Dominion Assets LLC v. Masimo Corporation et al

Filing 34

ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken Granting 32 Stipulation For Protective Order Pursuant to Local Patent Rule 2-2. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/14/2013)

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Bruce J. Wecker, Esq.
[e-mail]
Christopher L. Lebsock, Esq.
[e-mail]
HAUSFELD LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile [phone]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Dominion Assets LLC

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Joseph R. Re (Bar No. 134479)
[e-mail]
Stephen C. Jensen (Bar No. 149894)
[e-mail]
Irfan A. Lateef (Bar No. 204004)
[e-mail]
KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
2040 Main Street
Fourteenth Floor
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Defendants Masimo Corporation and
Cercacor Laboratories, Inc.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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DOMINION ASSETS LLC, a Delaware Limited
Liability Company,
Plaintiff/Counterdefendant
v.

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MASIMO CORPORATION, a Delaware
Corporation, and CERCACOR
LABORATORIES, INC. (f/k/a MASIMO
LABORATORIES, INC.), a Delaware
Corporation,
Defendants/Counterclaimants.

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AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.
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Civil Action No. 4:12-02773 CW (NC)
Honorable Claudia Wilken
Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER PURSUANT TO PATENT
LOCAL RULE 2-2

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Pursuant to Local Patent Rule 2-2, it is hereby stipulated, by and between Plaintiff

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Dominion Assets LLC (hereinafter “Dominion”) and Defendants Masimo Corporation and

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Cercacor Laboratories, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”), through their respective counsel of

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record and pursuant to the approval of this Court, to enter the following Protective Order to

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provide the parties, and potential non-parties, protection for proprietary information and

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sensitive material produced.

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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 disclosure

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and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted. Accordingly,

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the parties hereby stipulate and petition the Court to enter the following Stipulated Protective Order.

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The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or

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responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends only to

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the limited 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 Stipulated

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Protective Order does not entitle them to file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-

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5 and General Order 62 set forth the procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be

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applied when a party seeks permission from the court to file material under seal.

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DEFINITIONS
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 Federal Rule of

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Civil Procedure 26(c).
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Counsel (without qualifier): Outside Counsel of Record (as well as their support

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Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or items that it

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produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE

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CODE.”
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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the medium

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or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, among other things, testimony,

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transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or generated in disclosures or responses to

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discovery in this matter.
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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter pertinent to the

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litigation who (1) has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an expert witness or as a

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consultant in this action, (2) is not a past or current employee of a Party or of a Party's competitor, and

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(3) at the time of retention, is not anticipated to become an employee of a Party or of a Party's

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competitor.

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Information or Items:

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extremely sensitive “Confidential Information or Items,” disclosure of which to another Party or Non-

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Party would create a substantial risk of serious harm that could not be avoided by less restrictive

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means.

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information or Items: extremely

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sensitive “Confidential Information or Items” representing computer code and associated comments

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and revision histories, formulas, engineering specifications, or schematics that define or otherwise

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describe in detail the algorithms or structure of software or hardware designs, disclosure of which to

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another Party or Non-Party would create a substantial risk of serious harm that could not be avoided

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by less restrictive means.

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House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this action. House Counsel

does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside counsel.
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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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Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party to this action

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but are retained to represent or advise a party to this action and have appeared in this action on behalf

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of that party or are affiliated with a law firm which has appeared on behalf of that party.
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consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their 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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Party: any party to this action, including all of its officers, directors, employees,

Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation support services (e.g.,

photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or demonstrations, and organizing, storing,
or retrieving data in any form or medium) and their employees and subcontractors.
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Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is designated as

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

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE.”
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Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material from a

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Producing Party.

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SCOPE

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

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

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

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or presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material; and (4) documents,

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electronically stored information and things, and other information produced, disclosed or generated

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based on confidential information.

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

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

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

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publication not involving a violation of this Order, including becoming part of the public record

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through 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 obtained the

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information lawfully and under no obligation of confidentiality to the Designating Party. Any use of

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Protected Material at trial shall be governed by a separate agreement or order.

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DURATION

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

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Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court order

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otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and

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defenses in this action, with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the completion

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and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this action, including the time

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limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time pursuant to applicable law.

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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each Party or

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Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under this Order must take care to limit

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any such designation to specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. To the extent

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it is practical to do so, the Designating Party must designate for protection only those parts of

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

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

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swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

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

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

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encumber or retard the case development process or to impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on

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other parties) expose the Designating Party to sanctions.

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

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protection do not qualify for protection at all or do not qualify for the level of protection initially

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asserted, that Designating Party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the

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mistaken designation.

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5.2

Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this Order (see,

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

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Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this Order must be clearly so designated before

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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 documents, but excluding

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transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings), that the Producing Party affix the

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legend “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” to each page that contains protected material. If

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

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must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins)

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

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

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need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated which material it

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would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before the designation, all of the material

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made available for inspection shall be deemed “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied and produced, the

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Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under

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this Order. Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the

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appropriate legend (“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE”) 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, the Producing

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Party also must 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, that the

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Designating Party identify on the record, before the close of the deposition, hearing, or other

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proceeding, all protected testimony and specify the level of protection being asserted. When it is

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impractical to identify separately each portion of testimony that is entitled to protection and it appears

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that substantial portions of the testimony may qualify for protection, the Designating Party may

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invoke on the record (before the deposition, hearing, or other proceeding is concluded) a right to have

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up to 21 days to 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 are

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appropriately designated for protection within the 21 days shall be covered by the provisions of this

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Stipulated Protective Order. Alternatively, a Designating Party may specify, at the deposition or up to

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21 days afterwards if that period is properly invoked, that the entire transcript shall be treated as

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

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Parties shall give the other parties notice if they reasonably expect a deposition, hearing, or

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other proceeding to include Protected Material so that the other parties can ensure that only authorized

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

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

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affect its designation as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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Transcripts containing Protected Material shall have an obvious legend on the title page that

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the transcript contains Protected Material, and the title page shall be followed by a list of all pages

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(including line numbers as appropriate) that have been designated as Protected Material and the level

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of protection being 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 expiration of a 21-day period

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for designation shall be treated during that period as if it had been designated “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” in its entirety unless otherwise agreed. After the

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expiration of that period, the transcript shall be treated only as actually designated.

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(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for any other tangible

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items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the exterior of the container or containers

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in which the information or item is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE

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CODE.” If only a portion or portions of the information or item warrant protection, the Producing

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Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s) and specify the level of

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

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designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the Designating Party’s right

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to secure protection under this Order for such material. Upon timely correction of a designation, the

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Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with

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the provisions of this Order.

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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 confidentiality

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designation is necessary to avoid foreseeable, substantial unfairness, unnecessary economic burdens,

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or a significant disruption or delay of the litigation, a Party does not waive its right to challenge a

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confidentiality designation by electing not to mount a challenge promptly after the original

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designation is disclosed.

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Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution process

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by providing written notice of each designation it is challenging and describing the basis for each

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challenge. To avoid ambiguity as to whether a challenge has been made, the written notice must recite

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that the challenge to confidentiality is being made in accordance with this specific paragraph of the

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Protective Order. The parties shall attempt to resolve each challenge in good faith and must begin the

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process 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 Party must

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

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

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and, if no change in designation is offered, to explain the basis for the chosen designation. A

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Challenging Party may proceed to the next stage of the challenge process only if it has engaged in this

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meet and confer 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 court

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

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Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with Civil Local Rule 79-5 and General Order 62, if applicable)

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within 21 days of the initial notice of challenge or within 14 days of the parties agreeing that the meet

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and confer process will not resolve their dispute, whichever is earlier. Each such motion must be

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

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

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such a motion including the required declaration within 21 days (or 14 days, if applicable) shall

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automatically waive the confidentiality designation for each challenged designation. In addition, the

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Challenging Party may file a motion challenging a confidentiality designation at any time if there is

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good cause for doing so, including a challenge to the designation of a deposition transcript or any

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portions thereof. Any 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 requirements imposed by

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the preceding paragraph.

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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on the Designating Party.

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Frivolous challenges and those made for an improper purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary

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expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the

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Designating Party has waived the confidentiality designation by failing to file a motion to retain

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confidentiality as described above, all parties shall continue to afford the material in question the level

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of protection 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
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Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is disclosed or

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produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this case only for prosecuting,

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defending, or attempting to settle this litigation. Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the

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categories 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 15 below (FINAL

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DISPOSITION).

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Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a location and in a
secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons authorized under this Order.
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Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by

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the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any

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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 as employees

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of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information for

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this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is

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attached hereto as Exhibit A;

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(b) up to three (3) designated employees of Plaintiff Dominion Assets LLC and up to

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three (3) designated employees of each Defendant, Masimo Corporation (“Masmio”) and Cercacor

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Laboratories, Inc. (“Cercacor”), of the Receiving Party to whom Outside Counsel deems disclosure is

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reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to

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Be Bound” (Exhibit A) (employees may include House Counsel);

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(c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is

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reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have disclosed to the other parties and have signed the

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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A) , and as to whom the procedures set

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forth in paragraph 7.4(a)(2) below have been followed;

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(d) the court and its personnel;

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

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Vendors to whom 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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(f) during their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom disclosure is reasonably

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

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unless otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the court. Pages of transcribed

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deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material must be separately

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bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this

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Stipulated Protective Order.
(g) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a custodian or

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

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by

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the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any

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information or item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or

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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” only to:

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

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of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information for

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this litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is

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attached hereto as Exhibit A;

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

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litigation, (2) who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A), and

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(3) as to whom the procedures set forth in paragraph 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 Professional

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

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“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 custodian or
other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information.

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7.4 Procedures for Approving or Objecting to Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” Information or

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Items to Experts.

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

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Party, a Party that seeks to disclose any information or item that has been designated “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” pursuant to paragraph 7.2 (c) or 7.3(b) first must

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make a written request to the Designating Party that (1) sets forth the full name and the city and state

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of his or her residence and (2) describes the current and reasonably foreseeable future primary job

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duties and responsibilities in sufficient detail to determine if he or she is involved, or may become

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involved, in any competitive decision-making.

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(a)(2) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or agreed to in writing by the Designating

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Party, a Party that seeks to disclose to an Expert (as defined in this Order) any information or item that

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has been designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY

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CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE” pursuant to paragraph 7.2(c) or 7.3(b) first must make a

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

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

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CODE” information that the Receiving Party seeks permission to disclose to the Expert, (2) sets forth

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

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

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or entity from whom the Expert has received compensation or funding for work in his or her areas of

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expertise or to whom the expert has provided professional services, including in connection with a

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litigation, at any time during the preceding five years,1 and (6) identifies (by name and number of the

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case, filing date, and location of court) any litigation in connection with which the Expert has offered

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

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the preceding five years.

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

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respective paragraphs may disclose the subject Protected Material to the Expert unless, within 14 days

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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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of delivering the request, the Party receives a written objection from the Designating Party. Any such

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objection must set forth in detail the grounds on which it is based.

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

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Designating Party (through direct voice to voice dialogue) to try to resolve the matter by agreement

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within seven days of the written objection. If no agreement is reached, the Party seeking to make the

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disclosure the Expert may file a motion as provided in Civil Local Rule 7 (and in compliance with

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Civil Local Rule 79-5 and General Order 62, if applicable) seeking permission from the court to do so.

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Any such motion must describe the circumstances with specificity, set forth in detail the reasons why

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disclosure to 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 addition, any such

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motion must be accompanied by a competent declaration describing the parties’ efforts to resolve the

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matter by agreement (i.e., the extent and the content of the meet and confer discussions) and setting

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forth the reasons advanced by the Designating Party for its refusal to approve the disclosure.

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In any such proceeding, the Party opposing disclosure to the Expert shall bear the burden

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of proving that the risk of harm that the disclosure would entail (under the safeguards proposed)

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outweighs the Receiving Party’s need to disclose the Protected Material to its Expert.

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(a) To the extent production of source code becomes necessary in this case, a Producing

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shall be subject to all of the protections afforded to “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

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EYES ONLY” information, including the Prosecution Bar set forth in Paragraph 8, and may be

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disclosed only to the individuals to whom “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES

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mutually agreeable times, at an office of the Producing Party’s counsel or another mutually agreed

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upon location. The source code shall be made available for inspection on a secured computer in a

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secured room without Internet access or network access to other computers, and the Receiving Party

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shall not copy, remove, or otherwise transfer any portion of the source code onto any recordable

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media or recordable device. The Producing Party may visually monitor the activities of the Receiving

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Party’s representatives during any source code review, but only to ensure that there is no unauthorized

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recording, copying, or transmission of the source code.

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code other than electronically as set forth in paragraph (c) in the first instance. The Producing Party

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code requested in hard copy form pursuant to the dispute resolution procedure and timeframes set

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portion of the source code in electronic or paper form. The Receiving Party shall maintain all paper

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copies of any printed portions of the source code in a secured, locked area. The Receiving Party shall

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not create any electronic or other images of the paper copies and shall not convert any of the

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information contained in the paper copies into any electronic format. The Receiving Party shall only

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make additional paper copies if such additional copies are (1) necessary to prepare court filings,

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pleadings, or other papers (including a testifying expert’s expert report), (2) necessary for deposition,

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or (3) otherwise necessary for the preparation of its case. Any paper copies used during a deposition

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shall be retrieved by the Producing Party at the end of each day and must not be given to or left with a

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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN OTHER
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disclosure of any information or items designated in this action as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY

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other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena or order is subject to this

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Protective Order. Such notification shall include a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; and

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Designating Party who’s Protected Material may be affected.2

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court order shall not produce any information designated in this action as “CONFIDENTIAL,”

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

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

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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE PRODUCED IN THIS
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ONLY,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – SOURCE CODE.” Such information produced by Non-

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Order in this litigation, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably specific description of the

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days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party may produce the

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Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery request. If the Non-Party timely

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seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall not produce any information in its possession or

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control that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by

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the court.3 Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party shall bear the burden and expense of

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seeking protection in this court of its Protected Material.

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disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c)

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inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this

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Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be

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material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection, the obligations of the Receiving Parties

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are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to

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modify whatever procedure may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for production

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without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), insofar as the

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parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure of a communication or information covered by

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the attorney-client privilege or work product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in

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the stipulated protective order submitted to the court.

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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 Protective Order

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no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any

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information or item on any ground not addressed in this Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, no

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Party waives any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by

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this Protective Order.

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Export Control. Disclosure of Protected Material shall be subject to all applicable

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laws and regulations relating to the export of technical data contained in such Protected Material,

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including the release of such technical data to foreign persons or nationals in the United States or

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elsewhere. The Producing Party shall be responsible for identifying any such controlled technical data,

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Filing Protected Material. Without written permission from the Designating Party or a

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court order secured after appropriate notice to all interested persons, a Party may not file in the public

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record in this action any Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any Protected

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Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5 and General Order 62. Protected Material may only

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be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific Protected Material

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at issue. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5 and General Order 62, a sealing order will issue only upon

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a request establishing that the Protected Material at issue is privileged, protectable as a trade secret, or

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otherwise entitled to protection under the law. If a Receiving Party's request to file Protected Material

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under seal pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(d) and General Order 62 is denied by the court, then the

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

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Receiving Party must return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As

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used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, compilations,

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summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material. Whether the

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Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit a written certification to

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the Producing Party (and, if not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day

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deadline 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 copies, abstracts,

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compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material.

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Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion

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papers, trial, deposition, and hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and

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trial exhibits, expert reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if

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such 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 (DURATION).

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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

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KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
Dated: January 8, 2013

By:

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/s/ Irfan A. Lateef
Joseph R. Re
Stephen C. Jensen
Irfan A. Lateef
KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
2040 Main Street, Fourteenth Floor
Irvine, CA 92614
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants, Masimo Corporation
and Cercacor Laboratories, Inc.

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HAUSFELD LLP
Dated: January 8, 2013

By:

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/s/ Bruce J. Wecker
Bruce J. Wecker, Esq.
Christopher L. Lebsock, Esq.
HAUSFELD LLP
44 Montgomery Street
Suite 3400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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PURSUANT TO THE PARTIES’ STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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By:
HON. CLAUDIA WILKEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CHIEF JUDGE

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ECF CERTIFICATION

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule No. 5-1(i)(3), the filing attorney attests that he has

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obtained concurrence regarding the filing of this document from the signatories to the

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document.

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Dated: January 8, 2013

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By: /s/ Irfan A. Lateef
Joseph R. Re
Stephen C. Jensen
Irfan A. Lateef
KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
2040 Main Street, Fourteenth Floor
Irvine, CA 92614
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendants, Masimo Corporation
and Cercacor Laboratories, Inc.

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CASE NO.: 4:12-cv-02773-CW (NC)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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DOMINION ASSETS LLC, a Delaware Limited
Liability Company,

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Plaintiff/Counterdefendant,
v.

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MASIMO CORPORATION, a Delaware
Corporation, and CERCACOR
LABORATORIES, INC. (f/k/a MASIMO
LABORATORIES, INC.), a Delaware
Corporation,
Defendants/Counterclaimants.

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Civil Action No. 4:12-02773 CW (NC)
Honorable Claudia Wilken
Magistrate Judge Nathanael Cousins
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND EXHIBIT A

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I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], of _________________ [print
or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand
the Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the United States District Court for the Northern
District of California on _______ [date] in the case of ___________ [insert formal name of the case
and the number and initials assigned to it by the court]. I agree to comply with and to be bound by
all the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order, and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so
comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise
that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated
Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of this Order.
I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern
District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order, even if
such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this action.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND EXHIBIT A

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my California agent for service of process in connection with this action or any proceedings related to

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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: ______________________________
[printed name]
Signature: __________________________________
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CERTIFICATE OF CM/ECF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that on January 8, 2013, I caused the STIPULATED PROTECTIVE

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ORDER PURSUANT TO PATENT LOCAL RULE 2-2 to be electronically filed with the

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Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send electronic notification of such

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filing to all attorneys of record.

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I certify and declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California

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that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this Court at whose direction the

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service was made, and that the forgoing is true and correct.

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Executed on January 8, 2013, at Irvine, California.

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/s/ Claudia P. Watson
Claudia P. Watson

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CERTIFICATE OF CM/ECF SERVICE

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