# Brown v. Building Engines, Inc. > District Court, S.D. New York · January 14, 2025 URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/10780650 ## Case - **Court:** District Court, S.D. New York - **Decided:** January 14, 2025 - **Opinion:** 100trialcourt - **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library ## Citator (automated) - No negative treatment found by the automated citator. That is not the same as a confirmation that the case is good law; read the citing cases. - Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/10780650 ## Opinion text WAU L-COTUVTVUUOT’: INN DAUOCUTEIOEEL Tah Pied 22/iL012T raye tui & UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MICHAEL BROWN, individually and as agent on behalf of former equityholders of Emergent Properties Inc., PLAINTIFF, v. Case No. 1:23-cv-06684-PKC BUILDING ENGINES, INC., DEFENDANT. WHEREAS, the parties having agreed to the following terms of confidentiality, and the Court having found that good cause exists for the issuance of an appropriately tailored confidentiality order pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is hereby ORDERED that the following restrictions and procedures shall apply to the information and documents exchanged by the parties in connection with the pre-trial phase of this action: 1. Counsel for any party may designate any document or information, in whole or in part, as confidential if counsel determines, in good faith, that such designation is necessary to protect the interests of the client in information that is proprietary, a trade secret, or otherwise sensitive non-public information (“Confidential Information”). Information and documents designated by a party as confidential will be stamped “CONFIDENTIAL.” 2. The Confidential Information disclosed will be held and used by the person receiving such information solely for use in connection with the action. 3. In the event a party challenges another party’s designation of confidentiality, counsel shall make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute, and in the absence of a resolution, the challenging party may seek resolution by the Court. Nothing in this Protective Order constitutes an admission by any party that Confidential Information disclosed in this case is relevant or admissible. Each party reserves the right to object to the use or admissibility of the Confidential Information. 4, Documents designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall not be disclosed to any person, except: a. The requesting party and counsel, including in-house counsel; b. Employees or agents of such counsel assigned to and necessary to assist in the litigation; Cas€ L.20-CV-VU0004 FRO VOUCUTHETL +t Pueu teitoletr oUt C. Consultants or experts assisting in the prosecution or defense of the matter, to the extent deemed necessary by counsel; and d. The Court (including the mediator, or other person having access to any Confidential Information by virtue of his or her position with the Court). The parties reserve the right to designate information as “For Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” 5. Prior to disclosing or displaying the Confidential Information to any person, counsel must: a. Inform the person of the confidential nature of the information or documents; b. Inform the person that this Court has enjoined the use of the information or documents by him/her for any purpose other than this litigation and has enjoined the disclosure of the information or documents to any other person; and C. Require each such person to sign an agreement to be bound by this Order in the form attached as Exhibit A. 6. The disclosure of a document or information without designating it as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall not constitute a waiver of the right to designate such document or information as Confidential Information. If so designated, the document or information shall thereafter be treated as Confidential Information subject to all the terms of this Stipulation and Order. 7. Any Personally Identifying Information (“PII”) (e.g., social security numbers, financial account numbers, passwords, and information that may be used for identity theft) exchanged in discovery shall be maintained by the receiving party in a manner that is secure. 8. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 502, the production of privileged or work product protected documents or communications, electronically stored information (“ESI”) or information, whether inadvertent or otherwise, shall not constitute a waiver of the privilege or protection from discovery in this case or in any other federal or state proceeding. This Order shall be interpreted to provide the maximum protection allowed by Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d). Nothing contained herein is intended to or shall serve to limit a party’s right to conduct a review of documents, ESI or information (including metadata) for relevance, responsiveness and/or segregation of privileged and/or protected information before production. 9. A party seeking to file information designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall seek to file any such documents under seal. The parties shall follow the Court’s procedures for requests for filing under seal. 10. At the conclusion of litigation, Confidential Information and any copies thereof shall be promptly (and in no event later than 30 days after entry of final judgment no longer subject to further appeal) returned to the producing party or certified as destroyed, except that the Uasé Lica-CV-U0004-rRAW VOCUTMEM 41 rieGicihloieé4 rageo vi s+ parties’ counsel shall be permitted to retain their working files on the condition that those files will remain protected. 11. Nothing herein shall preclude the parties from disclosing material designated to be Confidential Information if otherwise required by law or pursuant to a valid subpoena. SO STIPULATED AND AGREED. Dated: December 18, 2024 /si Cassandra Porsch /s/ Emily Wheeling Cassandra Porsch Emily Wheeling Counsel for Plaintiff Michael Brown Counsel for Defendant Building Engines, Inc. SB heyek EF banthonm SO ORDERED. ME BO pee “ oy P. Kevin Castel United States District Judge ADDENDUM TO STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 23 cv 6684(PKC), Brown v Building Engines. Notwithstanding any other provision, no document may be filed with the Clerk under seal without a further Order of this Court addressing the specific documents to be sealed. Any application to seal shall be accompanied by an affidavit and memorandum of law, demonstrating that the standards for sealing have been met and specifically addressing United States v. Amodeo, 44 F.3d 141, 145 (2d Cir. 1995) (“Amodeo I”) and Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 119-120 (2d Cir. 2006). Without any further application to the Court, the following may be redacted from any letter, memorandum, exhibit, deposition testimony or other document to be filed with the Clerk: social security numbers, taxpayer-identification numbers, financial account numbers, and names of minor children (replaced by initials); where a redaction has been made, the fact of the redaction shall be noted on the page where it has occurred. SO ORDERED. A ows □□ ~ United States District Judge Dated: New York, New York January 14, 2025 Udse L.2o-CV-U0004"F AU VOCUMENL 41 rHEQ Lolz rage 4 O14 EXHIBIT A Agreement I have been informed by counsel that certain documents or information to be disclosed to me in connection with the matter entitled Brown v. Building Engines, Inc., Case No. 1:23-cv- 06684-PKC (S.D.N.Y.) have been designated as confidential. I have been informed that any such documents or information labeled “CONFIDENTIAL” are confidential by Order of the Court. I hereby agree that I will not disclose any information contained in such documents to any other person. I further agree not to use any such information for any purpose other than this litigation. Dated: ,20__ Name (printed) Signature Signed in the presence of: (Attomeyy) tt ss—S --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/10780650. Public record. Not legal advice.