MMW Partners, LLC v. Western Agricultural Insurance Company
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PROTECTIVE ORDER - Pursuant to the Order entered in this case (Filing No. 26 ), a protective order is entered. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Susan M. Bazis. (KLF)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
MMW PARTNERS, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
WESTERN AGRICULTURAL
INSURANCE COMPANY D/B/A
FARM BUREAU PROPERTY &
CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
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Case No.: 8:17-CV-159
PROTECTIVE ORDER
Pursuant to the Order entered in this case (Filing No. 26), a protective order is entered as
follows:
1.
All Classified Information produced or exchanged in the course of this litigation
shall be used solely for the purpose of preparation and trial of this litigation and
for no other purpose and shall not be disclosed to any person except in accordance
with the terms hereof.
2.
“Classified Information,” as used herein, means any information of any type, kind
or character which is designated as “Confidential,” including but not limited to
documents and information revealed in the parties’ Answers to Interrogatories and
Responses to Request for Production of Documents. The parties shall make such
designation only as to the information that it in good faith believes contains
confidential information.
3.
“Qualified Persons,” as used herein means:
a.
Attorneys of record for the parties in this litigation and employees of such
attorneys to whom it is necessary that the material be shown for purposes
of this litigation;
b.
Actual or potential independent technical experts or consultants who have
agreed to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order;
c.
The party or party representatives (in cases where the party is a legal
entity) to whom it is necessary that the material be shown for purposes of
litigation;
d.
Any deponent and/or witness in this litigation; provided however that any
deponent or witness who is shown confidential information (1) must be
instructed to keep the information confidential consistent with the terms of
this Protective Order and (2) may not be provided with copies of the
confidential information except in the course of a deposition or in the
context of meeting with attorneys of record for the parties in this litigation
and employees of such attorneys.
e.
Any other person may be designated as a Qualified Person by order of this
Court after notice and hearing to all parties.
4.
Documents produced in this action shall be designated as “Confidential”
information by marking each page of the document(s) with a stamp stating
“Confidential”.
5.
Information disclosed at the deposition of a party or one of its representatives,
including former officers or agents, or the deposition of a third party (which
information pertains to a party), may be designated by any party as
“Confidential.”
Once the party receives the transcript of the deposition, they shall notify all of the parties
in writing within thirty (30) days of the specific pages and lines of the transcript which should be
treated as “Confidential” thereafter. Each party shall attach a copy of such written notice or
notices to the face of the transcript and each copy thereof in his possession, custody or control.
All deposition transcripts shall be treated as “Confidential” for a period of thirty (30) days after
the receipt of the transcript.
6.
“Confidential” information shall not be disclosed or made available by the
receiving party to persons other than Qualified Persons.
7.
Documents unintentionally produced without designation as “Confidential” may
be retroactively designated in the same manner and shall be treated appropriately
from the date written notice of the designation is provided to the receiving party.
8.
Nothing herein shall prevent disclosure beyond the terms of this order if each
party designating the information as “Confidential” consents to such disclosure
or, if the Court, after notice to all affected parties, orders such disclosures. Nor
shall anything herein prevent any counsel of record from utilizing “Confidential”
information in the examination or cross-examination of any person who is
indicated on the document as being an author, source or recipient of the
“Confidential” information, irrespective of which party produced such
information.
9.
A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of a designation as
“Confidential” at the time made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a
subsequent challenge thereto. If a party wishes to challenge the “Confidential”
designation, the parties shall first try to resolve such dispute in good faith on an
informal basis, such as by production of redacted copies.
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If the dispute cannot be resolved, the objecting party may object to the designation in
writing to the party who has designated the document or information as “Confidential”. The
designating party must then move the Court for an order preserving the designated status of such
information within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the written objection, and failure to do so
shall constitute a termination of the restricted status of such item.
The parties may, by stipulation, provide for exceptions to this order and any party may
seek an order of this Court modifying this Protective Order.
10.
Nothing shall be regarded as “Confidential” information if it is information that
either:
a.
is in the public domain at the time of disclosure, as evidenced by a written
document;
b.
becomes part of the public domain through no fault of the other party, as
evidenced by a written document;
c.
the receiving party can show by written document that the information
was in its rightful and lawful possession at the time of disclosure; or
d.
the receiving party lawfully receives such information at a later date from
a third party without restriction as to disclosure, provided such third party
has the right to make the disclosure to the receiving party.
11.
In the event a party wishes to use any “Confidential” information in any
affidavits, briefs, memoranda of law, or other papers filed in Court in this
litigation, such “Confidential” information used therein shall be filed under seal
with the Court.
12.
Within one hundred twenty (120) days after conclusion of this litigation and any
appeal thereof, any document and all reproductions of documents produced by a
party in the possession of any of the persons qualified under Paragraphs 3(a)
through (d) shall be returned to the producing party. As far as the provisions of
any protective orders entered in this action restrict the communication and use of
the documents produced, such orders shall continue to be binding after the
conclusion of this litigation.
13.
Any party designating any person as a Qualified Person shall have the duty to
reasonably ensure that such person observes the terms of this Protective Order and
the parties to this agreement consent to the jurisdiction of this Court over the
parties hereto indefinitely respecting any dispute between them concerning
improper use of information disclosed under protection of this Order.
14.
This Order shall be subject to modification by the Court at any time.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated November 27, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Susan M. Bazis
United States Magistrate Judge
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