Rabang et al v. Kelly et al

Filing 89

ORDER granting 88 Stipulated Motion for an order restricting publication of evidence on social media. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C Coughenour. (PM)

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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MARGRETTY RABANG, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. C17-0088-JCC
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v.

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ROBERT KELLY, JR., et al.,

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Defendants.

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This matter comes before the Court on the parties’ stipulated motion for an order

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restricting publication of evidence on social media (Dkt. No. 88). The parties stipulate as

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follows.

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PURPOSE

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Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential, private, or

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sensitive information. Accordingly, Plaintiffs Margretty Rabang, Olive Oshiro, Dominador Aure,

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Christina Peato, and Elizabeth Oshiro and Defendant Chief Judge Raymond Dodge, Jr.

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(collectively, the “Parties”) hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the following

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Stipulated Order restricting the publication of evidence exchanged between the Parties in the

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course of discovery during the pendency of Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant Dodge.

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SCOPE

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The Parties agree not to publish or disclose, or cause to be published or disclosed, any

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evidence obtained through the discovery process on any social media site or account, including

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any social media account belonging to or associated with either Party’s legal counsel while

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Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant Dodge are pending before this court. “Social media” shall

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include any website or application in which a user may create and/or share content or participate

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in social networking, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube,

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Instagram, or any blog or other web page.

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“Evidence” shall mean testimonial, video or documentary evidence obtained in the course

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of discovery through production by either Party, including deposition testimony by any party or

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witness to the litigation, answers to interrogatories, documents produced in response to requests

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for production, and responses to requests for admission.

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REMEDY IN EVENT OF BREACH

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In the event of breach of this Agreement and where the Parties cannot resolve a dispute

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without court intervention, either Party may file and serve a motion to enjoin or restrain the

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breaching Party from publishing the evidence in question. Failure to comply with this Agreement

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may expose the breaching party to sanctions. The obligations imposed by this agreement shall

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remain in effect until resolution of this Plaintiffs’ claims against Defendant Dodge, or until the

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Parties agree otherwise in writing or the Court orders otherwise.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 31st day of July 2017.

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John C. Coughenour
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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