Moody v. City of Clinton et al

Filing 28

CONSENT ORDER PURSUANT TO FRE 502(d) Signed by Honorable Mary Geiger Lewis on 10/17/2017. (abuc)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE DIVISION

Tabetha Moody and Rochelle Moody

Civil Case No. 6:17-cv-1858-MGL-KFM
Plaintiffs

vs.
City of Clinton, South Carolina; Related Clinton
Manor, LLC; and Related Management
Company, L.P.
Defendants
vs.

CONSENT ORDER PURSUANT TO
FRE 502(d)

Antwon Moody
Third Party Defendant
This matter comes before the court upon the parties’ request for entry of an order pursuant
to FRE 502(d) concerning the handling of information which is disclosed and may be subject to a
claim of privilege or protection. This Court finding good cause to do so does hereby ORDER as
follows:
(a) No Waiver by Disclosure. This order is entered pursuant to Rule 502(d) of the Federal Rules
of Evidence. Subject to the provisions of this Order, if a party (the “Disclosing Party”) discloses
information in connection with the pending litigation that the Disclosing Party thereafter claims to
be privileged or protected by the attorney-client privilege or work product protection (“Protected
Information”), the disclosure of that Protected Information will not constitute or be deemed a
waiver or forfeiture—in this or any other action—of any claim of privilege or work product
protection that the Disclosing Party would otherwise be entitled to assert with respect to the
Protected Information and its subject matter.

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(b) Notification Requirements; Best Efforts of Receiving Party. A Disclosing Party must
promptly notify the party receiving the Protected Information (“the Receiving Party”), in writing,
that it has disclosed that Protected Information without intending a waiver by the disclosure. Upon
such notification, the Receiving Party must—unless it contests the claim of attorney-client
privilege or work product protection in accordance with paragraph (c)—promptly (i) notify the
Disclosing Party that it will make best efforts to identify and return, sequester or destroy (or in the
case of electronically stored information, delete) the Protected Information and any reasonably
accessible copies it has and (ii) provide a certification that it will cease further review,
dissemination, and use of the Protected Information. Within five business days of receipt of the
notification from the Receiving Party, the Disclosing Party must explain as specifically as possible
why the Protected Information is privileged. For purposes of this Order, Protected Information
that has been stored on a source of electronically stored information that is not reasonably
accessible, such as backup storage media, is sequestered. If such data is retrieved, the Receiving
Party must promptly take steps to delete or sequester the restored protected information.
(c) Contesting Claim of Privilege or Work Product Protection. If the Receiving Party contests
the claim of attorney-client privilege or work product protection, the Receiving Party must—
within five business days of receipt of the notice of disclosure—move the Court for an Order
compelling disclosure of the information claimed as unprotected (a “Disclosure Motion”). The
Disclosure Motion must be filed under seal and must not assert as a ground for compelling
disclosure the fact or circumstances of the disclosure. Pending resolution of the Disclosure
Motion, the Receiving Party must not use the challenged information in any way or disclose it to
any person other than those required by law to be served with a copy of the sealed Disclosure
Motion.
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(d) Stipulated Time Periods. The parties may stipulate to extend the time periods set forth in
paragraphs (b) and (c).
(e) Attorney’s Ethical Responsibilities. Nothing in this order overrides any attorney’s ethical
responsibilities to refrain from examining or disclosing materials that the attorney knows or
reasonably should know to be privileged and to inform the Disclosing Party that such materials
have been produced.
(f) Burden of Proving Privilege or Work-Product Protection. The Disclosing Party retains the
burden—upon challenge pursuant to paragraph (c)—of establishing the privileged or protected
nature of the Protected Information.
(g) In camera Review. Nothing in this Order limits the right of any party to petition the Court
for an in camera review of the Protected Information.
(h) Voluntary and Subject Matter Waiver.

This Order does not preclude a party from

voluntarily waiving the attorney-client privilege or work product protection. The provisions of
Federal Rule 502(a) apply when the Disclosing Party uses or indicates that it may use information
produced under this Order to support a claim or defense.
(i) Rule 502(b)(2). The provisions of Federal Rule of Evidence 502(b)(2) are inapplicable to the
production of Protected Information under this Order.
s/Mary Geiger Lewis
_______________________________________
Mary Geiger Lewis
United States District Judge
October 17, 2017
Columbia, South Carolina
Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 83.I.08, this order is being sent to local counsel only.
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