiver or impairment of any claim of privilege or protection, including but not limited to, the

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attorney-client privilege and the protection afforded to work-product Materials, or the subject matter

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thereof.

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inadvertently produced, all such Materials (including all copies) shall be returned to the Producing

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Person or party within five (5) business days of receipt of that notice, unless timely application is

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made to the Court within that period to challenge the claim of privilege.

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Upon receiving notice from a Producing Person or Party that Materials have been

DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL TO EXPERTS, CONSULTANTS, FORMER

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EMPLOYEES, INVESTIGATORS, AND NON-PARTIES

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Before a Party discloses Protected Material to any Outside Expert, Consultant,

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Investigator, Former Employee, or Non-Party, he or she must certify that he or she has read this

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Protective Order and must sign a copy of the “Agreement to be Bound by Protective Order,”

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attached hereto as Exhibit A. Once the Outside Expert, Consultant, Investigator, Former Employee,

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or Non-Party has executed the “Agreement to be Bound by Protective Order,” it shall not be

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necessary for that Person to sign a separate statement each time he or she is subsequently given

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access to Protected Material. An Outside Expert, Consultant, or Investigator that is shown Protected
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Material may retain copies of that Material or information subject to the provisions of Paragraph 9

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below.
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The original, executed “Agreement to be Bound by Protective Order” signed

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by Persons receiving Protected Material pursuant to this Paragraph 8 shall be maintained by the

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Outside Counsel who obtained the Agreement.

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COMPLETION OF LITIGATION

review, all Protected Material shall be returned to the Producing Party or destroyed. If the Receiving

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Party elects to destroy instead of returning such Protected Material, the Receiving Party shall

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confirm in writing to the Producing Party within sixty (60) days after final termination of the Action

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that the Protected Material has been destroyed. Each Party shall also ensure that all Outside Experts,

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Consultants and Investigators to whom Protected Materials designated were disclosed shall return all

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such Protected Materials to the Party consulting with or retaining such Persons or, alternatively, shall

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confirm in writing that all such Protected Material has been destroyed. Provided there is no

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Protected Material contained therein, Receiving Parties are not required to return or destroy any

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pleadings, discovery requests, documents filed with the Court, trial, deposition, or hearing

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transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert reports,

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consultant and expert work product, or attorney work-product. If Protected Material is contained

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therein, these documents must be either returned or destroyed. The provisions of this Protective

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Order restricting the dissemination, exhibition or other use of Protected Material shall continue to be

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binding on any Person subject to the terms of the Protective Order even after conclusion of this

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Action, unless a Designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs.

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RIGHT TO SEEK RELIEF FROM THE COURT

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Nothing in this Protective Order shall be deemed to limit, prejudice or waive any rights of any Party

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or Person: (a) to resist or compel discovery with respect to, or to seek additional or different

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protection for, Material claimed to be protected by attorney work-product or other applicable

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privilege, Material as to which the Party or Person claims a legal obligation not to disclose, or

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Material not required to be produced pursuant to governing laws and rules; (b) to seek to modify or
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admissibility at trial of any evidence, whether or not comprised of Confidential Information

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governed by this Protective Order; (d) otherwise to require that discovery be conducted according to

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governing laws and rules; or (e) to oppose production of any information on any ground allowed

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under the California Code of Civil Procedure, or any other state or federal law, rule or regulation.

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By signing this Protective Order, a Producing Party is not deemed to waive any objection to the

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production of any document. In addition, the election by any Party to disclose any portion of its

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“Confidential” information to others shall not be deemed a waiver of any of the rights established by

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this Protective Order. The placing of any “Confidential” designation or a production identification

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obtain relief from any aspect of this Protective Order; (c) to object to the use, relevance or

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number on the face of a document produced shall have no effect on the authenticity or admissibility

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of that document at trial.

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FILING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WITH THE COURT

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Without written permission from the Designating Party or a court order secured after appropriate

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notice to all interested persons, a Party may not file in the public record in this action any Protected

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Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any Protected Material must comply with Civil Local

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Rule 79-5. Protected Material may only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the

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sealing of the specific Protected Material at issue. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5, a sealing order

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will issue only upon a request establishing that the Protected Material at issue is privileged,

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protectable as a trade secret, or otherwise entitled to protection under the law. If a Receiving Party's

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request to file Protected Material under seal pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(d) is denied by the

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court, then the Receiving Party may file the information in the public record pursuant to Civil Local

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Rule 79- 5(e) unless otherwise instructed by the court.

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USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL IN COURT

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Should counsel for any Party desire to use Protected Material, or any portion or summary thereof,

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during any proceedings held in open court, he or she shall, prior to such use and upon conferring

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with opposing counsel, make a request to the Court that the Protected Material be filed under seal

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with this Court.

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needlessly in the public record of any proceedings. As to use of the Protected Material at trial, the

Outside Counsel shall exercise due care not to disclose Protected Material

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Parties shall work out with the trial court at the Final Status Conference or other hearing to establish

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a procedure for using Confidential Information at trial. The court will have discretion to decide how

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the Confidential Information can be used at trial.

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MAINTENANCE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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Persons described in paragraph 3(b)(i) with custody of Protected Material shall maintain them in a

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manner that ensures that access to it is strictly limited to Persons entitled to receive Protected

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Material in accordance with this Protective Order.

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SUBPOENAS

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If a Receiving Party is served with a subpoena or an order issued in other litigation that would

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compel disclosure of Protected Material, the Receiving Party must promptly notify the Designating

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Party in writing and in no event more than five court days after receiving the subpoena or order.

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Such notification must include a copy of the subpoena or court order. The Receiving Party also must

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promptly inform in writing the litigant who caused the subpoena or order to issue in the other

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litigation that some or all of the Protected Material covered by the subpoena or order are the subject

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of a Protective Order. In addition, the Receiving Party must deliver a copy of this Protective Order

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promptly to the litigant in the other action that caused the subpoena or order to issue. The purpose of

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imposing these duties is to alert the interested parties to the existence of this Protective Order and to

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afford the Designating Party in this case an opportunity to try to protect its confidentiality interests in

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the court from which the subpoena or order issued. The Designating Party shall bear the burdens

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and the expenses of seeking protection in that court of its Protected Material – and nothing in these

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provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action to

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disobey a lawful directive from another court.

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JURISDICTION

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Upon conclusion of this Action, this Court shall retain such jurisdiction with respect to this

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Protective Order for purposes of enforcing its terms and conditions and to enable any Party herein

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affected to apply for such other and further orders concerning the subject of this Protective Order as

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may be necessary or appropriate. Counsel for the Designating Party shall have the opportunity to

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oppose any request for public inspection of Protected Material.
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RIGHTS INTACT

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Except as described herein, this Protective Order shall not abrogate or diminish any contractual,

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statutory or other legal obligation or right of any Party or Person with respect to any Protected

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Material.

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EFFECTIVE DATE

Once the order is signed and entered by the Court, this agreement shall be effective immediately.

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DATED: March 11, 2013.

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REED SMITH LLP

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A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

REED SMITH LLP

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/s/ Tiffany R. Thomas
Deborah J. Broyles
Tiffany R. Thomas
Attorneys for Defendant
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

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DATED: March 11, 2013.

LAW OFFICES OF M. J. RANDLE

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By
/s/ Murlene J. Randle
Murlene J. Randle
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Jacqueline Anderson

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Based on the parties’ stipulation, and good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: March 13, 2013

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Hon. Maxine M. Chesney
Senior United States District Judge

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REED SMITH LLP

A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER RE: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

EXHIBIT A

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AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY PROTECTIVE ORDER

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connection with the litigation entitled JACQUELINE ANDERSON v. CHARLES SCHWAB & CO.,

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INC., Northern District of California Case No. 3:12-cv-01682-MMC. I certify my understanding

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that such Confidential Information is to be provided to me pursuant to the terms and restrictions of

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the Protective Order in the action and that I have been given a copy of and have read said Protective

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Order and agree to be bound by the terms thereof. I understand that such Confidential Information

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REED SMITH LLP

I hereby acknowledge that I am about to receive Confidential Information provided in

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A limited liability partnership formed in the State of Delaware

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and any copies I make of any Material containing Confidential Information or any notes or other

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records that may be made regarding any such Confidential Information shall not be disclosed to any

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persons other than those persons to whom such information may be disclosed pursuant to this

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Protective Order.

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Dated: _________________

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Signature

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