Echo Geophysical Corporation v. Eckard Land & Acquisition, Ltd. et al

Filing 54

MINUTE ORDER denying without prejudice 52 the Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Protective Order. The proposed Stipulated Protective Order is refused. By Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 9/17/2009. (mehcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 09-cv-00681-CMA-MEH ECHO GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. ECKARD LAND & ACQUISITION, LTD., AMERICAN ENERGY PARTNERS, INC., and ENERMAX, INC., Defendants. MINUTE ORDER Entered by Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge, on September 17, 2009. The Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Protective Order [filed September 15, 2009; docket #52] is denied without prejudice, and the proposed Stipulated Protective Order is refused. The parties are granted leave to submit a revised proposed protective order consistent with Gillard v. Boulder Valley Sch. Dist., 196 F.R.D. 382 (D. Colo. 2000), in which the Court required a specific mechanism by which the parties may challenge the designation of information as confidential, including a discrete time frame for objections. See id. at 388-89 (paragraph eight of the protective order).