Cannata et al v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation et al

Filing 125

PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leavitt on 3/7/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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PATRICK H. HICKS, ESQ., Bar #4632 VERONICA ARECHEDERRA HALL. ESQ.. Bar #5 855 JEANINE OLIVARES NAVARRO. ESQ.. Bar #10174 KRIShNA ESCAMILLA. ESQ., Bar #11564 3960 Howard Flughes Parkway, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89169 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: (702) 862-881 1 Attorneys tbr Defendants WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION. WYNDHAM RESORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. WYNDFIAM VACATION OWNERSHIP. INC.. WYNDHAM VACATION RESORTS. INC.. and WORLDMARK BY WYNDHAM

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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GENINE CANNATA,

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Case No. 2:10-cv-00068-PMP-LRL, PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

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WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, ci al., Defendants.

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In order to protect the confidentiality of confidential information obtained by the parties in connection with this case, the Court hereby orders as follows: 1. Any party or non-party may designate as "confidential" (by stamping the relevant
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page or other otherwise set forth herein)

document or response to discovery which that party or

non-party considers in good faith to contain information involving trade secrets: or confidential

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business or financial information; or information implicating third party privacy rights; or the individual parties personal information, subject to protection under the Federal rules of Civil

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Procedure or Nevada law (Confidential lnformation'). Where a document or response consists of more than one page, the first page and each page on which confidential information appears shall be so designated.

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A party or non-party may designate information disclosed during a deposition or in

response to written discovery as con1idential' by so indicating in said response or on the record at the deposition and requesting the preparation of a separate transcript of such material. Additionally a party or non-party may designate in writing, within twenty (2) days after receipt of said responses or of the deposition transcript for which the designation is proposed, that specific pages of the transcript and/or specific responses be treated as `confidential" information. Any other party may object to such proposal, in wiring or on the record. Upon such objection. the parties shall follow the procedures described in paragraph 8 below. After any designation made according to the procedure set forth in this paragraph, the designated documents or information shall be treated according to the designation until the matter is resolved according to the procedures described in paragraph 8 below. And counsel for all parties shall be responsible for making all previously unmarked copies of the designated material in their possession or control with the specified designation. 3. All information produced or exchanged in the course of this case (other than

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information that is publicly available) shall be used by the party or parties to whom the information is produces solely for the purpose of this case.
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Except with the prior written consent of other parties, or upon prior order of this

Court obtained upon notice to opposing counsel, Confidential Inlbrmation shall not be disclosed to any person other than: (a) counsel for the respective parties to this litigation, including in-house counsel

and co-counsel retained for this litigation;
(b) employees of such counsel;

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individual defendants, class representatives, any officer or employee of a

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party. to the extent deemed necessary by Counsel for the prosecution or defense of this litigation; (d) consultants or expert witnesses retained for the prosecution or defense of this

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litigation, provided that each such person shall execute a copy of the Certification annexed to this

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Order as Exhibit "A" (which shall be retained by counsel to the party so disclosing the Confidential Information and made available for inspection by opposing counsel during the pendency or after the termination of the action only upon order of the Court) before being shown or given any Confidential Information and provided that if the party chooses a consultant or expert employed by the Wyndham Defendants or one of its competitors, the party shall notify the opposing party, or designating non-party, before disclosing any Confidential Information to that individual and shall give the opposing party an opportunity to move for a protective order preventing or limiting such disclosure; (e) (f) (g) any authors or recipients of the Confidential Information; the Court, Court personnel, and court reporters; and witnesses (other than persons described in paragraph 4(e)). A witness shall

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sign the Certification before being shown a confidential document. Confidential Information may be disclosed to a witness who will not sign the Certification only in a deposition at which the party who designated the Confidential Information is represented or has been given notice that Confidential Information shall be designated "Confidential" pursuant to paragraph 2 above. Witnesses shown Confidential Information shall not be allowed to retain copies.
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Any persons receiving Confidential Information shall not reveal or discuss such

information to or with any person who is not entitled to receive such information, except as set forth herein. 6. No party or non-party shall file or submit for filing as part of the court record any

documents under seal without first obtaining leave of court. Notwithstanding any agreement among the parties, the party seeking to file a paper under seal bears burden of overcoming the presumption in favor of public access to papers filed in court. 7. A party may designate as "Confidential" documents or discovery materials produced

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by a non-party by providing written notice to all parties of the relevant document numbers or other identification within thirty (30) days after receiving such documents or discovery materials. Any party or non-party may voluntarily disclose to others without restriction any information designated

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by' that party or non-party as confidential, although a document may lose its confidential status if it is made public. 8. If a party contends that any material is not entitled to confidential treatment, such

party may at any time give written notice to the party or non-party who designated the material. The party or non-party who designated the material shall have twenty-five (25) days from the receipt of such written notice to apply to the court for an order designating the material as confidential. `l'he party or non-party seeking the order has the burden of establishing that the document is entitled to protection. 9. Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of material as Confidential

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Information, all documents shall be treated as such and shall be subject to the provisions hereof unless and until one of the following occurs: (a) the party or non-party claims that the material is Confidential Information.

withdraws such designation in writing; or (b) the party or non-party who claims that the material is Confidential

lnlbrmation fails to apply to the Court for an order designating the material confidential within the time period specified above after receipt of a written challenge to such designation; or (c) 10. the Court rules the material is not confidential.

All provisions of this Order restricting the communication or use of Confidential

Information shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this action, unless otherwise agreed or ordered. Upon conclusion of the litigation, a party in the possession of Confidential Information. other than that which is contained in pleadings. correspondence. and deposition transcripts, shall either (a) return such documents no later than thirty (30) days that the documents have been destroyed. 11. The terms of this Order do not preclude, limit, restrict, or otherwise apply to the use

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of documents at trial. 12. Nothing herein shall be deemed to waive any applicable privilege or work product

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protection, or to affect the ability of a party to seek relief for an inadvertent disclosure of material protected by privilege or work product protection. 4

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Any witnesses or other person. firm or entity from which discovery is sought may be

informed of and may obtain the protection of this Order by written advice to the parties' respective counsel or by oral advice at the time of any deposition or similar proceeding.

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ORDER
Based upon the forgoing, IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: March 7 2011

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EXHIBIT "A" CERTiFICATION 1 hereby certify my understanding that Confidential Information is being provided to me pursuant to the terms and restrictions of the Protective Order dated Civil No. in

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I have been given a copy of that Order and

read it. I agree to be bound by the Order. I will not reveal the Confidential Information to anyone. except as allowed by the Order. I will not reveal the Confidential Information to anyone copies, notes, or other transcriptions made therefrom
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in a secure manner to prevent unauthorized

access to it. No later than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of this action, I will return the Confidential Infbrmation
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including copies. notes or other transcriptions made therefrom

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counsel who provided me with the Confidential Information. I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the purpose of enforcing the Protective Order. DATED:___________________

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