Landegger et al v. Cohen et al
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer on 3/26/12. (cbssec)
IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 11-cv-01760-WJM-CBS
GEORGE F. LANDEGGER and
THE WHITTEMORE COLLECTION, LTD.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
HOWARD S. COHEN and
DENNIS YOUNG,
Defendants.
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ Stipulated Motion for Entry of
Protective Order. The Court has reviewed that Motion. The parties have stipulated to the entry
of a protective order to protect the discovery and dissemination of confidential information.
Therefore, IT IS ORDERED:
1.
This Protective Order shall apply to all documents, materials, and information,
including without limitation, documents produced, answers to interrogatories, responses to
requests for admission, deposition testimony, and other information disclosed pursuant to the
disclosure or discovery duties created by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
2.
As used in this Protective Order, “document” is defined as provided in
Fed.R.Civ.P. 34(a). A draft or non-identical copy is a separate document within the meaning of
this term.
3.
Information designated “CONFIDENTIAL” shall be information that implicates
common law and/or statutory privacy and/or confidentiality interests, which may include (a)
sensitive financial records and data of the parties, including, without limitation, investment
information and tax records; and (b) the parties’ trade secrets, proprietary information, and
commercial or financial information of the parties or any entities owned in whole or on part by
the parties that are either privileged or confidential. CONFIDENTIAL information shall not be
disclosed or used for any purpose except for the preparation and trial of this case.
4.
CONFIDENTIAL documents, materials, and/or information (collectively
“CONFIDENTIAL Information”) shall not, without the consent of the party producing it or
further Order of the Court, be disclosed except that such information may be disclosed to:
(a)
attorneys actively working on this case;
(b)
persons regularly employed or associated with the attorneys actively working on
the case whose assistance is required by said attorneys in the preparation for trial, at trial, or at
other proceedings in this case;
(c)
the parties, including designated representatives for the entity defendants;
(d)
expert witnesses and consultants retained in connection with this proceeding, to
the extent such disclosure is necessary for preparation, trial or other proceedings in this case;
(e)
the Court and its employees (“Court Personnel”);
(f)
stenographic reporters who are engaged in proceedings necessarily incident to the
conduct of this action;
(g)
deponents, witnesses, or potential witnesses; and
(h)
other persons by written agreement of the parties.
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5.
Prior to disclosing any CONFIDENTIAL information to any person listed above
(other than counsel, persons employed by counsel, Court Personnel, deponents, and stenographic
reporters), counsel shall provide such person with a copy of this Protective Order, explain the
person’s obligations under the Protective Order, and obtain the person’s agreement to comply
with the Protective Order.
6.
Documents are 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.”
7.
Before any information is designated “CONFIDENTIAL,” counsel of record for
the designating party must first review the information and make a determination, in good faith,
that the documents and/or information are confidential as described herein or otherwise entitled
to protection under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c).
8.
Whenever a deposition involves the disclosure of CONFIDENTIAL information,
the deposition or portions thereof shall be designated as CONFIDENTIAL and shall be subject to
the provisions of this Protective Order. Such designation shall be made on the record during the
deposition whenever possible, but a party may designate portions of depositions as
CONFIDENTIAL after transcription, provided written notice of the designation is promptly
given to all counsel of record within thirty (30) days after notice by the court reporter of the
completion of the transcript.
9.
A 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
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objection within ten (10) business 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 requesting that the Court determine whether the disputed information should be subject
to the terms of this Protective Order. If such a 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 information as
CONFIDENTIAL shall bear the burden of establishing that good cause exists for the disputed
information to be treated as CONFIDENTIAL.
10.
At the conclusion of this case, unless other arrangements are agreed upon, each
document and all copies thereof which have been designated as CONFIDENTIAL shall be
returned to the party that designated it CONFIDENTIAL, or the parties may elect to destroy
CONFIDENTIAL documents. Where the parties agree to destroy CONFIDENTIAL documents,
the destroying party shall provide all parties with an affidavit confirming the destruction.
11.
This Protective Order may be modified by the Court at any time for good cause
shown following notice to all parties and an opportunity for them to be heard.
ORDERED this 26th day of March, 2012 at Denver, Colorado.
BY THE COURT:
s/Craig B. Shaffer
Craig B. Shaffer
United States Magistrate Judge
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STIPULATED AND AGREED TO BY:
s/ Kelly M. Moore
David H. Goldberg
Kelly M. Moore
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
1200 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: (303) 572-6500
Facsimile: (303) 573-6540
Email: goldbergd@gtlaw.com
Email: mooreke@gtlaw.com
s/ F. Brittin Clayton
F. Brittin Clayton
RYLEY CARLOCK AND APPLEWHITE, P.C.
1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 3500
Denver, CO 80203
Telephone: (303) 813-6713
Facsimile: (303) 595-3159
Email: bclayton@rcalaw.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Attorneys for Defendants
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