Valley Equipment Leasing, Inc. v. McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Oregon, Inc. et al
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PROTECTIVE ORDER. By Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland on 10/15/2014. (athom, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-02383-CMA-BNB
VALLEY EQUIPMENT LEASING, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.
MCGRIFF, SEIBELS & WILLIAMS OF OREGON, INC., and
RYAN ERICKSON,
Defendants.
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PROPOSED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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The Parties, by and through their respective counsel, stipulate and agree to the entry of a
protective order to protect the discovery and dissemination of confidential information,
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 as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall be information that a producing
party in good faith regards as confidential and implicates the proprietary, confidential, competitively
sensitive and/or trade secret information within the meaning of Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(c)(1(G).
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 the plaintiff's and defendants’ designated representatives;
(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.
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 person
a written acknowledgment in the form appended to here as Appendix 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.
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.
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.
8.
A party may object to the designation of particular CONFIDENTIAL information
by filing and serving a Notice of Objection to Designation of Confidential Information (“Notice”)
on the party designating the disputed information. The Notice shall identify the information to which
the objection is made and the basis for the 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 continue to 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.
9.
The termination of this action shall not relieve counsel or other persons obligated
hereunder for their responsibilities to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential information
pursuant to this Protective Order.
10.
By agreeing to the entry of this Protective Order, the parties adopt no position as to
the authenticity of admissibility of documents produced subject to it.
11.
At the conclusion of this case, including any appeals, 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.
12.
Nothing in this Protective Order shall preclude any party from filing a motion seeking
further or different protection from the Court under Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, or from filing a motion with respect to the manner in which Confidenital information
shall be treated at trial.
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.
Dated October 15, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Boyd N. Boland
United States Magistrate Judge
Appendix A
Valley Equipment Leasing, Inc., v. McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Oregon, Inc., et al.
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Civil Action No. 14-cv-02383-CMA-BNB
AGREEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY
1.
My full name is: __________________________________________________________
2.
My address is: ___________________________________________________________
3.
My present employer is:
____________________________________________________
4.
My present occupation or job description is: ____________________________________
5.
I have received a copy of the Protective Order entered in this case. I have carefully read and
understand the provisions of the Protective Order. I will comply with all of the provisions of the
Protective Order.
6.
I will not disclose any documents covered by the Protective Order except as provided by the
Protective Order. I will use any such information only with respect to this case.
7.
I will return all documents covered by the Protective Order that come into my possession and
all documents or things which I have prepared which contain such information to any attorney
representing the party that has employed or retained me at the conclusion of this case.
8.
I submit to the jurisdiction of this Court for the purposes of enforcement of the Protective
Order.
DATED this ______ day of _______________, 2014.
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