White v. Weidner Property Management
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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 2/27/14. (sgrim)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-01644-PAB-KMT
BRENDA WHITE,
Plaintiff,
v.
WEIDNER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT,
Defendant.
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
Upon a showing of good cause in support of the entry of a Protective Order to protect the
discovery and dissemination of confidential information or information which will improperly
annoy, embarrass, or oppress any party, witness, or person providing discovery in this case,
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 is
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confidential and implicates common law and statutory privacy interests of current or former
employees or current or former residents or guests of properties managed by Defendant Weidner
Property Management. CONFIDENTIAL information shall not be disclosed or used for any
purpose except 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 defendant; (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.
5.
Any information designated by a party as confidential must first be reviewed by a
lawyer who will certify that the designation as CONFIDENTIAL is based on a good faith belief
that the information is truly confidential or otherwise entitled to protection.
6.
Prior to disclosing any CONFIDENTIAL information to any person listed above
(other than counsel, persons employed by counsel, Court Personnel and stenographic reporters),
counsel shall provide such person with a copy of this Protective Order and obtain from such
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person a written acknowledgment in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, stating that he or she
has read this Protective Order and agrees to be bound by its provisions. All such
acknowledgments shall be retained by counsel and shall be subject to in camera review by the
Court if good cause for review is demonstrated by opposing counsel.
7.
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."
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
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
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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.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, this 27th day of February, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
Hon. Kathleen M. Tafoya
United States Magistrate Judge
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APPROVED:
APPROVED:
/s/ Wes P. Wollenweber
Wes P. Wollenweber
Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C.
8001 Arista Place, Suite 400
Broomfield, CO 80021
Telephone: (303) 451-0300
Attorney for Defendant
/s/ Jennifer Robinson
Jennifer Robinson
Jennifer Wadhwa
Robinson & Associates Law Office, LLC
3300 S. Parker Rd., Suite 330
Aurora, CO 80014
Telephone: (303) 866-9793
Attorney for Plaintiff
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 13-cv-01644-PAB-KMT
BRENDA WHITE,
Plaintiff,
v.
WEIDNER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT,
Defendant.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
,swears or affirms under penalty of perjury:
I.
I have read the Protective Order in Brenda White v. Weidner Property
Management and understand the terms thereof.
2.
I promise that I have not and will not divulge or undertake to divulge to any
person or recording devise any Confidential Information shown or told to me except as
authorized in the Protective Order. I will not use the Confidential Information for any purpose
other than this litigation.
3.
For the purpose of enforcing the terms of the Protective Order, I hereby submit
myself to the jurisdiction of the court in the civil action referenced above.
4.
I will abide by the terms of the Stipulation and Protective Order.
Signature:
Print Name:
Address:
Telephone:
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PLAINTIFF'S
EXHIBIT A
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