Johnson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al

Filing 16

CONSENT CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 2/6/17. (jlm)

Case 6:17-cv-00003-JRH-GRS Document 10-1 Filed 01/27/17 Page lot9

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION

SHERON JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,
CIVIL ACTION
FILE NO.6:17-cv-00003

WAL-MART STORES,INC. and
WAL-MART REALTY COMPANY,
Defendants.

CONSENT CONFIDENTIALITY ORDER

The parties to this action have come before the Court requesting a confidentiality order.

The parties agree and consent that the "good cause" requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1)
exists in this case in order to expedite the flow of discovery material, facilitate the prompt

resolution of disputes over confidentiality, adequately protect material entitled to be kept
confidential, and ensure that protection is afforded only to material so entitled. The parties
further consent and agree that a multitude of confidential and proprietary corporate documents

which will be requested and produced in this litigation necessitate a protective order specifically

in regard to those that include financial, trade secret, confidential or proprietary business
information. After careful consideration, the Court finds that the "good cause" requirement of

Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1) has been met and therefore GRANTS the Parties' request for a protective
order as set forth below. However, nothing in this Order shall be construed as allowing the

parties to file any documents under seal without the permission of the Court. Should the parties
seek to file documents under seal, they must follow and comply with the procedures set forth in
this Court's Local Rule 79.7

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