ADT Security Services, Inc. v. Security One International, Inc. et al

Filing 110

ORDER REGARDING PARTIES' LETTER BRIEF CONCERNING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS re 109 Letter, filed by Security One International, Inc.. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 8/27/12. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/27/2012)

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1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 7 ADT SECURITY SERVICES, INC., 8 9 Plaintiff, vs. 10 ORDER REGARDING PARTIES’ LETTER BRIEF CONCERNING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS SECURITY ONE INT’L, INC. et al., 11 Case No.: 11-CV-05149 YGR Defendants. Northern District of California United States District Court 12 13 The Court has reviewed the parties’ Letter Brief Concerning Confidentiality Designations, 14 (Dkt. No. 109). The Court previously ordered Security One to produce its customer list to allow ADT 15 to compare that list with a list of former ADT customers to determine which of Security One’s current 16 customers used to be ADT customers. (Dkt. No. 94.) ADT has since compiled a list of the results of 17 the cross-referencing procedure (the “cross referencing list”). The Court understands the parties’ 18 dispute to be whether the confidentiality designation of the “cross-referencing list” should be changed 19 from “Attorneys’ Eyes Only-Highly Confidential” to “Confidential” to permit non-attorney members 20 of ADT’s in-house legal department to review the “cross-referencing list.” 21 The Court ORDERS as follows: 22 1) 23 with respect to ADT. 24 2) 25 the “cross-referencing list” to assist in ADT’s investigation and to provide assistance in 26 compiling documents responsive to Security One’s discovery requests: The “cross-referencing list” will remain “Attorneys’ Eyes Only-Highly Confidential” The following non-attorney members of ADT’s in-house legal department may review 27  Paralegals; and 28  Legal interns from accredited law schools that are currently on staff. 1 3) 2 “Acknowledgement and Agreement to be Bound” as required by the Protective Order. 3 4) 4 Concerning Confidentiality Designations (Dkt. No. 109). With the understanding of the 5 Court’s position on the issues addressed in this Order, the parties shall meet and confer to 6 resolve any remaining issues not addressed in this Order. 7 5) 8 IT IS SO ORDERED. 9 10 11 Any individual that reviews the “cross-referencing list” must sign the The Court will not take any further action with respect to the parties’ Letter Brief The Court will not issue sanctions at this time. Date: August 27, 2012 _____________________________________ YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Northern District of California United States District Court 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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