Lyon et al v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al

Filing 39

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 38 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Governing Confidential Information Disclosed through Informal Discovery to Support Settlement Discussions & for Facilitating Class Counsel's Access to Class filed by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, John Sandweg, Timothy S. Aitken, Jeh Charles Johnson. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 6/3/14. (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/3/2014)

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STUART F. DELERY
Assistant Attorney General
COLIN A. KISOR
Acting Director
ELIZABETH J. STEVENS
Assistant Director
JENNIFER A. BOWEN
KATHERINE A. SMITH
Trial Attorneys, Office of Immigration Litigation
U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Division
P.O. Box 868, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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ROBERT P. VARIAN (STATE BAR NO. 107459)
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
The Orrick Building, 405 Howard Street
San Francisco, California 94105-2669
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
[Additional Counsel appear on signature page]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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AUDLEY BARRINGTON LYON, JR., et al.,

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STIPULATED AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE
ORDER GOVERNING CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION DISCLOSED THROUGH
INFORMAL DISCOVERY TO SUPPORT
SETTLEMENT DISCUSSIONS & FOR
FACILITATING CLASS COUNSEL ACCESS TO
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Thomas S. Winkowski, Principal Deputy Assistant Director, ICE, is substituted under
Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)for former Acting Director, John Sandweg, who was named as a
defendant in this action in his official capacity but resigned from this position effective
February 21, 2014.
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PURPOSES & LIMITATIONS
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The parties anticipate that during informal discovery in this action they will

exchange documents, items, material, and other information that contain sensitive,
confidential, proprietary, and/or private information that merits special protection from

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public disclosure. This Stipulated Protective Order does not govern any future formal

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discovery related to the merits of this case and applies only to (a) class member

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information provided to facilitate Class Counsel’s notice of class certification and access to

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class members and (b) informal settlement discussions. Accordingly, the parties hereby

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stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the following Stipulated Protective Order for

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purposes of informal discovery in support of settlement discussions and identification of

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class members only. See ECF No. 31 (regarding notice to class); ECF No. 35 (ordering

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necessary informal discovery prior to settlement conference). Such sensitive and
confidential information may include (a) security arrangements, security plans, practices,

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policies, procedures, protocols or guidelines, security audits or reviews, building layouts,

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documents reflecting architectural plans, blueprints or schematics whose efficacy may be

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undermined by disclosure to the public, including but not limited to floor plans or plans

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specific to building security features, enhancements or vulnerabilities; (b) information

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subject to the Privacy Act (codified at 5 U.S.C § 552a) or the official information privilege

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that is protected from disclosure, in order to comply with the law; and (c) material

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containing private and confidential third-party information protected by the right to
privacy guaranteed in the Federal Constitution and the First Amendment, in order to
protect the privacy interest of those third-parties.

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The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections

on all disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public
disclosure and use extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to
confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles. The parties further

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acknowledge, as set forth in section 12, below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does

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not entitle them to file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth

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the procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a party

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seeks permission from the Court to file material under seal.
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Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11), this Stipulated Protective Order

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authorizes Defendants to produce to counsel for Plaintiffs and the Court discoverable

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information pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) sought by Plaintiffs during informal discovery

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prior to settlement discussions, as well as identifying information regarding class
members, containing unredacted, identifying information of third-parties, without

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obtaining prior written consent of third parties whose names, addresses, birth dates, and

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other identifying information may be present in such documents and without requiring

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officials of the United States to pre-screen each document for objections under Federal Rule

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of Civil Procedure 26(c) or the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and without presenting those

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objections to this Court for a decision regarding disclosure. To the extent the relevant

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statute or regulation allows the disclosure of information pursuant to a court order, this

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Order constitutes such a court order and authorizes disclosure of that information.
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The Parties agree that the terms of this Protective Order will govern the

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production of information in response to Plaintiffs’ informal discovery requests needed for

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identifying information regarding class members for purposes of providing notice of class

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certification and facilitating Class Counsel’s access to class members to the extent that such

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production contains “Confidential Information” as defined in section 2 and designated
according to section 5. The terms of this Order shall also govern the safeguarding of such

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information by all individuals referenced in sections 7 and 12.

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DEFINITIONS
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Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation of

information or items under this Order.
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“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: any information (regardless of how

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qualify for protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) and/or the Privacy Act, 5

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U.S.C. § 552a including: (a) the names, alien numbers, and detention facilities of the
particular individual(s) to whom the information relates and (b) any personally identifying

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information related to third parties other than the individual whose information is being

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sought, such as, but not limited to, information regarding familial relatives of individuals.

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Consulting Counsel: attorneys who are not Counsel of Record, but are (1)

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affiliated with or employed by a law firm, agency, or organization that has appeared on

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behalf of a Party and (2) consulted by a Party or by Counsel of Record for the purpose of

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litigating this action.

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Counsel of Record: Counsel (as well as their support staff) who appear or

have appeared in this action on behalf of a Party in this action.
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Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or items

that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “CONFIDENTIAL.”
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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the

medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, among other
things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or generated in
disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.
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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter

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pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an

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expert witness or as a consultant in this action.

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other legal entity who is not named as a Party to this action.
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Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or Discovery

Material in this action.
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Party: any party to this action, including all of its officers, directors,

employees, consultants, retained experts, and counsel (including their support staffs).

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Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or

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SCOPE
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The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only

Protected Material (as defined above), but also (a) any information copied or extracted
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that might reveal Protected Material. However, the protections conferred by this
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Stipulation and Order do not cover the following information: (a) any information that is in

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the public domain at the time of disclosure to a Receiving Party or becomes part of the

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public domain after its disclosure to a Receiving Party as a result of publication not
involving a violation of this Order, including becoming part of the public record through

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trial or otherwise; and (b) any information known to the Receiving Party prior to the

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disclosure or obtained by the Receiving Party after the disclosure from a source who

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

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Designating Party.
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Aggregate information that does not permit the identification of the

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particular individuals to whom the information relates is not protected even if it is derived

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from source documents that are designated “Confidential.”

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DURATION
Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations imposed

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by this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or

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a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be deemed to be the later of (1)

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dismissal of all claims and defenses in this action, with or without prejudice; and (2) final

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judgment herein after the completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands,

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trials, or reviews of this action, including the time limits for filing any motions or

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applications for extension of time pursuant to applicable law.

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DESIGNATION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each

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appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for protection only those

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parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that qualify – so

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that other portions of the material, documents, items, or communications for which
protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations that

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are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper purpose (e.g.,

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unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) expose the Designating Party to
sanctions.
If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it
designated for protection do not qualify for protection, the Designating Party must
promptly notify – within ten (10) business days – all other Parties that it is withdrawing
the mistaken designation.
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Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this

Order or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies
for protection under this Order must be clearly so designated before the material is

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disclosed or produced.
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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:
(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic

documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings),
that the Producing Party affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” to each page that contains

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protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for

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protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by
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making appropriate markings in the margins). “Confidential Information” set forth in a

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response to an interrogatory may be so designated by including the word “Confidential” in

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the response.
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inspection need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has

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indicated which material it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and

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before the designation, all of the material made available for inspection shall be deemed

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“CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied

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and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions thereof,

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qualify for protection under this Order. Then, before producing the specified documents,

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the Producing Party must affix the “CONFIDENTIAL” legend to each page that contains

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Protected Material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for
protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by
making appropriate markings in the margins).

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(b) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for
any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the exterior

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of the container or containers in which the information or item is stored the legend

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“CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a portion or portions of the information or item warrant

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protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected

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portion(s).
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Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material. Upon timely
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correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to assure

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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a designation of

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confidentiality at any time. Unless a prompt challenge to a Designating Party’s

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confidentiality designation is necessary to avoid foreseeable, substantial unfairness,

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unnecessary economic burdens, or a significant disruption or delay of the litigation, a Party

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does not waive its right to challenge a confidentiality designation by electing not to mount
a challenge promptly after the original designation is disclosed.
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Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution

process by providing written notice of each designation it is challenging and describing the
basis for each challenge. To avoid ambiguity as to whether a challenge has been made, the
written notice must recite that the challenge to confidentiality is being made in accordance

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with this specific paragraph of the Protective Order. The parties shall attempt to resolve

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each challenge in good faith and must begin the process by conferring directly (in voice to

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voice dialogue; other forms of communication are not sufficient) within fourteen (14)

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business days of the date of service of notice. In conferring, the Challenging Party must

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explain the basis for its belief that the confidentiality designation was not proper and must

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give the Designating Party an opportunity to review the designated material, to reconsider

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the circumstances, and, if no change in designation is offered, to explain the basis for the
chosen designation. A Challenging Party may proceed to the next stage of the challenge
process only if it has engaged in this meet and confer process first or establishes that the

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Designating Party is unwilling to participate in the meet and confer process in a timely

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Judicial Intervention. If the Parties cannot resolve a challenge without court

intervention, the Designating Party shall file and serve a motion to retain confidentiality

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under Civil Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5, if applicable) within

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twenty (20) business days of the initial notice of challenge or within fourteen (14) business

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days of the parties agreeing that the meet and confer process will not resolve their dispute,

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whichever is later. Each such motion must be accompanied by a competent declaration

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affirming that the movant has complied with the meet and confer requirements imposed by

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paragraph 6.2. Failure by the Designating Party to make such a motion, including the

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required declaration, within the time allotted by this paragraph shall automatically waive

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the confidentiality designation for each challenged designation. In addition, the
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there is good cause for doing so, including a challenge to the designation of a deposition

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transcript or any portions thereof. Any motion brought pursuant to this provision must be

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accompanied by a competent declaration affirming that the movant has complied with the

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meet and confer requirements imposed by the paragraph 6.2.
The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on the
Designating Party. Frivolous challenges and those challenges made for an improper
purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties)
may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating Party has waived

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the confidentiality designation by failing to file a motion to retain confidentiality as

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described in this paragraph (paragraph 6.3), all parties shall continue to afford the material
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in question the level of protection due under this Order for Confidential Information until

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the Court rules on the challenge.

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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is

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disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this case only

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for attempting to settle this litigation and identifying class members for the purpose of

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providing notice to class members of class certification and facilitating Class Counsel’s

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access to class members. Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories

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of persons and under the conditions described in this Order. When the litigation has been

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terminated, a Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 12.3 below (re:

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Return of Confidential Information).

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Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a location
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this Order.

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Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise

ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, information

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designated as “Confidential,” including the portion of any document containing

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“Confidential” information, may be disclosed by a Receiving Party only to the following

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persons and only to the extent necessary to litigate this action:

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Counsel of Record for Plaintiffs, Counsel of Record for Defendants,

Consulting Counsel, and any support staff of such counsel assisting in this action with an
appropriate need to know;

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necessary for this litigation, including evaluation of settlement positions, subject to
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Any other person mutually authorized by the Parties to examine such

information, subject to paragraph 7.3; and/or
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Experts of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably

The Court and its personnel, including court reporters.

All persons listed in paragraph 7.2(a) to whom “Confidential” information is
disclosed are hereby prohibited from disclosing to, or otherwise discussing with, any

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person other than those listed in paragraph 7.2(b)-(d), any information designated as

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“Confidential Information,” except as provided in this Stipulated Protective Order.

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Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound (Exhibit A). All persons listed

in paragraphs 7(b) and (c) to whom “Confidential Information” is disclosed shall first be
required to read the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order and sign a copy of the

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Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound by Protective Order, attached hereto as

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Exhibit A. Each signed Acknowledgment form shall be maintained by counsel for the

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Plaintiffs or counsel for the Defendants as appropriate, depending on the Party seeking to

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disclose Confidential information.

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

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Use of “Confidential” Information in Court Filings.

after appropriate notice to all interested persons, a Party may not file in the public record
any “Confidential” Information. In the event a Party wishes to use any “Confidential”

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Information produced under this Stipulated Protective Order in a court filing, such filings

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shall either be: (a) filed in accordance with Civil Local Rule 79-5 or (b) redacted to
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preclude any Confidential Information from entering into the public record. Should a Party

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elect to redact any and all Confidential Information from a pleading rather than file that

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pleading in accordance with Civil Local Rule 79-5, the filing Party will serve such redacted
pleading on the non-filing Party via e-mail rather than via CM/ECF, allowing the non-filing

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Party three (3) business days to raise any objections concerning the release of Confidential

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Information, before filing such redacted pleading with the Court via CM/ECF. This

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provision does not apply to the Parties’ submission of “Confidential” Information to the

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Magistrate Judge assigned to proceed over settlement conferences in this case, provided
those submissions are not filed in the public record.

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The parties do not anticipate using at any hearing any “Confidential” information

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Use of “Confidential” Information at Hearings.

disclosed during informal discovery prior to settlement discussions or for the purpose of
identifying class members to facilitate notice of class certification and Class Counsel’s

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access to class members. Should such need arise, the Parties will follow the instructions

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for use of “Confidential” information in Court Filings as detailed in paragraph 7.4.

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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN OTHER
LITIGATION
If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation that

compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this action as
“CONFIDENTIAL,” that Party must:
(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall
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(b) promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order

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to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena or

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order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include a copy of this
Stipulated Protective Order; and
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pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.

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If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with the
subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this action as

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“CONFIDENTIAL” before a determination by the court from which the subpoena or order

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issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission. The Designating

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Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that court of its

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confidential material – and nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing
or encouraging a Receiving Party in this action to disobey a lawful directive from another

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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE PRODUCED IN THIS
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The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a Non-

Party in this action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” Such information produced by
Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the remedies and relief

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provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be construed as prohibiting a

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Non-Party from seeking additional protections.

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The Parties agree that any discovery sought from Non-Parties who owe a

duty of confidentiality to one or more Parties can be disclosed without violating that duty
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of confidentiality if such discovery would otherwise be covered by this Protective Order

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and disclosure is made in accordance with this Protective Order. Because this Protective

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Order is sufficient to protect such confidential information, a duty of confidentiality to one
of the Parties shall not be a basis for any Non-Party to withhold covered records or
information sought through third-party discovery in this litigation.
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Non-Party’s confidential information which in that Party’s possession, and the Party is
subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s confidential
information, then the Party shall:
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In the event that a Party is required by a valid discovery request to produce a

promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party

that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality agreement with
a Non-Party;
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promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated

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Protective Order in this litigation, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably

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specific description of the information requested; and

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make the information requested available for inspection by the Non-

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If the Non-Party fails to object or seek a protective order from this Court

within fourteen (14) business days of receiving the notice and accompanying information,
the Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to
the discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party
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confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the Court.2 Absent

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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person(s) to whom

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The purpose of this provision is to alert the interested parties to the existence of
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MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
The Parties shall maintain “Confidential Information” as follows:
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disclosed in accordance with section 7.2 shall maintain all remaining “Confidential”

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in accordance with section 7.2 shall be returned to the Defendants or destroyed, except as

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discovery. Also notwithstanding paragraphs 12.1 and 12.3, Counsel are entitled to retain

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

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compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the
Protected Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving

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person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60-day deadline that (1) identifies (by

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Any Party may apply to this Court at any time, upon proper notice, for a

modification of this Stipulated Protective Order with respect to the handling or designation
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inadvertence or otherwise, after the conclusion of this action.
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This Stipulated Protective Order shall be binding upon any present or future

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The terms of this Stipulated Protective Order shall survive the termination of

this action after its final disposition for purposes of enforcing this Stipulated Protective
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RIGHTS OF PARTIES
14.1. Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order shall be construed as a waiver of

any defense, right, or claim by either party, nor shall this Stipulated Protective Order affect
the right of any Producing Party to seek additional protection against the disclosure of any
documents or materials, or of any Receiving Party to seek additional disclosures.
14.2. This Stipulated Protective Order shall be effective and enforceable upon
entry by the Court, except that the Parties shall agree to abide by its terms prior to entry of
any order.
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Agreement to this Protective Order does not waive any rights of any Party to

assert, and/or object to, a claim of any privilege as to these or similar documents.
14.4

Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order shall preclude the disclosure of

any “Confidential” Information with respect to an individual who affirmatively consents in
writing to the disclosure of his/her own private information.
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This Stipulated Protective Order shall not preclude any Party from disclosing

publicly-available information.

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THE PARTIES SO STIPULATE, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.
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ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP
By:

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ROBERT P. VARIAN
M. TODD SCOTT
ALEXANDER K. TALARIDES
ALEXIS YEE-GARCIA
CHRISTINE M. LOUIE

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Dated: May 30, 2014

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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
By:

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NATIONAL PRISON PROJECT

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CARL TAKEI (SBN 256229)
915 15th Street N.W., 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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/s/ Julia Harumi Mass
JULIA HARUMI MASS (SBN 189649)
JINGNI (JENNY) ZHAO (SBN 284684)
MICHAEL T. RISHER (SBN 191627)
39 Drumm Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Dated: May 30, 2014

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OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION,
U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE – CIVIL DIVISION
STUART DELERY
Assistant Attorney General

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JENNIFER A. BOWEN
KATHERINE A. SMITH

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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