Sisneros v. Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC

Filing 50

PROTECTIVE ORDER, by Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 1/31/2014. (trlee, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-01656-RBJ-BNB
DAVE SISNEROS,
Plaintiff,
v.
LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL P. MEDVED, P.C.;
MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC, as successor-in-interest to LAW OFFICE OF
MICHAEL P. MEDVED, P.C.; and
MICHAEL P. MEDVED, individually,
Defendants.

PROTECTIVE ORDER

Pursuant to the Joint Stipulated Motion for Protective Order filed by the parties, the
Court hereby Orders as follows:
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 that is disclosed in this
matter pursuant to (a) the disclosure or discovery duties created by the Rules of Civil Procedurep
(b) agreement of the partiesp and/or (c) orders of the Court.
2.

As used in this Protective Order, “document” is defined as provided in Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. A draft or nonidentical copy is a separate document within the
meaning of this term.

3.

One who provides, serves, discloses or files any nonpublic documents or

information in connection with this action, and who in good faith believes the information is
confidential and implicates any such document or information contains nonpublic personal,
private, financial, mental health, medical, social services, proprietary information, trade secrets,
or other competitively sensitive information, or other confidential research, development or
commercial information, or other information implicating privacy interests or proprietary
interests of either the Plaintiffs, or the Defendants, or any other person, may designate such
documents or information as “Confidential.” The documents or information so designated shall
be deemed “Confidential Material” subject to this Protective Order.
4.

Confidential Material shall be used only for the limited purpose of preparing for

and conducting this civil action (including any appeals), and not for any other purpose
whatsoever, and shall not, without the consent of the party producing it or further order of the
Court, be disclosed in any way to anyone except those specified in this paragraph:
a.

attorneys involved with the litigationp

b.

persons regularly employed by, or contracted with, or associated with the
attorneys involved with the litigation whose assistance is deemed required
by said attorneys in the preparation for trial or other proceedings in this
casep

c.

the parties and designated representatives of entity parties, as well as their
insurers and reinsurersp

d.

deponents, consultants, and witnesses (both lay and expert) who execute
the attached Exhibit Ap

e.

the Court and its employees (“Court Personnel”)p

f.

stenographic reporters and videographers who are engaged in proceedings
necessarily incident to the conduct of this actionp

g.

witnesses or potential witnesses who execute the attached Exhibit Ap

h.

copying / scanning services and their employees who will, or who may be,
asked to work with counsel to reproduce, organize, image or otherwise
work with materials produced in this actionp

i.

Mediatorsp

j.

Persons agreed to by and between the parties, provided that such persons
execute the attached Exhibit A.

5.

Except as specified herein, no Confidential Material shall be disclosed to anyone

other than the persons set out in ¶ 4 (above) and then in accordance with the conditions set out
(e.g., the execution of Exhibit A, where identified). When the disclosure of Confidential
Material to a person listed in paragraph 4 above as needing to execute Exhibit A is made,
counsel making the disclosure of information shall provide such person with a copy of this
Protective Order and have such person execute a copy of Exhibit A acknowledging that he or she
read this Protective Order and agreed 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.
6.

This Protective Order is executed with the intention that none of the information

revealed in connection with such protections be used for any purpose other than in relation to
this litigation and that no one be allowed to use any information produced pursuant to this order
in connection with any other issue, dispute, litigation or charge against any of the parties whether
currently pending or contemplated in the future.

7.

All copies of materials designated as Confidential Material shall be stamped to

indicate the protected and confidential nature of the disclosed information. Review of
Confidential Material by counsel, experts or consultants for the litigation will not constitute any
waiver of the confidentiality of the document or of any objections to production. The
inadvertent, unintentional, or in camera disclosure of Confidential Material shall not, in and of
itself, be deemed a waiver, in whole or in part, of any claims of confidentiality.
8.

Counsel to the parties are required to advise, instruct and supervise all associates,

staff, contractors, and employees of counsel to keep designated Confidential Material
confidential. Counsel and the parties also agree to such treatment of the information by
themselves, and counsel will appropriately instruct their clients as to the protected nature of the
information produced pursuant to this order and the limitations on its use and disclosure.
9.

Documents are designated as Confidential Material by placing or affixing on them

(in a manner that will not interfere with their legibility) the following notice:
“CONFIDENTIAL.”
10.

Whenever a deposition involves the disclosure of Confidential Material, the

deposition or portions thereof shall be designated as Confidential and subject to 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, upon
prompt written notice of the designation to all counsel of record within thirty days after notice by
the court reporter of the completion of the transcript. The cover page and those portions of the
original transcripts that contain confidential material shall bear the legend “CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER.” Any deposition exhibits designated confidential shall
also be marked accordingly.

11.

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 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.
A party may object to the designation of particular documents as Confidential Material
by giving written notice to the party designating the disputed information. The written notice
shall identify the information to which objection is made. If the parties cannot resolve the
objection within ten 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. The party designating the material as confidential shall bear the burden of
establishing that good cause exists that the disputed information should be treated as

confidential. Any information whose confidential designation is disputed by motion shall retain
the protections of this stipulated agreement until such time as the Court rules on the parties’
dispute.
12.

Any request to restrict access must comply with the requirements of

D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2. In the event Confidential Information is used in any court filing or
proceeding in this action, including but not limited to its use at trial, it shall not lose its
confidential status as between the Parties through such use. Confidential Information and
pleadings or briefs quoting or discussing Confidential Information will not be accepted for filing
“under seal” or otherwise kept out of the public record in this action, however, except by court
order issued upon motion of the seeking to file the documents under seal. Any motion requesting
leave to file documents under seal shall comply with the requirements of Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure and demonstrate that the Confidential Information at issue is entitled to protection
under the standards articulated in Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 598-602
(1978) (applied in United States v. Hickey, 767 F.2d 705, 708 (10th Cir. 1985) and Crystal
Grower’s Corp. v. Dobbins, 616 F.2d 458, 461 (10th Cir. 1980)).
13.

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.
14.

Nothing in this Protective Order shall prevent any party or other person from

seeking modification of this order or from objecting to discovery that the party or other person
believes to be improper. Nothing in this Protective Order shall prejudice the right of any party to
contest the alleged relevancy, admissibility, or discoverability of confidential documents or
information sought. Nothing in this Order shall require production of any documents or
information to the extent that the production is prohibited by law.

15.

The inadvertent disclosure or production of any information or document that is

subject to an objection on the basis of attorney-client privilege or work product protection, or
deemed Confidential under this Protective Order, will not be deemed a waiver of a party’s claim
to its privileged or protected nature or estop that party from designating the information or
document as Confidential. Any party receiving any such information or document shall return it
upon request from the producing party within five (5) business days of the request, regardless of
whether the receiving party agrees with the claim confidentiality or privilege.
Dated January 31, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Boyd N. Boland
United States Magistrate Judge

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-01656-RBJ-BNB
DAVE SISNEROS,
Plaintiff,
v.
LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL P. MEDVED, P.C.;
MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC, as successor-in-interest to LAW OFFICE OF
MICHAEL P. MEDVED, P.C.; and
MICHAEL P. MEDVED, individually,
Defendants.
EXHIBIT A TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
I, ___________________________, the undersigned, being duly sworn, hereby acknowledge that
I have read the Protective Order issued by the Court on _________________, in the above captioned
civil action and I understand the terms and conditions of such Protective Order governing the
restricted use of information and materials obtained from the parties and provided to me for the sole
purpose of this action, and hereby agree to keep all such information and materials strictly and
absolutely confidential, and in all other respects to be bound by the terms of the Protective Order.

My current address and telephone number are:

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Signature