Williams v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

Filing 9

PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 5/31/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

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David H. Krieger, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 9086
HAINES & KRIEGER, LLC
8985 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 350
Henderson, NV 89123
(T) [phone]
(F) [phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DEWANN WILLIAMS

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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DEWANN WILLIAMS,

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Plaintiff,

Case No. 2:18-cv-00679-RFB-GWF
[PROPOSED] STIPULATED
PROTECTIVE ORDER

v.
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC.,

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Defendants.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between Plaintiff DEWANN WILLIAMS

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(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC. (collectively, the “Parties”),

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by and through their counsel of record, as follows:

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WHEREAS, documents and information have been and may be sought, produced or

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exhibited by and among the parties to this action relating to trade secrets, confidential research,

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development, technology or other proprietary information belonging to the defendants and/or

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personal income, credit and other confidential information of Plaintiff.

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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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2.

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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3.

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 Local Rules.
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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, deposition, or

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

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hereunder), shall not be used, directly or indirectly, by any person, including Plaintiff and

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SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC., commercial or competitive purposes or for any

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purpose whatsoever other than solely for the preparation and trial of this action in accordance

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with the provisions of this Order.

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5.

All depositions or portions of depositions taken in this action that contain

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confidential information may be designated as “Confidential” and thereby obtain the protections

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accorded other confidential information. The parties shall have twenty-one (21) days from the

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date a deposition is taken, or fourteen (14) days from the date a deposition transcript is received,

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whichever date is greater, to serve a notice to all parties designating portions as “Confidential.”

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Until such time, all deposition testimony shall be treated as confidential information. To the

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extent any designations are made on the record during the deposition, the designating party need

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not serve a notice re-designating those portions of the transcript as confidential information.

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Any party may challenge any such designation in accordance with Paragraph 14 of 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, 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 may

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

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litigation; (c) counsel for the parties, whether retained 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

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person designated in Subparagraph 6 (f) unless he or she shall have first read this Order, agreed

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to be bound by its terms, and signed the attached Declaration of Compliance.

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Third parties who are the subject of discovery requests, subpoenas or

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depositions in this case may take advantage of the provisions of this Protective Order by

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providing the parties with written notice that they intend to comply with and be bound by the

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terms of this Protective Order.

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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.

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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 6 and for the purposes

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No person receiving or

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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.

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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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Neither the entry of this Order, nor the

Inadvertent failure to designate any document, transcript, or other materials

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“Confidential” will not constitute a waiver of an otherwise valid claim of confidentiality

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pursuant to this Order, so long as a claim of confidentiality is promptly asserted after discovery

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of the inadvertent failure. If a party designates a document as “Confidential” after it was

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initially produced, the receiving party, on notification of the designation, must make a

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reasonable effort to assure that the document is treated in accordance with the provisions of

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this Order, and upon request from the producing party certify that the designated documents

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have been maintained as confidential information. The designating party shall have the

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burden of proving that any document designated as CONFIDENTIAL is entitled to such

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protection.

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

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Party. In lieu of return, the parties may agree to destroy the documents, to the extent practicable.

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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. If the dispute cannot be resolved, the

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party objecting to the designation may seek appropriate relief from this Court. During the

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

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document or information shall continue to be treated as “Confidential” subject to the provisions

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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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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.
IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated May 30, 2018

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/s/ David H. Krieger, Esq.
David H. Krieger, Esq.
Nevada Bar No. 9086
HAINES & KRIEGER, LLC
8985 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 350
Henderson, Nevada 89123
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff

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/s/ J. Christopher Jorgensen, Esq.

J. Christopher Jorgensen, Esq.
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy
Suite 600
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Attorneys for Defendant
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC

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ORDER
IT IS SO ORDERED.
May 31, 2018
Dated: __________, _____
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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