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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Employment Discrimination

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LORI A. BOWMAN, State Bar No.: 114664 

GLORIA C. JAN, State Bar No.: 165440 

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART P.C. 

633 West Fifth Street, Suite 5300 

Los Angeles, California 90071 

Telephone: (213) 239-9800 

Facsimile: (213) 239-9045 

gloria.jan@ogletreedeakins.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

Roche Laboratories Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DOUGLAS SARUBBI, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

ROCHE LABORATORIES, INC., and 

DOES 1 through 50 inclusive, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:05-cv-2294

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Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the 

parties request the Court to enter a Protective Order on the following terms: 

1. If any party or third party is asked to disclose what they good faith 

believe embodies Confidential Information, these procedures shall be employed. 

2. The term "Confidential Information" shall mean any information, or 

contents of any document or other material (including without limitation copies, 

interrogatory responses, transcripts, videos, and computer stored information) 

concerning parties or non-parties which has not been made public and which concerns 

or relates to processes, operations, business information, inventories, production, 

research, development, payroll, financial information, or medical information that the 

designating party contends and in good faith believes constitutes trade secret or other 

confidential or proprietary information, the disclosure of which may have the effect of 

causing harm to the person, firm, partnership, corporation, or the entity to which the 

confidential information relates or from which the confidential information was 

obtained, or which may have the effect of unduly imposing on the privacy interests of 

others. The term “Confidential Information” shall also include any documents or 

other information concerning witnesses (including but not limited to their names, 

identities, places of employment, addresses, telephone numbers, and any other contact 

information) who may face ridicule, harassment, or intimidation, if they are openly 

disclosed in this lawsuit. Any documents or other information that has not been 

preserved or maintained in a manner calculated to preserve its confidentiality may not 

be treated as Confidential Information. 

3. In discovery, the parties may designate any Confidential Information as 

“Confidential” under the terms of this Order. Any documents or other information 

designated as “Confidential,” copies thereof, and the information contained therein 

may be disclosed only to the Court and Court staff, to counsel for a party (including 

the paralegal, clerical, and secretarial staff employed by such counsel), and to the 

qualified persons below: 

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(a) a party, or an officer, director, counsel, or other employee of a 

party deemed reasonably necessary by counsel to aid in the 

prosecution, defense, or settlement of this action; 

(b) experts or consultants (together with their clerical staff) retained 

by such counsel to assist in the prosecution, defense, or settlement 

of this action; 

(c) court reporters, including stenographers and video technicians, 

transcribing proceedings in this action; 

(d) mediators or other ADR professionals retained or appointed to 

assist in the resolution of this action; 

(e) a witness at any deposition or other proceeding in this action if 

there is a good faith reason to believe that the witness (or the 

employer of such a witness if upon a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition) has 

previously seen the document, is familiar with the subject matter 

of the document, or likely has knowledge or relevant information 

regarding the document or information designated as Confidential; 

(f) authors, addressees and recipients of the Confidential Information; 

and, 

(g) any other person as to whom the parties in writing agree. 

4. The parties may also designate any Confidential Information as 

“Confidential – Restricted Distribution,” viewable only by counsel, the Court, Court 

staff, court reporters, including stenographers and video technicians, transcribing 

proceedings in this action, and mediators or other ADR professionals retained or 

appointed to assist in the resolution of this action. 

5. Any documents or other information designated as “Confidential – 

Restricted Distribution,” copies thereof, and the information contained therein shall 

not be disclosed or disseminated to any other officers, directors, shareholders, 

employees, or any other representatives of any receiving party, except to the author or 

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addressee or prior recipients of a document designated as “Confidential – Restricted 

Distribution.” 

6. The parties may designate any documents or other information 

containing Confidential Information as “Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted 

Distribution,” in accordance with the following procedures: 

(a) Documents may be so designated by stamping copies of the 

documents with the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or 

“CONFIDENTIAL – RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION.” 

Stamping the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – 

RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION” on the cover of any multi-page 

document shall designate all pages of the document as protected, 

unless otherwise indicated by the producing party. 

(b) Documents or other information also may be designated as 

“Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted Distribution” by 

providing written notice of such to the party to whom the 

documents or other information are produced, in which event the 

notice shall list and reference any affected documents by Bates 

numbers, or, if not available, by description and page number. 

(c) Testimony taken at a deposition, conference, hearing or trial may 

be designated as “Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted 

Distribution” by making a statement to that effect on the record at 

the deposition or other proceeding either before, during, or after 

the testimony. Arrangements shall be made with the court reporter 

transcribing such proceeding to separately bind such portions of 

the transcript containing designated information, and to label such 

portions accordingly. When depositions, conferences, hearings, or 

trials, or portions thereof, are designated as “Confidential” or 

“Confidential – Restricted Distribution,” counsel shall use such 

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Confidential Information discussed therein only as provided for in 

this Order. All persons present at such proceedings when such 

Confidential Information is involved are enjoined from disclosing 

to any other person the testimony or other discussion regarding 

such material, except as permitted herein. Where appropriate, the 

parties may exclude from depositions, conferences, hearings, or 

trials any person who is not authorized by this Order to receive 

documents or other information designated as “Confidential” or 

“Confidential – Restricted Distribution.” Such right of exclusion 

shall apply only during those portions of the proceedings directed 

to or comprising information designated “Confidential” or 

“Confidential – Restricted Distribution.” 

(d) Confidential Information disclosed in a non-paper medium (e.g., 

video tape, audio tape, computer disk, etc.) may be designated as 

“Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted Distribution” by 

affixing one of these designations to the outside of the medium or 

its container, or by written notice as specified in subparagraph 

5(b), above. 

(e) Inadvertent failure to designate documents or other information as 

protected may be corrected by supplemental written notice given 

as soon as practicable. Late notice, however, does not restore 

confidentiality in the event the document or other information has 

already been disclosed to others falling outside the scope of the 

“Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted Distribution” 

designations. 

7. Any party may challenge a “Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted 

Distribution” designation if: (a) the documents or information do not constitute 

Confidential Information; or (b) counsel believes, in good faith, that disclosure to 

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otherwise unauthorized persons will assist with investigating the facts or in preparing 

a claim or defense. Any party may bring such a challenge in accordance with the 

following procedures: 

(a) Any party challenging the “Confidential” or “Confidential – 

Restricted Distribution” designation (the “challenging party”) must 

first notify counsel for the other party (or any third party whose 

privacy interests are affected by the challenge) of its challenge. 

The notice must be in writing and must specifically identify the 

documents or other information subject to the challenge. The 

notice must also specify which of the two reasons set forth in 

Paragraph 6 above supports the challenge and must provide 

sufficient factual and legal information about the challenge for a 

response. 

(b) Within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receiving the written 

notice, the party designating the documents or other information as 

“Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted Distribution” (the 

“designating party”) must submit a written response to the 

challenging party specifying the basis for the designation. If the 

challenge is premised upon a party’s good faith efforts to 

investigate the facts or prepare a claim or defense, the designating 

party may provide additional factual information or may propose a 

limited disclosure to the challenging party to obviate the need to 

disclose the documents or other information to otherwise 

unauthorized persons. 

(c) If the challenging party is not satisfied with the designating party’s 

written response, or does not receive the written response, the 

challenging party may, within twenty-one (21) days of receipt of 

the written response from the designating party or after the 

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deadline for the written response, file an appropriate motion with 

the Court seeking an Order removing the “Confidential” or 

“Confidential – Restricted Distribution” designation from the 

information or materials. 

(d) The challenging party may not disclose the documents or other 

information in dispute to otherwise unauthorized persons until 

after receipt of the Court’s ruling on the motion. 

(e) The time deadlines provided in the foregoing subparagraphs of 

Paragraph 6 are not intended to preclude a party from securing an 

extension of time from the other party or the Court in appropriate 

circumstances. 

(f) Federal law shall govern the appropriate burdens of proof and 

persuasion applicable to the discoverability of any documents or 

other information in dispute. 

8. Documents or other information designated as “Confidential” may be 

disclosed to the persons described in Paragraph 3 only to the extent necessary for 

purposes of this action, and each person described in subparagraphs 3(b) and (g) shall, 

prior to such disclosure, first have signed a counterpart to the Confidentiality 

Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, acknowledging that he or she has read this 

Order, has agreed to be bound by it and will not disclose Confidential Information to 

anyone else except as permitted herein, and will not use such material for any purpose 

other than trial or motion preparation, trial, or appeal of this action. Each such 

counterpart of Exhibit A shall be maintained by counsel making the disclosure to such 

person and shall be made available to any party requesting access thereto at any time. 

Disclosure of Confidential Information to an expert or consultant under Paragraph 3 

shall not constitute a designation of the person as an expert whose opinions may be 

presented at trial. 

9. Documents or other information designated as “Confidential – Restricted 

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Distribution” may be disclosed to the persons described in subparagraphs 4(a) & (b) 

only to the extent necessary for purposes of this action, and each person identified 

therein shall, prior to such disclosure, first have signed a counterpart to the 

Confidentiality Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, acknowledging that he or she 

has read this Order, has agreed to be bound by it and will not disclose documents or 

other information designated as “Confidential – Restricted Distribution” to anyone 

else except as permitted herein, and will not use such material for any purpose other 

than trial or motion preparation, trial, or appeal of this action. Each such counterpart 

of Exhibit A shall be maintained by counsel making the disclosure to such person and 

shall be made available to any party requesting access thereto at any time. 

10. No party shall submit to the Court any documents or other information 

designated as “Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted Distribution” except in a 

separate envelope or other appropriate container, sealed and labeled with the caption 

of this case and the notation “Filed Under Seal,” and pursuant to the procedures set 

forth in Local Rule 39-1411. The Clerk shall maintain the confidentiality of these 

documents. Such material shall be made available only to (a) the Court; (b) court 

personnel; and (c) counsel for the parties to this action. Information deemed 

"Confidential" or "Confidential - Restricted Distribution" filed with the Court in 

connection with motions or other filings need not be filed under seal, if prior to such 

filings, the parties, through their respective counsel, so agree and such agreement is 

confirmed in writing. Any such agreement is not intended to, and shall not, constitute 

a waiver or release of any rights or obligations under this Stipulation with respect to 

the Confidential Information. Prior to using any Confidential Information in open 

court, counsel will meet and confer with the party producing the protected material to 

discuss whether the use of the protected material can be avoided. Any disputes will 

be resolved by the Court. 

11. “Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted Distribution” material 

subject to this Order, including all copies, extracts and summaries thereof and all 

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documents containing information taken therefrom, shall remain in the custody of 

counsel. All such documents and information shall be used by the party receiving 

them solely for the purpose of preparing this case or appealing this case, or for any 

alternative dispute resolution proceeding mutually agreed upon by the parties, or 

generally in connection with this litigation, and for no other purpose whatsoever, 

unless otherwise required by law. Without limitation, no person receiving 

Confidential Information shall use it in any other proceeding, unless otherwise 

required by law. Material designated as “Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted 

Distribution” shall not be used for any business, competitive, campaigning, 

propaganda, or other purpose, and shall not be disclosed to any person or entity, 

except as expressly provided herein. 

12. Upon final termination of this action (including all appeals) with respect 

to any party receiving any Confidential Information through discovery, including 

without limitation any documents or other information designated as “Confidential” 

or “Confidential – Restricted Distribution,” the receiving party shall, within thirty (30) 

days of a written request from another party, return to the designating party or destroy 

all Confidential Information obtained through discovery, including without limitation 

any documents or other information designated as “Confidential” or “Confidential – 

Restricted Distribution” which is in its possession, excepting only attorney-generated 

memoranda and pleadings which may be retained by counsel to the receiving party 

and which shall remain subject to all other restrictions of this Order. In either event, 

the receiving party shall certify the return or destruction of all such information. 

13. If documents or other information designated as “Confidential” or 

“Confidential – Restricted Distribution” is requested in a subpoena or other process 

by someone who is not a party to this action, the party to whom the subpoena or other 

process is directed shall immediately give written notice to each person that has 

designated the information as “Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted 

Distribution” and shall not produce the documents or other information until the 

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earlier of 15 days after providing notice or the return date of the subpoena or other 

process. The party shall not disclose any documents designated as “Confidential” or 

“Confidential – Restricted Distribution” if the other party challenges or objects to the 

subpoena, absent a Court Order directing disclosure of the material. 

14. This Order shall in no way affect the right of any person (a) to withhold 

information on grounds of immunity from discovery such as, for example, 

attorney/client privilege or work product; or (b) to raise or assert any objections 

heretofore or hereafter raised or asserted, including but not limited to defenses or 

objections with respect to the use, relevance or admissibility at trial of any evidence, 

whether or not comprised of information or documents furnished subject hereto. 

15. Nothing in this Order shall prevent a party from any use of his or her 

own “Confidential” or “Confidential – Restricted Distribution” material. 

16. Nothing in this Order shall be construed to create rights in any person not 

a party to this litigation except to the extent such person is a disclosing entity 

hereunder. 

17. The parties agree that this Order shall be effective from the date on 

which it is executed by counsel for the parties and shall apply and be enforceable from 

that date forward with respect to all pre-trial proceedings in this matter, including 

documents or other information produced at any time after commencement of this 

case. 

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The Court retains jurisdiction during and after final disposition of this action to 

enforce this Order and to make such amendments, modifications, deletions, and 

additions to this Order as the Court may from time to time deem appropriate or as 

may be requested by the parties. 

STIPULATED AND AGREED TO: 

DATED: January __, 2006 LORI A. BOWMAN 

GLORIA C. JAN 

OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, 

 SMOAK & STEWART P.C. 

By 

Lori A. Bowman 

Attorneys for Defendant Roche Laboratories Inc. 

DATED: January __, 2006 ETAN E. ROSEN 

BEYER, PONGRATZ & ROSEN 

By 

Etan E. Rosen 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Douglas Sarubbi 

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the foregoing Stipulated Protective Order by 

the parties is approved and shall govern the proceedings in this action. 

Dated: February 16, 2006. 

 /s/ JOHN F. MOULDS 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

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EXHIBIT “A” 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT 

I, , hereby acknowledge that: 

(a) I have received a copy of the Stipulated Protective Order (“Order”) 

entered in this action by United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California; 

(b) I have either read the Order and/or have had the terms of the Order 

explained to me by an attorney; 

(c) I understand the terms of the Order and agree to comply with and 

to be bound by such terms; 

(d) I may receive documents or other information designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “CONFIDENTIAL – RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION” and 

understand that such documents and other information are provided to me pursuant to 

the terms and restrictions of the Order; 

(e) I agree to hold in confidence any documents and other information 

disclosed to me pursuant to the terms of the Order; and 

(f) I hereby submit myself to the jurisdictions of the United States 

District Court for the Eastern District of California for resolution of any matters 

pertaining to the Order. 

Signature: 

Date: 

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