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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge John E. McDermott, Good Cause Appearing, the Court approves and enters this Stipulation and Protective Order Governing Discovery Material. IT IS SO ORDERED. re Stipulation for Protective Order 35 (lmh)
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Daniel A. Sasse (CSB No. 236234)
dsasse@crowell.com
Angela J. Yu (CSB No. 263212)
ayu@crowell.com
CROWELL & MORING LLP
3 Park Plaza, 20th Floor
Irvine, CA 92614-8505
Telephone: 949.263.8400
Facsimile: 949.263.8414
Christopher E. Ondeck (Admitted pro hac vice)
condeck@crowell.com
CROWELL & MORING LLP
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004-2595
Telephone: 202.624.2500
Facsimile: 202.628.5116
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Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaim Plaintiff Nexans Inc.
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[Additional counsel listed on signature page]
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION
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Armored Shield Technologies, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
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Nexans Inc., et al.,
Defendants.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
PROTECTIVE ORDER
GOVERNING DISCOVERY
MATERIAL
Hon. Judge Beverly Reid O’Connell
Hon. John E. McDermott, Magistrate
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Nexans Inc.,
Counterclaim
Plaintiff,
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Armored Shield Technologies, Inc.,
Counterclaim
Defendant.
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE
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To expedite discovery, facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over
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confidentiality, and adequately protect material entitled to be kept confidential, the
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parties to the above-entitled action, by and through their respective counsel of
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record, hereby STIPULATE AND AGREE to entry of this ORDER governing
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discovery material pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).
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PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
Disclosure and discovery activity in this action is likely to involve production
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of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special protection
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from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting or
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defending this litigation may be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby
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stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the following Stipulated Protective
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Order. The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections
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on all disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from
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public disclosure and use extends only to the limited information or items that are
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entitled to confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles. The parties
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also acknowledge, as set forth in Paragraph 13.3 below, that this Order creates no
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entitlement to file confidential information under seal; Local Civil Rule 79-5 and
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the instructions referenced in the Court’s July 9, 2013 docket entry [Doc. No. 33]
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set forth the procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied
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when a party seeks permission from the Court to file material under seal.
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DEFINITIONS
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“CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information – regardless of
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how generated, maintained, or stored – or tangible things that qualify for protection
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under the standards developed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).
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Counsel (without qualifier): Outside Counsel and In-House Counsel,
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Designating Party: a Producing Party that designates information or
items that it produces or discloses in disclosures, discovery responses, or deposition
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testimony as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL —
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
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Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information –
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regardless of the medium or manner generated, maintained, or stored – including,
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among other things, documents, testimony, transcripts, or tangible things, that are
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produced or 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
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as an expert witness or as a consultant in this action, provided that such person shall
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not ordinarily act as an agent of any Party, such as an employee, officer, director,
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equity holder, or consultant other than a consultant specially engaged in connection
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with litigation. This definition of “Expert” includes a professional jury or trial
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consultant retained in connection with this action.
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”
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Information or Items: sensitive “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items, the
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disclosure of which to another Party or Non-Party would create a substantial risk of
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serious harm to the Producing Party that could not be avoided by less restrictive
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means. By way of example and not limitation, the Parties anticipate that both they
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and Non-Parties will need to protect sensitive proprietary and financial information
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as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”
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In-House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a Party.
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Non-Party: any natural person or association, corporation, partnership,
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or other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
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Outside Counsel: attorneys who are not employees of a Party, but who
are retained to represent and/or advise a Party in this action.
2.10 Party: any party to this action, including all of its officers, directors,
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2.11 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that provides Disclosure or
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2.12 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation
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support services (for example, photocopying; videotaping; translating; preparing
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exhibits or demonstrations; organizing, storing, and retrieving data in any form or
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medium; etc.) and their employees and subcontractors.
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2.13 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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2.14 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery
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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,
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but also any information copied or extracted from Protected Material; all copies,
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excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected Material; and testimony,
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conversations, or presentations by the Parties or Counsel that might reveal
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Protected Material. The protections conferred by this Order do not cover any
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information that is in the public domain at the time of disclosure to a Receiving
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Party or that becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to a Receiving
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Party as a result of publication not involving a violation of this Order, including
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becoming part of the public record through trial or otherwise; and any information
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known to the Receiving Party prior to disclosure or obtained by the Receiving Party
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after disclosure from a source who obtained the information lawfully and under no
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obligation of confidentiality to the Designating Party. Any use of Protected
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Material at trial shall be governed by a separate agreement or order.
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DURATION
Even after final disposition of this action, the confidentiality obligations
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otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs. This Court shall retain
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jurisdiction over the Parties and such persons for enforcement of this Order’s
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provisions.
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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 Producing Party must take care to limit any designations under this Order to
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specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards, and certifies that the
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information constitutes or contains a trade secret or other confidential research,
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development, proprietary, commercial, financial, or personal information not
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generally known to members of the public, including, but not limited to, product or
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service information; business, marketing, or sales plans, strategies, and analyses;
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pricing information or plans; client information, including the identity of customers,
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contracts, customer communications, pricing agreements, and terms of any
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potential or actual loan; business policies and practices; the identity of employees
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or contractors; individual employment records; current and projected financial
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reports, statements, and analyses; revenue, cost, and profit information; balance
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sheets and other financial information; organizational or company structural
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information; or information that could, if disclosed, result in competitive harm to
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the Designating Party.
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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 at all or do not qualify for the
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level of protection initially asserted, that Designating Party must promptly notify all
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other parties that it is withdrawing the mistaken designation.
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Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in
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this Order or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, material that qualifies for
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protection under this Order must be clearly so designated before the material is
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disclosed or produced.
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Designation in conformity with this Order requires:
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for information in documentary form, excluding transcripts of
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depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings, that the Producing Party affix the
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legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS’
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EYES ONLY” to each page that contains Protected Material. A Party or Non-Party
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that makes original documents or materials available for inspection need not
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designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated which
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material it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before the
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designation, all of the material made available for inspection shall be deemed
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” After the
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inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants copied and produced, the
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Producing Party must determine which documents or portions thereof qualify for
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protection under this Order. Then, before producing the specified documents, the
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Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend to each page that contains
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Protected Material.
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for testimony given in deposition or in other pretrial or trial
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proceedings, that the Designating Party identifies all protected testimony and
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specifies the level of protection asserted at any time up to twenty-one (21) days
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after receipt of the original or a certified copy of a transcript of proceedings. Only
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those portions of the testimony that are appropriately designated for protection
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within those twenty-one (21) days shall be covered by the provisions of this Order.
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Alternatively, a Designating Party may specify at the deposition, hearing, or other
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proceeding or up to twenty-one (21) days afterwards if that period is properly
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invoked, that the entire transcript shall be treated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” provided such
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designation does not substantially violate Paragraph 5.1 above.
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(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 or item is stored
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EYES ONLY.”
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Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If corrected, an inadvertent failure
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to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the
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Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material. If
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material is designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL —
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ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” after the material was initially produced, the
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Receiving Party, on notification of the designation, must make reasonable efforts to
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assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this Order.
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Such designation shall be accomplished by providing written notice to all
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Parties, identifying by Bates number or other individually identifiable information
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the material whose designation is corrected. Promptly after providing such notice,
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the Designating Party shall provide copies of the material reflecting the change in
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designation, to the Receiving Party. The Receiving Party shall replace the
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incorrectly designated material with the newly designated material and shall destroy
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the incorrectly designated material.
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CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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Timing of Challenges. Unless a prompt challenge to a Designating
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Party’s confidentiality designation is necessary to avoid foreseeable substantial
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unfairness, unnecessary economic burdens, or a significant disruption or delay of
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the litigation, a Party does not waive its right to challenge a confidentiality
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designation by electing not to mount a challenge promptly after the original
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designation is disclosed.
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Meet and Confer. A Party that elects to initiate a challenge to a
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Designating Party’s confidentiality designation must do so in good faith and must
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begin the process by conferring directly with Counsel for the Designating Party. In
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conferring, each Party must explain the basis for its respective position on the
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propriety of the challenged confidentiality designation.
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Judicial Intervention. If the Parties are not able to resolve a dispute
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about a confidentiality designation, a Party that elects to challenge the
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confidentiality designation may bring a motion pursuant to Local Civil Rule 37.
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Until the Court rules on the motion, all Parties shall continue to afford the material
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in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the Designating
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Party’s designation. In the event that the Court rules that the material in question is
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not confidential, the Designating Party shall provide copies of the material with
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designations removed within twenty-one (21) days of such ruling.
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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 litigation. 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 this action has been terminated, a
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Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of Section 14 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 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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the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel, as well as employees of said
Outside Counsel to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation;
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the Receiving Party’s officers, directors, and employees, including In-
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House Counsel, to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and
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who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound by Protective Order, attached hereto
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the Receiving Party’s Experts to whom disclosure is reasonably
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necessary for this litigation and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound by
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Protective Order;
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the Court and its personnel;
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Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for
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this litigation and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound by Protective
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Order;
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an author, addressee, or intended recipient of the document or the
original source of the information; and
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during their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom disclosure is
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reasonably necessary and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound by
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Protective Order. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to
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depositions that reveal Protected Material must be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” or
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” and separately
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bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted
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under this Order.
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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
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in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any
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information or item designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS’
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EYES ONLY” only to:
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the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel, as well as employees of said
Outside Counsel to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation;
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the Receiving Party’s Experts to whom disclosure is reasonably
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necessary for this litigation and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound by
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Protective Order;
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the Court and its personnel;
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Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for
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this litigation and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound by Protective
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Order;
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an author, addressee, or intended recipient of the document or the
original source of the information; and
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during their depositions, witnesses in the action to whom disclosure is
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reasonably necessary and who have signed the Agreement to Be Bound by
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Protective Order. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to
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depositions that reveal Protected Material must be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” or
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“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” and separately
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bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted
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under this Order.
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Retention of Exhibit A. Outside Counsel for the Party that obtains the
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signed Agreements to Be Bound by Protective Order, as required above, shall retain
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them for one year following the final termination of this action, including any
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appeals, and shall make them available to other Parties upon good cause shown.
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Retention of Protected Material. Persons who have been shown
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Protected Material pursuant to Paragraphs 7.2(e) or (g) or Paragraphs 7.3(d) or (f)
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shall not retain copies of such Protected Material.
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PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED
PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION
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If a Receiving Party is served with a subpoena or court order issued in other
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litigation or proceedings that would compel disclosure of any information or items
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designated in this action as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
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— ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” the Receiving Party must:
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notify in writing, as soon as reasonably practicable, the Designating
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notify in writing, as soon as reasonably practicable, the party who
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that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena or court order is subject to
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this Order. Such notification shall include a copy of this Order.
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The purpose of imposing these duties is to alert the interested parties to the
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existence of this Order and to afford the Designating Party in this case an
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opportunity to try to protect its confidentiality interests in the court from which the
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subpoena or order issued.
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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. The
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Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in that
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court of its confidential material. Nothing in these provisions should be construed
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as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this action to disobey a lawful
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directive from another court.
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UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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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Order, the Receiving Party must immediately notify in writing the Designating
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Party of the unauthorized disclosures; use its best efforts to retrieve all copies of the
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Protected Material; inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures
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were made of all of the terms of this Order; and request such person or persons to
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execute the Agreement to Be Bound by Protective Order.
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INADVERTENTLY PRODUCED MATERIALS
If a Party at any time notifies any other Party that it inadvertently produced
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documents, testimony, information, and/or things that are protected from disclosure
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under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, and/or any other
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applicable privilege or protection from disclosure, or the Receiving Party discovers
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such inadvertent production, the inadvertent production shall not be deemed a
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waiver of the applicable privilege or protection. The Receiving Party shall
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immediately return all copies of such documents, testimony, information, and/or
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things to the Producing Party and shall not use such items for any purpose until
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further order of the Court. In all events, such return must occur within three (3)
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business days of receipt of notice or discovery of the inadvertent production. The
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return of any item to the Producing Party shall not in any way preclude the
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Receiving Party from moving the Court for a ruling that the document or thing was
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never privileged or protected from disclosure.
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ATTORNEY RENDERING ADVICE
Nothing in this Order shall prevent or otherwise restrict Counsel from
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rendering advice to their clients in connection with this action and, in the course
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thereof, relying generally on examination of Protected Materials; provided,
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however, that in rendering such advice and otherwise communicating with clients
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regarding this action, Counsel shall not reveal or disclose the specific content
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thereof if such disclosure is not otherwise permitted under this Order.
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DISPOSITIVE MOTION HEARINGS AND TRIAL
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The terms of this Order shall govern in all circumstances except for
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presentations of evidence and argument at hearings on dispositive motions and at
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trial. The parties shall meet and confer in advance of such proceedings and seek the
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guidance of the Court as to appropriate procedures to govern such proceedings.
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MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order shall prevent any person
from seeking modification of this Order.
13.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this
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Order, no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or
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producing any information or item on any ground not addressed in this Order.
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Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of
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any of the material covered by this Order.
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13.3 Filing Protected Material. Without written permission from the
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Designating Party or an order secured after appropriate notice to all interested
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persons, a Party may not file in the public record in this action any Protected
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Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any Protected Material must comply
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with Local Civil Rule 79-5. Protected Material may only be filed under seal
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pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific Protected Material
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at issue.
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FINAL DISPOSITION
Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or agreed in writing by the
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Designating Party, within thirty (30) days after the final termination of this action,
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each Receiving Party must return all Protected Material to the Producing Party. As
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used in this Section, “Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts,
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compilations, summaries, or any other form of reproducing or capturing any of the
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Protected Material. The Receiving Party may destroy some or all of the Protected
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Material instead of returning it. Whether the Protected Material is returned or
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destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing
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Party – and, if not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party – by the thirty
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(30)-day deadline that identifies – by category, where appropriate – all the
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Protected Material that was returned or destroyed and that affirms that the
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Receiving Party has not retained any copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, or
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other forms of reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material.
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Notwithstanding this provision, Outside Counsel are entitled to retain an archival
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copy of all pleadings, motion papers, transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence,
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or attorney work product, even if such materials contain Protected Material. Any
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such archival copies that contain or constitute Protected Material remain subject to
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this Order as set forth in Section 4 above.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
Dated:
August 8, 2013
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By: /s/ Daniel A. Sasse
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Daniel A. Sasse
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Dated:
August 8, 2013
O’NEILL LLP
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By: /s/ William E. Halle
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William E. Halle
Amy W. Larkin
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Attorneys for Plaintiff and
Counterclaim Defendant
Armored Shield Technologies, Inc.
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Dated:
August 8, 2013
P.K. SCHRIEFFER LLP
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By: /s/ Paul K. Schrieffer
Paul K. Schrieffer
James R. Carty
Attorneys for Defendant
Communications Cable & Connectivity
Association, Inc.
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C ROWELL
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE
ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY MATERIAL;
CASE NO. 8:12-CV-02177-BRO-JEM
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
Good Cause Appearing, the Court approves and enters this Stipulation and
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Protective Order Governing Discovery Material. IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: August 12, 2013
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HON. JOHN E. MCDERMOTT
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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C ROWELL
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE
ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY MATERIAL;
CASE NO. 8:12-CV-02177-BRO-JEM
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EXHIBIT A
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AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY PROTECTIVE ORDER
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I, ___________________________________ [print or type full name], of
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__________________________________________________ [print or type full
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address], declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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America that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective
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Order that was issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of
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California in the case of Armored Shield Technologies, Inc. v. Nexans Inc., et al.,
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Case No. 8:12-cv-02177-BRO-JEM.
I agree to comply with and to be bound by all of the terms of this Stipulated
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Protective Order, and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could
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expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly
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promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that is
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subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict
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compliance with the provisions of this Stipulated Protective 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 Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this
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Stipulated Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after
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termination of this 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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C ROWELL
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE
ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY MATERIAL;
CASE NO. 8:12-CV-02177-BRO-JEM
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FILER ATTESTATION
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In accordance with Rule 5-4.3.4 of the Local Civil Rules of the United States
District Court for the Central District of California, I, Daniel A. Sasse, hereby attest
that each of the other signatories listed above, on whose behalf this Stipulation and
[Proposed] Protective Order Governing Discovery Material is submitted, concurs in
the content of this Stipulation and [Proposed] Protective Order Governing
Discovery Material and has authorized the filing of this Stipulation and [Proposed]
Protective Order Governing Discovery Material.
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Dated:
August 8, 2013
CROWELL & MORING LLP
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By: /s/ Daniel A. Sasse
Daniel A. Sasse
Attorneys for Defendant and
Counterclaim Plaintiff
Nexans Inc.
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C ROWELL
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE
ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY MATERIAL;
CASE NO. 8:12-CV-02177-BRO-JEM
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PROOF OF SERVICE
Pursuant to Rule 5-3 of the Local Civil Rules of the United States District
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Court for the Central District of California, I, Daniel A. Sasse, hereby certify under
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penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that on August 8,
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2013, a true copy of the above document was filed through the Court’s Case
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Management/Electronic Case Filing (“CM/ECF”) System and served by that
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System upon all counsel of record registered for the System and deemed to have
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consented to electronic service in the above-captioned case. Any other counsel of
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record will be served by electronic mail and/or first-class mail on the same date.
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Dated:
August 8, 2013
CROWELL & MORING LLP
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By: /s/ Daniel A. Sasse
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Daniel A. Sasse
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Attorneys for Defendant and
Counterclaim Plaintiff
Nexans Inc.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE
ORDER GOVERNING DISCOVERY MATERIAL;
CASE NO. 8:12-CV-02177-BRO-JEM
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