Grimms et al v. Carnival Corporation et al
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Thomas S. Zilly. (MW)
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THE HONORABLE THOMAS S. ZILLY
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATLLE
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BRIAN GRIMMS; and
BRENT REIL,
Plaintiffs,
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v.
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Action filed: March 08, 2021
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER 1
CARNIVAL CORPORATION;
CARNIVAL PLC; and HOLLAND
AMERICA LINE N.V. d/b/a
HOLLAND AMERICA LINE N.V.
LLC.,
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Defendants.
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PURPOSES, LIMITATIONS AND GOOD CAUSE
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1.1
Purposes and Limitations
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As the parties have represented that discovery in this action is likely to
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involve production of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which
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Counsel for both Plaintiffs and Defendants are engaged in discovery in multiple cases in this
district and the Central District of California. This proposed protective order is based on one of
the model protective orders provided by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian of the Central
District of California, and it is substantively identical both to the protective order entered in
Archer, et al. v. Carnival Corporation, et al., No. 2:20-cv-04203-RGK-SK (C.D. Cal.) and the
proposed protective order filed in Lindsay, et al. v. Carnival Corporation, et al., No. 2:20-cv00982-TSZ (W.D. Wash.). The parties acknowledge that this agreement is consistent with Local
Civil Rule 26(c).
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special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than
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prosecuting this litigation may be warranted, this Court enters the following
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Protective Order. This Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures
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or responses to discovery. The protection it affords from public disclosure and use
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extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential
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treatment under the applicable legal principles. Further, as set forth in Section 12.3,
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below, this Protective Order does not entitle the parties to file confidential
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information under seal. Rather, when the parties seek permission from the court to
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file material under seal, the parties must comply with Local Civil Rule 5(g) and with
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any pertinent orders of the assigned District Judge and Magistrate Judge.
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Good Cause Statement
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This action is likely to involve personal medical information, financial
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records, and trade secrets. In light of the nature of the claims and allegations in this
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case and the parties’ representations that discovery in this case will involve the
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production of confidential records, and in order to expedite the flow of information,
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to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery
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materials, to adequately protect information the parties are entitled to keep
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confidential, to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of
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such material in connection with this action, to address their handling of such
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material at the end of the litigation, and to serve the ends of justice, a protective
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order for such information is justified in this matter. The parties shall not designate
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any information/documents as confidential for tactical reasons and without a good
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faith belief that such information/documents have been maintained in a confidential,
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non-public manner, and that there is good cause or a compelling reason why it
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should not be part of the public record of this case.
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1.3.
Materials Produced May Be Used in the Following Cases
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To promote judicial economy and efficiency, materials produced and depositions
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taken in this litigation maybe shared with counsel in the following cases provided
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counsel signs this protective order and agrees to be bound by its terms: Lindsay, et
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al. v. Carnival Corporation, et al., No. 2:20-cv-00982-TSZ (W.D. Wash.) and
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Grimms et al. v. Carnival Corporation et al., No. 2:21-cv-00311-TSZ (W.D.
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Wash.).
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Materials Produced in Other Cases
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To promote judicial economy and efficiency, the materials produced and
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depositions taken in the following related cases may be treated as if obtained
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through discovery in the present litigation, provided counsel signs this protective
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order and agrees to be bound by its terms: Lindsay, et al. v. Carnival Corporation, et
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al., No. 2:20-cv-00982-TSZ (W.D. Wash.); Grimms et al. v. Carnival Corporation
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et al., No. 2:21-cv-00311-TSZ (W.D. Wash.).
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The Parties agree that depositions transcripts and exhibits from Archer et al.
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v. Carnival Corporation et al., No. 2:20-cv-04203-RGK (C.D. Cal.), may be used in
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the present litigation. Defendants further agree to reproduce in the present litigation
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the documents that were produced in Archer et al. v. Carnival Corporation et al.,
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No. 2:20-cv-04203-RGK (C.D. Cal.), to the extent those documents were (1) within
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the custodial files of Holland America Line or Carnival Corporation & plc, and (2)
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not related solely to the Archer plaintiffs (i.e., the “DARC production series”). To
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the extent that Archer production documents are not in the custodial files of Holland
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America Line or Carnival Corporation & plc, Counsel for Plaintiffs may continue to
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access those documents that were produced in Archer for purposes of requesting that
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they be reproduced in the present litigation.
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2.
DEFINITIONS
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Action: The instant action: Grimms, et al., v. Carnival Corporation,
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et al., No. 2:21-cv-00311-TSZ (W.D. Wash.).
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Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the
designation of information or items under this Order.
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“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of
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how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for
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protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in
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the Good Cause Statement.
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
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Information or Items: extremely sensitive “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or
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Items, the disclosure of which to another Party or Non-Party would create a
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substantial risk of serious harm that could not be avoided by less restrictive means.
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Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as
their support staff).
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Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or
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items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as
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“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY.”
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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless
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of the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including,
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among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or
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generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.
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Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter
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pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as
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an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.
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House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action
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or its affiliates, including their support staff. House Counsel does not include
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Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside counsel.
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2.10 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or
other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
2.11 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a
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party to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action and
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have appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm
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which has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.
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2.12 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,
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employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their
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support staffs).
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2.13 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
Discovery Material in this Action.
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2.14 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation
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support services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or
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demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium)
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and their employees and subcontractors.
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2.15 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is
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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
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2.16 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery
Material from a Producing Party.
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SCOPE
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The protections conferred by this Order cover not only Protected Material (as
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defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from Protected
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Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected Material;
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and (3) any deposition testimony, conversations, or presentations by Parties or their
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Counsel that might reveal Protected Material, other than during a court hearing or at
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trial.
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Any use of Protected Material during a court hearing or at trial shall be
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governed by the orders of the presiding judge. This Order does not govern the use
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of Protected Material during a court hearing or at trial.
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Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations
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DURATION
imposed by this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees
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otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be
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deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in this Action, with
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or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the completion and
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exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of this Action,
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including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time
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pursuant to applicable law.
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DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection.
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Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under
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this Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific documents and
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things that qualify under the appropriate standards. To the extent that it is not
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unreasonably burdensome, the Designating Party should designate for protection
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only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications
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that qualify so that other portions of the material, documents, items, or
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communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably
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within the ambit of this Order.
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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations
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that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper
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purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to impose
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unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Designating
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Party to sanctions.
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If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or items that it
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designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that Designating Party must
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promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable designation.
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Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in
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this Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of Section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise
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stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection
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under this Order must be clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or
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produced.
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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:
(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic
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documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions), that the Producing Party affix
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at a minimum, the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” to each page that contains protected material. If
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only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the
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Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making
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appropriate markings in the margins), to the extent that it is not unreasonably
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burdensome to do so.
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A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for inspection
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need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated
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which documents it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and
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before the designation, all of the material made available for inspection shall be
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deemed “CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has identified the
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documents it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which
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documents, or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Order. Then,
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before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the
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“CONFIDENTIAL”, or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY” legend to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion or
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portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also
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must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings
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in the margins), to the extent that it is not unreasonably burdensome to do so
(b) for testimony given in depositions, such testimony is preferably
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designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” during the course of the deposition when
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appropriate, but nevertheless shall be provisionally designated as
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“CONFIDENTIAL” in its entirety until 30 calendar days after receipt of the final
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transcript have past (or a date otherwise agreed by the parties), by which time each
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Party shall provide to the other Party an identification of any changes or additions to
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the portions of the transcript that it designates as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” The Parties further agree,
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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(e), that any deponent may review
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and sign their deposition transcript within 30 calendar days of the party receiving
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the transcript.
(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and
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for any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on
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the exterior of the container or containers in which the information is stored the
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legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’
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EYES ONLY.” If only a portion or portions of the information warrants protection,
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the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected portion(s),
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to the extent that it is not unreasonably burdensome to do so.
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Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent
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failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive
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the Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material.
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Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable
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efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this
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Order.
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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a
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designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s
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Scheduling Order.
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Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute
resolution process under Local Civil Rule 37.
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The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on
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the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper
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purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other
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parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating
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Party has waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall
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continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is
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entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the
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challenge.
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ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is
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disclosed or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this
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Action only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action. Such
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Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the
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conditions described in this Order. When the Action has been terminated, a
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Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of Section 13 below.
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Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a
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location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons
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authorized under this Order.
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Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless
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otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a
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Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated
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“CONFIDENTIAL” only to:
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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as
well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably
necessary to disclose the information for this Action;
(b) the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of
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the Receiving Party or its affiliates to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for
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this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgement and Agreement to Be
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Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom
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disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the
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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(d) the court and its personnel;
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(e) private court reporters and their staff to whom disclosure is reasonably
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necessary for this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and
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Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(f) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional
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Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have
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signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(g) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
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(h) during their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the
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Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary provided: (1) the deposing party
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requests that the witness sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound”
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(Exhibit A); and (2) they will not be permitted to keep any confidential information
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unless they sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A),
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unless otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the court. Pages of
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transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected
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Material may be separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to
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anyone except as permitted under this Protective Order;
(i) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,
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mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions; and
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(j) Plaintiffs to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action
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and who have signed the “Acknowledgement and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit
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A).
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Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’ EYES
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ONLY” Information or Items. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in
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writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or
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item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only
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to:
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(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as well
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as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary
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to disclose the information for this Action;
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(b) the House Counsel of the Receiving Party or its affiliates to whom
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disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the
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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom
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disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the
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“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(d) the court and its personnel;
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(e) private court reporters and their staff to whom disclosure is reasonably
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necessary for this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and
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Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
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(f) professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional
Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have
signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
(g) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information; and
(h) any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,
mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED
PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION
If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation
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that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this Action by
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another Party as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL -
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” that Party must:
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(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification
shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order unless prohibited by law;
(b) promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order
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to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the
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subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include
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a copy of this Protective Order; and
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(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be
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pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.
If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with
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the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this
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action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’
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EYES ONLY” before a determination by the court from which the subpoena or
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order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s permission, or
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unless otherwise required by the law or court order. The Designating Party shall
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bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that court of its confidential
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material and nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or
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encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful directive from
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another court.
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A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE
PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION
(a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a
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Non-Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY
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CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” Such information produced by
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Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the remedies and relief
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provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should be construed as
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prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections.
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(b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to
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produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is
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subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s
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confidential information, then the Party shall:
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(1) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party
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that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality
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agreement with a Non-Party;
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(2) promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Protective
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Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably specific
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description of the information requested; and
(3) make the information requested available for inspection by the
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Non-Party, if requested.
(c) If a Non-Party represented by counsel fails to commence the process
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called for by Local Civil Rule 37, et seq. within 14 days of receiving the notice and
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accompanying information or fails contemporaneously to notify the Receiving Party
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that it has done so, the Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s confidential
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information responsive to the discovery request. If an unrepresented Non-Party fails
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to seek a protective order from this court within 14 days of receiving the notice and
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accompanying information, the Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s
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confidential information responsive to the discovery request. If the Non-Party
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timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall not produce any
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information in its possession or control that is subject to the confidentiality
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agreement with the Non-Party before a determination by the court unless otherwise
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required by the law or court order. Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-
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Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this court of its
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Protected Material.
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10.
UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed
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Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this
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Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing the
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Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve
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all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to
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whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and
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(d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement
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to Be Bound” (Exhibit A).
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OTHERWISE PROTECTED MATERIAL
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INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR
When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain
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inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection,
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the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil
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Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). This provision is not intended to modify whatever
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procedure may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for production
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without prior privilege review.
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12.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any
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MISCELLANEOUS
person to seek its modification by the Court in the future.
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12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. No Party waives any right it
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otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any information or item
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on any ground not addressed in this Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives
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any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered
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by this Protective Order.
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12.3 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any
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Protected Material must comply with Local Civil Rule 5-g and with any pertinent
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orders of the assigned District Judge and Magistrate Judge. Protected Material may
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only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the
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specific Protected Material at issue. If a Party’s request to file Protected Material
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under seal is denied by the court, then the Receiving Party may file the information
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in the public record unless (a) otherwise instructed by the court or (b) if the
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Receiving Party receives notice from the Designating Party that it intends to seek
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reconsideration of the court’s order denying the request to file the Protected
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Materials under seal and such motion for reconsideration is filed prior to the time
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limit imposed by the court for filing the information in the public record.
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12.4 Redaction of Protected Material Containing Personal Confidential
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Information Before Filing. The Parties contemplate that they may produce
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Protected Material that contains individual’s personal confidential information
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pursuant to the terms of this Order. Prior to filing any such Protected Material in
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any Court, the filer must comply with Local Civil Rule 5.2-1 and Federal Rule of
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Civil Procedure 5.2 by redacting any sensitive and private information, including
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but not limited to personal identifying information on any medical records, passport
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numbers, driver license numbers, full home addresses, and financial account
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numbers.
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13.
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After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in Section 4, within 60
FINAL DISPOSITION
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days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party must return
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all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As used in
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this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, compilations,
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summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected
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Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving
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Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same
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person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60-day deadline that (1) identifies
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(by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was returned or
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destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any copies,
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abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or capturing any
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C21-311 TSZ
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
700 Louisiana St., Ste. 400 Houston, TX 77002, (713) 576-2400
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of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to
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retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and hearing
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transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert
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reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such
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materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival copies that contain or
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constitute Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth in
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Section 4.
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14.
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Any violation of this Order may be punished by any and all appropriate
measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary
sanctions.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.
DATED: September 1, 2021
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By: /s/ Christopher E. Coleman
Christopher E. Coleman
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Mark P. Chalos (pro hac vice)
mchalos@lchb.com
Kenneth S. Byrd (pro hac vice)
kbyrd@lchb.com
Christopher E. Coleman (pro hac vice)
222 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1640
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
Telephone: 615.313.9000
Facsimile: 615.313.9965
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LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
Elizabeth J. Cabraser (pro hac vice)
ecabraser@lchb.com
Jonathan D. Selbin (pro hac vice)
jselbin@lchb.com
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111-3339
Telephone: 415.956.1000
Facsimile: 415.956.1008
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LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
PROPOSED PROTECTIVE ORDER
C21-311 TSZ
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
700 Louisiana St., Ste. 400 Houston, TX 77002, (713) 576-2400
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TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
Kim D. Stephens, WSBA #11984
kstephens@tousley.com
Jason T. Dennett, WSBA #30686
jdennett@tousley.com
Rebecca L. Solomon, WSBA #51520
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101
Telephone: 206.682.5600
Facsimile: 206.682.2992
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BARRETT JOHNSTON MARTIN &
GARRISON, LLC
David W. Garrison (TN No. 24968)
dgarrison@barrettjohnston.com
Philips Plaza
414 Union Street, Suite 900
Nashville, Tennessee 37219
Telephone: 615.244.2202
Facsimile: 615.252.3798
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class
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DATED: September 1, 2021
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
By: /s/ Christopher M. Odell
Christopher M. Odell
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Christopher M. Odell (TX SBN 24037205)
Admitted Pro Hac Vice
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
700 Louisiana Street Suite 4000
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone: (713) 576-2400
Facsimile: (713) 576-2499
Email: christopher.odell@arnoldporter.com
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Attorneys for Defendants
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED:
September 8th, 2021
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_________________________
Honorable Thomas S. Zilly
United States District Judge
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EXHIBIT A
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
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I,
_____________________________
[print
or
type
full
name],
of
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_________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that
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I have read in its entirety and understand the Protective Order that was issued by the
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United States District Court for the Western District of Washington on
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_________________________ in the case of Grimms, et al., v. Carnival Corporation,
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et al., No. 2:21-cv-00311-TSZ (W.D. Wash.). I agree to comply with and to be bound
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by all the terms of this Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure
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to so comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt.
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I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that
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is subject to this Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance
14
with the provisions of this Order.
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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court
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for the Western District of Washington for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this
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Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this
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action.
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Date: ______________________________________
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City and State where sworn and signed: _________________________________
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Printed name: _______________________________
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Signature: __________________________________
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C21-311 TSZ
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
700 Louisiana St., Ste. 400 Houston, TX 77002, (713) 576-2400
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