American Airlines Inc v. Travelport Limited et al

Filing 345

Unopposed MOTION for Protective Order (Stipulated Supplemental Protective Order) filed by American Airlines Inc (Hartmann, Michelle)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
vs.
TRAVELPORT LIMITED, et al.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:11-CV-244-Y

UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR ENTRY OF A
STIPULATED SUPPLEMENTAL PROTECTIVE ORDER
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1)(G), Plaintiff American Airlines, Inc. (“American”)
requests that the Court sign and enter the attached Stipulated Supplemental Protective Order, for
which good cause exists.
American has issued on Expedia, Inc. (“Expedia”) a Subpoena to Produce Documents,
Information, or Objects or to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action dated July 5, 2011
(the “Subpoena”). Expedia timely filed objections to certain requests, but is providing
documents to certain requests for which it does not object. The documents to be produced are
likely to contain competitive, proprietary and otherwise commercially sensitive information,
public disclosure of which would be harmful to Expedia. Expedia has therefore requested entry
of the accompanying supplemental protective order as a condition of its production of documents
in response to the Subpoena.
Accordingly, American requests on Expedia’s behalf that the Court enter the proposed
Stipulated Supplemental Protective Order, attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

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Dated: June 12, 2012

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Michelle Hartmann
Yolanda Garcia
State Bar No. 24012457
[e-mail]
Michelle Hartmann
State Bar No. 24032402
[e-mail]
Robert S. Velevis
State Bar No. 24047032
[e-mail]
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75201-6950
214.746.7700
214.746.7777 (Fax)
Bill Bogle
State Bar No. 02561000
[e-mail]
Roland K. Johnson
State Bar No. 00000084
[e-mail]
Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C.
777 Main Street, Suite 3600
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817.870.8700
817.332.6121 (Fax)
R. Paul Yetter
State Bar No. 22154200
[e-mail]
Anna Rotman
State Bar No. 24046761
[e-mail]
Yetter Coleman LLP
909 Fannin, Suite 3600
Houston, TX 77010
713.632.8000
713.632.8002 (Fax)
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

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OF COUNSEL TO PLAINTIFF:
Richard A. Rothman
[e-mail]
James W. Quinn
[e-mail]
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
212.310.8426
212.310.8285 (Fax)
MJ Moltenbrey
[e-mail]
Paul Hastings
875 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
202.551.1700
202.551.1705 (Fax)

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CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(h), undersigned counsel for American certifies that counsel
for Defendants has been consulted and that counsel for Defendants does not oppose the relief
sought in this motion.
/s/ Michelle Hartmann
Michelle Hartmann
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on June 12, 2012, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was
filed with the Clerk of this Court using the CM/ECF system, which will serve a notice of filing
upon the filing users.
/s/ Michelle Hartmann
Michelle Hartmann

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EXHIBIT 1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
FORT WORTH DIVISION
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
vs.
TRAVELPORT LIMITED, et al.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:11-CV-244-Y

STIPULATED SUPPLEMENTAL PROTECTIVE ORDER
Plaintiff American Airlines, Inc. (“American”) and non-party Expedia, Inc. (“Expedia”),
upon which American has issued a Subpoena to Produce Documents, Information, or Objects or
to Permit Inspection of Premises in a Civil Action (the “Subpoena”) dated July 5, 2011, hereby
agree and stipulate that Expedia’s production of documents and information in response to the
Subpoena and any additional discovery requests that may be served by American upon Expedia
in this matter (“Expedia Discovery Material”) shall be governed by the First Amended Stipulated
Protective Order (“Amended Protective Order”) as approved by this Court on March 20, 2012
(Docket No. 267) as well as any subsequent amendments or modifications thereto.
In addition to the protections and provisions set forth in the Amended Protective Order,
which is wholly incorporated herein by reference, American and Expedia stipulate as follows: (1)
Expedia Discovery Material designated as “Highly Confidential” will be construed as equivalent
to “Outside Attorneys’ Eyes Only Information (No. 4:11-cv-00244-Y)” pursuant to the Amended
Protective Order; and (2) Expedia Discovery Material may also be produced in response to the
Subpoena Duces Tecum issued by American in American Airlines, Inc. v. Sabre Inc. et al.,
Judicial District of Tarrant County, Texas, 67th Judicial District, No. 067-249214-10 (the “State
Proceeding”), and may be used in the State Proceeding.

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Unless this order includes a clause that explicitly states that a particular local civil
rule is modified as applied to this case, nothing in this order shall be construed to modify
the provisions, operation, or effect of any local civil rule of this court.
Signed: June __, 2012
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HONORABLE TERRY R. MEANS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Melinda R. Burke
Melinda R. Burke
State Bar No. 03403030
Lori R. Thomas
State Bar No. 19857300
Roland P. Schafer
State Bar No. 24056271
Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller, L.L.P.
777 Main Street, Suite 3800
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817.336.9333
817.336-3735 (Fax)

/s/ Michelle Hartmann_______________
Yolanda Garcia
State Bar No. 24012457
[e-mail]
Michelle Hartmann
State Bar No. 24032402
[e-mail]
Robert S. Velevis
State Bar No. 24047032
[e-mail]
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75201-6950
214.746.7700
214.746.7777 (Fax)

ATTORNEYS FOR NON-PARTY
EXPEDIA, INC.

Bill Bogle
State Bar No. 02561000
[e-mail]
Roland K. Johnson
State Bar No. 00000084
[e-mail]
Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C.
777 Main Street, Suite 3600
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817.870.8700
817.332.6121 (Fax)
R. Paul Yetter
State Bar No. 22154200
[e-mail]
Anna Rotman
State Bar No. 24046761
[e-mail]
Yetter Coleman LLP
909 Fannin, Suite 3600
Houston, TX 77010
713.632.8000
713.632.8002 (Fax)
OF COUNSEL:
Richard A. Rothman
[e-mail]
James W. Quinn
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[e-mail]
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
212.310.8426
212.310.8285 (Fax)
MJ Moltenbrey
[e-mail]
Paul Hastings
875 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
202.551.1700
202.551.1705 (Fax)
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.

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