Dryden v. State of Nevada et al
Filing
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ORDER Granting 245 Stipulation for Confidentiality Agreement and Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elayna J. Youchah on 2/10/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TRW)
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AARON D. FORD
Attorney General
LEO T. HENDGES (Bar No. 16034)
Deputy Attorney General
State of Nevada
Office of the Attorney General
555 E. Washington Ave., Ste. 3900
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
(702) 486-3795 (phone)
(702) 486-3773 (fax)
Email: lhendges@ag.nv.gov
Office of the Attorney General
Attorneys for the Non-Party Subpoena
Duces-Tecum Recipient Office of the
Inspector General of Nevada
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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BRYAN DRYDEN,
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Case No. 2:16-cv-01227-JAD-EJY
Plaintiff,
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v.
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STATE OF NEVADA, et al.,
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STIPULATED CONFIDENTIALITY
AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE
ORDER
Defendants.
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The parties to this Stipulated Confidentiality Agreement and Protective Order have
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agreed to the terms of this Order; accordingly, it is ORDERED:
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Scope. All materials produced or adduced in response to the subpoena duces-
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tecum to Non-Party Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and information derived directly
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therefrom (hereinafter collectively “documents”), shall be subject to this Order concerning
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Confidential Information as defined below. This Order is subject to the Local Rules of this
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District and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on matters of procedure and calculation
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of time periods.
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Confidential
Information.
As
used
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this
Order,
“Confidential
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Information” means information designated as “CONFIDENTIAL-SUBJECT TO
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PROTECTIVE ORDER” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” by the producing party, after
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the entry of this protective order.
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Designation.
(a)
A party may designate a document as Confidential Information for
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protection under this Order by placing or affixing the words “CONFIDENTIAL -
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SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” on the
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document and on all copies in a manner that will not interfere with the legibility of the
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document. As used in this Order, “copies” includes electronic images, duplicates, extracts,
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summaries, or descriptions that contain the Confidential Information. The marking
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“CONFIDENTIAL - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY” shall be applied prior to or at the time of the documents are produced or disclosed.
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Applying the marking “CONFIDENTIAL - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER” or
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“ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” to a document does not mean that the document has any
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status or protection by statute or otherwise except to the extent and for the purposes of this
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Order. Any copies that are made of any documents marked “CONFIDENTIAL -
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SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” shall also be
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so marked.
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(b)
The designation of a document as Confidential Information is a
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certification by an attorney or a party appearing pro se that the document contains
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Confidential Information.
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Protection of Confidential Material.
(a)
General Protections. Confidential Information shall not be used or
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disclosed by the parties, counsel for the parties or any other persons identified in
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subparagraph (b) & (c) for any purpose whatsoever other than in this litigation, including
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any appeal thereof.
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(b)
Limited
Third-Party Disclosures of Information
marked
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“CONFIDENTIAL—SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”. The parties and counsel
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for the parties shall not disclose or permit the disclosure of any Confidential Information
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marked “CONFIDENTIAL—SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER” to any third
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person or entity except as set forth below in subparagraphs (1)-(9). Subject to these
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requirements, the following categories of persons may be allowed to review Information
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marked “CONFIDENTIAL –SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”:
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(1)
Counsel. Counsel for the parties and employees of counsel who
have responsibility for the action;
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Parties. Individual parties and employees of a party but only to
the extent receiving counsel determines in good faith that the
employee’s assistance is reasonably necessary to the conduct of
the litigation in which the information is disclosed;
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(3)
The Court and its personnel;
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(4)
Court Reporters and Recorders. Court reporters and
recorders engaged for depositions;
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Contractors. Those persons specifically engaged for the limited
purpose of making copies of documents or organizing or
processing documents, including outside vendors hired to process
electronically stored documents;
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Consultants and Experts. Consultants, investigators, or
experts employed by the parties or counsel for the parties to
assist in the preparation and trial of this action but only after
such persons have completed the certification contained in
Attachment A, Acknowledgment of Understanding and
Agreement to Be Bound;
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Witnesses at depositions. During their depositions, witnesses
in this action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary.
Witnesses shall not retain a copy of documents containing
Confidential Information, except witnesses may receive a copy of
all exhibits marked at their depositions in connection with
review of the transcripts. Pages of transcribed deposition
testimony or exhibits to depositions that are designated as
Confidential Information pursuant to the process set out in this
Order must be separately bound by the court reporter and may
not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this Order.
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Author or recipient. The author or recipient of the document
(not including a person who received the document in the course
of litigation); and
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(c)
Others by Consent. Other persons only by written consent of
the producing party or upon order of the Court and on such
conditions as may be agreed or ordered.
Limited
Third-Party Disclosures of Information
marked
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“ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”. The parties and counsel for the parties shall not disclose
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or permit the disclosure of any Confidential Information marked “ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY” to any person except as set forth below in subparagraphs (1)-(5). Subject to these
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requirements, the following categories of persons may be allowed to review Information
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marked as “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”:
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(1)
Counsel. Counsel for the parties and employees of counsel who
have responsibility for the action;
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(2)
The Court and its personnel (under seal);
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(3)
Court Reporters and Recorders. Court reporters and
recorders engaged for depositions;
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Consultants and Experts. Upon stipulation by the parties to
this Agreement, non-party experts or consultants who have
executed an acknowledgment and agreement to abide by this
Order, including their secretarial and clerical personnel retained
to assist counsel of record in this case;
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Others by Consent. Other persons only by written consent of
the producing party or upon order of the Court and on such
conditions as may be agreed or ordered.
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(d)
Access by Other Persons. The information produced in response to
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this Protective Order shall not be used for any litigation other than the matter in which it
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is produced. Its confidentiality shall be maintained in a manner such that Plaintiff and/or
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any other attorney cannot use it in any of Plaintiff’s current or future litigation, it can only
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be used in connection with Nevada Federal District Court Case No. 2:16-cv-01227-JAD-
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EJY. It shall not be shared with any other counsel than the parties to the Stipulation and
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Protective Order.
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(e)
Control of Documents. Counsel for the parties shall make reasonable
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efforts to prevent unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Information.
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Counsel shall maintain the originals of the forms signed by persons acknowledging their
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obligations under this Order for a period of three years after the termination of the case.
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5.
Inadvertent Failure to Designate. An inadvertent failure to designate a
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document as Confidential Information does not, standing alone, waive the right to so
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designate the document. If a party designates a document as Confidential Information after
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it was initially produced, the receiving party, on notification of the designation, must make
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a reasonable effort to assure that the document is treated in accordance with the provisions
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of this Order. No party shall be found to have violated this Order for failing to maintain
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the confidentiality of material during a time when that material has not been designated
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Confidential Information, even where the failure to so designate was inadvertent and
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where the material is subsequently designated Confidential Information.
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(UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE)
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If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed
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Confidential Information to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this
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Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing
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the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve all
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copies of the Confidential Information, (c) inform the person or persons to whom
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unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (d) request such
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person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound by
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Stipulated Protective Order” (Exhibit A).
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Filing of Confidential Information. This Order does not, by itself,
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authorize the filing of any document under seal. Any party wishing to file a document
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designated as Confidential Information in connection with a motion, brief or other
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submission to the Court must comply with LR IA 10-5.
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No Greater Protection of Specific Documents. Except on privilege
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grounds not addressed by this Order, no party may withhold information from disclosure
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on the ground that it requires protection greater than that afforded by this Order unless
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the party moves for an order providing such special protection.
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iii.
Challenges
by
a
Party
to
Designation
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Confidential
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Information. The designation of any material or document as Confidential Information is
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subject to challenge by any party. The following procedure shall apply to any such
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challenge.
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Meet and Confer. A party challenging the designation of
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Confidential Information must do so in good faith and must begin the process by conferring
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directly with counsel for the designating party. In conferring, the challenging party must
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explain the basis for its belief that the confidentiality designation was not proper and must
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give the designating party an opportunity to review the designated material, to reconsider
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the designation, and, if no change in designation is offered, to explain the basis for the
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designation. The designating party must respond to the challenge within five (5) business
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days.
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(b)
Judicial Intervention. A party that elects to challenge a
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confidentiality designation may file and serve a motion that identifies the challenged
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material and sets forth in detail the basis for the challenge. Each such motion must be
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accompanied by a competent declaration that affirms that the movant has complied with
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the meet and confer requirements of this procedure. The burden of persuasion in any such
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challenge proceeding shall be on the designating party. Until the Court rules on the
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challenge, all parties shall continue to treat the materials as Confidential Information
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under the terms of this Order.
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Action by the Court. Applications to the Court for an order relating
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to materials or documents designated Confidential Information shall be by motion. Nothing
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in this Order or any action or agreement of a party under this Order limits the Court’s
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power to make orders concerning the disclosure of documents produced in response to the
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subpoena duces-tecum.
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Use of Confidential Documents or Information at Trial. Nothing
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in this Order shall be construed to affect the use of any document, material, or information
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at any trial or hearing. A party that intends to present or that anticipates that another
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party may present Confidential Information at a hearing or trial shall bring that issue to
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the Court’s and parties’ attention by motion or in a pretrial memorandum without
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disclosing the Confidential Information. The Court may thereafter make such orders as are
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necessary to govern the use of such documents or information at trial.
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Produced in Other Litigation.
(a)
If a receiving party is served with a subpoena or an order issued in other
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litigation that would compel disclosure of any material or document designated in this
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action as Confidential Information, the receiving party must so notify the designating
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party, in writing, immediately and in no event more than three court days after receiving
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the subpoena or order. Such notification must include a copy of the subpoena or court order.
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(b)
The receiving party also must immediately inform in writing the party
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who caused the subpoena or order to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the
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material covered by the subpoena or order is the subject of this Order. In addition, the
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receiving party must deliver a copy of this Order promptly to the party in the other action
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that caused the subpoena to issue.
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(c)
The purpose of imposing these duties is to alert the interested persons
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to the existence of this Order and to afford the designating party in this case an opportunity
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to try to protect its Confidential Information in the court from which the subpoena or order
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issued. The designating party shall bear the burden and the expense of seeking protection
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in that court of its Confidential Information, and nothing in these provisions should be
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construed as authorizing or encouraging a receiving party in this action to disobey a lawful
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directive from another court. The obligations set forth in this paragraph remain in effect
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while the party has in its possession, custody or control Confidential Information by the
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other party to this case.
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Challenges by Members of the Public to Sealing Orders. A party or
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interested member of the public has a right to challenge the sealing of particular documents
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that have been filed under seal, and the party asserting confidentiality will have the burden
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of demonstrating the propriety of filing under seal.
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Obligations on Conclusion of Litigation.
(a)
Order Continues in Force. Unless otherwise agreed or ordered, this
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Order shall remain in force after dismissal or entry of final judgment not subject to further
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appeal.
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Obligations at Conclusion of Litigation.
Within 63 days after
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dismissal or entry of final judgment not subject to further appeal, all Confidential
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Information and documents marked “CONFIDENTIAL - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE
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ORDER” or “ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” under this Order, including copies as defined
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in ¶ 3(a), shall be returned to the producing party unless: (1) the document has been offered
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into evidence or filed without restriction as to disclosure; (2) the parties agree to destruction
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to the extent practicable in lieu of return; or (3) as to documents bearing the notations,
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summations, or other mental impressions of the receiving party, that party elects to destroy
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the documents and certifies to the producing party that it has done so.
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(c)
Retention of Work Product and One Set of Filed Documents.
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Notwithstanding the above requirements to return or destroy documents, counsel may
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retain (1) attorney work product, including an index that refers or relates to designated
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Confidential Information so long as that work product does not duplicate verbatim
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substantial portions of Confidential Information, and (2) one complete set of all documents
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filed with the Court including those filed under seal. Any retained Confidential Information
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shall continue to be protected under this Order. An attorney may use his or her work
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product in subsequent litigation, provided that its use does not disclose or use Confidential
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Information.
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(d)
Deletion of Documents Filed Under Seal from Electronic Case
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Filing (ECF) System. Filings under seal shall be deleted from the ECF system only upon
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order of the Court.
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Order Subject to Modification. This Order shall be subject to modification
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by the Court on its own initiative or on motion of a party or any other person with standing
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concerning the subject matter.
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10.
Persons Bound. This Order shall take effect when entered and shall be
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binding upon all counsel of record and their law firms, the parties, and persons made
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subject to this Order by its terms.
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DATED this 10th day of February, 2023
and respectfully submitted by:
AARON D. FORD
Attorney General
DATED this 10th day of February, 2023
and approved as to form and content by:
/s/ Leo T. Hendges
LEO T. HENDGES (Bar No. 16034)
555 E. Washington Avenue, Suite 3900
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Attorneys for Non-Party Subpoena DucesTecum Recipient Office of the Inspector
General of Nevada
/s/ Justin V. Alper
JUSTIN V. ALPER, (Bar No. 12923C)
3535 Executive Terminal Dr. #300
Henderson, NV 89052
Attorney for Plaintiff
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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February 10, 2023
DATED: ____________________________
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ATTACHMENT A
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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BRYAN DRYDEN,
Case No. 2:16-cv-01227-JAD-EJY
Plaintiff,
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v.
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STATE OF NEVADA, et al.,
Defendants.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND
AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND TO
STIPULATED CONFIDENTIALITY
AGREEMENT AND PROTECTIVE
ORDER
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The undersigned hereby acknowledges that they have read the Stipulated
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Confidentiality Agreement and Protective Order dated _______________ in the above-
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captioned action and attached hereto, understand the terms thereof, and agree to be bound
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by its terms.
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The undersigned submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for
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Nevada in matters relating to the Stipulated Confidentiality Agreement and Protective
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Order and understand that the terms of the same obligate them to use materials produced
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pursuant to this stipulation and protective order and/or designated as Confidential
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Information/For Attorneys’ Eyes Only in accordance with the Order solely for the purposes
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of the above-captioned action, and not to disclose any such Confidential Information/For
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Attorneys’ Eyes Only to any other person, firm or concern.
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The undersigned shall take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that any
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secretarial, clerical, or other personnel who assists in connection with my participation in
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this action will likewise comply with the terms and conditions of the Protective Order.
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The undersigned further understands that they are to retain all copies of all
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documents or information marked pursuant to the Protective Order in a secure manner,
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and that all copies of such materials are to remain in my personal custody until termination
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of my participation in the above-referenced litigation, whereupon the originals or any
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copies of such materials, and any work product derived from said information and/or
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materials, will be returned to counsel who provided the under with such materials.
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The undersigned acknowledge that violation of the Confidentiality Order/For
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Attorney Eyes Only written and bargained-for agreement may result in penalties for
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contempt of court.
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I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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DATED this _____ day of ___________________, 2023.
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Printed Name
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Signature
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