Berry v. New York Life Insurance Company

Filing 21

ORDER Denying 20 Stipulated Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Judge Stanley A Bastian. (CV, Case Administrator)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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8 CECIL R. BERRY,
Plaintiff,

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No. 4:16-cv-05006-SAB

v.

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11 NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE

ORDER DENYING

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STIPULATED MOTION FOR

Defendant.

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PROTECTIVE ORDER

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Before the Court is the parties’ Stipulation and Protective Order, ECF No.

16 20. The motion was heard without oral argument.
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The parties ask the Court to sign a Protective Order that was drafted and

18 agreed to by the parties. It is this Court’s practice to not enter general Protective
19 Orders that simply set forth the parties’ agreement for handling “confidential”
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The parties are free to contract between themselves regarding disclosure of

22 information produced in discovery, and pursue appropriate remedies in the event
23 of breach; however, the Court will not be party to such an agreement. If, in the
24 future, the parties wish to file specific items of discovery in the court record and
25 protect such items from public access, the Court will entertain an application for a
26 narrowly tailored protective order.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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1. The parties’ Stipulation and Protective Order, ECF No. 20, is DENIED.
ORDER DENYING
STIPULATED MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER ~ 1

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IT IS SO ORDERED. The District Court Executive is hereby directed to

2 file this Order and provide copies to counsel.
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DATED this 24th day of October, 2016.

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Stanley A. Bastian

United States District Judge

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ORDER DENYING
STIPULATED MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER ~ 2