Kline v. Bank of America, National Association et al

Filing 35

ORDER Granting 33 Stipulated Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 01/10/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)

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Jennifer L. Braster
Nevada Bar No. 9982
MAUPIN • NAYLOR • BRASTER
1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89145
(T) [phone]
(F) [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
Experian Information Solutions, Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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CAROLYN C. KLINE,
Plaintiff,

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MAUPIN • NAYLOR • BRASTER
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89145
[phone]

v.
BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION; NATIONSTAR
MORTGAGE, LLC; EQUIFAX
INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC;
EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS,
INC.,

Case No. 2:16-cv-01381-APG-PAL
STIPULATED
PROTECTIVE ORDER
Complaint filed: June 17, 2016

Defendants.
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff Carolyn C. Kline (“Plaintiff”) and
Defendant Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (“Experian”), through their respective attorneys
of record, as follows:
WHEREAS, documents and information have been and may be sought, produced or
exhibited by and among the parties to this action relating to trade secrets, confidential research,
development, technology or other proprietary information belonging to the defendants, and/or
personal income, credit and other confidential information of Plaintiff.
THEREFORE, an Order of this Court protecting such confidential information shall be and
hereby is made by this Court on the following terms:

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This Order shall govern the use, handling and disclosure of all documents,

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testimony or information produced or given in this action which are designated to be subject to

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this Order in accordance with the terms hereof.

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Any party or non-party producing or filing documents or other materials in this

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action may designate such materials and the information contained therein subject to this Order

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by typing or stamping on the front of the document, or on the portion(s) of the document for

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which confidential treatment is designated, “Confidential.”

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To the extent any motions, briefs, pleadings, deposition transcripts, or other

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papers to be filed with the Court incorporate documents or information subject to this Order, the

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party filing such papers shall designate such materials, or portions thereof, as “Confidential,” and

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shall file them with the clerk under seal; provided, however, that a copy of such filing having the

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confidential information deleted therefrom may be made part of the public record. Any party

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filing any document under seal must comply with the requirements of Civil Local Rule IA 10-5.

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All documents, transcripts, or other materials subject to this Order, and all

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information derived therefrom (including, but not limited to, all testimony given in a deposition,

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declaration or otherwise, that refers, reflects or otherwise discusses any information designated

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“Confidential,” shall not be used, directly or indirectly, by any person, including the other

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defendants, for any business, commercial or competitive purposes or for any purpose whatsoever

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other than solely for the preparation and trial of this action in accordance with the provisions of

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this Order.

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Except with the prior written consent of the individual or entity designating a

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document or portions of a document as “Confidential,” or pursuant to prior Order after notice,

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any document, transcript or pleading given “Confidential” treatment under this Order, and any

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information contained in, or derived from any such materials (including but not limited to, all

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deposition testimony that refers to, reflects or otherwise discusses any information designated

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“Confidential” hereunder) may not be disclosed other than in accordance with this Order and

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may not be disclosed to any person other than: (a) the Court and its officers; (b) parties to this

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MAUPIN • NAYLOR • BRASTER
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89145
[phone]

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litigation; (c) counsel for the parties, whether retained outside counsel or in-house counsel and

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employees of counsel assigned to assist such counsel in the preparation of this litigation; (d) fact

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witnesses subject to a proffer to the Court or a stipulation of the parties that such witnesses need

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to know such information; (e) present or former employees of the Producing Party in connection

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with their depositions in this action (provided that no former employees shall be shown

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documents prepared after the date of his or her departure); and (f) experts specifically retained as

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consultants or expert witnesses in connection with this litigation.

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Documents produced pursuant to this Order shall not be made available to any

person designated in Subparagraph 5(f) unless he or she shall have first read this Order, agreed to
be bound by its terms, and signed the attached Declaration of Compliance.
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All persons receiving any or all documents produced pursuant to this Order shall

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be advised of their confidential nature. All persons to whom confidential information and/or

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documents are disclosed are hereby enjoined from disclosing same to any person except as

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provided herein, and are further enjoined from using same except in the preparation for and trial

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of the above-captioned action between the named parties thereto. No person receiving or

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reviewing such confidential documents, information or transcript shall disseminate or disclose

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them to any person other than those described above in Paragraph 5 and for the purposes

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specified, and in no event shall such person make any other use of such document or transcript.

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Nothing in this Order shall prevent a party from using at trial any information or

materials designated “Confidential.”
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This Order has been agreed to by the parties to facilitate discovery and the

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production of relevant evidence in this action. Neither the entry of this Order, nor the

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designation of any information, document, or the like as “Confidential,” nor the failure to make

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such designation, shall constitute evidence with respect to any issue in this action.

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Within sixty (60) days after the final termination of this litigation, all documents,

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transcripts, or other materials afforded confidential treatment pursuant to this Order, including

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any extracts, summaries or compilations taken therefrom, but excluding any materials which in

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89145
[phone]

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the good faith judgment of counsel are work product materials, shall be returned to the Producing

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Party.

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In the event that any party to this litigation disagrees at any point in these

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proceedings with any designation made under this Protective Order, the parties shall first try to

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resolve such dispute in good faith on an informal basis in accordance with Civil Local Rule 26-7.

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If the dispute cannot be resolved, the party objecting to the designation may seek appropriate

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relief from this Court. During the pendency of any challenge to the designation of a document or

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information, the designated document or information shall continue to be treated as

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“Confidential” subject to the provisions of this Protective Order.

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Nothing herein shall affect or restrict the rights of any party with respect to its

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own documents or to the information obtained or developed independently of documents,

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transcripts and materials afforded confidential treatment pursuant to this Order.

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Las Vegas, NV 89145
[phone]

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The Court retains the right to allow disclosure of any subject covered by this

stipulation or to modify this stipulation at any time in the interest of justice.
DATED this 28th day of December 2016.
HAINES & KRIEGER, LLC

MAUPIN • NAYLOR • BRASTER

By: /s/ David Krieger
David Krieger
Nevada Bar No. 9086
8985 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 350
Las Vegas, Nevada 89123

By: /s/ Jennifer L. Braster
Jennifer L. Braster
Nevada Bar No. 9982
1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89145

Attorneys for Plaintiff Carolyn Kline

Attorneys for Defendant Experian Information
Solutions, Inc.

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ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this

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JUDGE
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EXHIBIT A

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DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE

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I, _____________________________________, declare as follows:

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My address is ________________________________________________.

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My present employer is ________________________________________.

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My present occupation or job description is _________________________.

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I have received a copy of the Stipulated Protective Order entered in this action on

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I have carefully read and understand the provisions of this Stipulated Protective

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I will comply with all provisions of this Stipulated Protective Order.

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I will hold in confidence, and will not disclose to anyone not qualified under the

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Order.

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Stipulated Protective Order, any information, documents or other materials produced subject to

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this Stipulated Protective Order.

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I will use such information, documents or other materials produced subject to this

Stipulated Protective Order only for purposes of this present action.

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Upon termination of this action, or upon request, I will return and deliver all

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information, documents or other materials produced subject to this Stipulated Protective Order,

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and all documents or things which I have prepared relating to the information, documents or other

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materials that are subject to the Stipulated Protective Order, to my counsel in this action, or to

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counsel for the party by whom I am employed or retained or from whom I received the documents.

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I hereby submit to the jurisdiction of this Court for the purposes of enforcing the

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Stipulated Protective Order in this action.

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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Las Vegas, NV 89145
[phone]

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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the following is true and

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correct.

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Executed this ____ day of _____________, 2016 at __________________.

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_______________________________
QUALIFIED PERSON

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Las Vegas, NV 89145
[phone]

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