Braswell et al v. Polaris Industries, Inc.

Filing 18

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 2/3/10. (bnbcd, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 09-cv-02919-REB-BNB ERIK BRASWELL, and JOSH ALEXANDER, Plaintiffs, v. POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant. PROTECTIVE ORDER

Upon consideration of the stipulation of Plaintiffs Erik Braswell and Josh Alexander and Defendant Polaris Industries, Inc., for a Protective Order concerning certain information and documents provided during the course of this litigation, which the parties claim constitute sensitive and confidential information according to current law, and it appearing to the Court that sufficient cause exists for the issuance of a Protective Order, it is: ORDERED as follows: 1. Any documents produced or exchanged by any of the parties to this action,

or any of their attorneys, and any information contained in responses to interrogatories or in any other discovery, including but not limited to deposition testimony and deposition exhibits, which a party in good faith believes contain confidential proprietary information, trade secrets, or confidential personnel information, may be designated as confidential, and all documents and information so designated and all copies thereof (hereinafter referred to collectively as "the Confidential Information"), shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed except as provided in this Order; PROVIDED,

however, that counsel for the party designating information as confidential may, in writing and without Court approval, agree to release any of the Confidential Information from the requirements of this Order. 2. Documents shall be designated as confidential by placing or affixing on

them (in a manner that will not interfere with their legibility) the following or other appropriate notice: "CONFIDENTIAL." Deposition testimony may be designated as confidential either orally on the record at the deposition or in writing after the completion of the deposition, provided that written notice of the designation is promptly given to all counsel of record within thirty days after notice by the court reporter of the completion of the transcript, during which thirty days all deposition testimony and transcripts will be considered Confidential Information. 3. Any party wishing to challenge the designation of any document as

confidential by the other party may object to the designation of particular Confidential Information by giving written notice to the party designating the disputed information. The written notice shall identify the information to which the objection is made. If the parties cannot resolve the objection within 21 days after the time the notice is received, it shall be the obligation of the party designating the information as confidential to file an appropriate motion within 14 days of the expiration of the 21 day resolution period requesting that the Court determine whether the disputed information should be subject to the terms of this Protective Order. If such motion is timely filed, the disputed information shall be treated as confidential under the terms of this Protective Order until the Court rules on the motion. If the designating party fails to file such a motion within the prescribed time, the disputed information shall lose its designation as confidential and shall not thereafter be treated as confidential in accordance with this Protective Order. In connection with a motion filed under this provision, the party designating the 2
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information as confidential shall bear the burden of establishing that good cause exists for the disputed information to be treated as confidential. 4. Neither the Confidential Information nor its contents shall be disclosed to

any other person without the agreement of the party designating information as confidential, except that counsel may, without further agreement, disclose the Confidential Information or its contents to the following persons for use solely in connection with this action under the following conditions, except that in no case shall Confidential Information be disclosed to anyone affiliated with a competitor of Polaris:

(a)

attorneys and legal assistants, whether employees or independent contractors, of counsel's firms and to any other employee of counsel's firms who shall handle the Confidential Information under normal office procedure;

(b)

any person the attorneys in good faith believe will or may be requested or required to testify as a witness at deposition or trial ("Potential Witness"), provided that such Potential Witnesses shall be shown only Confidential Information that relates to issues of which counsel reasonably believes the Potential Witness has some prior knowledge, and only such Confidential Information as counsel deems reasonably necessary to allow for the full and fair exploration and presentation of information possessed by the Potential Witness;

(c)

experts or consultants retained by the parties with respect to this action;

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(d)

any court reporters present in their official capacity at any hearing, deposition or other proceeding in this action; and

(e) 5.

the Court and its employees.

Prior to disclosing any Confidential Information to any person listed above (other than those identified in subparagraphs (a), (d), and (e)), the parties or their counsel shall provide such person with a copy of this Order and obtain from such person a written Nondisclosure Agreement (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A) acknowledging that he or she has read this Order, agrees to be bound by its provisions, and consents to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado for purposes of enforcing this Order.

6.

Neither the Confidential Information nor its contents shall be used for any

purpose unrelated to this action. 7. The parties and any person to whom Confidential Information is disclosed

utilizing the Nondisclosure Agreement described in paragraph five (5) shall destroy or return all Confidential Information to the party who designated it as such within 30 days after the final resolution of this action (by the expiration of any appeal period after a final judgment, by a final, effective settlement agreement, or by other written agreement of the parties) and shall certify in writing that they have done so by the end of that 30-day period. 8. The provisions of this order shall not limit the parties' ability to make full

use of otherwise admissible Confidential Information at any stage of this litigation as necessary, including but not limited to, attachments to pleadings, exhibits to depositions or at trial. If either party submits Confidential Information to the Court as an attachment to pleadings, motions, depositions or to any other document filed with the Court, such 4
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submission shall be made under seal pursuant to D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2 and opened only by order of the Court. 9. The confidentiality provisions of this Order shall survive any settlement,

judgment or other disposition or conclusion of this action, and all appeals there from, and this Court shall retain continuing jurisdiction in order to enforce the terms of this Order. 10. Any party may at any time and for any reason seek modification of this

Protective Order. This Protective Order can be modified only by written agreement of the parties or by order of this Court. Each party reserves the right to object to any party's motion or request to modify this Protective Order.

DATED this 3rd day of February, 2010. BY THE COURT:

s/ Boyd N. Boland Boyd N. Boland United States Magistrate Judge

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STIPULATED TO:

HOGAN & HARTSON LLP

LAW OFFICES OF PAUL GERTZ, P.C.

s/ Robert C. Troyer Robert C. Troyer Dugan Bliss 1200 17th Street, Suite 1500 Denver, CO 80202 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

s/ Paul W. Gertz Paul W. Gertz 804 Colorado Ave., Suite 100 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail]

HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO, and LLP

Martin A. Price Hogan & Hartson LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail]

s/ Robert B. Carey Robert B. Carey Amy M. Wilkens 11 W. Jefferson St., Suite 1000 Phoenix, AZ 85003 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] 6

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MASLON EDELMAN BORMAN & BRAND LLP

[e-mail]

s/ Cooper S. Ashley Cooper S. Ashley Michael C. McCarthy 3300 Wells Fargo Center 90 S. Seventh Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT

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Exhibit A

Nondisclosure Agreement

I, ___________________, do solemnly swear that I am fully familiar with the terms of the Protective Order entered in Braswell, et al. v. Polaris Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 09-cv-02919-REB-BNB, pending in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and hereby agree to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of said Protective Order unless and until modified by further Order of the Court.

I acknowledge that I am about to receive Confidential Information in said action and certify my understanding that such Information is being provided to me pursuant to the terms and restrictions of the Protective Order. I understand that such information, and any copies I make of any documentary material containing Confidential Information, or any notes or other records that may be made regarding any such information, shall not be disclosed to others, except other qualified persons as identified in the Protective Order. I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado for purposes of enforcing the Protective Order.

Signed:_____________________________

Title:_______________________________

Dated:______________________________

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