State of Washington et al v. United States of America et al
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JOINT STATUS REPORT signed by all parties Filed by Plaintiff State of Washington. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1st Discovery Requests, #2 Exhibit MsLProtectiveOrder)(Clinton, Laura)
Exhibit B
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CHAD A. READLER
ADAM L. BRAVERMAN
Acting Assistant Attorney General
Acting United States Attorney
WILLIAM C. PEACHEY
SAMUEL W. BETTWY
Director
Assistant U.S. Attorney
WILLIAM C. SILVIS
California Bar No. 94918
Assistant Director
CAROLINE J. PRIME
SARAH B. FABIAN
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Senior Litigation Counsel
California Bar No. 220000
NICOLE N. MURLEY
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Trial Attorney
Office of the U.S. Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
880 Front Street, Room 6293
Office of Immigration Litigation
San Diego, CA 92101-8893
District Court Section
Box 868, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20442
Telephone: (202) 616-047
Fax: (202) 616-8962
Attorneys for Federal Respondents- Defendants
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MS. L., et al.,
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Plaintiffs/Petitioners
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U.S. IMMIGRATION AND
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CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, et al., )
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Respondents/Defendants. )
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER GOVERNING
THE HANDLING OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL
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I.
Plaintiffs and Defendants (collective, the “Parties”) in the above
captioned action Ms. L., et al., v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, et
al., Case No. 3:18-cv-00428-DMS (“Litigation” or “Action”) recognize that
information about putative or confirmed class members and their children
exchanged by the Parties in the Litigation for the purpose of facilitating compliance
with the Court’s preliminary injunction order may include private information
related to individuals in the custody and care of the United States Government and
that such materials may reasonably, in good faith, be confidential and protected
from disclosure to the public or to one or more of the Parties under Rule 26(c) of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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The Parties desire to enter into this stipulation to facilitate the
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exchange of documents and information while protecting against the unauthorized
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disclosure of confidential documents and information.
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IV. The Parties believe good cause exists for approving the stipulation
because it seeks to protect against injury caused by the dissemination of protected
materials. The materials to be protected include personally identifiable information,
the disclosure of which could be prohibited by the Privacy Act or other law.
However, the Privacy Act provides, as an exception, that such materials may be
released “pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction.” 5 U.S.C. §
552a(b)(11). An order of this Court, therefore, would provide a basis for release of
the requested materials pursuant to the Privacy Act and Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c). The
parties also seek to protect other personal information regarding putative or
confirmed class members or their children.
Stipulation
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties stipulate and agree, through their
undersigned counsel, to the following terms and conditions to govern the
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production of information that the producing party reasonably and in good faith
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deems confidential, and request that the Court enter a protective order (hereafter
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“Protective Order” or “Order”) consistent with the terms of this stipulation.
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Scope. The following terms govern with respect to class information
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exchanged by the Parties in the Litigation for the purpose of facilitating compliance
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with the Court’s preliminary injunction order (collectively “Protected Material”).
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Protected Material. The categories of Protected Material include:
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Information, documents or tangible things protected by the
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Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, et seq., or information that would be covered by the
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Privacy Act if the subject of the information had been a U.S. citizen or a person
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lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
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Personally Identifying Information (PII), Protected Health
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Information (PHI), and any information that is protected or restricted from
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disclosure by statute or regulation.
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All other protected documents, information or tangible things
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not identified above that the parties agree in writing or the Court orders qualify for
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protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).
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Defendants do not waive their right to assert other or further
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privileges over the information and redact such information.
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Defendants may withhold or redact information that is protected by statute for
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which no exceptions permitting disclosure apply or exist or information that is
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subject to a claim of privilege or exemption from disclosure such as withholding
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classified national security information the Deliberative Process Privilege, Law
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Enforcement Privilege, Attorney-Client Privilege or Attorney Work Product.
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For instance,
3. Designations. It shall be the duty of the party producing the Protected
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Material (“Producing Party”) to give notice of material that is to be considered
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covered by this Protective Order in the manner set forth in paragraphs 5, 8 and 11
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below. Protected Material may be designated as “PROTECTED MATERIAL” if
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the Producing Party believes in good faith that such material is covered by this
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Protective Order. A Party may designate material that it obtained from a Third
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Party pursuant to this Protective Order, if it believes in good faith that it qualifies as
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Protected Material under this Order.
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Duties.
The duty of the Party or Parties receiving the Protected
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Material (“Receiving Party”) and of all other persons bound by this Protective
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Order to maintain the confidentiality of Protected Material so designated shall
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commence with such notice. Protected Material shall be designated by the
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Producing Party, subject to the provisions of this Order, with the designation of
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“PROTECTED MATERIAL.” No person subject to this Protective Order may
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disclose, in public or private, any Protected Material designated by a Party as
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“PROTECTED MATERIAL,” except as provided for in this Protective Order or as
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further ordered by the Court.
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Method Of Designation. Each page of any material the Producing
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Party wishes to designate as Protected Material must be labeled PROTECTED
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MATERIAL, at the time the material, or a copy thereof, is provided to the
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Receiving Party. In the case of material contained in or on media other than paper,
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the Producing Party shall affix such a label to the material or use its best efforts to
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identify the material as Protected Material and affix the applicable designation.
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Access To Protected Material. Only the following persons shall have
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access to or retain material designated as PROTECTED MATERIAL pursuant to
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this Order:
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The Court and its official personnel;
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Counsel for any Party and any of Defendants’ personnel with
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whom Counsel for Defendants determines it is appropriate to share such
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information for the purpose of this litigation. For the purposes of this Protective
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Order, “Counsel” means the attorneys representing the Parties for this Action,
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including paralegals, office clerks, secretaries, and other support staff assisting
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those attorneys, working on the Action;
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For information designated as PROTECTED MATERIAL
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relating to an individual member of the class, to the individual class member and
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counsel who represent individual class members, or any prospective counsel that is
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evaluating whether to take on the representation of a class member. The individual
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class member and counsel shall only be provided PROTECTED MATERIAL
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relating to the individual class member, and the individual may not be provided any
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information pertaining to other class members. Prospective counsel must execute
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Exhibit A, the Acknowledgment Regarding the Order before receiving this limited
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PROTECTED MATERIAL;
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Outside experts, consultants retained by the Receiving Party’s
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Counsel to assist in this Litigation (and the experts’ or consultants’ staff whose
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duties and responsibilities require access to such materials);
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Court reporters and translators;
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Outside litigation support personnel retained by Counsel to
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assist in the preparation and/or litigation of the Action, including contract attorneys
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or outside copying service vendors or electronic document management vendors;
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Any person not otherwise covered by subparagraph (a), (b), (c),
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or (d) who was involved in the preparation of such material or who received or
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reviewed such material for purposes other than this Action or who has been alleged
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to have received or reviewed such material for purposes other than this Action;
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Witnesses at deposition not otherwise covered by subparagraphs
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Persons whom the Producing Party agrees in writing or on the
record at a deposition may be shown PROTECTED MATERIAL.
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Any individuals or persons who Class Counsel designates for
the purpose of facilitating the reunification of Class Members and their children,
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including (but not limited to) nonprofit organizations, lawyers, faith-based groups,
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shelters, or any other organization or individuals who may be able to assist in the
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reunification process. Given the urgency of the deadlines in the Court’s preliminary
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injunction order, the individuals or persons described in this paragraph may receive
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a limited set of PROTECTED MATERIAL as follows prior to executing Exhibit A,
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the Acknowledgment, as long as the information is treated as protected under this
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Order, and an Acknowledgment is signed within a reasonable time thereafter.
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Information which may be shared for the purpose of facilitating the reunification of
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Class Members and their children includes Class Members’ names and the name(s)
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of the class member’s child(ren); Alien Number for the Class Member and his or
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her child(ren); detention location or other location information regarding the Class
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Member and his or her child(ren). The individuals or persons described in this
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paragraph may receive any additional PROTECTED MATERIAL necessary to
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assist in facilitating reunification related to the class member(s) they are serving or
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being consulted to serve after signing the Acknowledgment. The individual or
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organization may not receive information about any other class members.
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Agreement By Persons Accessing Protected Materials. All persons
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identified in paragraph 6 (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) (i), and (j) who in the course of the
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case may be given access to Protected Material shall be required to read this
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Protective Order and agree, in writing, to be bound by this Protective Order by
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executing an acknowledgment in the form of Exhibit A that is annexed to this
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Protective Order. All such acknowledgments shall be maintained in the files of the
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counsel allowing access by such person to the Protected Material.
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Treatment
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Documents. It is contemplated that a Party might make available certain of its files
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for inspection by other Parties, which files may contain protected material as well
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as non-protected material, and that following such inspection, the inspecting party
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will designate documents to be copied and the copies will be furnished or produced
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to it. All documents and their contents made available for such inspection shall be
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treated as PROTECTED MATERIAL until the Party allowing inspection has had a
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reasonable opportunity, not to exceed twenty one (21) calendar days absent an
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agreement by the parties, to designate and mark those documents which were
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copied as PROTECTED MATERIAL.
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Copies, Summarizations, Extracts Protected. Protected Material
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designated under this Order shall include, without limitation: (a) all copies, extracts,
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and complete or partial summaries prepared from such documents, things, or
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information so designated; (b) portions of deposition transcripts and exhibits to
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deposition transcripts that contain, summarize, or reflect the content of any such
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documents, things, or information; and (c) portions of briefs, memoranda, or any
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other writings filed with the Court and exhibits thereto that contain, summarize, or
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reflect the content of any such documents, things, or information. The Parties agree
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that information regarding the aggregated numbers for any category of individuals
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contained in the chart may be excluded from this paragraph. Moreover, a Party may
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make a request to the producing Party that certain material contained in such
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copies, extracts, and complete or partial summaries not be treated as PROTECTED
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MATERIAL. The Parties will meet and confer in good faith within five days of any
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such request to resolve the request.
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Pleadings And Briefs Containing Protected Material. Before any
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materials produced in discovery, answers to interrogatories, responses to requests
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for admissions, deposition transcripts, or other documents which are designated as
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confidential information are filed with the Court for any purpose, the party seeking
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to file such material must seek permission of the Court to file the material under
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seal, unless the Parties agree that the documents can be redacted to remove the
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Protected Material. The receiving party shall meet and confer with the producing
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party regarding any proposed redactions before seeking leave from the Court, and
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the producing party shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to the filing of a
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redacted copy of the Protected Material.
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Court Hearings And Other Proceedings. Nothing contained in this
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Protective Order shall be construed to prejudice any Party’s right to use before the
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Court any Protected Material. Before doing so, however, and to the extent not
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otherwise authorized to be so used hereunder, the Party intending to use Protected
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Material shall so inform the Court and the Producing Party, so that any Party or
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Third Party may apply to the Court for appropriate protection, including clearing
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the hearing room or courtroom of persons not entitled to receive Protected Material
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pursuant to paragraph 6.
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Testimony At Pretrial Court Hearings And Other Proceedings.
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All testimony elicited during hearings and other proceedings that counsel for a
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Party or Third Party indicated on the record may be subject to the protections of this
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Order shall be deemed PROTECTED MATERIAL until the expiration of twenty
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one (21) calendar days after delivery of a copy of the transcript of the testimony by
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the court reporter to counsel who requested a copy of the transcript. Within the
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twenty one (21) calendar day period following such mailing of the transcript, any
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Party may move to seal the transcript under LRCiv 79-5, designating all or any
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portion of the testimony as PROTECTED MATERIAL. Upon being informed that
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certain portions of a transcript are designated as PROTECTED MATERIAL, each
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Party must have each copy in their custody, possession or control immediately
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marked with the appropriate designation at the appropriate pages. Such designation
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must remain until the Court rules on the motion to seal.
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This Order Only Applies To The Exchange of Information About
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Putative or Confirmed Class Members and Their Children For The Purpose
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Of Facilitating Compliance With The Court’s Preliminary Injunction Order.
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Nothing contained in this Order shall restrict or limit any Party’s right to present
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Protected Material to the Court during a trial in the Action. The use of Protected
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Material at trial shall be governed by the pretrial order.
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This Order Does Not Apply To Non-Private Information. The
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restrictions set forth in this Protective Order shall not apply to documents, things, or
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information that: (a) have been publicly disclosed by either Party; or (b) have been
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independently obtained by the Receiving Party through lawful means.
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Producing Party challenges the Receiving Party’s invocation of this provision, then
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the Receiving Party shall provide written documentation showing the material falls
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within categories of non-private information referenced in this provision. This
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paragraph does not purport to waive or in any other way limit any protection that
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exists under law, including the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, et seq.
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If the
Challenge To Designations. If a Party may objects to a designation
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of the materials as Protected Material on the ground that such protection is not
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warranted under controlling law, the following procedure shall be used: The Party
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objecting to the designation of Protected Material must notify, in writing, counsel
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for the other Party of the objected-to materials and the grounds for the objection.
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The writing shall be by email to all counsel for the other Party, followed by a hard
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copy sent next business day courier. The objecting Party shall request to meet and
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confer with the other Party prior to submitting the dispute to the Court for a ruling.
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If the dispute is not resolved consensually between the parties within ten (10)
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business days of receipt of such a notice of objections, the objecting party may
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move the Court for a ruling on the objection. The materials at issue must be treated
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as Protected Material, until the Court has ruled on the objection or the matter has
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been otherwise resolved.
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No Waiver By Failure To Challenge Designation. For purposes of
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the Action or any other action, no Party concedes that any material designated as
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PROTECTED MATERIAL does in fact contain or reflect Protected Material. A
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Party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of the designation of
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Protected Material at the time made, and failure to do so shall not preclude a
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subsequent challenge.
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Inadvertent Disclosure Of Protected Material. The failure by a
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Producing Party to designate specific documents or materials as Protected Material
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shall not, by itself, be deemed a waiver in whole or in part of a claim of
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confidentiality as to such documents or materials. Upon written notice to the
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Receiving Party of such failure to designate, or of incorrect designation, the
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Receiving Party shall cooperate to retrieve disseminated copies, and restore the
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confidentiality of the inadvertently disclosed information beyond those persons
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authorized to review such information pursuant to paragraph 6, and shall thereafter
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take reasonable steps to ensure that the Protected Material is treated in accordance
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with the designation.
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Protective Order with respect to disclosure that occurred prior to the receipt of
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written notice of the mistaken designation.
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No person or Party shall incur any liability under this
Disclosure To Producing Party’s Personnel.
Nothing in this
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Protective Order shall affect the right of the Producing Party to disclose to its client
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agency personnel, employees, consultants, or experts, any documents, things, or
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information designated by it as Protected Material pursuant to this Order; such
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disclosure shall not waive the protection of this Protective Order and shall not entitle
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other Parties or their attorneys to disclose such information, documents, things, or
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information in violation of this Order.
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Disclosure To Unauthorized Persons. If information subject to this
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Protective Order is disclosed to any unauthorized person either through
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inadvertence, mistake, or otherwise without authorization by the Producing Party,
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or other than in the manner authorized by this Protective Order, the person
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responsible for the disclosure shall immediately (a) inform the Producing Party of
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all pertinent facts relating to such disclosure, including without limitation, the
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name, address, and telephone number of the recipient and his or her employer;
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(b) use his or her best efforts to retrieve the disclosed information and all copies
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thereof; (c) advise the recipient of the improperly disclosed information, in writing,
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of the terms of this Protective Order; (d) make his or her best efforts to require the
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recipient to execute an agreement to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order
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in the form of the declaration attached to this Protective Order as Exhibit A; and
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(e) take all other reasonable steps to prevent further disclosure by or to the
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unauthorized person who received the Protected Material.
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“Admissibility” Of Protected Material. This Protective Order shall
not constitute a waiver of any Party’s or non-party’s right to object to the
admissibility into evidence of any Protected Material under Federal law.
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All Objections Preserved.
This Protective Order is intended to
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provide a mechanism for handling the disclosure or production of Protected
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Material to which there is no objection other than confidentiality. The protection
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afforded by this Order shall in no way affect a Producing Party’s right to withhold
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or redact documents as: (a) privileged under the attorney-client or other privilege,
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(b) protected by the work product doctrine, or (c) otherwise exempted from
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discovery under Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or under any law.
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Additionally, this Protective Order shall not prejudice the right of a Party to:
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(a) seek additional protective treatment for any information it considers to be very
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highly sensitive, or otherwise exempt from disclosure, such that the protections in
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this Protective Order would be insufficient, (b) object to the designation of any
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document or information as PROTECTED MATERIAL, or (c) seek any
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modification of or relief from any provision of this Protective Order, either
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generally or as to any particular Protected Material, by properly noticed motion
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with notice to all Parties and their respective counsel.
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Advice To Client. Nothing in this Protective Order shall prevent or
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otherwise restrict counsel from rendering legal advice to the clients in this
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Litigation and, in the course of this Litigation, relying generally on examination of
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designated p Protected Material; provided, however, that in rendering such advice
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and otherwise communicating with such client, counsel shall not disclose the
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specific contents of Protected Materials to persons not authorized to receive such
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material pursuant to the Protective Order.
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Inadvertent Disclosure Of Privileged Information.
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The inadvertent disclosure of Material covered by the attorney-
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client privilege, the work-product doctrine, or any other recognized privilege shall
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be governed by Federal Rule of Evidence 502 and this Protective Order.
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If, in connection with the pending Litigation, a Producing Party
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inadvertently discloses information subject to a claim of a privilege or protection
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described in paragraph 26(a) (“Inadvertently Disclosed Information”), such
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disclosure shall not constitute or be deemed a waiver or forfeiture of any claim of
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privilege or work-product protection that the Producing Party would otherwise be
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entitled to assert with respect to the Inadvertently Disclosed Information and its
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subject matter.
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If a claim of inadvertent disclosure is made by a Producing Party
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with respect to Inadvertently Disclosed Information, the Receiving Party shall,
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within five (5) business days, return or destroy all copies of the Inadvertently
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Disclosed Information and provide a certification of counsel that all such
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Inadvertently Disclosed Information has been returned or destroyed.
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Within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the notification that
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such Inadvertently Disclosed Information has been returned or destroyed, or within
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a different time upon written agreement of the Parties or order of the Court, the
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Producing Party shall produce a privilege log with respect to the Inadvertently
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Disclosed Information.
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Nothing in this Protective Order shall limit the right of any Party
to petition the Court for an order compelling production of such Inadvertently
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Disclosed Information, or for an in-camera review of the Inadvertently Disclosed
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Information.
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Good Faith Designations.
Each Party agrees that designation of
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Protected Material and responses to requests to permit further disclosure of
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Protected Material shall be made in good faith and not: (a) to impose burden or
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delay on an opposing Party, or (b) for tactical or other advantage in litigation.
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Further, each Party agrees to make best efforts to avoid as much as possible
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inclusion of Protected Material in briefs and other captioned documents filed in
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court, in order to minimize sealing and designating such documents as Protected
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Material.
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Use Of Information Subject To Protective Order. The Receiving
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Party’s use of any information or documents obtained from the Producing Party
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subject to this Protective Order, including all information derived therefrom, shall
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be restricted to use in this Litigation (subject to the applicable rules of evidence and
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subject to the confidentiality of such materials being maintained) and shall not be
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used by anyone subject to the terms of this agreement, for any purpose outside of
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this Litigation or any other proceeding between the Parties, except as otherwise
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provided in this Order.
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Meet And Confer. Prior to filing any motion or application before the
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Court to enforce this Protective Order, the moving party shall notify the other
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Party(ies) in writing and meet and confer in good faith in an attempt to resolve their
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dispute(s).
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Injunctive Relief. In the event anyone violates or threatens to violate
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any of the terms of this Protective Order, the Parties and Third Parties agree that the
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aggrieved party may, subject to the “meet and confer” requirement set forth above,
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apply to the Court to obtain injunctive relief against any such person violating or
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threatening to violate any of the terms of this Protective Order. In the event the
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aggrieved party brings such motion or application, the responding person subject to
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the provisions of this Protective Order shall not employ as a defense the claim that
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the aggrieved party possesses an adequate remedy at law. The Parties and Third
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Parties shall not use or reveal, directly or indirectly, any information in violation of
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this Protective Order. Because of the confidential and proprietary nature of the
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information contemplated to be covered by this Protective Order, the Parties and
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Third Parties’ agree that legal remedies are inadequate. Therefore, the Parties and
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Third Parties stipulate that injunctive relief is an appropriate remedy to prevent any
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person from using or disclosing Protected Material in violation of this Protective
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Order. The Parties and Third Parties waive and release any and all requirements for
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a bond or undertaking to support any injunctive relief for enforcement of this
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Protective Order.
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Other Actions.
If any Party is (a) subpoenaed in another action,
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(b) served with a demand in another action to which it is a Party, or (c) served with
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any legal process by one not a party to this action, seeking information or material
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which was produced or designated as Protected Material by someone other than that
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Party, the Party shall give prompt actual written notice, by hand or facsimile
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transmission, within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of such subpoena, demand, or
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legal process, to those who produced the Protected Material prior to compliance
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with the subpoena so as to allow the Producing Party to seek protection from the
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relevant court(s). Nothing in this Protective Order shall be construed as requiring
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the Party or anyone else covered by this Protective Order to challenge or appeal any
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order requiring production of information or material covered by this Protective
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Order, or to subject itself to any penalties for noncompliance with any legal process
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Survival And Final Disposition Of Designated Material.
Final
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termination of the Litigation, including exhaustion of appellate remedies, shall not
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by final judgment (whether by settlement, trial, or otherwise), including the time for
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filing and resolution of all appeals, or within such other period as the Parties may
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agree upon, all Protected Material and copies of Protected Material, including such
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material in the hands of outside experts or consultants or attorneys who considered
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or accepted representation of a class member or child, shall be delivered by counsel
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of record for the Receiving Party to counsel of record for the Producing Party of
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such material or destroyed, with confirmation of that destruction to the producing
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Any Protected Material filed or lodged with and retained by the
Court shall not be subject to the provisions of this paragraph 32.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, counsel may retain copies of
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briefs and other papers filed with the Court, deposition transcripts, discovery
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responses, and attorney work product that contains or constitutes Protected
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Material. Further, counsel are not required to delete information that may reside on
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their firm’s electronic back-up systems that are over-written in the normal course of
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business. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute Protected Material
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remain subject to this Protective Order and shall be maintained in a safe and secure
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manner.
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Amendment Or Termination Of Protective Order. No part of the
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restrictions imposed by this Protective Order may be terminated, except by written
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stipulation executed by counsel of record for each Producing Party or by an Order
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of this Court for good cause shown. The terms of this Protective Order shall
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survive termination of the Action.
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Jurisdiction For Enforcement.
The Court retains jurisdiction
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subsequent to settlement or entry of judgment to enforce the terms of this Protective
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Order. Each person to whom disclosure of any Protected Information is made
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pending for the purpose of proceedings relating to the performance under,
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compliance with, or violation of this Protective Order.
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Limitations. Nothing in this Order shall be deemed to restrict in any
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manner the use by any party of its own documents or materials. Nothing in this
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Protective Order should be construed as prohibiting a non-party from seeking
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additional protections of records or information that it owns or controls.
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Dated:
July 8, 2018
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AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
FOUNDATION
IMMIGRANTS’ RIGHTS PROJECT
/s/ Lee Gelernt
LEE GELERNT
Email: LGELERNT@aclu.org
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Counsel for Plaintiffs
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Dated:
July 8, 2018
UNITED STATED DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE, OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION
LITIGATION
/S/ Sarah B. Fabian
SARAH B. FABIAN
Email: Sarah.B.Fabian@usdoj.gov
Counsel for Defendants
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ORDER
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For good cause shown, pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil
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Procedure, all discovery and other materials exchanged by the Parties or Third
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Parties, or filed with the Court, in Ms. L, et al., v. U.S. Immigration and Customs
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Enforcement et al., 3:18-cv-00428 (S.D. Cal.) shall be provided subject to the
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conditions set forth in the foregoing Stipulated Protective Order. This order shall
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be construed as a lawful order pursuant to the Privacy Act permitting release
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consistent with the terms of this Order.
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IT IS SO ORDERED
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Hon. Dana M. Sabraw
United States District Judge
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STIPULATION EXHIBIT A
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT CONCERNING
PROTECTED INFORMATION
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My name is ___________________________________ (first, middle
I live at ____________________________________ (street address),
____________________ (city), ______________ (state) ________________ (zip
code).
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I
am
employed
__________________________
as
a/an
(company),
____________________________________
___________________
by
which
at
(street
is
located
address),
____________________ (city), ______________ (state) ________________ (zip
code). Its telephone number is _____________________.
I have read the attached Stipulated Protective Order entered in the action of Ms. L,
et al. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al., pending in the Southern
District of California and bearing Case No. 3:18-cv-00428, and a copy of the
Stipulated Protective Order has been given to me.
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I agree to be bound by the terms of the Stipulated Protective Order,
and agree that any Protected Material, within the meaning of the Stipulated
Protective Order, will be used by me only to assist counsel in connection with the
above-referenced litigation or as otherwise authorized by the Stipulated Protective
Order.
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I agree that I will not disclose or discuss Protected Material so
designated with anyone other than the persons described in paragraph 6 of the
Stipulated Protective Order.
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I understand that any disclosure or use of Protected Material in any
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manner contrary to the provisions of the Stipulated Protective Order may subject
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me to sanctions for contempt of the Court’s Order.
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I agree to be subject in personam to the jurisdiction of the Southern
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District of California in connection with any proceeding relating to the enforcement
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of the Stipulated Protective Order.
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