Arant v. JPMortgan Chase Bank, N.A. et al
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 9/23/14. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)
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1 Kent F. Larsen, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 3463
2 Paul M. Haire, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 5656
3 SMITH LARSEN & WIXOM
4 1935 Village Center Circle
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134
5 Tel: (702) 252-5002
Fax: (702) 252-5006
6 Email: kfl@slwlaw.com
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Attomeys for Defendants JPMorgan
8 Chase Bank, N.A. and JPMorgan
Chase Banlc, N.A as successor by merger
9 with Chase Home Finance LLC, EMC
Mortgage, LLC, formerly known as EMC
1 0 Mortgage Corporation and JPMorgan
11 Chase Bank, N.A., transferee of servicing
from EMC Mortgage LLC f/k/a EMC
Mortgage Corporation
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
FRANK ARANT,
Case No.: 2 :14-cv-00386-MMD-VCF
Plaintiff,
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19 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A; CHASE
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER
HOME FINANCE LLC; EXPRESS CAPITAL
20 LENDING, INC.; EMC MORTGAGE LLC;
NATIONAL DEFAULT SERVICING
21 CORPORATION; SELECT PORTFOLIO
22 SERVICING, INC.; BLACK AND WHITE
CORPORATIONS DOES 1-10,
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Defendants.
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In order to protect the confidentiality of confidential information obtained by the parties in
connection with this case, the parties hereby agree as follows:
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Any party or non-party may designate as "confidential" (by stamping the relevant
2 page or other otherwise set forth herein) any document or response to discovery which that paliy
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or non-party considers in good faith to contain information involving trade secrets, or confidential
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business or financial information, subject to protection under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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or Nevada law ("Confidential Information"). 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
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A party or non-party may designate information disclosed during a deposition or in
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the deposition and requesting the preparation of a separate transcript of such material. Additionally
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of the transcript and/or specific responses be treated as "confidential" information. Any other party
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may object to such proposal, in writing or on the record. Upon such objection, the parties shall
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the procedure set forth in this paragraph, the designated documents or information shall be treated
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according to the designation until the matter is resolved according to the procedures described in
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paragraph 8 below, and counsel for all parties shall be responsible for making all previously
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designation.
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All information produced or exchanged in the course of this case (other than
information that is publicly available) shall be used by the patiy or parties to whom the
information is produced 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
2 Court obtained upon notice to opposing counsel, Confidential Information shall not be disclosed to
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any person other than:
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counsel for the respective parties to this litigation, including in-house counsel and
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co-counsel retained for this litigation;
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employees of such counsel;
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individual defendants, class representatives, any officer or employee of a party, to
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the extent deemed necessary by Counsel for the prosecution or defense of this
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litigation;
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consultants or expert witnesses retained for the prosecution or defense of this
litigation, provided that each such person shall execute a copy of the Certification
annexed to this Order as Exhibit "A" (which shall be retained by counsel to the
pmiy 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 good cause shown and upon order of the Court) before being shown or given
any Confidential Information and provided that if the party chooses a consultant or
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expert employed by a corporate defendant or one of its competitors, the party shall
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notify the opposing party, or designating nonparty, before disclosing any
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Confidential Information to that individual and shall give the opposing party an
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0ppOliunity to move for a protective order preventing or limiting such disclosure;
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(e)
any authors or recipients of the Confidential Information;
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the COUli, COUli personnel, and cOUli reporters; and
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witnesses (other than persons described in paragraph 4(e)). A witness shall sign the
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Certification before
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a
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Confidential
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Information may be disclosed to a witness who will not sign the Certification only
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in a deposition at which the party who designated the Confidential Information is
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represented or has been given notice that Confidential Information shall be
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designated "Confidential" pursuant to paragraph 2 above. Witnesses shown
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Confidential Information shall not be allowed to retain copies.
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Any persons receiving Confidential Information shall not reveal or discuss such
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Unless otherwise permitted by statute, rule or prior court order, papers filed with
the cOUli under seal shall be accompanied by a contemporaneous motion for leave to file those
documents under seal, and shall be filed consistent with the court's electronic filing procedures in
accordance with Local Rule 10-5(b). Notwithstanding any agreement among the parties, the party
seeking to file a paper under seal bears the burden of overcoming the presumption in favor of
public access to papers filed in court. Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.2d 1172
(9th Cir. 2006).
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A party may designate as "confidential" documents or discovery materials
produced by a non-patiy by providing written notice to all parties of the relevant document
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numbers or other identification within thirty (30) days after receiving such documents or discovery
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materials. Any party or non-party may voluntarily disclose to others without restriction any
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its confidential status if it is made public.
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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.
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The party or non-party who designated the material shall have twenty-five (25) days from the
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confidential. The party or non-party seeking the order has the burden of establishing that the
document is entitled to protection.
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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
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withdraws such designation in writing; or
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Information. I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the purpose
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of enforcing the Protective Order.
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