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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 SOUTHERN DIVISION
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Case No. 8:20-cv-01756-JLS-ADS
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WILLIAM ALLEN,
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
Plaintiff,
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FRANK KENDALL III, in his official Magistrate Judge Autumn D. Spaeth]
16 capacity as Secretary, Department of
the Air Force,
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Defendant.
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1 I. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS
2 A. Discovery in this action is likely to involve production of confidential,
3 proprietary, or private information for which special protection from public
4 disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation
5 may be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the
6 Court to enter the following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties
7 acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all
8 disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from
9 public disclosure and use extends only to the limited information or items that
10 are entitled to confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles. The
11 parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section XIII(C), below, that this
12 Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file confidential information
13 under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 sets forth the procedures that must be followed
14 and the standards that will be applied when a party seeks permission from the
15 Court to file material under seal.
16 II. GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT
17 A. This action is likely to involve private personal information of Plaintiff
18 and third-party employees of Defendant, as well as third-party patients for
19 which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose
20 other than prosecution of this action is warranted. Such confidential and
21 proprietary materials and information consist of, among other things, medical
22 records, personnel records, and personal information of third-party employees
23 of Defendant, and information otherwise generally unavailable to the public, or
24 which may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure under state or
1 federal statutes, court rules, case decisions, or common law. Accordingly, to
2 expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes
3 over confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately protect information the
4 parties are entitled to keep confidential, to adequately protect against
5 inadvertent disclosure of privileged information or otherwise protected from
6 disclosure, to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of
7 such material in preparation for and in the conduct of trial, to address their
8 handling at the end of the litigation, and serve the ends of justice, a protective
9 order for such information is justified in this matter. It is the intent of the
10 parties that information will not be designated as confidential for tactical
11 reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good faith belief that it has
12 been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and there is good cause
13 why it should not be part of the public record of this case.
14 III. DEFINITIONS
15 A. Action: William Allen v. Frank Kendall III, Case No. 8:20-cv-01756-JLS-
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17 B. Challenging Party: A Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation
18 of information or items under this Order.
19 C. “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: Information (regardless of how
20 it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for
21 protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), and as specified above in
22 the Good Cause Statement.
23 D. Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as their
24 support staff).
1 E. Designating Party: A Party or Non-Party that designates information or
2 items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as
3 “CONFIDENTIAL.”
4 F. Disclosure or Discovery Material: All items or information, regardless of
5 the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained
6 (including, among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that
7 are produced or generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this
8 matter.
9 G. Expert: A person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter
10 pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to
11 serve as an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.
12 H. House Counsel: Attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action.
13 House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside
14 counsel.
15 I. Non-Party: Any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or
16 other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
17 J. Outside Counsel of Record: Attorneys who are not employees of a party
18 to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action and
19 have appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law
20 firm which has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.
21 K. Party: Any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,
22 employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and
23 their support staffs).
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1 L. Producing Party: A Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
2 Discovery Material in this Action.
3 M. Professional Vendors: Persons or entities that provide litigation support
4 services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or
5 demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or
6 medium) and their employees and subcontractors.
7 N. Protected Material: Any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is
8 designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.”
9 O. Receiving Party: A Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material
10 from a Producing Party.
11 IV. SCOPE
12 A. The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only
13 Protected Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or
14 extracted from Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or
15 compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or
16 presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.
17 B. Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of
18 the trial judge. This Order does not govern the use of Protected Material at trial.
19 V. DURATION
20 A. Once a case proceeds to trial, all of the information that was designated as
21 confidential or maintained pursuant to this Protective Order becomes public and
22 will be presumptively available to all members of the public, including the press,
23 unless compelling reasons supported by specific factual findings to proceed
24 otherwise are made to the trial judge in advance of the trial. See Kamakana v.
1 City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1180-81 (9th Cir. 2006)
2 (distinguishing “good cause” showing for sealing documents produced in
3 discovery from “compelling reasons” standard when merits-related documents
4 are part of court record). Accordingly, the terms of this Protective Order do not
5 extend beyond the commencement of the trial.
6 VI. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
7 A. Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection
8 1. Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for
9 protection under this Order must take care to limit any such designation
10 to specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. The
11 Designating Party must designate for protection only those parts of
12 material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that
13 qualify so that other portions of the material, documents, items, or
14 communications for which protection is not warranted are not swept
15 unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.
16 2. Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited.
17 Designations that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been
18 made for an improper purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case
19 development process or to impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on
20 other parties) may expose the Designating Party to sanctions.
21 3. If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that information or
22 items that it designated for protection do not qualify for protection, that
23 Designating Party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is
24 withdrawing the inapplicable designation.
1 B. Manner and Timing of Designations
2 1. Except as otherwise provided in this Order (see, e.g., Section
3 B(2)(b) below), or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or
4 Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this Order must be
5 clearly so designated before the material is disclosed or produced.
6 2. Designation in conformity with this Order requires the following:
7 a. For information in documentary form (e.g., paper or
8 electronic documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or
9 other pretrial or trial proceedings), that the Producing Party affix
10 at a minimum, the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” (hereinafter
11 “CONFIDENTIAL legend”), to each page that contains protected
12 material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page
13 qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly
14 identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate
15 markings in the margins). As stated in the parties’ joint Rule 26(f)
16 Report (ECF No. 22), the parties agree that each electronically
17 stored document shall be produced as a separate, Bates-stamped
18 PDF. The parties agree that electronic documents may be
19 produced in native format in cases where conversion to PDF is not
20 practicable (e.g., Excel files). To the extent any documents are
21 produced in native electronic format, such documents will not have
22 a physical legend. Any documents produced in native electronic
23 format that are designated “CONFIDENTIAL” shall be prepended
24 with “CONFIDENTIAL” and the Bates number or Bates range in
1 the filename. In the event the Receiving Party prints any native
2 electronic document or file designated “CONFIDENTIAL,” it shall
3 be the responsibility of the Receiving Party to affix the appropriate
4 “CONFIDENTIAL” legend and Bates stamp to the printed
5 document or file before disclosing to persons authorized under this
6 Order.
7 b. A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents
8 available for inspection need not designate them for protection
9 until after the inspecting Party has indicated which documents it
10 would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before
11 the designation, all of the material made available for inspection
12 shall be deemed “CONFIDENTIAL.” After the inspecting Party has
13 identified the documents it wants copied and produced, the
14 Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions
15 thereof, qualify for protection under this Order. Then, before
16 producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix
17 the “CONFIDENTIAL legend” to each page that contains Protected
18 Material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page
19 qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly
20 identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate
21 markings in the margins).
22 c. For testimony given in depositions, that the Designating
23 Party identify the Disclosure or Discovery Material on the record,
24 before the close of the deposition all protected testimony.
1 d. For information produced in form other than document and
2 for any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a
3 prominent place on the exterior of the container or containers in
4 which the information is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL.” If
5 only a portion or portions of the information warrants protection,
6 the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the
7 protected portion(s).
8 C. Inadvertent Failure to Designate
9 1. If timely corrected, an inadvertent failure to designate qualified
10 information or items does not, standing alone, waive the Designating
11 Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material.
12 Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make
13 reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with
14 the provisions of this Order.
15 VII. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
16 A. Timing of Challenges
17 1. Any party or Non-Party may challenge a designation of
18 confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the Court’s Scheduling
19 Order.
20 B. Meet and Confer
21 1. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution process
22 under Local Rule 37.1 et seq.
23 C. The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on
24 the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper
1 purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other
2 parties) may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating
3 Party has waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall
4 continue to afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is
5 entitled under the Producing Party’s designation until the Court rules on the
6 challenge.
7 VIII. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
8 A. Basic Principles
9 1. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is disclosed or
10 produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this
11 Action only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle this Action.
12 Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of
13 persons and under the conditions described in this Order. When the
14 Action has been terminated, a Receiving Party must comply with the
15 provisions of Section XIV below.
16 2. Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving
17 Party at a location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is
18 limited to the persons authorized under this Order.
19 B. Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items
20 1. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by
21 the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or
22 item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to:
23 a. The Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this
24 Action, as well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to
1 whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the information for this
2 Action;
3 b. The officers, directors, and employees (including House
4 Counsel) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably
5 necessary for this Action;
6 c. Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to
7 whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who
8 have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound”
9 (Exhibit A);
10 d. The Court and its personnel;
11 e. Court reporters and their staff;
12 f. Professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and
13 Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary
14 or this Action and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and
15 Agreement to be Bound” attached as Exhibit A hereto;
16 g. The author or recipient of a document containing the
17 information or a custodian or other person who otherwise
18 possessed or knew the information;
19 h. During their depositions, witnesses, and attorneys for
20 witnesses, in the Action to whom disclosure is reasonably
21 necessary provided: (i) the deposing party requests that the
22 witness sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound;”
23 and (ii) they will not be permitted to keep any confidential
24 information unless they sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement
1 to Be Bound,” unless otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or
2 ordered by the Court. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or
3 exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material may be
4 separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to
5 anyone except as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order;
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7 i. Any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting
8 personnel, mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in
9 settlement discussions.
10 IX. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED
11 IN OTHER LITIGATION
12 A. If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other
13 litigation that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this
14 Action as “CONFIDENTIAL,” that Party must:
15 1. Promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification
16 shall include a copy of the subpoena or court order;
17 2. Promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or
18 order to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material
19 covered by the subpoena or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such
20 notification shall include a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; and
21 3. Cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be
22 pursued by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be
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1 B. If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served
2 with the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated
3 in this action as “CONFIDENTIAL” before a determination by the Court from
4 which the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the
5 Designating Party’s permission. The Designating Party shall bear the burden
6 and expense of seeking protection in that court of its confidential material and
7 nothing in these provisions should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a
8 Receiving Party in this Action to disobey a lawful directive from another court.
9 X. A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE
10 PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION
11 A. The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a Non-
12 Party in this Action and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” Such information
13 produced by Non-Parties in connection with this litigation is protected by the
14 remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these provisions should
15 be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections.
16 B. In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to
17 produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party
18 is subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s
19 confidential information, then the Party shall:
20 1. Promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party
21 that some or all of the information requested is subject to a
22 confidentiality agreement with a Non-Party;
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1 2. Promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated
2 Protective Order in this Action, the relevant discovery request(s), and a
3 reasonably specific description of the information requested; and
4 3. Make the information requested available for inspection by the
5 Non-Party, if requested.
6 C. If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective order from this court within 14
7 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party
8 may produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the
9 discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the
10 Receiving Party shall not produce any information in its possession or control
11 that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party before a
12 determination by the court. Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party
13 shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this court of its
14 Protected Material.
15 XI. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
16 A. If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has
17 disclosed Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not
18 authorized under this Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must
19 immediately (1) notify in writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized
20 disclosures, (2) use its best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the
21 Protected Material, (3) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized
22 disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (4) request such person
23 or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to be Bound” that is
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1 XII. INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE
2 PROTECTED MATERIAL
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A. Non-Waiver of Privilege. As stated in the parties’ joint Rule 26(f) report
4 (ECF No. 22), the parties agree that they do not intend to disclose information
5 subject to a claim of attorney-client privilege, attorney work product protection,
6 protection from production or disclosure under the Health Insurance and
7 Portability Act (“HIPAA”) (including “Protected Health Information” as that
term is defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103) or the Federal Privacy Act of 1974, 5
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U.S.C. § 552a, or any other privilege, immunity or protection from production or
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disclosure (“Privileged Information”). Nevertheless, if a Producing Party
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discloses Privileged Information, such disclosure (as distinct from use) shall be
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deemed inadvertent without need of further showing under Federal Rule of
12 Evidence 502(b) and shall not constitute or be deemed a waiver or forfeiture of
13 the privilege or protection from discovery in this case or in any other federal or
14 state proceeding by that party (the “Disclosing Party”). This Section shall be
interpreted to provide the maximum protection allowed by Federal Rule of
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Evidence 502(d).
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B. Notice of Production of Privileged Information. If a Party or non-Party
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discovers that it has produced Privileged Information, it shall promptly notify
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the Receiving Party of the production in writing and may demand that the
19 Receiving Party return or destroy the Privileged Information. In the event that a
20 Receiving Party receives information that it believes is subject to a good faith
21 claim of privilege by the Designating Party, the Receiving Party shall
immediately refrain from examining the information and shall promptly notify
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the Designating Party in writing that the Receiving Party possesses potentially
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Privileged Information. The Designating Party shall have seven (7) days to
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assert privilege over the identified information. If the Designating Party does
2 not assert a claim of privilege within the 7-day period, the information in
3 question shall be deemed non-privileged.
4 C. Recall of Privileged Information. If the Designating Party has notified
5 the Receiving Party that it is claiming privilege over previously produced
documents, or has confirmed it is claiming privilege over a production called to
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its attention by the Receiving Party, the Receiving Party shall within seven (7)
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days of receiving such notification or confirmation: (1) destroy, delete, or return
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to the Designating Party all copies or versions of the produced Privileged
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Information requested to be returned or destroyed; (2) delete from its work
10 product or other materials any quoted or paraphrased portions of the produced
11 Privileged Information; (3) ensure that produced Privileged Information is not
12 disclosed in any manner to any Party or non-Party; and (4) confirm by way of
letter to the Designating Party that all copies or versions of the produced
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Privileged Information have been destroyed, deleted, or returned. Within
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fourteen (14) days of the notification that such Privileged Information has been
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destroyed, deleted, or returned (“Clawed-Back Information”), the Disclosing
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Party shall produce a privilege log with respect to the Clawed-Back Information.
17 Within fourteen (14) days after receiving the Disclosing Party’s privilege log with
18 respect to such Clawed-Back Information, a receiving party may notify the
19 Disclosing Party in writing an objection to a claim of privilege or protection from
disclosure with respect to the Clawed-Back Information by initiating the dispute
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resolution process under Local Rule 37-1 et seq.
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XIII. MISCELLANEOUS
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A. Right to Further Relief
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1. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any person to seek its
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modification by the Court in the future.
1 B. Right to Assert Other Objections
2 1. By stipulating to the entry of this Protective Order, no Party waives
3 any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any
4 information or item on any ground not addressed in this Stipulated
5 Protective Order. Similarly, no Party waives any right to object on any
6 ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this Protective
7 Order.
8 C. Filing Protected Material
9 1. A Party that seeks to file under seal any Protected Material must
10 comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material may only be filed
11 under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific
12 Protected Material at issue. If a Party's request to file Protected Material
13 under seal is denied by the Court, then the Receiving Party may file the
14 information in the public record unless otherwise instructed by the Court.
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17 XIV. FINAL DISPOSITION
18 A. After the final disposition of this Action, as defined in Section V, within
19 sixty (60) days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving
20 Party must return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such
21 material. As used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies,
22 abstracts, compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or
23 capturing any of the Protected Material. Whether the Protected Material is
24 returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must submit a written certification to
1 the Producing Party (and, if not the same person or entity, to the Designating
2 Party) by the 60 day deadline that (1) identifies (by category, where appropriate)
3 all the Protected Material that was returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the
4 Receiving Party has not retained any copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries
5 or any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected Material.
6 Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to retain an archival copy of
7 all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and hearing transcripts, legal
8 memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert reports,
9 attorney work product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such
10 materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival copies that contain or
11 constitute Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order as set forth
12 in Section V.
13 B. Any violation of this Order may be punished by any and all appropriate
14 measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or monetary
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17 IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.
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Dated: September 13, 2021
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/s/ Omar G. Qureshi
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Omar G. Qureshi (Cal. Bar No. 323493)
Brian M. Adesman (Cal. Bar No. 312663)
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QURESHI LAW
1625 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 500
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Los Angeles, California 90015
Telephone: (213) 315-5442
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Facsimile: (213) 277-8989
E-mail: omar@qureshi.law
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Attorney for Plaintiff William Allen
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3 /s/ Matthew J. Smock
Matthew J. Smock (Cal. Bar No. 293542)
4 US ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
Federal Building, Suite 7516
5 300 North Los Angeles Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
6 Telephone: (213) 894-0397
Facsimile: (213) 894-7819
7 E-mail: Matthew.Smock@usdoj.gov
8 Attorney for Defendant Frank Kendall III
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FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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11 Dated: September 16, 2021 /s/ Autumn D. Spaeth
HONORABLE AUTUMN D. SPAETH
12 United States Magistrate Judge
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1 EXHIBIT A
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
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3 I, [print or type full name], of
4 [print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I
5 have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that was issued
6 by the United States District Court for the Central District of California on [DATE] in
7 the case of William Allen v. Frank Kendall III, Case No. 8:20-cv-01756-JLS-ADS. I
8 agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective
9 Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to
10 sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not
11 disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated
12 Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions
13 of this Order.
14 I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court
15 for the Central District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this
16 Stipulated Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after
17 termination of this action. I hereby appoint [print or
18 type full name] of [print or type full address and
19 telephone number] as my California agent for service of process in connection with this
20 action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated Protective Order.
21 Date:
22 City and State where sworn and signed:
23 Printed Name:
24 Signature: