Couture v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC et al

Filing 26

ORDER Granting 23 Stipulated Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 4/24/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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Matthew I. Knepper, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 12796
Miles N. Clark, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 13848
KNEPPER & CLARK LLC
10040 W. Cheyenne Ave., Suite 170-109
Las Vegas, NV 89129
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
David H. Krieger, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 9086
HAINES & KRIEGER, LLC
8985 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 350
Henderson, NV 89123
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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PAUL J. COUTURE,

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Plaintiff,
v.
OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC;
WELLS FARGO HOME
MORTGAGE; EXPERIAN
INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC,
Defendants.

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Case No. 2:17-cv-00098-APG-NJK
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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED
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PROTECTIVE ORDER
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED Plaintiff PAUL J. COUTURE (“Plaintiff”), and
Defendants

WELLS

FARGO

HOME

MORTGAGE

(“Wells

Fargo”);

EXPERIAN

INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC. (“Experian”) (collectively, “the Parties”) 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 Plaintiffs.
THEREFORE, an Order of this Court protecting such confidential information shall be
and hereby is made by this Court on the following terms:
This Order shall govern the use, handling and disclosure of all documents,
testimony or information produced or given in this action which are designated to be subject to
this Order in accordance with the terms hereof.
Any party or non-party producing or filing documents or other materials in this action

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

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

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confidential treatment is designated, “Confidential.”

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

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See order issued Court incorporate documents or information subject to this Order, the party filing
concurrently herewith designate such materials, or portions thereof, as “Confidential,” and shall file
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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 Local Rules.

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

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derived therefrom (including, but not limited to, all testimony, deposition, or otherwise, that

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refers, reflects or otherwise discusses any information designated Confidential hereunder), shall

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not be used, directly or indirectly, by any person, including Plaintiff, Ocwen, Wells Fargo, and

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Experian for any business, commercial or competitive purposes or for any purpose whatsoever
other than solely for the preparation and trial of this action in accordance with the provisions of
this Order.
Except with the prior written consent of the individual or entity designating a document
or portions of a document as “Confidential,” or pursuant to prior Order after notice, any
document, transcript or pleading given “Confidential” treatment under this Order, and any
information contained in, or derived from any such materials (including but not limited to, all
deposition testimony that refers, reflects or otherwise discusses any information designated
confidential hereunder) may not be disclosed other than in accordance with this Order and may
not be disclosed to any person other than: (a) the Court and its officers; (b) parties to this
litigation; (c) counsel for the parties, whether retained counsel or in-house counsel and
employees of counsel assigned to assist such counsel in the preparation of this litigation; (d) fact
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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identified in subsection Documents produced pursuant to this Order shall not be made available to any person
(f) of the preceding
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All persons receiving any or all documents produced pursuant to this Order shall be

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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
the paragraph at lines 4-18

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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 production of
relevant evidence in this action. Neither the entry of this Order, nor the designation of any
information, document, or the like as “Confidential,” nor the failure to make such designation,
shall constitute evidence with respect to any issue in this action.
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
any extracts, summaries or compilations taken therefrom, but excluding any materials which in
the good faith judgment of counsel are work product materials, shall be returned to the Producing
Party.
In the event that any party to this litigation disagrees at any point in these proceedings

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

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dispute in good faith on an informal basis. If the dispute cannot be resolved, the party objecting

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to the designation may seek appropriate relief from this Court. During the pendency of any

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challenge to the designation of a document or information, the designated document or

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information shall continue to be treated as “Confidential” subject to the provisions of this

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Protective Order.
Nothing herein shall affect or restrict the rights of any party with respect to its own

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

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and materials afforded confidential treatment pursuant to this Order.

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

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or to modify this stipulation at any time in the interest of justice.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: April 21, 2017
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Matthew I. Knepper, Esq.
Matthew I. Knepper, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 12796
Miles N. Clark, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 13848
KNEPPER & CLARK LLC
Email: [e-mail]
Email: [e-mail]
David H. Krieger, Esq.
HAINES & KRIEGER, LLC
Email: [e-mail]

/s/ Jennifer L. Braster, Esq.
Jennifer L. Braster, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 9982
NAYLOR & BRASTER
1050 Indigo Drive, Suite 200
Las Vegas, NV 89145
Attorney for Defendant
Experian Information Solutions,
Inc.

Attorney for Plaintiff
Paul J. Couture
/s/ Tanya N. Lewis, Esq.
Tanya N. Lewis, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 8855
SNELL & WILMER, L.L.P.
3883 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 1100
Las Vegas, NV 89169-5958
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
April 24, 2017
Dated: __________, _____

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE 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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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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My present occupation or job description is _________________________.

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My present employer is ________________________________________.

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My address is ________________________________________________.

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

Order.

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

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

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

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documents.

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

Stipulated Protective Order in this action.

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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the following is
true and correct.
Executed this ____ day of _____________, 2017 at __________________.

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_______________________________
QUALIFIED PERSON