Reed v. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC, No. 2:2023cv00836 - Document 13 (D. Nev. 2023)
Court Description: ORDER Granting 12 Stipulated Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Elayna J. Youchah on 9/29/2023. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JQC)
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Reed v. 99 Cents Only Stores LLC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Doc. 13 LEW BRANDON, JR., ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 5880 RYAN VENCI, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 7547 DANIELLE KOLKOSKI, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 8506 BRANDON | SMERBER LAW FIRM 139 E. Warm Springs Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 (702) 380-0007 (702) 380-2964 – facsimile l.brandon@bsnv.law r.venci@bsnv.law d.kolkoski@bsnvlaw.com Attorneys for Defendant, 99 CENTS ONLY STORES, LLC 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA 12 13 VICKI RENEE REED, an individual, 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 CASE NO.: 2:23-cv-00836-CDS-EJY Plaintiff, vs. 99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLC, a Foreign Limited-Liability Company; DOE STORE MANAGER I; DOE STORE EMPLOYEE I; DOE STORE MANAGER II through X; DOE STORE EMPLOYEE II through X; DOE LANDOWNER I through X; DOE PROPERTY MANAGER I through X; DOE MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE I through X ROE OWNER XI through XX; ROE COMPANY XI through XX; DOES I through X; and ROE CORPORATIONS XI through XX; inclusive, joint and severally, STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 23 24 Defendants. 25 26 In connection with the production of confidential documents and other confidential 27 information in this action, Plaintiff, VICKI RENEE REED (“Plaintiff”); and Defendant, 99 28 CENTS ONLY STORES, LLC (“Defendant” or “99 Cents Only Stores”), through their respective counsel, hereby enter into this Stipulated Protective Order. Page 1 of 9 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. Purpose of this Protective Order The purpose of this Stipulated Protective Order is to provide a means for limiting access to and use and disclosure of Confidential Documents or Information produced in this action. Any unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Documents or Information in violation of this Order may be subject to discipline by the contempt powers of this United States District Court for the District of Nevada. 2. Designation of “Confidential Documents or Information” The Parties may designate such documents or information as “Confidential” in accordance with the following procedures: 10 a) “Confidential” Documents or Information. 11 Any Party may designate any documents, records, reports, video tapes, tangible items, or 12 information as “Confidential.” Upon a designation of “Confidential,” the Parties shall treat any 13 designated document, record, report, video tape, tangible item, or information as Confidential and 14 shall only use such document, record, report, video tape, tangible item, or information solely for 15 the prosecution or defense of this matter. 16 17 Defendant 99 CENTS requests the below documents be deemed “confidential,.” and will be labeled at “confidential” by the requesting party. 18 • Written policies and procedures. 19 • Written manuals. 20 b) Time of Designation 21 Unless otherwise agreed between counsel for the Parties, the designation of Confidential 22 Documents or Information shall be made at the time of the production of documents, records, 23 reports, video tapes, tangible items, or information. 24 25 26 c) Manner of Designation The designation of Confidential Documents or Information shall be made in the following manner: 27 1. For documents, by placing the notation “Confidential” on each page of such document; 28 2. For tangible items, including any video tapes, documents, or information produced on Page 2 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 magnetic disks or other computer related media, by placing the notation “Confidential” on the object and, if applicable, on the container thereof or if such are not practicable, as otherwise agreed by the Parties. In the event a Party generates any “hard copy” or printout from any “Confidential Material,” that Party must immediately stamp each page “Confidential,” and the hard copy or printout shall be treated as Confidential Information pursuant to this Stipulated Protective Order. d) Retroactive Designation 8 1. Inadvertent production of any Confidential Documents or Information without a 9 designation of confidentiality will not be deemed to waive a later claim as to confidentiality or 10 privilege, or prevent the Party claiming confidentiality from re-designating such documents or 11 information as “Confidential” promptly after discovery of the inadvertent production. 12 2. Within a reasonable time after production, a Party may retroactively designate (or 13 withdraw a designation) of Confidential Documents or Information, regarding any material that 14 it has produced, provided however, that such retroactive designation (or withdrawal) shall be in 15 accordance with the terms of this Order. Such retroactive designation (or withdrawal) shall be 16 accomplished by notifying counsel for the non-designating Parties in writing of such retroactive 17 designation (or withdrawal). Upon receipt of any such written re-designation, counsel (i) shall 18 not make any further disclosure or communication of such retroactively designated material 19 except as provided for in this Order; (ii) shall take reasonable steps to notify all persons known 20 to have possession of any retroactively designated material of the effect of such re-designation 21 under this Order; and (iii) shall take reasonable steps to procure all copies of such retroactively 22 designated material from any persons known to have possession of any such retroactively 23 designated material who are not entitled to receipt under this Order. 24 e) Resolution of Disputes Regarding Designation 25 If a Party, at any time, wishes to have the “Confidential” designation of any particular 26 Confidential Documents or Information removed or changed, that Party shall first request in 27 writing that the Party having made the designation at issue change its designation. Thereafter, 28 the Parties shall make good faith efforts to resolve the dispute. If the designating Party refuses to Page 3 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 agree to remove or change the designation, then the Party that requests that the designation be so removed may make a motion before this Court for an order removing or changing the designation; provided, however, that the designating Party shall have the burden of proving that such particular Confidential Document or Information are properly designated as “Confidential” pursuant to infra Part III. At all times during the process of challenging a designation, the Parties shall treat the Confidential Documents or Information as originally designated until a change is agreed to or the motion is decided by the Court and written notice of such decision is served on the Parties. 8 Any motion filed with respect to this Stipulated Protective Order or documents labeled 9 “Confidential” must comply with the local rules of the United States District Court for the District 10 of Nevada. 11 f) Designation of Third Party Documents. 12 Documents and/or information produced by a third party in response to a subpoena or 13 during deposition in the course of this litigation may involve receipt of information, documents, 14 things or testimony which include, contain or comprise protected information that may or may 15 not be appropriate for “Confidential” designation under this Order. Unless otherwise agreed in 16 writing between counsel for the parties, documents and information so produced by a third party 17 shall be treated as follows: First of all, all such documents and information shall automatically 18 be deemed to be and shall be treated as “Confidential” for twenty (20) business days following 19 their actual receipt by both counsel for Plaintiff and counsel for Defendants in this action, in order 20 to enable each such counsel to determine whether in their view any protected information is 21 embodied therein. If no designation of the information as “Confidential” by the Designating Party 22 is received by a non-Designating Party within twenty (20) business days after production, then 23 the information will not be protected by this Protective Order except pursuant to subsequent 24 designation by a party hereto or pursuant to a subsequent agreement of the parties or Court order; 25 if however a written designation of “Confidential” is made by a Designating Party and is received 26 by the non-Designating Party within twenty (20) business days after production of documents or 27 information by the non-party, then the information will be subject to this Protective Order and 28 will be deemed to be “Confidential” (as requested by the Designating Party); provided, however, Page 4 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 that the designation may be challenged as any such designation. Lastly, to the extent third party documents or information contains information that is confidential and/or proprietary to the third party, the third party can avail itself of the protections set forth in this Order and designate documents and/or information it produces accordingly by executing this Order and agreeing to be bound by its terms. 3. Persons to Whom Confidential Documents or Information may be Disclosed a) Disclosure of Documents or Information Designated as “Confidential” Documents or Information designated as “Confidential” may be disclosed and copies may be provided only to: 10 1. Counsel of record and their personnel; 11 2. Expert witnesses or consultants retained by the Parties or their respective counsel in 12 13 14 15 16 connection with this action who have complied with infra Section III.C.; 3. Outside court reporting services and court reporters as may be reasonably necessary in connection with the preparation or conduct of this action; 4. This Court and its personnel, or any other tribunal of competent jurisdiction having involvement in this matter and its personnel; 17 5. Any mediator or arbitrator selected by the Parties to mediate or arbitrate this action; and 18 6. Representatives of the Parties. 19 20 b) Additional Authorized Disclosure of Documents or Information Designated as “Confidential” 21 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in supra Section III.A., particular Confidential 22 Documents or Information that have been designated as “Confidential” may be disclosed and 23 copies may be provided: 24 25 1. To persons who are explicitly named on the document as the authors or addressees or to persons who may be shown to be an author or recipient of any particular document; 26 2. To any other persons with the prior written consent of the designating Party; 27 3. To any other persons with the prior authorization of this Court or any other tribunal of 28 competent jurisdiction having involvement in this matter; and Page 5 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 4. If a document designated as “Confidential” refers to the conduct or affairs of a potential witness, the Party’s counsel of record may and shall discuss such conduct or affairs with such person without revealing the existence of the document, or its authors or source. c) Disclosure to Experts or Consultants Prior to disclosing or providing copies of any Confidential Documents or Information to any expert or consultant pursuant to supra Sections III.A. or III.B., the Parties shall first obtain 7 the agreement of the expert, consultant or anyone else to whom such disclosure will be made to 8 be bound by the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order as set forth in the attached 9 “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound.” Specifically, the expert or consultant shall 10 acknowledge that, during the course of his or her retention, the expert or consultant may have 11 access to, and become acquainted with Confidential Documents or Information, which are 12 regularly used in the operation of the businesses of the designating Party and in which the 13 designating Party has an expectation of confidentiality. The expert or consultant shall agree not 14 to disclose such Confidential Documents or Information, directly or indirectly, to any person or 15 entity not subject to this Stipulated Protective Order or use them in any way outside the specific 16 scope of his/her retention as an expert witness in this action, or at any time thereafter. 17 18 d) Return of Confidential Documents or Information by Experts and Consultants 19 Confidential Documents or Information disclosed to any expert or consultant may be 20 retained by such expert or consultant provided that such expert or consultant subsequently 21 destroys any and all copies of such Confidential Documents or Information upon the termination 22 of their engagement. 23 24 4. Use of Confidential Documents or Information a) Use of Confidential Documents or Information Generally 25 Confidential Documents or Information shall only be used by the Parties, their respective 26 agents, and any other persons to whom such Confidential Documents or Information may be 27 disclosed pursuant to this Stipulated Protective Order: (1) in this action; (2) as otherwise 28 compelled by lawful process (provided the designating Party is given a reasonable notice to Page 6 of 9 1 2 3 object); or (3) as otherwise required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order shall prevent or limit the designating Party from disclosing Confidential Documents or Information they so designate. 4 5 6 b) Use of Confidential Documents or Information in the Conduct of this Action 1. Confidential Documents or Information may be used by counsel for the non-designating Parties in good faith in connection with investigating this action, provided that the Confidential 7 Documents or Information are protected pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Stipulated 8 Protective Order. 9 2. The terms of this Stipulated Protective Order do not apply to evidence presented at or for 10 court proceedings and/or trial in this matter unless so designated by the Court. Any protective 11 measures relating to Confidential Documents or Information should be taken up with the judicial 12 officer conducting the particular proceeding at the appropriate time. 13 3. If a Party seeks to file pleadings or other documents with this Court that contains another 14 Party’s Confidential Documents or Information, it may do so only if: (a) the pleading and other 15 documents that contains another Party’s Confidential Documents or Information are filed under 16 seal in the manner prescribed by the Court; and (b) the filing Party informs the designating Party 17 of such filing prior to the filing of such documents with the Court. 18 5. Return of Confidential Documents, Testimony, or Information 19 Upon written request after the final conclusion of this action, the Parties shall: 20 A. Return to the designating Party any and all Confidential Documents or 21 Information so designated by that Party and all copies thereof in its possession, custody and 22 control or otherwise destroy such documents; 23 B. Ensure that all Confidential Documents or Information in the possession, custody 24 or control of any permitted parties or third parties are returned to the designating Party or are 25 otherwise destroyed; and 26 C. Destroy all notes, memoranda or other documents that contain excerpts from any 27 of the Confidential Documents or Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, attorney work 28 product, attorney-client communications, and information derived from Confidential Documents Page 7 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 or Information may be retained by the non-designating Party and its counsel. 6. No Probative Value This Stipulated Protective Order shall not aggregate or diminish any contractual, statutory or other legal obligation or right of any party or person with respect to any Confidential Documents or Information. The fact that information is designated “Confidential” under the Stipulated Protective Order shall not be deemed to be determinative of what a trier of fact may 7 determine to be confidential or proprietary. This Stipulated Protective Order shall be without 8 prejudice to the right of any party to bring information before this Court, regardless of (a) whether 9 any particular material is or is not Confidential, or (b) whether any particular information or 10 material is or is not entitled to a greater or lesser degree of protection under the terms of this 11 Stipulated Protective Order, provided that in doing so, the party complies with the procedures set 12 forth herein. The fact that any information is disclosed, used, or produced in any proceeding in 13 this action shall not be offered in any other action or proceeding before this or any other Court, 14 agency or tribunal as evidence of or concerning whether or not such information is admissible, 15 confidential or proprietary. 16 7. No Implied Waiver of Admission 17 No party shall be obligated to challenge the proprietary nature of any designation of 18 “Confidential” information, and the failure to do so shall not constitute a waiver or otherwise 19 preclude a subsequent challenge to the designation. 20 8. Modification of this Stipulated Protective Order 21 The Parties hereto may modify the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order by further 22 stipulation. However, no modification by the parties shall have the force or effect of a court order 23 unless the Court approves the modification. Alternatively, any party hereto may seek an order of 24 this Court to modify the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order. Any motion seeking such 25 modification must be served upon all counsel of record and filed in accordance with this Court’s 26 filing procedures. 27 9. Execution and Counterpart 28 This Stipulated Protective Order may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of Page 8 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile or electronic signatures shall be binding upon the Parties hereto and may be submitted and considered as originals. IT IS SO STIPULATED. 6 7 DATED this 29th day of September, 2023. DATED this 29th day of September, 2023. 8 9 BRANDON | SMERBER LAW FIRM BIGHORN LAW 10 /s/ Lew Brandon, Jr., Esq. __________________________ LEW BRANDON, JR., ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 5880 RYAN VENCI, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 7547 DANIELLE KOLKOSKI, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 8506 139 E. Warm Springs Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 Attorneys for Defendant, 99 CENTS ONLY STORES, LLC /s/ David Finegold, Esq. ___________________________ JOSHUA BERRETT, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 12697 DAVID FINEGOLD, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 15220 3675 West Cheyenne Avenue, Suite 100 North Las Vegas, Nevada 89032 Attorneys for Plaintiff, VICKI RENEE REED 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ORDER 21 IT IS SO ORDERED 22 23 Dated this 29th day of September, 2023. 24 25 26 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 27 28 Page 9 of 9
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