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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:501 Copyright Infringement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

DRK Photo, 

Plaintiff, 

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The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., et

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Defendants.

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CV 12-8093-PCT-PGR

PROTECTIVE ORDER

WHEREAS, certain documents sought in pretrial discovery in this action may

contain non-public confidential, proprietary, commercially sensitive, or trade secret

information, including without limitation non-public highly sensitive financial, business

planning or technical data concerning print quantities, publication dates, printing, sales, or

distribution estimates and projections, costs, expenses, revenues, profits, relationships

with vendors, corporate policies or procedures, or similar non-public information the

parties have taken reasonable steps to keep secret, the disclosure of which would have an

adverse impact upon the parties’ businesses;

WHEREAS, good cause exists for entry of this Protective Order. See Fed. R. Civ.

P. 26(c)(1); Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006);

WHEREAS, this Protective Order provides reasonable and necessary restrictions

on the disclosure of sensitive materials of a confidential nature;

WHEREAS, to streamline the discovery process and minimize the need for Court

intervention, this Protective Order adopts an approach that allows the producing party to

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designate certain materials being produced, whether it be a document, information

contained in a document, information revealed in a deposition, information revealed in an

interrogatory answer, information revealed in a request for admission or otherwise, as

confidential or counsel only with disclosure limited to specific classes of persons, as set

forth herein;

WHEREAS, this Protective Order also provides that the party requesting

production of the information may challenge the producing Party’s confidentiality

designation before the Court, thereby minimizing the likelihood that non-sensitive

documents will be unnecessarily designated as confidential or counsel only; and

WHEREAS, this Discovery Confidentiality Order allocates to the producing party

the burden of justifying the confidentiality designation;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. This Protective Order shall apply to all documents, materials, and information,

including without limitation, documents produced, answers to interrogatories, responses

to requests for admission, deposition testimony, and other information disclosed pursuant

to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

2. As used in this Protective Order, “document” is defined as provided in Fed. 12

R. Civ. P. 34(a).

3. “Confidential” information shall mean any document, brief, interrogatory

response, response to request for admission, transcript of testimony, testimony, or other

information that is designated as “Confidential” under the provisions of this Order.

4. “For Attorneys Only” information shall mean any document, interrogatory

response, response to request for admission, transcript of testimony, testimony, or other

information that is designated as “For Attorneys Only” under the provisions of this Order.

5. “Confidential” and “For Attorneys Only” material, and information derived

therefrom, shall be used solely for purposes of the claims and defenses in this Action and

shall not be used for any other purpose, including, without limitation, any business,

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proprietary, commercial, governmental, or litigation purpose. Nothing herein should be

construed to restrict the ability of counsel to advise their clients with respect to the

litigation based upon “Confidential” and “For Attorneys Only” materials, provided that

such information is not disclosed.

6. “Designating Party,” when used in reference to “Confidential” or “For

Attorneys Only,” material shall mean the party that designated such material under

provisions of this Order. 

7. Where “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” material is produced, provided

or otherwise disclosed by a Party in response to any discovery request, it shall be

designated in the following manner:

a. By imprinting the word(s) “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” on each

page or portion of any document produced; or

b. By imprinting the word(s) “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” next to or

above any response, or any portion thereof, to a discovery request.

8. In connection with deposition testimony, the deponent or his or her counsel

may invoke the provisions of this Order by claiming confidentiality at the conclusion of

the deposition or within ten (10) days from receipt of the transcript of the deposition. At

all times prior to the conclusion of the ten (10) day period, counsel for the parties shall

treat the entire transcript as if it had been designated “Confidential” regardless of whether

any such designation was made at the time of the deposition. Failure to designate specific

portions of a deposition as “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” within the ten (10)

period shall result in the entire transcript being considered not confidential. Testimony

that has been designated “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” on the record of the

deposition shall be transcribed in a separate booklet marked accordingly on each page.

9. Material designated “Confidential” shall not, without written consent of the

Designating Party or further order of the Court, be disclosed to anyone other than:

a. Outside counsel retained by a party to this action, their regularly employed

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contract attorneys and staff, and in-house counsel for the parties to this

action;

b. Witnesses and deponents of the Designating Party;

c. The Court, including any staff, law clerk, magistrate, special master, or court

reporter;

d. Outside consultants or experts retained by a party in connection with this

action who have executed the acknowledgement;

e. The parties to this action and their officers, employees, and agents;

f. Duplicating or document management services retained by a party for

purposes of copying documents or preparing exhibits for deposition, trial, or

other court proceedings in this action;

g. The Author of the document and anyone shown on the document as having

received it in the ordinary course of business;

h. Any mediator retained by the parties to mediate the case; and

i. Any other person only upon Order of the Court or upon the written consent of

the Designating Party, which will not be unreasonably withheld.

10. Material designated as “For Attorneys Only” shall not, without the written

consent of the Designating Party or further order of the Court, be disclosed to anyone

other than:

a. Outside counsel retained by a party to this action, their regularly employed

contract attorneys and staff, and in-house counsel for the parties to this

action;

b. The Court, including any staff, law clerk, magistrate, special master, or court

reporter;

c. Duplicating or document management services retained by a party for

purposes of copying documents or preparing exhibits for deposition, trial, or

other court proceedings in this action; and

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d. The Author of the document and anyone shown on the document as having

received it in the ordinary course of business.

11. The Party’s counsel who discloses “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only”

material shall obtain and retain the original acknowledgements signed by qualified

recipients of “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” material, and shall maintain a list of

all persons to whom any “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” material is disclosed.

12. A party may designate information as “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only”

if such party in good faith believes that such information qualifies for the designation

under the following standards (a) “Confidential” material includes non-public

confidential, proprietary, commercially sensitive, or trade secret information, including

print quantities, publication dates, printing, sales, or distribution estimates and

projections, costs, expenses, revenues, profits, relationships with vendors, corporate

policies or procedures, or similar non-public information the parties have taken

reasonable steps to keep secret, the disclosure of which would lead to competitive,

commercial, or economic harm; (b) “For Attorneys Only” material includes highly

sensitive financial, business planning, or technical data or information for which the

Designating Party has a good faith basis to believe that the Confidential Material

designation does not provide adequate protection.

13. A party objecting to the designation of any information as “Confidential” or

“For Attorneys Only” may, after making a good faith effort to resolve any such objection,

move for an Order vacating the designation. While such an application is pending, the

information in question shall be treated as it has been designated, either “Confidential” or

“For Attorneys Only,” pursuant to this Protective Order. The provisions of this Protective

Order are not intended to shift the burden of establishing confidentiality, which remains at

all times on the Designating Party.

14. In the event that counsel for a party desires to identify, discuss, disclose, or

otherwise use materials or the contents of materials designated as “Confidential” or “For

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Attorneys Only” during the course of pretrial or trial proceedings, counsel for the

Designating Party may request that any portion of any transcript wherein materials or the

contents of such materials designated as “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” are

identified, discussed, disclosed, or used, be filed under seal with this Court and be

accorded the protections afforded by this Protective Order. The parties will meet and

confer regarding any procedure(s) that may be necessary to protect the confidentiality of

any documents, information, and/or transcripts used in the course of any court

proceedings. Sealing of a hearing or trial, or a portion thereof, may occur upon a showing

of specific injury to the party seeking closure, in accordance with Kamakana v. City and

County of Honolulu, 447 3 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006).

15. If any party wishes to file or refer to any material containing “Confidential” or

“For Attorneys Only” material, that party shall follow the procedures set forth in LRCiv

5.6(b). If the filing party wishes to fie or refer to material containing as “Confidential” or

“For Attorneys Only” material pursuant to its own designation, it shall file a motion or

stipulation under seal pursuant to LR Civ. 5.6(b). If the filing party wishes to fie or refer

to material containing as “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” material pursuant to the

designation of another party, it shall follow the procedure outlined in LR Civ. 5.6(d).

16. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any part from using or disclosing its

own as “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” material without having to comply with

the terms of this Protective Order. However, if any party uses or discloses its own as

“Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” material publicly, that material will lose its

designation as “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only.”

17. Upon termination of this action, unless the attorneys of record otherwise agree

in writing, each party shall assemble and return all designated materials, including copies,

to the person(s) and entity from whom the material was obtained within sixty (60) days,

or destroy such materials. The attorney of record may retain one (1) copy of any

pleadings, briefs, or other documents filed with the Court that contain as “Confidential”

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or “For Attorneys Only” material. Notwithstanding the foregoing, attorney work product

containing “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” material need not be returned

destroyed.

18. If a document is inadvertently produced by either party without the appropriate

confidentiality designation, the producing party shall notify the receiving party of the

oversight. Once notified, the receiving party shall treat the document as being

appropriately designated and subject to this Order. In such circumstances, the receiving

party shall use its best efforts, after re-designation, to recall any copies of the redesignated documents that were previously disclosed.

19. This Protective Order shall survive the termination of this action and continue

in full force and effect. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to alter this Protective Order as

the Court may deem appropriate.

20. In the event that an additional party joins or is joined in this action, it shall not

have access to “Confidential” or “For Attorneys Only” material until the newly joined

party or its counsel has executed and, at the request of any party, filed with the Court its

agreement to be fully bound by this Order or an alternative protective order that is

satisfactory to all parties and the Court.

DATED this 16th day of October, 2012.

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