The opinion
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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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Robert J. McGahan
3 California Bar No.: 196568
BRADLEY ARANT BOULT
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CUMMINGS LLP
5 1900 K Street, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20006
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Phone: (202) 719-8298
7 Fax: (202) 347-1684
bmcgahan@bradley.com
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Attorney for Defendant SoFi Bank N.A.
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ANTHONY MICHAEL VALDEZ, )
12 Case No. 2:25-cv-11851-FMO-SSC
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13 Plaintiff, )
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
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14 ORDER1
v. )
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BANK OF AMERICA N.A.; )
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GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.; )
17 and SOFI BANK, N.A., )
Defendants. )
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Plaintiff Anthony Michael Valdez (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant SoFi Bank, N.A.
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(“SoFi”) stipulate to the entry of this Protective Order (the “Order”) and agree that it
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shall control the dissemination of all documents, materials, and other information,
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including the substance, content, copies, and summaries thereof, by any party in the
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above-captioned litigation and any appeals thereto.
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Therefore, the Parties request that the Court enter this Protective Order.
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1 This Stipulated Protective Order is substantially based on the model protective
order provided under Magistrate Judge Stephanie S. Christensen’s Procedures as of
1 For good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:
2 1. INTRODUCTION
3 1.1 Purposes and Limitations. Discovery in this action is likely to involve
4 production of confidential, proprietary, or private information for which special
5 protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting
6 this litigation may be warranted. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and
7 petition the court to enter the following Stipulated Protective Order. The parties
8 acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or
9 responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and
10 use extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential
11 treatment under the applicable legal principles.
12 1.2 Good Cause Statement. This action is likely to involve trade secrets, and
13 development, commercial, financial, technical and/or proprietary information for
14 which special protection from public disclosure and from use for any purpose other
15 than prosecution of this action is warranted. Such confidential and proprietary
16 materials and information consist of, among other things, confidential business or
17 financial information, information regarding confidential business practices, or other
18 confidential development, or commercial information (including information
19 implicating privacy rights of third parties), information otherwise generally
20 unavailable to the public, or which may be privileged or otherwise protected from
21 disclosure under state or federal statutes, court rules, case decisions, or common law.
22 Accordingly, to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt resolution
23 of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately protect
24 information the parties are entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that the parties are
25 permitted reasonable necessary uses of such material in preparation for and in the
26 conduct of trial, to address their handling at the end of the litigation, and serve the
27 ends of justice, a protective order for such information is justified in this matter. It is
1 the intent of the parties that information will not be designated as confidential for
2 tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated without a good faith belief that it
3 has been maintained in a confidential, non-public manner, and there is good cause
4 why it should not be part of the public record of this case.
5 1.3 Acknowledgment of Procedure for Filing Under Seal. The parties
6 further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 12.3, below, that this Stipulated Protective
7 Order does not entitle them to file confidential information under seal; Local Rule 79-
8 5 sets forth the procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied
9 when a party seeks permission from the court to file material under seal.
10 There is a strong presumption that the public has a right of access to judicial
11 proceedings and records in civil cases. In connection with non-dispositive motions,
12 good cause must be shown to support a filing under seal. See Kamakana v. City and
13 Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1176 (9th Cir. 2006), Phillips ex rel. Ests. of Byrd
14 v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210–11 (9th Cir. 2002), Makar-Welbon v.
15 Sony Elecs., Inc., 187 F.R.D. 576, 577 (E.D. Wis. 1999) (even stipulated protective
16 orders require good cause showing), and a specific showing of good cause or
17 compelling reasons with proper evidentiary support and legal justification, must be
18 made with respect to Protected Material that a party seeks to file under seal. The
19 parties’ mere designation of Disclosure or Discovery Material as CONFIDENTIAL
20 does not—without the submission of competent evidence by declaration,
21 establishing that the material sought to be filed under seal qualifies as confidential,
22 privileged, or otherwise protectable—constitute good cause.
23 Further, if a party requests sealing related to a dispositive motion or trial, then
24 compelling reasons, not only good cause, for the sealing must be shown, and the
25 relief sought shall be narrowly tailored to serve the specific interest to be protected.
26 See Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677–79 (9th Cir. 2010). For each
27 item or type of information, document, or thing sought to be filed or introduced under
1 seal in connection with a dispositive motion or trial, the party seeking protection
2 must articulate compelling reasons, supported by specific facts and legal
3 justification, for the requested sealing order. Again, competent evidence supporting
4 the application to file documents under seal must be provided by declaration.
5 Any document that is not confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable in
6 its entirety will not be filed under seal if the confidential portions can be redacted.
7 If documents can be redacted, then a redacted version for public viewing, omitting
8 only the confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable portions of the document,
9 shall be filed. Any application that seeks to file documents under seal in their entirety
10 should include an explanation of why redaction is not feasible.
11 2. DEFINITIONS
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2.1 Action: This pending federal lawsuit.
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2.2 Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation
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of information or items under this Order.
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2.3 “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: information (regardless of
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how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things that qualify for protection
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under Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and as specified above in
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the Good Cause Statement.
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2.4 Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as their
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support staff).
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2.5 Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or
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items that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as
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“CONFIDENTIAL.”
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2.6 Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of
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the medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including,
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among other things, testimony, transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or
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generated in disclosures or responses to discovery in this matter.
1 2.7 Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter
2 pertinent to the litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as
3 an expert witness or as a consultant in this Action.
4 2.8 Final Disposition: the later of (1) dismissal of all claims and defenses in
5 this Action, with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein after the
6 completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of
7 this Action, including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for
8 extension of time pursuant to applicable law.
9 2.9 In-House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this Action.
10 In-House Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside
11 counsel.
12 2.10 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or
13 other legal entity not named as a Party to this action.
14 2.11 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a party
15 to this Action but are retained to represent or advise a party to this Action and have
16 appeared in this Action on behalf of that party or are affiliated with a law firm which
17 has appeared on behalf of that party, and includes support staff.
18 2.12 Party: any party to this Action, including all of its officers, directors,
19 employees, consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their
20 support staff).
21 2.13 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or
22 Discovery Material in this Action.
23 2.14 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation- support
24 services (e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or
25 demonstrations, and organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium)
26 and their employees and subcontractors.
27 2.15 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is
1 designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.”
2 2.16 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material
3 from a Producing Party.
4 3. SCOPE
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The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only
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Protected Material (as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or
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extracted from Protected Material; (2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or
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compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, conversations, or
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presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material.
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Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by the orders of the
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trial judge. This Stipulated Protective Order does not govern the use of Protected
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Material at trial.
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4. TRIAL AND DURATION
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The terms of this Stipulated Protective Order apply through Final Disposition
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of the Action.
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Once a case proceeds to trial, information that was designated as
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CONFIDENTIAL or maintained pursuant to this Stipulated Protective Order and
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used or introduced as an exhibit at trial becomes public and will be presumptively
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available to all members of the public, including the press, unless compelling reasons
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supported by specific factual findings to proceed otherwise are made to the trial judge
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in advance of the trial. See Kamakana, 447 F.3d at 1180–81 (distinguishing “good
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cause” showing for sealing documents produced in discovery from “compelling
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reasons” standard when merits-related documents are part of court record).
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Accordingly, for such materials, the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order do not
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extend beyond the commencement of the trial.
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Even after Final Disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality obligations
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1 Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise directs.
2 5. DESIGNATING PROTECTED MATERIAL
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5.1 Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection.
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Each Party or Non-Party that designates information or items for protection under this
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Order must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies
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under the appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for protection
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only those parts of material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that
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qualify so that other portions of the material, documents, items, or communications
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for which protection is not warranted are not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of
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this Order.
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Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations
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that are shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper
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purpose (e.g., to unnecessarily encumber the case development process or to impose
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unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Designating
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Party to sanctions.
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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, that Designating Party must
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promptly notify all other Parties that it is withdrawing the inapplicable designation.
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5.2 Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in
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this Stipulated Protective Order (see, e.g., second paragraph of section 5.2(a) below),
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or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies
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for protection under this Stipulated Protective Order must be clearly so designated
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before the material is disclosed or produced.
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Designation in conformity with this Stipulated Protective Order requires:
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(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic
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documents, but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial
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proceedings), that the Producing Party affix at a minimum, the legend
1 “CONFIDENTIAL” to each page that contains protected material. If only a portion
2 or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party
3 also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate
4 markings in the margins).
5 A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents available for inspection
6 need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated
7 which documents it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and
8 before the designation, all of the material made available for inspection shall be
9 deemed CONFIDENTIAL. After the inspecting Party has identified the documents
10 it wants copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents,
11 or portions thereof, qualify for protection under this Stipulated Protective Order.
12 Then, before producing the specified documents, the Producing Party must affix the
13 “CONFIDENTIAL” legend to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a
14 portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing
15 Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate
16 markings in the margins).
17 (b) for testimony given in depositions that the Designating Party identify
18 the Disclosure or Discovery Material on the record, before the close of the deposition
19 all protected testimony.
20 (c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for
21 any other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the
22 exterior of the container or containers in which the information is stored the
23 “CONFIDENTIAL” legend. If only a portion or portions of the information warrants
24 protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall identify the protected
25 portion(s).
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5.3 Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent
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failure to designate qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the
1 Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material.
2 Upon timely correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable
3 efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this
4 Stipulated Protective Order.
5 6. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS
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6.1 Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a
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designation of confidentiality at any time that is consistent with the court’s
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Scheduling Order.
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6.2 Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute
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resolution process under Local Rule 37.1 et seq. and with Section 2 of Judge
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Christensen’s Civil Procedures titled “Brief Pre-Discovery Motion Conference.”2
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6.3 The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on
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the Designating Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper
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purpose (e.g., to harass or impose unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties)
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may expose the Challenging Party to sanctions. Unless the Designating Party has
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waived or withdrawn the confidentiality designation, all parties shall continue to
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afford the material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the
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Producing Party’s designation until the court rules on the challenge.
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7. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
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7.1 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 Action. 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 the Action reaches a Final Disposition, a
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Receiving Party must comply with the provisions of section 13 below.
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2 Judge Christensen’s Procedures are available at
1 Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a
2 location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons
3 authorized under this Stipulated Protective Order.
4 7.2 Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items. Unless
5 otherwise ordered by the court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a
6 Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated
7 “CONFIDENTIAL” only:
8 (a) to the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Action, as
9 well as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably
10 necessary to disclose the information for this Action;
11 (b) to the officers, directors, and employees (including House Counsel) of
12 the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action;
13 (c) to Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom
14 disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have signed the
15 “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
16 (d) to the court and its personnel;
17 (e) to court reporters and their staff;
18 (f) to professional jury or trial consultants, mock jurors, and Professional
19 Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Action and who have
20 signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);
21 (g) to the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
22 custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
23 (h) during their depositions, to witnesses, and attorneys for witnesses, in the
24 Action to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary, provided: (1) the deposing party
25 requests that the witness sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound”
26 (Exhibit A); and (2) the witness will not be permitted to keep any confidential
27 information unless they sign the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound”
1 (Exhibit A), unless otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the
2 court. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal
3 Protected Material may be separately bound by the court reporter and may not be
4 disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this Stipulated Protective Order; and
5 (i) to any mediator or settlement officer, and their supporting personnel,
6 mutually agreed upon by any of the parties engaged in settlement discussions.
7 8. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED
8 PRODUCED IN OTHER LITIGATION
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If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation
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that compels disclosure of any information or items designated in this Action as
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“CONFIDENTIAL,” that Party must:
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(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall
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include a copy of the subpoena or court order;
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(b) promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order
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to issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena
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or order is subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include a copy of
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this Stipulated Protective Order; and
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(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be pursued
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by the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.
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If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served
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with the subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in this
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action as “CONFIDENTIAL” before a determination by the court from which the
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subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained the Designating Party’s
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permission. The Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking
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protection in that court of its confidential material and nothing in these provisions
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should be construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in this Action
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to disobey a lawful directive from another court.
1 9. A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE
2 PRODUCED IN THIS LITIGATION
3 9.1 Application. The terms of this Stipulated Protective Order are applicable
4 to information produced by a Non-Party in this Action and designated as
5 “CONFIDENTIAL.” Such information produced by Non-Parties in connection with
6 this litigation is protected by the remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing
7 in these provisions should be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking
8 additional protections.
9 9.2 Notification. In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery
10 request, to produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the
11 Party is subject to an agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s
12 confidential information, then the Party shall:
13 (a) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party that
14 some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality agreement with
15 a Non-Party;
16 (b) make the information requested available for inspection by the Non-
17 Party, if requested.
18 9.3 Conditions of Production. If the Non-Party fails to seek a protective
19 order from this court within 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying
20 information, the Receiving Party may produce the Non-Party’s confidential
21 information responsive to the discovery request. If the Non-Party timely seeks a
22 protective order, the Receiving Party shall not produce any information in its
23 possession or control that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-
24 Party before a determination by the court. Absent a court order to the contrary, the
25 Non-Party shall bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this court of its
26 Protected Material.
27 10. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL
1 If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed
2 Protected Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this
3 Stipulated Protective Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in
4 writing the Designating Party of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts
5 to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the Protected Material, (c) inform the person or
6 persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order,
7 and (d) request such person or persons to execute the “Acknowledgment and
8 Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A).
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11. INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE
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PROTECTED MATERIAL
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When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain
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inadvertently produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection,
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the obligations of the Receiving Parties are those set forth in Rule 26(b)(5)(B) of the
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. This provision is not intended to modify whatever
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procedure may be established in an e-discovery order that provides for production
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without prior privilege review. Pursuant to Rules 502(d) and (e) of the Federal Rules
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of Evidence, insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of disclosure of
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a communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work
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product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated
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protective order submitted to the court.
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12. MISCELLANEOUS
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12.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order
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abridges the right of any person to seek its modification by the court in the future.
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12.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this
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Stipulated Protective Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to
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object to disclosing or producing any information or item on any ground not
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1 to object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material covered by this
2 Stipulated Protective Order.
3 12.3 Filing Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal any
4 Protected Material must comply with Local Rule 79-5. Protected Material may only
5 be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific
6 Protected Material at issue. If a Party's request to file Protected Material under seal
7 is denied by the court, then the Receiving Party may file the information in the public
8 record unless otherwise instructed by the court.
9 13. FINAL DISPOSITION
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After the Final Disposition of this Action, as defined in paragraph 4, within
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60 days of a written request by the Designating Party, each Receiving Party must
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return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such material. As
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used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts,
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compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the
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Protected Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the
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Receiving Party must submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if
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not the same person or entity, to the Designating Party) by the 60 day deadline that
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(1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all the Protected Material that was
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returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has not retained any
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copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other format reproducing or
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capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel is
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entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition,
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and hearing transcripts, legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial
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exhibits, expert reports, attorney work product, and consultant and expert work
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product, even if such materials contain Protected Material. Any such archival copies
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that contain or constitute Protected Material remain subject to this Protective Order
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as set forth in Section 4.
1 14. VIOLATION
2 Any violation of this Stipulated Protective Order may be punished by any and
3 all appropriate measures including, without limitation, contempt proceedings and/or
4 monetary sanctions.
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1 IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.
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3 DATED: August 3, 2026 _/s/ Charles B. Cummins__________
Matthew M. Loker, Esq. (279939)
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Charles B. Cummins, Esq. (354861)
5 Loker Law, APC
132 Bridge Street
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Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
7 (805) 994-0177
Matt.loker@loker.law
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Charles.cummins@loker.law
9 Attorneys for Plaintiff
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DATED: August 3, 2026 _/s/ Robert J. McGahan
12 Robert J. McGahan
California Bar No.: 196568
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BRADLEY ARANT BOULT
14 CUMMINGS LLP
15 1615 L Street NW, Suite 1350
Washington, D.C. 20036
16 Phone: (202) 719-8298
17 Fax: (202) 347-1684
bmcgahan@bradley.com
18 Attorney for Defendant SoFi Bank N.A.
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21 FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS SO ORDERED.
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August 4, 2026
23 DATED:_____________ _________________________________
24 STEPHANIE S. CHRISTENSEN
United States Magistrate Judge
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1 EXHIBIT A
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
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I, ________________________ [print or type full name], of
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_________________ [print or type full address], declare under penalty of perjury
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that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated Protective Order that
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was issued by the United States District Court for the Central District of California
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in the case of Anthony Michael Valdez v. Bank of America, N.A. et al, 2:25-cv-
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11851-FMO-SSC. I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this
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Stipulated Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so
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comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I
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solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item
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that is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in
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strict compliance with the provisions of this 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. I hereby appoint ________________________ [print
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or type full name] of _________ [print or type full address and telephone
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number] as my California agent for service of process in connection with this
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action or any proceedings related to enforcement of this Stipulated Protective Order.
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Date: ___________________________
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City and State where sworn and signed:
24 ___________________________
Printed name: ___________________________
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Signature: ___________________________
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