Cabras v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. et al

Filing 5

PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 4/10/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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SPO
BRENDA H. ENTZMINGER, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 9800
TIMOTHY D. KUHLS, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 13362
PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT LLC
504 South Ninth Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
[phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. &
Sam’s West, Inc.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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MAGDALINA AGUSTIN CABRAS,

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Case No.:

Plaintiff,

2:17-cv-00654-JCM-VCF

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
BETWEEN PLAINTIFF MAGDALINA
AGUSTIN CABRAS AND DEFENDANTS
WAL-MART STORES, INC., d/b/a SAM’S
CLUB STORE #6261 & SAM’S WEST,
INC.

v.
WAL-MART STORES, INC., d/b/a SAM’S
CLUB STORE #6261, a Delaware foreign
corporation; SAM’S WEST, INC., an Arkansas
foreign corporation; DOES 1-20 and ROE
BUSINESS ENTITIES 1-20, inclusive,
Defendants.

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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The parties to this action, Defendants WAL-MART STORES, INC., d/b/a SAM’S CLUB

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STORE #6261 & SAM’S WEST, INC. (“Defendants”) and Plaintiff, MAGDALINA AGUSTIN

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CABRAS (“Plaintiff” or “Cabras”), by their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and request that the

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Court enter a stipulated protective order pursuant as follows:

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1.

The Protective Order shall be entered pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

(“FRCP”).
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The Protective Order shall govern all materials deemed to be “Confidential

Information.” Such Confidential Information shall include the following:

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(a)

Any and all documents referring or related to confidential and proprietary
human resources or business information; financial records of the parties;
compensation of Defendants’ current or former personnel; policies, procedures
and/or training materials of Defendants and/or Defendants’ organizational
structure;

(b)

Any documents from the personnel, medical or workers’ compensation file of
any current or former employee or contractor;

(c)

Any documents relating to the medical and/or health information of any of
Defendants’ current or former employees or contractors;

(d)

Any portions of depositions (audio or video) where Confidential Information is
disclosed or used as exhibits.

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3.

In the case of documents and the information contained therein, designation of

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Confidential Information produced shall be made by placing the following legend on the face of the

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document and each page so designated “CONFIDENTIAL” or otherwise expressly identified as

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confidential. Defendants will use its best efforts to limit the number of documents designated

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Confidential.

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4.

Confidential Information shall be held in confidence by each qualified recipient to

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whom it is disclosed, shall be used only for purposes of this action, shall not be used for any business

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purpose, and shall not be disclosed to any person who is not a qualified recipient. All produced

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Confidential Information shall be carefully maintained so as to preclude access by persons who are not

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qualified recipients.

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5.

Qualified recipients shall include only the following:
(a)

In-house counsel and law firms for each party and the secretarial, clerical and
paralegal staff of each;

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(b)

Deposition notaries and staff;

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(c)

Persons other than legal counsel who have been retained or specially employed
by a party as an expert witness for purposes of this lawsuit or to perform
investigative work or fact research;

(d)

Deponents during the course of their depositions or potential witnesses of this
case; and

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(e)

The parties to this litigation, their officers and professional employees.

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6.

Each counsel shall be responsible for providing notice of the Protective Order and the

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terms therein to persons to whom they disclose “Confidential Information,” as defined by the terms of

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the Protective Order.

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Persons to whom confidential information is shown shall be informed of the terms of this

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Order and advised that its breach may be punished or sanctioned as contempt of the Court. Such

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deponents may be shown Confidential materials during their deposition but shall not be permitted to

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keep copies of said Confidential materials nor any portion of the deposition transcript reflecting the

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Confidential Information.

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If either party objects to the claims that information should be deemed Confidential, that

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party’s counsel shall inform opposing counsel in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of the

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Confidential materials that the information should not be so deemed, and the parties shall attempt first

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to dispose of such disputes in good faith and on an informal basis. If the parties are unable to resolve

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their dispute, they may present a motion to the Court objecting to such status. The information shall

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continue to have Confidential status during the pendency of any such motion.

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7.

No copies of Confidential Information shall be made except by or on behalf of

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attorneys of record, in-house counsel or the parties in this action. Any person making copies of such

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information 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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8.

Any party that inadvertently discloses or produces in this action a document or

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information that it considers privileged or otherwise protected from discovery, in whole or in part,

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shall not be deemed to have waived any applicable privilege or protection by reason of such disclosure

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or production if, within 14 days of discovering that such document or information has been disclosed

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or produced, the producing party gives written notice to the receiving party identifying the document

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or information in question, the asserted privileges or protection, and the grounds there for, with a

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request that all copies of the document or information be returned or destroyed. The receiving party

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shall return or destroy the inadvertently disclosed documents, upon receipt of appropriately marked

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replacement documents.
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The termination of this action shall not relieve the parties and persons obligated

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hereunder from their responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of information designated

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confidential pursuant to this Order.

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10.

Within thirty (30) days of the final adjudication or resolution of this Lawsuit, the party

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receiving Confidential Information shall return all Confidential Material, including all copies and

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reproductions thereof, to counsel for the designating party.

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Nothing in this Order shall be construed as an admission to the relevance, authenticity,

foundation or admissibility of any document, material, transcript or other information.
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Nothing in the Protective Order shall be deemed to preclude any party from seeking

and obtaining, on an appropriate showing, a modification of this Order.

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DATED this 10th day of April, 2017.

DATED this 10th day of April, 2017.

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RICHARD HARRIS LAW FIRM

PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT LLC

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/s/ Kristopher M. Helmick

/s/ Timothy D. Kuhls

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KRISTOPHER M. HELMICK, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 13348
801 S. Fourth Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
[phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff

TIMOTHY D. KUHLS, ESQ.
Nevada Bar No. 13362
504 South Ninth Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
[phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. &
Sam’s West, Inc.

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Case No.:
2:17-cv-00654-JCM-VCF
Case Name: Cabras v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., et al.

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ORDER
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The terms of the above stipulation for a protective order by and between Defendants Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. d/b/a Sam’s Club Store No. 6261, Sam’s West, Inc. and Plaintiff Magdalina Cabras, by
their respective counsel, shall hereby be the ORDER of this Court.

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10th
DATED this ____ day of April, 2017.

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U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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