Wilson v. Playtika, Ltd et al

Filing 138

STIPULATION AND ORDER re Parties' 137 Stipulation Re Agreed Rider to Protective Order Regarding the Use and Disclosure of Discovery Produced by Nonparty Amazon.com, Inc. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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7 SEAN WILSON, individually and on behalf of
8 all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,

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11 PLAYTIKA LTD, an Israeli limited company,
12 and CAESARS INTERACTIVE
ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, a Delaware limited
13 liability company,
Defendants.
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No. 18-cv-05277-RSL
STIPULATION AND ORDER RE
AGREED RIDER TO PROTECTIVE
ORDER REGARDING THE USE AND
DISCLOSURE OF DISCOVERY
PRODUCED BY NONPARTY
AMAZON.COM, INC.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER
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T OUSLEY B RAIN S TEPHENS PLLC
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-4416
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This agreement is entered into between and among nonparty Amazon.com, Inc.

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2 (“Amazon”) and Sean Wilson (“Plaintiff), the named plaintiff in Wilson v. Playtika Ltd. No. 183 cv-05277-RSL (the “Action”). Plaintiff and Amazon anticipate that Amazon will produce
4 documents in this action that contain sensitive consumer information. This agreement is
5 intended to supplement the protective ordered entered by the Court on September 6, 2018
6 (ECF No. 58) (“Protective Order”).
Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court finds good

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8 cause for the following Agreed Rider To Protective Order Regarding The Use And
9 Disclosure Of Discovery Produced By Nonparty Amazon.com, Inc. (“Rider”).
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PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS

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Amazon Protected Material designated under the terms of this Rider shall be used by the

12 Class Action Administrator and the Parties solely for the purpose of providing notice to and
13 verifying and paying the recovery amount owed to each member of the Settlement Class.
14 Amazon Protected Material shall not be used directly or indirectly for any other purpose
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No Amazon Protected Material provided by Amazon to the Class Action Administrator

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17 under the terms of this Rider may be shared with any of the Parties, unless specifically
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It is the intention of Amazon and the Parties that this Rider will protect all materials

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20 produced by Amazon in the Actions unless otherwise specified.
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DEFINITIONS

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“Class Action Administrator” means Heffler Claims Group, acting as class action

23 administrator to effect the Class Action Settlement Agreement entered.
“Class Action Settlement Agreement” means the document filed at ECF No. 121-1 in the

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“Outside Counsel” means (i) outside counsel who appear on the pleadings as counsel for

2 a Party and (ii) partners, associates, and staff of such counsel to whom it is reasonably necessary
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“Amazon Protected Material” means any discovery produced by Amazon in the Actions.

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“Settlement Class” has the meaning provided in the Class Action Settlement Agreement.

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COMPUTATION OF TIME

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The computation of any period of time prescribed or allowed by this Order shall

8 be governed by the provisions for computing time set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6.
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SCOPE
The protections conferred by this Rider cover not only the Amazon Protected Material

11 governed by this Rider as addressed herein, but also any information copied or extracted
12 therefrom, as well as all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations thereof, plus testimony,
13 conversations, or presentations by Plaintiff or his counsel in court or in other settings that might
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Nothing in this Rider shall prevent or restrict Amazon’s own disclosure or use of its own

16 Amazon Protected Material for any purpose, and nothing in this Rider shall preclude Amazon
17 from showing its Amazon Protected Material to an individual who prepared the Amazon
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DURATION

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Even after the termination of this case, the confidentiality obligations imposed by this

21 Order shall remain in effect until a Producing Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court order
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ACCESS TO AMAZON PROTECTED MATERIAL

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Basic Principles. All Amazon Protected Material shall be used solely for the purpose of

25 providing notice to and verifying and paying the recovery amount owed to members of the
26 Settlement Class, and not for any other purpose whatsoever, including without limitation any
27 other litigation, patent prosecution or acquisition, patent reexamination or reissue proceedings, or
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1 any business or competitive purpose or function. Amazon Protected Material shall not be
2 provided, distributed, disclosed, or made available to anyone except as expressly provided in this
3 Rider.
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Secure Storage, No Export . Amazon Protected Material must be stored and maintained

5 by a Receiving Party at a location in the United States and in a secure manner that ensures that
6 access is limited to the persons authorized under this Rider. To ensure compliance with
7 applicable United States Export Administration Regulations, Amazon Protected Material may
8 not be exported outside the United States or released to any foreign national (even if within the
9 United States).
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Legal Advice Based on Amazon Protected Material. Nothing in this Rider shall be

11 construed to prevent counsel from advising their clients with respect to this case based in whole
12 or in part upon Amazon Protected Materials, provided counsel does not disclose the Amazon
13 Protected Material itself except as provided in this Rider.
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Limitations. Nothing in this Rider shall restrict in any way Amazon’s use or disclosure

15 of its own Amazon Protected Material.
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Designation. For the avoidance of doubt, in all circumstances not specifically addressed

17 by this Rider, all Amazon Protected Material shall be treated as if designated
18 “CONFIDENTIAL” under the Protective Order regardless of whether the Amazon Protected
19 Material has been stamped or marked in accordance with that Order.
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USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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It is Amazon’s and the Parties’ intention that Amazon will produce Amazon Protected

22 Materials directly to the Class Action Administrator, with no production to any of the Parties.
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Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or authorized through the prior written consent of

24 Amazon, the Class Action Administrator may disclose Amazon Protected Materials only to those
25 members of the Class Action Administrator’s staff, or to any copying, clerical or other support
26 services working at the direction of the Class Action Administrator, to whom disclosure is
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T OUSLEY B RAIN S TEPHENS PLLC
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Seattle, Washington 98101-4416
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1 owed to members of the Settlement Class, provided that each such person to whom disclosure is
2 made must first agree to be bound by the provisions of this Rider by signing a copy of Exhibit A.
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Nothing in the foregoing paragraph is intended to restrict the Class Action Administrator

4 from disclosing to a member of the Settlement Class any Amazon Protected Material that
5 specifically relates to that individual.
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Certain Members of the Settlement Class: As a limited exception and subject to this

7 Rider, as of the date of production, the Class Action Administrator may furnish to Counsel for
8 Plaintiffs the contact information for and Lifetime Spending Amount associated with each
9 Settlement Class Member who has a Lifetime Spending Amount of greater than or equal to
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For the avoidance of doubt, no Settlement Class Member’s contact information or

12 Lifetime Spending Amounts shall be provided to Counsel for Plaintiffs unless Counsel for
13 Plaintiffs have been appointed by the Court as Class Counsel.
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Any contact information disclosed to counsel for Plaintiffs pursuant to this section shall

15 be used solely for the purpose of providing notice of the Class Action Settlement Agreement to
16 members of the Settlement Class, and counsel for Plaintiffs shall disclose Contact Information
17 only to counsel’s staff, or to any copying, clerical or other support services working at the
18 direction of counsel for Plaintiffs, to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary to provide notice
19 to the member. All Contact Information relating to a member of the Settlement Class shall be
20 destroyed by counsel for Plaintiffs upon confirmation that the member has received actual notice
21 of the Class Action Settlement.
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CHALLENGING DESIGNATIONS OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

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This Rider is intended to provide no mechanism to the Parties through which they can

24 challenge the designation or protected status of Amazon Protected Materials.
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SUBPOENAS OR COURT ORDERS

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If at any time Amazon Protected Material is subpoenaed by any court, arbitral,

27 administrative, or legislative body, the Party to whom the subpoena or other request is directed
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1 shall immediately give prompt written notice thereof to Amazon and to its counsel and shall
2 provide Amazon with an opportunity to move for a protective order regarding the production of
3 Amazon Protected Materials implicated by the subpoena.
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FILING PROTECTED MATERIAL

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Absent written permission from Amazon or a court Order secured after appropriate notice

6 to all interested persons, the Plaintiff may not file or disclose in the public record any Amazon
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INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE NOT AUTHORIZED BY ORDER

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In the event of a disclosure of any Amazon Protected Material pursuant to this Rider to

10 any person or persons not authorized to receive such disclosure under this Rider, the Party
11 responsible for having made such disclosure, and each Party with knowledge thereof, shall
12 immediately notify counsel for Amazon and provide to such counsel all known relevant
13 information concerning the nature and circumstances of the disclosure. The responsible
14 disclosing Party shall also promptly take all reasonable measures to retrieve the improperly
15 disclosed Amazon Protected Material and to ensure that no further or greater unauthorized
16 disclosure and/or use thereof is made.
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Unauthorized or inadvertent disclosure does not change the status of Amazon Protected

18 Material or waive the right to hold the disclosed document or information as Protected.
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FINAL DISPOSITION

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Not later than ninety (90) days after closure of the Final Disposition of this case, the

21 Parties and the Class Action Administrator shall return all Discovery Material of a Producing
22 Party to the respective outside counsel of the Producing Party or destroy such Material, at the
23 option of Amazon. For purposes of this Order, “Final Disposition” occurs after an order,
24 mandate, or dismissal finally terminating the above-captioned action with prejudice, including all
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Counsel for Plaintiff that has received any such Discovery Material, as well as the Class

2 Action Administrator, shall certify in writing that all such materials have been returned to
3 counsel for Amazon or destroyed.
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MISCELLANEOUS

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Termination of Matter and Retention of Jurisdiction. The Parties and Amazon agree that

6 the terms of this Rider shall survive and remain in effect after the Final Determination of the
7 Actions. The Court shall retain jurisdiction after Final Determination of the matter to hear and
8 resolve any disputes arising out of this Rider.
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Successors. This Rider shall be binding upon Amazon and the Parties hereto, their

10 attorneys, and their successors, executors, personal representatives, administrators, heirs, legal
11 representatives, assigns, subsidiaries, divisions, employees, agents, retained consultants and
12 experts, and any persons or organizations over which they have direct control.
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Modification by Court. This Order is subject to further court order based upon public

14 policy or other considerations, and the Court may modify this Order sua sponte in the interests of
15 justice. The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington is responsible
16 for the interpretation and enforcement of this Order. All disputes concerning Amazon Protected
17 Material, however designated, produced under the protection of this Order shall be resolved by
18 the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
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Discovery Rules Remain Unchanged. Nothing herein shall alter or change in any way

20 the discovery provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules for the United
21 States District Court for the Western District of Washington, or the Court’s own orders.
22 Identification of any individual pursuant to this Protective Order does not make that individual
23 available for deposition or any other form of discovery outside of the restrictions and procedures
24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules for the United States District Court for
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Representation and Agreements Regarding Production. Amazon represents that it will

27 complete production of emails and spending amounts, directly to the Settlement Administrator,
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1 as promptly as possible, and on or before December 1, 2020. Amazon further represents that it
2 will promptly complete production of names, physical addresses, and phone numbers
3 ("Supplemental Information") for class members who spent over $100, to the extent Amazon is
4 in possession of such information, though compiling and producing the Supplemental
5 Information may require additional time and production may not be complete as of the Court6 ordered deadline. Class Counsel agrees to further meet and confer in good faith with Amazon
7 regarding timing of the production of the Supplemental Information, but reserve their right to
8 pursue appropriate remedies should Amazon not timely produce the Supplemental Information.
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Respectfully submitted,

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By:

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Rafey S. Balabanian*
[e-mail]
Todd Logan*
[e-mail]
Brandt Silver-Korn*
[e-mail]
EDELSON PC
123 Townsend Street, Suite 100
San Francisco, California 94107
Tel: [phone]/Fax: [phone]

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/s/ Todd Logan

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By: /s/ Cecily C. Shiel
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TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC
Cecily C. Shiel, WSBA #50061
[e-mail]
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, Washington 98101-4416
Tel: [phone]

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Plaintiff’s Attorneys and Class Counsel

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*Admitted pro hac vice

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1 Dated: November 25, 2020

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By: /s/ James Howard
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP
James Howard, WSBA #37259
[e-mail]
Molly N. Tullman, WSBA #50420
[e-mail]
920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98104-1610
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Nonparty Amazon.com, Inc.

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ORDER

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated this 30th day of November, 2020.

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ROBERT S. LASNIK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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EXHIBIT A

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I, ______________________________, acknowledge and declare that I have received

3 a copy of the Agreed Rider To Protective Order Regarding The Use And Disclosure Of
4 Discovery Produced By Nonparty Amazon.com, Inc. (“Rider”) in Wilson v. Playtika Ltd. No.
5 18-cv-05277-RSL, United States District Court, District of Washington, Western District.
6 Having read and understood the terms of the Rider, I agree to be bound by the terms of the
7 Rider and consent to the jurisdiction of said Court for the purpose of any proceeding to
8 enforce the terms of the Rider.
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Name of individual:

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Present occupation/job description:

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Name of Company or Firm:

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Address:

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Dated:

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[Signature]

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