La Michoacana Natural, LLC v. Maestre et al
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PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 9/30/20. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(mga)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17-CV-727-RJC-DCK
LA MICHOACANA NATURAL, LLC,
Plaintiff,
v.
LUIS MAESTRE, ADRIANA TERAN, and
LA LINDA MICHOACANA,
Defendants.
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PROTECTIVE ORDER
It is hereby ORDERED by the Court that the following restrictions and procedures shall
apply to certain information, documents and excerpts from documents supplied by the parties
to each other in response to discovery requests:
1.
Counsel for any party may designate any document or information contained
in a document as confidential if counsel determines, in good faith, that such designation is
necessary to protect the interests of the client. Information and documents designated by a
party as confidential will be labeled “CONFIDENTIAL – PRODUCED PURSUANT TO
PROTECTIVE ORDER.” “Confidential” information or documents may be referred to
collectively as “confidential information.”
2.
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, or otherwise provided for herein, the
confidential information disclosed will be held and used by the person receiving such
information solely for use in connection with the above-captioned action.
3.
In the event a party challenges another party’s confidential designation,
counsel shall make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute, and in the absence of a
resolution, the challenging party may thereafter seek resolution by the Court. Nothing in this
Protective Order constitutes an admission by any party that confidential information
disclosed in this case is relevant or admissible. Each party specifically reserves the right to
object to the use or admissibility of all confidential information disclosed, in accordance with
applicable law.
Information or documents designated as “Confidential” shall not be
4.
disclosed to any person, except:
a) The requesting party and counsel;
b) Employees of such counsel assigned to and necessary to assist in the
litigation;
c) Consultants or experts to the extent deemed necessary by counsel;
d) Any person from whom testimony is taken or is to be taken, except that such a
person may only be shown confidential information during and in preparation for
his/her testimony and may not retain the confidential information; and
e) The Court or the jury at trial or as exhibits to motions.
5.
Prior to disclosing or displaying the confidential information to any person,
counsel shall:
a) Inform the person of the confidential nature of the information or documents; and
b) Inform the person that this Court has enjoined the use of the information or
documents by him/her for any purpose other than this litigation and has enjoined
the disclosure of that information or documents to any other person.
6.
The confidential information may be displayed to and discussed with the
persons identified in Paragraph 4(c) and (d) only on the condition that prior to any such
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display or discussion, each such person shall be asked to sign an agreement to be bound by
this Order in the form attached as Exhibit A.
In the event such person refuses to sign an
agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A, the party desiring to disclose the confidential
information may seek appropriate relief from this Court.
7.
For the purpose of Paragraphs 4(d) and (e) it is understood by the parties that
any documents which become part of an official judicial proceeding or which are filed with
the Court are public documents, and that such documents can and will be sealed by the Court
only upon motion and in accordance with applicable law. This Protective Order does not
provide for the automatic sealing of such documents.
8.
At the conclusion of litigation, the confidential information and any copies
thereof shall be promptly (and in no event later than thirty (30) days after entry of a final
judgment no longer subject to further appeal) returned to the producing party or certified as
destroyed.
9.
The foregoing is entirely without prejudice to the right of any party to apply
to the Court for any further Protective Order relating to confidential information; or to object
to the production of documents or information; or to apply to the Court for an order compelling
production of documents or information; or for modification of this Order.
SO ORDERED.
Signed: September 30, 2020
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Exhibit A
I have been informed by counsel that certain documents or information to be
disclosed to me in connection with the matter entitled La Michoacana Natural, LLC v.
Maestre et al; NCWD-3:2017-cv-00727; have been designated as confidential. I have been
informed that any such document or information labeled as “CONFIDENTIAL
– PRODUCED PURSUANT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER” are confidential by Order of
the Court.
Under penalty of contempt of Court, I hereby agree that I will not disclose any
information contained in such documents to any other person, and I further agree not to use
any such information for any purpose other than this litigation.
Signed:
Printed Name:
Date:
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