Save CCSF Coalition et al v. Lim et al

Filing 23

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR LITIGATION HIGHLY SENSITIVE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Signed by Judge Susan Illston on 3/9/15. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/9/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAVE CCSF COALITION, OTTO
PIPPENGER, and DIMITRIOS PHILLIOU,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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Case No.: 3:14-cv-05286 SI
STIPULATION AND[PROPOSED]
PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR
LITIGATION HIGHLY SENSITIVE
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

SFPD OFFICER OLIVER LIM; SFCCDPD
SGT. CARLOS GAYTAN; OFFICER JULIE
TORRES #63; OFFICER IGOR BOYKO;
OFFICER E. MCGLASTON; OFFICER M.
EDAIS; SGT. DON QUINTANA; LT. JASON
WENDT; SFCCDPD CHIEF ANDRE’ L.
BARNES; SFPD SGT. JOSHUA KUMLI;
SFPD CHIEF GREG SUHR;
CHANCELLOR ARTHUR TYLER; CITY
AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; SAN
FRANCISCO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT; and DOES 1-50, inclusive;

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Defendants.

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PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

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Disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve production of

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confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public

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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be

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warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the court to enter the

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following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this Order does not

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confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to discovery and that the

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protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends only to the limited

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information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment under the applicable legal

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principles. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 14.4, below, that this

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Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file confidential information under

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seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be followed and the
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standards that will be applied when a party seeks permission from the court to file

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material under seal.

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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: information (regardless of how it is

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generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection under

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).

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Counsel (without qualifier): Outside Counsel of Record and House

Counsel (as well as their support staff).
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Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or

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items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “CONFIDENTIAL”

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or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the

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medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, among

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other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or generated

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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 (1) has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as

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an expert witness or as a consultant in this action, (2) is not a past or current employee

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of a Party or of a Party’s competitor, and (3) at the time of retention, is not anticipated to

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become an employee of a Party or of a Party’s competitor.

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or

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Items: extremely sensitive “Confidential Information or Items,” disclosure of which to

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another Party or Non-Party would create a substantial risk of serious harm that could

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not be avoided by less restrictive means.

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

other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
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2.9

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Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party to

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this action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this action and have

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appeared in this action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm which has

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appeared on behalf of that party.
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Party: any party to this action, including all of its officers, directors,

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employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their

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support staffs).
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Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or

Discovery Material in this action.
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Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation support

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services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or

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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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Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is

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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” or as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY.”
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Receiving Party: a person who receives Disclosure or Discovery Material

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from a Producing Party.

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

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Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from

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Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected

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Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or presentations by Parties or their

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Counsel that might reveal Protected Material. However, the protections conferred by

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this Stipulation and Order do not cover the following information: (a) any information that

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

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the public domain after its disclosure to a Receiving Party as a result of publication not

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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. Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by a

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separate agreement or order.

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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

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or 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,

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

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or applications for extension of time pursuant to applicable law.

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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL

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5.1

Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection.

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Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under

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this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies

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under the appropriate standards. To the extent it is practical to do so, the Designating

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Party must designate for protection only those parts of material, documents, items, or

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oral or written communications that qualify – so that other portions of the material,

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documents, items, or communications for which protection is not warranted are not

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swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.
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

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(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) expose the Designating Party to

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sanctions.

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If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it

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designated for protection do not qualify for protection at all or do not qualify for the level

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of protection initially asserted, that Designating Party must promptly notify all other

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parties that it is withdrawing the mistaken designation.

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Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this

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Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise stipulated

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or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this

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Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or produced.

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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:

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(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic

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documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial

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proceedings), that the Producing Party affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY to each page that contains protected

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

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the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making

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appropriate markings in the margins) and must specify, for each portion, the level of

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protection being asserted.

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A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents or materials available for

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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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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party

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has identified the documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must

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determine which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order.

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Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the

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appropriate legend (“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY”) to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or

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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) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the

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margins) and must specify, for each portion, the level of protection being asserted.

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(b) for testimony given in deposition or in other pretrial or trial proceedings,

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that the Designating Party identify on the record, before the close of the deposition,

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hearing, or other proceeding, all protected testimony and specify the level of protection

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being asserted. When it is impractical to identify separately each portion of testimony

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that is entitled to protection and it appears that substantial portions of the testimony may

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qualify for protection, the Designating Party may invoke on the record (before the

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deposition, hearing, or other proceeding is concluded) a right to have up to 21 days to

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identify the specific portions of the testimony as to which protection is sought and to

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specify the level of protection being asserted. Only those portions of the testimony that

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are appropriately designated for protection within the 21 days shall be covered by the

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provisions of this Stipulated Protective Order. Alternatively, a Designating Party may

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specify, at the deposition or up to 21 days afterwards if that period is properly invoked,

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that the entire transcript shall be treated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

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Parties shall give the other parties notice if they reasonably expect a

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deposition, hearing or other proceeding to include Protected Material so that the

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other parties can ensure that only authorized individuals who have signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A) are present at those

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proceedings. The use of a document as an exhibit at a deposition shall not in any

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way affect its designation as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

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Transcripts containing Protected Material shall have an obvious legend on

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the title page that the transcript contains Protected Material, and the title page

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shall be followed by a list of all pages (including line numbers as appropriate)

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that have been designated as Protected Material and the level of protection being

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asserted by the Designating Party. The Designating Party shall inform the court
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reporter of these requirements. Any transcript that is prepared before the

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expiration of a 21-day period for designation shall be treated during that period as

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if it had been designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”

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in its entirety unless otherwise agreed. After the expiration of that period, the

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transcript shall be treated only as actually designated.
(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for

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any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the

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exterior of the container or containers or on the digital media format (thumbdrive, DVD,

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CD, etc.) in which the information or item is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”. If only a portion or portions of

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the information or item warrant protection, the Producing Party, to the extent

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practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s) and specify the level of protection

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being asserted.
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Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent

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failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the

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Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material. Upon

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timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to

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assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this Order.

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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
6.1

Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a

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designation of confidentiality at any time. Unless a prompt challenge to a Designating

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Party’s confidentiality designation is necessary to avoid foreseeable, substantial

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unfairness, unnecessary economic burdens, or a significant disruption or delay of the

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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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Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute

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resolution process by providing written notice of each designation it is challenging and

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describing the basis for each challenge. To avoid ambiguity as to whether a challenge
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has been made, the written notice must recite that the challenge to confidentiality is

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being made in accordance with this specific paragraph of the Protective Order. The

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parties shall attempt to resolve each challenge in good faith and must begin the process

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by conferring directly (in voice to voice dialogue; other forms of communication are not

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sufficient) within 14 days of the date of service of notice. In conferring, the Challenging

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

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proper and must give the Designating Party an opportunity to review the designated

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material, to reconsider the circumstances, and, if no change in designation is offered, to

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explain the basis for the chosen designation. A Challenging Party may proceed to the

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next stage of the challenge process only if it has engaged in this meet and confer

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process first or establishes that the Designating Party is unwilling to participate in the

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meet and confer process in a timely manner.
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Judicial Intervention. If the Parties cannot resolve a challenge without

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

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confidentiality under Civil Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5, if

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applicable) within 21 days of the initial notice of challenge or within 14 days of the

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

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whichever is earlier.1 Each such motion must be accompanied by a competent

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declaration affirming that the movant has complied with the meet and confer

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requirements imposed in the preceding paragraph. Failure by the Designating Party to

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make such a motion including the required declaration within 21 days (or 14 days, if

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applicable) shall automatically waive the confidentiality designation for each challenged

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designation. In addition, the Challenging Party may file a motion challenging a

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confidentiality designation at any time if there is good cause for doing so, including a

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challenge to the designation of a deposition transcript or any portions thereof. Any

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Alternative: It may be appropriate in certain circumstances for the parties to agree to
shift the burden to move on the Challenging Party after a certain number of challenges
are made to avoid an abuse of the process. The burden of persuasion would remain on
the Designating Party.

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motion brought pursuant to this provision must be accompanied by a competent

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declaration affirming that the movant has complied with the meet and confer

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requirements imposed by the preceding paragraph.
The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on the

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Designating Party. Frivolous challenges and those made for an improper purpose (e.g.,

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to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose

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the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating Party has waived the

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

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above, all parties shall continue to afford the material in question the level of protection

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to which it is entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the court rules on the

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challenge.

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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
7.1

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

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only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this litigation. Such Protected

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Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the conditions

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described in this Order. When the litigation has been terminated, a Receiving Party

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must comply with the provisions of section 15 below (FINAL DISPOSITION).

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

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and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons authorized

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under this Order.

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7.2

Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise

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ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party

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may disclose any information or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to:

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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this action, as well

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as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to

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disclose the information for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment

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and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A;
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(b) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom

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disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

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(c) the court and its personnel;

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(d) court reporters and their staff, professional jury or trial consultants, and

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Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and

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who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
(e) during their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to

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Be Bound” (Exhibit A), unless otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or

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ordered by the court. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to

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depositions that reveal Protected Material must be separately bound by the court

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reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this Stipulated

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Protective Order.
(f) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a

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custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information.
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Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY

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Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by

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

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designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only to:

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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this action, as well

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as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to

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disclose the information for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment

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and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A;

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(b) Experts of the Receiving Party (1) to whom disclosure is reasonably

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necessary for this litigation, (2) who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement

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to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), and (3) as to whom the procedures set forth in paragraph

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7.4(a)(2), below, have been followed];
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(c) the court and its personnel;

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(d) court reporters and their staff, professional jury or trial consultants, and

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Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and

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who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); and

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(e) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a

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custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information.
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Procedures for Approving or Objecting to Disclosure of “HIGHLY

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or Items to Experts.

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(a)(1) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or agreed to in writing by the

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Designating Party, a Party that seeks to disclose to an Expert (as defined in this Order)

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any information or item that has been designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” pursuant to paragraph 7.3(c) first must make a written

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request to the Designating Party that (1) identifies the general categories of “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” information that the Receiving Party

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seeks permission to disclose to the Expert, (2) sets forth the full name of the Expert and

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the city and state of his or her primary residence, (3) attaches a copy of the Expert’s

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current resume, (4) identifies the Expert’s current employer(s), (5) identifies each

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person or entity from whom the Expert has received compensation or funding for work

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in his or her areas of expertise or to whom the expert has provided professional

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services, including in connection with a litigation, at any time during the preceding five

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years,2 and (6) identifies (by name and number of the case, filing date, and location of

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court) any litigation in connection with which the Expert has offered expert testimony,

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If the Expert believes any of this information is subject to a confidentiality obligation to
a third-party, then the Expert should provide whatever information the Expert believes
can be disclosed without violating any confidentiality agreements, and the Party seeking
to disclose to the Expert shall be available to meet and confer with the Designating
Party regarding any such engagement.

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including through a declaration, report, or testimony at a deposition or trial, during the

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preceding five years.3

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(b) A Party that makes a request and provides the information specified in

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the preceding respective paragraphs may disclose the subject Protected Material to the

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identified Expert unless, within 14 days of delivering the request, the Party receives a

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written objection from the Designating Party. Any such objection must set forth in detail

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the grounds on which it is based.

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(c) A Party that receives a timely written objection must meet and confer

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with the Designating Party (through direct voice to voice dialogue) to try to resolve the

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matter by agreement within seven days of the written objection. If no agreement is

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reached, the Party seeking to make the disclosure to the Expert may file a motion as

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provided in Civil Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5, if

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applicable) seeking permission from the court to do so. Any such motion must describe

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the circumstances with specificity, set forth in detail the reasons why the disclosure to

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the Expert is reasonably necessary, assess the risk of harm that the disclosure would

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entail, and suggest any additional means that could be used to reduce that risk. In

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addition, any such motion must be accompanied by a competent declaration describing

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the parties’ efforts to resolve the matter by agreement (i.e., the extent and the content of

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the meet and confer discussions) and setting forth the reasons advanced by the

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Designating Party for its refusal to approve the disclosure.
In any such proceeding, the Party opposing disclosure to the Expert shall bear

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the burden of proving that the risk of harm that the disclosure would entail (under the

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safeguards proposed) outweighs the Receiving Party’s need to disclose the Protected

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Material to its Expert.

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It may be appropriate in certain circumstances to restrict the Expert from undertaking
certain limited work prior to the termination of the litigation that could foreseeably result
in an improper use of the Designating Party’s “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –
ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” information.

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8.

PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN

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OTHER LITIGATION

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If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation that

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compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this action as

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” that

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Party must:
(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall

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include a copy of the subpoena or court order;

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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

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or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include a copy of this

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Stipulated Protective Order; and
(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be

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pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.4

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If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with the

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subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this action as

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” before a

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determination by the court from which the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party

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has obtained the Designating Party’s permission. The Designating Party shall bear the

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burden and expense of seeking protection in that court of its confidential material – and

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nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a

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Receiving Party in this action to disobey a lawful directive from another court.

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The purpose of imposing these duties is to alert the interested parties to the existence
of this Protective Order and to afford the Designating Party in this case an opportunity to
try to protect its confidentiality interests in the court from which the subpoena or order
issued.

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9.

A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE

PRODUCED

IN THIS LITIGATION

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(a)

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The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a

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Non-Party in this action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY

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

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produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is

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subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s confidential

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information, then the Party shall:
1. promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party

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that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality agreement

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with a Non-Party;
2. 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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If the Non-Party fails to object or seek a protective order from this

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court within 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the

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Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the

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discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party

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shall not produce any information in its possession or control that is subject to the

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confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the court.5

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of seeking protection in this court of its Protected Material.

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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed

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Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing

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the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve

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all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to

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whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (d)

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request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be

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Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE

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inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection, the

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Receiving Parties may not disclose or in any way use the document(s) pending

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resolution of a challenge to the claim of privilege or other protection. This provision is

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not intended to modify whatever procedure may be established in an e-discovery order

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that provides for production without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of

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Evidence 502(d) and (e), insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of

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disclosure of a communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or

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work product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated

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protective order submitted to the court.

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The purpose of this provision is to alert the interested parties to the existence of
confidentiality rights of a Non-Party and to afford the Non-Party an opportunity to protect
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MISCELLANEOUS
Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any

person to seek its modification by the court in the future.
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Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this

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Protective Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to

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disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in this

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Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any ground

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to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective Order.
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Filing Protected Material. Without written permission from the Designating

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Party or a court order secured after appropriate notice to all interested persons, a Party

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may not file in the public record in this action any Protected Material. A Party that seeks

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to file under seal any Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5.

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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

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sealing order will issue only upon a request establishing that the Protected Material at

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issue is privileged, protectable as a trade secret, or otherwise entitled to protection

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under the law. If a Receiving Party's request to file Protected Material under seal

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pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(e) is denied by the court, then the Receiving Party

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may file the Protected Material in the public record pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-

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5(e)(2) unless otherwise instructed by the court.

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FINAL DISPOSITION
Within 60 days after the final disposition of this action, as defined in paragraph 4,

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each Receiving Party must return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or

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destroy such material. As used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all

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copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or

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capturing any of the Protected Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or

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destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party

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that (1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was

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returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any

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copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing

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any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to

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retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and hearing

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

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reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such

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materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute

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Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in Section 4

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(DURATION).

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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Dated: March 4, 2015

STUBBS & LEONE

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/s/
Claudia Leed, Esq.
LOUIS A. LEONE, ESQ.
CLAUDIA LEED, ESQ.
Attorney for Defendants
SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT,
CHANCELLOR ARTHUR TYLER, CHIEF ANDRE’ L.
BARNES, LIEUTENANT JASON WENDT, SERGEANT
CARLOS GAYTAN, OFFICER JULIE TORRES, OFFICER
IGOR BOYKO, OFFICER ERICA McGLASTON, and
SERGEANT DON QUINTANA

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Dated: March 4, 2015

SAN FRANCISCO CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
/s/
Margaret Baumgartner, Esq.
MARGARET BAUMGARTNER, ESQ.
Attorneys for SFPD OFFICER OLIVER LIM, SFPD SGT.
JOSHUA KUMLI, SFPD CHIEF GREG SUHR, and the CITY
AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

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Dated: March 4, 2015

BEACH & LEDERMAN

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/s/
Rachel Lederman, Esq.
RACHEL L. LEDERMAN, ESQ.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs SAVE CCSF COALITION and
OTTO PIPPENGER
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PURSUANT TO THE STIPULATION OF THE PARTIES, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: _____________________
3/9/2015

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HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EXHIBIT A

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], of _________________

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[print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety

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and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the United States

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District Court for the Northern District of California on [date] in the case of SAVE CCSF

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COALITION, OTTO PIPPENGER v LIM, et al,, 3:14-cv-05286 SI, I agree to comply

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with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order and I

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understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions

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and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in

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any manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to

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any person or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of this Order.

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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the

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Northern District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Stipulated

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Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this

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action.

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I hereby appoint __________________________ [print or type full name] of

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_______________________________________ [print or type full address and

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telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in connection with this

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action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated Protective Order.

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Date: _________________________________

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City and State where sworn and signed: _________________________________

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Printed name: ______________________________

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[printed name]

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