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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 46:688 Jones Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH ROBERT SPOONER,

Plaintiff,

v.

MULTI HULL FOILING AC45 VESSEL “4 

ORACLE TEAM USA,” et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-00692-JCS 

ORDER REGARDING REQUEST FOR 

RELEASE OF PHOTOGRAPHS

Plaintiff Joseph Spooner filed a request that the Court order the United States Marshal to 

provide photographs of the arrested property to counsel for the parties. See dkt. 28. Defendant 

Oracle Racing, Inc. filed a conditional statement of non-opposition, consenting to such release on 

the condition that the Court issue an order stating “that plaintiff and his counsel cannot disclose 

the photographs to others, will only use the photographs to respond to the Court’s March 9, 2015 

Order, and cannot file copies of the photographs except under seal, in order to protect trade 

secrets.” See dkt. 29.

Having reviewed the parties’ submissions, the Court orders as follows: The United States 

Marshal shall file under seal a supplemental warrant return including any photographs taken of the 

property arrested on March 10, 2015, and shall release such photographs to the parties’ counsel via 

email as set forth in Spooner’s request.1 Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in 

writing by Oracle Racing:

1. Spooner and his counsel may not disclose the photographs, any 

reproductions thereof, or any technical description of their contents, except to: (a) Spooner 

 

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Plaintiff’s counsel’s email address is barlowairlaw@yahoo.com. Defense counsel’s email 

address is drusso@sc-law.us. 

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himself; (b) Spooner’s counsel of record Patricia Barlow, as well as employees of Ms. 

Barlow to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose the photographs for this litigation 

and who have agreed in writing to be bound by this Order; or (c) the Court and its 

personnel;

2. Spooner may use the photographs only for the purpose of responding to the 

Court’s March 9, 2015 Order and/or Oracle Racing’s request to release the arrested 

property; and

3. The photographs, reproductions thereof, or any technical description of their 

contents may not be filed except under seal. For the limited purpose of resolving Oracle 

Racing’s pending request for release of property, the Court grants both parties leave to file 

the photographs under seal without regard to the procedures set forth in Civil Local Rule 

79-5.

Even after final disposition of this litigation, the confidentiality requirements of this Order 

shall remain in effect until Oracle Racing agrees otherwise in writing or a court order otherwise 

directs. Following the resolution of Oracle Racing’s pending request for release of property, the 

parties are instructed to meet and confer regarding treatment of confidential information, and to 

jointly submit a proposed protective order to supersede this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 10, 2015

______________________________________

JOSEPH C. SPERO

Chief Magistrate Judge

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