Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc v. Ogden et al

Filing 38

LETTER FROM COURT re parties' 37 Stipulated Motion for Protective Order, signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. The Court is declining to sign. (SWT)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT W ESTERN DISTRICT OF W ASHINGTON UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE 700 STEWART STREET SEATTLE, W ASHINGTON 98101 ROBERT S. LASNIK DISTRICT JUDGE (206) 370-8810 April 10, 2018 James G. Zissler Littler Mendelson, P.C. One Union Square 600 University Street, Suite 3200 Seattle, WA 98101-3122 Jaime Cuevas, Jr. Stokes Lawrence, P.S. 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000 Seattle, WA 98101-2393 Delivered Via CM/ECF RE: USI Insurance Services National, Inc. v. Stanley Ogden, et al., C171394RSL Stipulated Protective Order Dear Counsel: On March 23, 2018, the Court received your proposed Stipulated Protective Order, Dkt. # 37. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c), protective orders may be entered to protect parties from annoyance, embarrassment, or undue burden or to protect confidential commercial information. Such protective orders may issue upon a showing of good cause. Although parties may agree on confidentiality among themselves, when they request that the Court be involved, the proposed order must be narrowly drawn, identifying both the type of information that is to be protected and, if not obvious, the reason such protection is warranted. The order must also comply with the applicable federal and local procedural rules. The agreed protective order submitted in this case is deficient because it is too broad and gives too much discretion to the parties to designate information as “confidential.” The categories listed in paragraph 2 of the proposed order are simply examples and do not limit the scope of the order. In addition, the parties seek protection for anything they choose to identify as “confidential and/or sensitive business information.” Any protective order entered by the Court must clearly identify the class or type of documents subject to the order and the need for confidentiality. The agreed protective order received by the Court will remain lodged in the file, but will not be entered. The parties may resubmit a proposed order if they remedy the deficiencies identified in this letter. Sincerely, A Robert S. Lasnik United States District Judge

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