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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
 

WESTERN DIVISION
 

NAOMI S. WHITBY	 §
 

§ 

v. § CAUSE NO. 4:09-CV-236-JLH 

§ 

KELLY SERVICES, INC. § 

AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

To protect confidential information produced and otherwise provided in discovery, the 

parties have agreed to the terms of this Agreed Protective Order. It is agreed by the parties 

and ORDERED as follows: 

1. All documents and any other infonnation designated as "CONFIDENTIAL" 

("Confidentiallnformation") in the course of this proceeding shall be used solely for purposes 

of this litigation, including but not limited to preparing for the trial of, the actual trial of, and 

any appeal of the issues in this proceeding, shall be shown only to Qualified Persons as 

defined below, and shall not be disclosed or utilized except in accordance with the terms of 

this Order. A party will only designate information as "CONFIDENTIAL" that, in good faith, 

it believes contains confidential information. Information or material that is available to the 

public shall not be designated as "CONFIDENTIAL." A designation of "CONFIDENTIAL" 

by any party shall have no evidentiary value, and shall not be admissible by one party against 

the other for any purpose. 

2.	 "Qualified Persons" are: 

a.	 attorneys of the parties and their regular employees to whom such 

information is shown for purposes of this proceeding; 

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b. a party, and officers or employees of a party whom the party in good 

faith determines has a need to review Confidential Information', 

c.	 any judicial officer, court reporter, videographer, or mediator whose 

function is necessary to conduct this litigation; 

d.	 any person who may be a witness in the case, if reasonably necessary to 

elicit, prepare, or develop oral or written testimony in this case; 

e.	 third parties retained by an attorney for the purposes of discovery in 

preparation for the trial of, or for testimony in the actual trial of, this 

proceeding (such as experts or consultants); and 

f.	 any other person who is designated a Qualified Person by Order of this 

Court or agreement of the parties. 

3. In addition to this Agreed Protective Order, Defendant may contend that a 

separate protective order is needed for documents Defendant contends should be designated 

as "ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY." The entry of this Agreed Protective Order shall not limit 

Defendant's right to contend that such a separate protective order is warranted. Similarly, the 

entry of this Agreed Protective Order shall not limit Plaintiffs' right to contest the entry of 

such a separate protective order. 

4. Information disclosed at the deposition of a party or other witness may be 

designated as Confidential Information by indicating on the record at the deposition that the 

testimony contains Confidential Information and is subject to the provisions of this Order. A 

party also may designate information disclosed at deposition as Confidential Information by 

notifying the opposing attorney-in-charge, in writing, of the specific pages and lines of the 

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transcript that contain Confidential Information within sixty (60) days following the 

deposition date. 

5. Confidential Information shall not be disclosed or made available to persons 

other than the Court, jury, Qualifled Persons, or the party that designated the material as 

Confidential Information. Any party wishing to file with the Court or otherwise use 

Confidential Information in a manner that would subject the Confidential Information to 

public scrutiny must give the designating party at least seven (7) days notice ofthe impending 

disclosure. 

6. Disclosure beyond the terms of this Order is permitted if the party designating 

the information as Confidential Information consents to disclosure, or if the Court orders 

disclosure. 

7. The confidentiality provisions of this Order do not apply to documents or 

information filed with local, state, or federal agencies, with foreign governments, that are 

considered public records under the laws of the particular jurisdiction, or that are otherwise 

publicly available. 

8. Nothing herein shall in any respect constitute a waiver of any attorney-client, 

work product, or other privilege of any party. The parties pledge, however, to work in good 

faith to produce relevant, non-privileged information and documentation in response to valid 

discovery requests. 

9. The inadvertent or unintentional production of documents containing, or other 

disclosure of, confidential, sensitive, or proprietary information without being designated as 

Confidential Information at the time of production or disclosure shall not be a waiver of a 

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party's claim of confidentiality or right to designate the materials as Confidential Information, 

either as to the specific material discussed or as to related information. 

10. At all times, confidential materials produced in this lawsuit, and any copies 

thereof, will remain in the custody of the parties' attorneys, except as provided for in this 

Order. 

11. Within sixty (60) days after the entry of a final judgment or order in this 

lawsuit (or any appeal of this lawsuit), all Confidential Information and all copies of 

Confidential Information in the possession, custody, or control of the other party's attorneys 

shall be returned to the producing party's attorney, unless an appeal is filed or the parties 

otherwise agree in writing. By separate written agreement between the parties, the nonproducing party may destroy all Confidential Information, and counsel for the non-producing 

party shall certify in writing to counsel for the producing party that destruction of the 

Confidential Information occurred. 

12. The provisions of this Order shall continue to be binding at the conclusion of 

this litigation except that: 

a.	 there shall be no restriction on documents filed as a matter of public 

record and/or used as exhibits in open court (unless such exhibits were 

filed under seal or were sealed); and 

b.	 any party may seek written permission from the supplying party or an 

order ofthe Court to dissolve or modify the Agreed Protective Order. 

13. Any party designating a person, witness, or potential witness as a Qualified 

Person under Paragraph 2(d) and (e) shall provide the individual a copy of this Agreed 

Protective Order and notify the individual of his or her obligation to comply with this Order. 

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14. This Agreed Protective Order shall bind the parties as of the date of execution 

hereof. 

15. A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of a 

"CONFIDENTIAL" designation at the time made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a 

subsequent challenge thereto. In the event that any party disagrees with the designation of 

information as "CONFIDENTIAL," the parties shall first try to resolve such dispute in good 

faith on an informal basis, such as through production of redacted copies. If a dispute cannot 

be resolved by informal means, the objecting party may invoke this Agreed Protective Order 

by objecting in writing to the designating party. If no agreement is reached within three 

business days of objection, then the party challenging the designation may file a motion with 

the Court requesting that the Court order the designation removed. The burden of showing 

the propriety of the designation shall be on the designating party. 

16. To the extent that a copy of any document or information is obtained from an 

independent, nonMconfidential source who obtained the document by lawful and legitimate 

means, such document copy or information is not subject to this Agreed Protective Order. 

This Agreement is hereby entered into as attested by the respective signatures of 

counsel for the parties noted below. 

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Affinned and adopted as an ORDER of the Court this day of 

-.Apr i \ .20W. 

UN! D STATES DISTRICT runGE 

7874669.1 (OGLETREE) 

Respectfully submitted, 

J.J.~~:LJEAKINS.NASH. SMOAK 

,P.e. 

An' 

700 

811 P ston Road 

Dallas, Texas 75225 

(214) 987-3800 - Telephone 

(214) 987-3927 - Facsimile 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT 

Lorraine Hatcher 

P.O. Box 21294 

Little Rock. Arkansas 72221 

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 

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