Randall v. Living Well Transitions et al
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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 1/16/14. (sgrim)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Case Number: 1:13-cv-02667-MSK-KMT
JULIE M. RANDALL, an individual,
Plaintiff,
v.
LIVING WELL TRANSITIONS, a Colorado
Limited Liability Company; RED RIVER
CORPORATION, a Louisiana Corporation;
STANTON DOSSETT, III; an individual;
TAMARA DOSSETT SELL, an individual;
and JENNIFER D. DOSSETT, an individual
Defendants.
PROTECTIVE ORDER
This Protective Order is designed to preserve the confidentiality of information
contained in documents produced pursuant to the terms of this Protective Order and certain
testimony given by witnesses in this case. Documents and testimony and other information
deemed to be “CONFIDENTIAL” as set forth below shall be so designated in accordance with
this Protective Order.
To expedite the flow of discovery material, facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes
over confidentiality, and adequately protect material entitled to be kept confidential, it is, by
agreement of the Parties and pursuant to the Court’s authority under the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, STIPULATED and ORDERED that:
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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 or produced
pursuant to the disclosure or discovery duties created by Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
2.
As used in this Protective Order, “document” is defined as provided in Fed. R.
Civ. Proc. 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
confidential and implicates the privacy interests of Plaintiffs, Defendant, or third parties to this
litigation and/or information contained in confidential business records, personnel records,
documents, materials and communications.
CONFIDENTIAL information shall not be
disclosed or used for any purpose except in the preparation and trial of this case.
4.
CONFIDENTIAL
documents,
materials,
testimony
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 who are 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 other proceedings;
c.
the Parties, including their agents, lawyers, and legal professionals;
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d.
expert witnesses and consultants retained in connection with this
proceeding, to the extent such disclosure is necessary for preparation, trial or other proceedings;
e.
the Court in this case and its employees (“Court Personnel”);
f.
stenographic reporters and videographers who are engaged in proceedings
necessarily incident to the conduct of this case;
g.
h.
5.
deponents; and
other persons by written agreement of the Parties.
Prior to disclosing any CONFIDENTIAL information to any person listed above
(other than counsel, persons employed by counsel, lawyers and legal professionals employed by
the Parties, Court Personnel, videographers and stenographic reporters), the Parties shall provide
such person with a copy of this Protective Order and obtain from such person a written
acknowledgment stating that he or she has read this Protective Order and agrees to be bound by
its provisions. Such written acknowledgment shall be in the form as provided in Exhibit A to
this Protective Order, attached hereto and incorporated herein. 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. CONFIDENTIAL information may be disclosed
to deponents during the course of depositions without a written acknowledgement of this
Protective Order provided they do not retain any copies of CONFIDENTIAL documents.
6.
Documents are designated as CONFIDENTIAL by placing or affixing on them
(in a manner that will not interfere with their legibility) the term “CONFIDENTIAL,” or by
designating them as “CONFIDENTIAL” in correspondence from counsel to the party producing
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documents. Defendant may designate documents produced by Plaintiff as CONFIDENTIAL if
they are documents that were originally produced or created as records of Defendant.
7.
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 stenographic reporter of
the completion of the transcript.
8.
A party may object to the designation of particular CONFIDENTIAL information
by giving written notice to the party designating the disputed information within ten (10)
business days after being notified of the designation. The written notice shall identify the
information to which the objection is made and the specific basis for such objection. 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 continue to be treated as CONFIDENTIAL in
accordance with this Protective Order. In connection with a motion filed under this provision,
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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.
9.
Any pleadings, motions or other documents, or portions thereof, containing
CONFIDENTIAL information that are filed with the Court, as well as any exhibits containing
CONFIDENTIAL information that are attached to any pleadings, motions or other documents
that are filed with the Court, shall be labeled “CONFIDENTIAL” and filed under seal in
accordance with D.C.COLO.LCivR 7.2.
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 within forty-five (45) days of
conclusion of the action, or the parties may elect to destroy CONFIDENTIAL documents;
provided, however, that counsel for each party may retain one copy of the CONFIDENTIAL
documents for the sole purpose of maintaining a complete file, and all such retained documents
will not be released, disclosed, or utilized except upon express permission of this Court after
written notice to counsel for the party that produced the documents. Where the Parties agree to
destroy CONFIDENTIAL documents, the destroying party shall provide all Parties with an
affidavit confirming the destruction within forty-five (45) days after conclusion of the action.
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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 this 16th day of January, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
________________________________
Kathleen M. Tafoya
United States Magistrate Judge
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EXHIBIT A:
WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER
The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he/she has carefully and completely read the
Protective Order in the pending litigation between Julie Randall, Living Well Transitions, Red
River Corporation, Stanton Dossett, III, Tamara Dossett Sell and Jennifer D. Dossett; that he/she
is one of the persons contemplated in Paragraph 4 of the Protective Order; and that he/she fully
understands and agrees to abide by the obligations and confidences set forth in the Protective
Order. The undersigned consents to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
District of Colorado for purposes of enforcing this Protective Order.
Date: ________________________
____________________________________
Signature
____________________________________
Title or Position
____________________________________
Printed Name
____________________________________
Telephone Number
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