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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PATRIOT RAIL CORP., No. 2:09-cv-00009 MCE-EFB

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY,

Defendant.

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Defendant Sierra Railroad Company (“Defendant”) filed a

request for the Court to construe or modify the Protective Order

previously granted by this Court (ECF No. 122). Specifically,

Defendant requests the Court construe the Protective Order to

include the ability of Defendant to disclose material litigation

information about the case to third parties who are potential

purchasers of the company. 

The Court’s Protective Order (ECF No. 21) clearly states

that the parties may not disclose any litigation information to

any outside party not in employ by either side. The order

defines litigation information as any information “obtained by

either party from the other party in the course of litigation.” 

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This does not include any information available in the public

domain, but does cover, for example, information obtained during

informal settlement discussions, discovery materials, and

deposition testimony. 

The plain language of the Protective Order is clear. 

Defendant may disclose any information available in the public

domain, but nothing obtained through litigation with Plaintiff

Patriot Rail Corp., or any other counter party involved in the

instant suit. Beyond the clarification above, Defendant’s

request is DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 2, 2010

_____________________________

MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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