Stricklin v. Stefani et al

Filing 69

PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. on 10/22/2018. (ams)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
3:17-cv-00397-RJC-DCK
LISA KERI STRICKLIN,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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GWEN STEFANI and LIVE NATION )
ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,
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Defendants.
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PROTECTIVE ORDER

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendant Gwen Stefani’s
Emergency Motion for Protective Order and Memorandum in Support, (Doc. Nos. 63–
64), requesting a temporary protective order prohibiting the parties and counsel from
publishing or disseminating transcripts or audio or video recordings of Defendant
Stefani’s upcoming deposition scheduled for October 24, 2018; and Plaintiff Lisa Keri
Stricklin’s Response in Opposition, (Doc. No. 66). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 26(c), and finding that good cause exists, this Court GRANTS Defendant’s
motion.
It is hereby ORDERED that no party or counsel shall publish or disseminate
transcripts or audio or video recordings of Defendant Stefani’s deposition without
prior permission of Defendant Stefani’s counsel or the Court, unless that portion of
the deposition is admitted at trial into evidence and is, therefore, part of the public
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record.

Nothing in this Order shall prevent the parties from filing portions of

Defendant Stefani’s deposition with the Court if necessary for the good-faith
prosecution or defense of this lawsuit.
SO ORDERED.

Signed: October 22, 2018

SEALED DOCUMENT with access to All Parties/Defendants.

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