Leany v. Zurich American Insurance Company
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ORDER Granting 19 Stipulation for Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 4/6/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MR)
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Abran E. Vigil
Nevada Bar No. 7548
Maria A. Gall
Nevada Bar No. 14200
Joseph P. Sakai
Nevada Bar No. 13578
BALLARD SPAHR LLP
100 North City Parkway, Suite 1750
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
Phone: (702) 471-7000
Fax: (702) 471-7070
Email: vigila@ballardspahr.com
Email: gallm@ballardspahr.com
Email: sakaij@ballardspahr.com
Attorneys for Defendant and CounterClaimant Zurich American
Insurance Company
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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BALLARD SPAHR LLP
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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TODD L. LEANY,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY, a New York corporation,
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Defendant.
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ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Counterclaimant,
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TODD L. LEANY,
CounterDefendant.
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The parties to this action, by their respective counsel, having agreed to the
following, and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:
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PURPOSE AND LIMITATIONS.
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Disclosure and discovery activity in this action may involve production of
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confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection from
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public disclosure may be warranted. The parties acknowledge that this Order does
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not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or responses to discovery and that
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the protection it affords extends only to the limited information or items that are
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entitled under law to treatment as confidential.
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SCOPE.
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may be subject to discovery, including subpoenaed documents (hereinafter
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requests, and all deposition testimony and exhibits and any other materials which
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All documents produced in the course of discovery, all responses to discovery
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collectively “documents”), shall be subject to this stipulated protective order
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concerning confidential information as set forth below. Any party, or any third party
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who
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CONFIDENTIAL but only after review of the documents by an attorney who has, in
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good faith, determined that the documents contain “Confidential Information,” as
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defined below, and pursuant to the procedure set forth below.
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produces documents in this litigation, may designate
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documents as
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
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“Confidential Information” shall mean any information, testimony, document,
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or thing that contains confidential or proprietary information, such as trade secret,
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financial information, or commercial information concerning a business’s customers,
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vendors, personnel and operations. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as
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an exclusion of any other material from the definition of “Confidential Information.”
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Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) is in the public
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domain at the time of disclosure; (b) becomes part of the public domain through no
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fault of the Receiving Party; (c) the Receiving Party can show was in its rightful and
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lawful possession at the time of disclosure; or (d) the Receiving Party lawfully
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receives from a Non-Party later without restriction as to disclosure.
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OTHER DEFINITIONS.
Party: any party to this action and attorney(s) of record for a Party in this
action, including their associates, paralegals, and support/clerical staff.
Non-Party: any individual, corporation, association, or natural person or entity
other than a Party.
to protection as confidential; (b) the Designating Party fails to apply to the Court for
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an order designating the material confidential within the time period specified in
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Section 9 below; or (c) the Designating Party withdraws its confidentiality
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the confidentiality designation and (a) the Court decides such material is not entitled
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a Party or Non-Party as “CONFIDENTIAL,” unless the Receiving Party challenges
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Protected Material: any disclosure or discovery material that is designated by
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designation in writing.
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Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces disclosures or discovery
material in this action.
Receiving Party: a Party that receives disclosures or discovery material from a
Producing Party.
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Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or items
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that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as Protected Material. The
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Party or Non-Party designating information or items as Protected Material bears the
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burden of establishing good cause for the confidentiality of all such items.
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Challenging Party: a party that elects to initiate a challenge to a Designating
Party’s confidentiality designation.
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Arbitration: the arbitration between Zurich American Insurance Company, as
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claimant, and Century Steel, Inc., as respondent, currently pending before the
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American Arbitration Association as Case No. 01-16-0003-1446.
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Arbitrators: the arbitrators appointed to the Arbitration, Richard J. Collier,
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Esq., Thomas G. Ryan, Esq., and William C. Turner, Esq., and any further arbitrator
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that may be appointed in the Arbitration.
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FORM AND TIMING OF DESIGNATION.
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Protected Material shall be so designated by the Producing Party by placing or
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affixing the word “CONFIDENTIAL” on the document. Documents shall be
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designated “CONFIDENTIAL” prior to, or contemporaneously with, the production or
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disclosure of the documents.
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Portions of depositions shall be deemed CONFIDENTIAL only if designated as
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such when the deposition is taken or within fourteen business days after receipt of
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the transcript. Such designation shall be specific as to the portions to be protected.
limit “CONFIDENTIAL” designations to specific materials that qualify for protection
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under the appropriate standards.
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A Designating Party must exercise restraint and make good faith efforts to
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Inadvertent or unintentional production of Protected Material without prior
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designation as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall not be deemed a waiver, in whole or in part,
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of the right to designate documents as Protected Material as otherwise allowed by
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this Order.
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produced by another Party constitute Protected Material by informing the opposing
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Party by following the procedures set forth herein for a Designated Party.
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Further, a Party may assert that disclosures or discovery material
PROTECTION OF PROTECTED MATERIAL.
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General Protections. Protected Material shall not be used or
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disclosed by the parties or counsel for the parties or any other persons identified
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below (at ¶ 6.b.) for any purpose whatsoever other than preparing for and conducting
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this litigation (including any appeal) and the Arbitration.
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Qualified Receiving Parties and Limited Third Party Disclosures.
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Protected Material shall be held in confidence by each qualified Receiving
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Party to whom it is disclosed, shall be used only for purposes of this action and/or the
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Arbitration, and shall not be disclosed to any person who is not a qualified recipient.
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All Protected Material shall be carefully maintained so as to preclude access by
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persons who are not qualified Receiving Parties.
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Subject to these requirements, in addition to Parties, and the Court, the
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following categories of persons may be allowed to review Protected Material pursuant
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to this Order after executing an acknowledgment (in the form set forth at Exhibit A
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hereto), that he or she has read and understands the terms of this Order and is
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bound by it:
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Any officers, directors, or designated employees of a Party deemed
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necessary by counsel of record in this action to aid in the prosecution, defense, or
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settlement of this action;
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Professional outside vendors for attorneys of record (such as copying
services and translators and interpreters);
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Deposition notaries and staff;
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(4)
The author of any document designated as CONFIDENTIAL or the
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original source of Confidential Information contained therein;
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Persons other than legal counsel who have been retained or specially
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employed by a party as an expert witness for purposes of this lawsuit or to perform
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investigative work or fact research;
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Deponents during the course of their depositions;
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Counsel for issuers of insurance policies under which any issuer may be
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liable to satisfy part or all of a judgment that may be entered in these proceedings or
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indemnify or reimburse payments or costs associated with these proceedings;
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Any other person as to whom the Producing Party has consented to
disclosure in advance and in writing, on notice to each Party hereto.
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Control of Documents. Counsel for Parties shall take reasonable
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efforts to prevent unauthorized disclosure of Protected Material pursuant to the
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terms of this Order. No copies of Protected Material shall be made except by or on
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behalf of attorneys of record, in-house counsel or the parties in this action.
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Copies. Any person making copies of Protected Material shall
maintain all copies within their possession or the possession of those entitled to
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access to such information under the Protective Order.
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immediately affixed with the designation “CONFIDENTIAL” if the word does not
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already appear on the copy. All such copies shall be afforded the full protection of
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this Order.
All copies shall be
Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in
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writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts
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to retrieve all copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to
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whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (d)
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Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this
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If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed
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request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to
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Be Bound by Stipulated Protective Order” (Exhibit A).
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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.
IN COURT.
FILING OF PROTECTED MATERIALS; PROTECTED MATERIALS
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Subject to the Federal Rules of Evidence, Protected Material may be filed with
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the Court or offered in evidence or hearing or trial of this case. This Order does not
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seal court records in this case or apply to disclosure of Protected Material at trial.
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Further, the parties understand that documents may be filed under seal only with
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the permission of the Court after proper motion. Further, the fact that documents
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have been designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall not be admissible evidence that
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the documents in fact contain information entitled to protection from disclosure
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under the law.
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However, in the event a Party seeks to file Protected Materials with the Court,
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those documents shall be filed under seal pursuant to Rule 10-5(b) of the Local Rules
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of Practice for the U.S. District Court of Nevada and the Ninth Circuit’s decision in
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Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006). The Party
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filing such Protected Materials may assert in the accompanying motion any reasons
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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circumstances making prior consultation impractical or inappropriate, the Party
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seeking to submit the Protected Material to the Court shall first consult with the
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Designating Party. If the sole ground for a motion to seal is that the opposing party
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(or non-party) has designated a document as subject to protection pursuant to this
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Stipulated Protective Order, the movant must notify the opposing party (or non-
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party) at least seven days prior to filing the designated document. The Designating
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Party must then make a good faith determination if the relevant standard for sealing
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its position that the Protected Material merits protection under Rule 26(c) of the
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Designating Party, who must be properly noticed, may likewise file a motion to assert
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why the Protected Materials should not, in fact, be kept under seal and the
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is met. To the extent the Designating Party does not believe the relevant standard
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for sealing can be met, it shall indicate that the document may be filed publicly no
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later than four days after receiving notice of the intended filing. To the extent the
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Designating Party believes the relevant standard for sealing can be met, it shall
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provide a declaration supporting that assertion no later than four days after
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receiving notice of the intended filing.
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declaration to its motion to seal the designated material. If the Designating Party
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fails to provide such a declaration in support of the motion to seal, the filing party
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shall then file a motion to seal so indicating and the Court may order the document
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filed in the public record.
In such instances, absent extraordinary
The filing party shall then attach that
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Any designation of Protected Material is subject to challenge. The following
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procedures shall apply to any such challenge:
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Burden.
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necessity
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“CONFIDENTIAL” designation remains with the party asserting confidentiality.
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Notice; Opportunity to Challenge.
A party who contends that
Protected Material is not entitled to confidential treatment shall give written notice
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to the party who affixed the “CONFIDENTIAL” designation of the specific basis for
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the challenge. The party who so designated the documents shall have ten (10) days
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from service of the written notice to determine if the dispute can be resolved without
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judicial intervention and,
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“CONFIDENTIAL” designation, and the status as Protected Material.
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Treatment as Protected Material Until Order or Withdrawal.
(1) the Party who claims that the documents are Protected Material withdraws such
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designation in writing; (2) the Party who claims that the documents are confidential
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Material subject to the full protections of this Order until one of the following occurs:
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previously designated “CONFIDENTIAL” shall continue to be treated as Protected
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Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of documents as such, all material
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fails to move timely for an Order designating the documents as confidential as set
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forth in paragraph 9.b. above; or (3) the Court rules that the documents are not
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Protected Material and/or should no longer be designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.”
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No Waiver. Challenges to the confidentiality of documents may
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be made at any time and are not waived by the failure to raise the challenge at the
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time of initial disclosure or designation.
DURATION; CONCLUSION OF LITIGATION.
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All provisions of this Order restricting the use of Protected Material shall
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continue to be binding after the conclusion of the litigation unless otherwise agreed
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or ordered. Within 30 days of the final termination of this matter, which would be
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either a final judgment on all claims or stipulation and order for dismissal with
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prejudice, all documents and information designated as CONFIDENTIAL by a
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Designating Party and which has not been challenged, including any copies, or
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documents containing information taken therefrom, shall be returned to the
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Designating Party. In the alternative, within 30 days of the final termination of this
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case, which would be either a final judgment on all claims or stipulation and order for
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dismissal with prejudice, all such documents, including copies, may be shredded or
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disposed of in a manner to ensure the destruction thereof and a declaration certifying
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such destruction or disposal provided to the Designating Party. To the extent a party
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has designated portions of a deposition transcript as CONFIDENTIAL, the non-
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designating party shall dispose of or completely redact those portions deemed
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CONFIDENTIAL, but is under no obligation or duty to shred or dispose of the
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remainder of the deposition transcript that was not designated CONFIDENTIAL.
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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED
IN OTHER LITIGATION.
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Party, the Party must so notify the Designating Party, in writing (by e-mail or fax, if
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would compel disclosure of Protected Material designated by another Party or Non-
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If a Party is served with a subpoena or an order issued in other litigation that
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possible) within three (3) court days after receiving the subpoena or order. Such
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notification must include a copy of the subpoena or court order.
ORDER SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION.
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This Order shall be subject to modification on motion of any Party or any other
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person who may show an adequate interest in the matter to intervene for purposes of
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addressing the scope and terms of this Order. The Order shall not, however, be
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modified until the Parties shall have been given notice and an opportunity to be
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heard on the proposed modification.
NO JUDICIAL DETERMINATION.
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This Order is entered based on the representations and agreements of the
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Parties and for the purpose of facilitating discovery.
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construed or presented as a judicial determination that any specific document or item
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of information designated as CONFIDENTIAL by counsel is subject to protection
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under Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or otherwise until such time
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as a document-specific ruling shall have been made.
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Nothing herein shall be
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MISCELLANEOUS.
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Right to Further Relief. Nothing is this Order abridges the right
of any person to seek its modification by the Court in the future.
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Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of
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this Order, no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing
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or producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in this Order.
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Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of any
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of the material covered by this Protective Order.
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PERSONS BOUND UPON ENTRY OF ORDER.
This Order shall take effect when entered and shall be immediately binding
upon the Parties (as defined herein).
Dated this 4th day of April, 2017.
BALLARD SPAHR LLP
ALBRIGHT,
ALBRIGHT
STODDARD,
WARNICK
By: /s/ Joseph P. Sakai
Abran E. Vigil
Nevada Bar No. 7548
Maria A. Gall
Nevada Bar No. 14200
Joseph P. Sakai
Nevada Bar No. 13578
100 North City Parkway, Suite 1750
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
By: /s/
William H. Stoddard, Jr.
D. Chris Albright, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 4904
William H. Stoddard, Jr., Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 8679
801 South Rancho Drive, Suite D4
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
Attorneys
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Attorneys for
Defendant/Counterclaimant Zurich
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
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AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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TODD L. LEANY,
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Plaintiff,
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ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
COMPANY, a New York corporation,
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Defendant.
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ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT
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The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he or she has read the Stipulated
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Protective Order dated __________________________, 2017, in the above-captioned
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action, understands the terms thereof, and agrees to be bound by such terms. The
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undersigned submits to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the
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District of Nevada in the matter relating to the Order and understands that the
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terms of said Order obligate him/her to use discovery materials designated
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CONFIDENTIAL solely for the purposes of the above-captioned action or the
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Arbitration currently pending before the American Arbitration Association as Case
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No. 01-16-0003-1446, and not to disclose any such Protected Material to any person,
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firm, entity, or concern.
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The undersigned acknowledges that violation of the Stipulated Protective
Order may result in penalties for contempt of court.
Name: ___________________________________________
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