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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

STAFFWORKS, INC., a California 

corporation 

Plaintiff,

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COASTAL PACIFIC FOOD 

DISTRIBUTORS, INC., a California 

corporation; WALTER STILPHEN, an 

individual; FRANK GONZALES, SR., an 

individual; AND DOES 1 - 20, Inclusive 

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CASE NO. 2:05-CV-02504-MCE-GGH 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

RE: CONFIDENTIALITY 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS 

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between parties to the above-entitled action, 

through their undersigned counsel, that the Court may enter an Order pursuant to the following 

terms, and this Stipulated Protective Order Re: Confidentiality (“Protective Order”) shall govern 

the handling of documents (including computer software programs and data storage), responses 

to discovery taken pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, depositions, pleadings, 

motions, briefs, exhibits, expert reports, and all other documents and information exchanged by 

the parties, received from third parties, or filed with the Court in connection with this action 

(“Materials”) and appeals related to this action. 

1. This Protective Order shall be applicable to and govern all Materials that any party 

designates in good faith as “CONFIDENTIAL.” 

2. A party (the “Designating Party”) shall make a designation of “CONFIDENTIAL” 

with regard to Materials that contain or refer to confidential commercial, personnel, or customer 

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information, including but not limited to confidential financial information, and trade secret 

information or other confidential or proprietary information. Only information which is not 

generally available from sources other than the parties in this case may be designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL.” 

3. Materials designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall be used (other than by the 

Designating Party) solely in connection with this action and shall not be disclosed to anyone 

other than the following persons: 

a. The in-house and outside attorneys representing any party to this action, and any 

paralegal, stenographic, and clerical employees working under the direct 

supervision of such attorneys; 

b. Experts (including consultants and investigators) retained by any party or attorney 

to assist in this action, but only to the extent necessary to perform such work; 

c. The parties to this action and any agent or employee of a party, including 

directors, officers, managing agents, and other employees assisting with this 

litigation, but only to the extent necessary for purposes of the litigation; provided 

that no such parties or persons identified with such parties shall be shown any 

copy of any Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL” by another party other than 

either (i) in the presence of counsel, which counsel shall certify that all such 

copies shown were not copied or retained, but rather were returned to counsel, by 

such parties or persons at the conclusion of the consultation, or (ii) during a 

remote telephone conference with counsel, for purposes of which counsel has sent 

copies by email or other delivery in order to discuss the documents during such 

telephone consultation, but immediately afterward, in accordance with 

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instructions from said counsel, said party or person identified therewith destroy or 

return the documents and certify that they had done so and had made no copies. 

d. Third-party witnesses, but only during the course of, or in preparation for, 

testifying at trial or at a properly noticed deposition. However, unless the person 

otherwise qualifies for access to such information or documents pursuant to this 

Order, before such person is shown or receives any information or document 

designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” he or she must execute or agree at the 

deposition and/or trial to be bound by an Acknowledgment in the form of Exhibit 

A attached hereto. In no event shall the refusal of such a witness to be bound by 

this Order prevent the introduction of the witness’ testimony, provided, however, 

that the attorney for the Designating Party shall have the opportunity to seek 

further protection from the Court, and that any such disclosure to a third-party 

witness shall not constitute a general waiver as to the confidentiality of the 

Materials so disclosed. “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials may be disclosed to the 

third-party witness(es) solely during their testimony at trial or deposition and shall 

not be given to, or disclosed to, a third-party witness at any other time absent 

consent of all of the parties hereto. 

e. Any other person who subsequently is designated, either by agreement of all 

parties after a request by one of them or by order of the Court upon motion by a 

party, after notice to all parties; 

f. Court reporters, including both stenographers and video technicians; 

g. The Court; and 

h. Any mediator mutually selected by the parties to facilitate settlement. 

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4. The persons described in paragraphs 3(b)-(d) shall be allowed access to the 

“CONFIDENTIAL” Materials only after they have read this Order and signed a copy of the 

attached “ACKNOWLEDGMENT.” The undersigned counsel shall maintain a list of persons to 

whom “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials are disclosed, and such list shall be available for inspection 

by the Court. The persons receiving “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials are enjoined from disclosing 

it to any other person, except as permitted by this Order. 

5. Notwithstanding any provision of paragraphs 3 and 4, any individual who, in the 

normal course of business, prepared or received documents designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” 

such person may be given access to the “CONFIDENTIAL” information without execution of 

the attached “ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.” 

6. Each individual who receives any “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials agrees to subject 

himself or herself to the jurisdiction of this Court for the purpose of any proceedings relating to 

the performance under, compliance with, or violation of this Order. 

7. The recipient of any “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials shall maintain such information 

in a secure and safe area. 

8. Except as specifically provided for in paragraph nine (9) below, the designation of a 

document as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall be accomplished by marking the document, or the 

specific portion of the document considered confidential, with the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or 

by so designating the document, identified by its bates stamp number or other identifying 

number or designation, in a separate writing served on all parties hereto. 

9. In the event a party seeking production of information (the “Requesting Party”) 

disagrees in good faith with any designation of confidentiality made by a Designating Party, the 

Requesting Party shall notify the counsel of record for the Designating Party of its objection to 

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try to resolve the matter by agreement. If the parties are unable to resolve their disagreement 

after good faith negotiations, the Requesting Party may file with the Court and serve by mail, 

email or facsimile on the counsel for the Designated Party, a motion to compel under applicable 

local rules, which: (1) identifies by document control (or Bates stamp) number the documents 

bearing the confidentiality designation with which the Requesting Party disagrees; and (2) states 

in detail why the Materials specified are believed not to have been properly designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL.” If no brief is filed in opposition to the Requesting Party’s objection within 

the time frame described herein, the confidentiality designation shall be deemed automatically 

lifted and the Designating Party shall promptly furnish to all parties copies of the documents 

with the confidentiality designation removed from them. If a brief is filed by the Designating 

Party,, the Requesting Party shall abide by the designation made by the Designating Party unless 

and until the Court rules otherwise. The Designating Party shall bear the burden of proving that 

the subject Material is confidential or proprietary information, or that the risk of harm that 

disclosure would entail (under any safeguards proposed by Requesting Party) outweighs the 

Requesting Party’s need to have the “CONFIDENTIAL” designation removed from the Material. 

10. In the case of a deposition: 

a. Counsel representing the witness may, at the commencement of any such 

deposition, temporarily designate the entire deposition transcript as 

“CONFIDENTIAL,” provided that when such initial designation has been made, 

the Designating Party will, within 60 days after receipt of the transcript, review 

the transcript and withdraw said designation as to those pages of the transcript 

which the Designating Party does not in good faith believe constitute, reflect, or 

disclose confidential information. Alternatively, any attending counsel may 

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designate only specific portions of a deposition transcript as “CONFIDENTIAL” 

in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of this Paragraph. 

b. Counsel for any party or the deponent may designate that information disclosed 

during a deposition is to be treated as “CONFIDENTIAL” by indicating on the 

record of the deposition and requesting the preparation of a separate transcript of 

such material. 

c. If information or documents designated “CONFIDENTIAL” are disclosed or 

discussed during a deposition, the Designating Party shall have the right to 

exclude from attendance any person who is not entitled to receive such 

information or documents pursuant to this Order. If the Requesting Party 

disagrees in good faith with the request to exclude, the Requesting Party may 

either (a) suspend the deposition and request an immediate telephone hearing with 

the Court to resolve the dispute, which may be heard without need for prior 

notice, briefing by the parties and on oral argument only; or (b) object to the 

request to exclude, but continue with the deposition as to non-confidential 

information and/or documents and reserve his or her right to complete the 

deposition at a later date after the propriety of the request to exclude can be 

determined by the Court. In the event that the Requesting Party chooses the latter 

option, the Requesting Party shall notify the Designating Party at or prior to the 

termination of the deposition of his or her intention to seek a judicial 

determination on the proprietary of the request, in which case the procedural 

requirements regarding prior notice, briefing and scheduling set forth in 

Paragraph six (6) shall apply. 

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11. Whenever any document designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” is filed with the 

Court, such Materials or any portion thereof shall be filed in a separate, sealed envelope marked 

“SEALED” and shall be filed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Eastern District 

Court of California Local Rules, Rule 39-141. A reference to this Stipulated Protective Order 

Re: Confidentiality should also be made on the envelope. 

12. In the event that any “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials are used in any pre-trial 

proceeding in connection with this litigation, it shall not lose its “CONFIDENTIAL” status 

through such use, and the parties shall take all steps reasonably required to protect their 

confidentiality during such use. Disclosure and use of “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials at trial and 

in subsequent proceedings shall be governed by the terms of an order to be entered by the Court. 

13. Nothing in this Order shall preclude the parties or their attorneys from disclosing 

or using in the ordinary course of business any information or documents from the party’s own 

files which the party itself has designated as “CONFIDENTIAL.” 

14. Within sixty (60) days after the final resolution of all related disputes between the 

parties, all “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials and all copies thereof, shall be (1) upon request, 

returned to the party that produced it, or (2) destroyed. Counsel and the parties shall certify in 

writing that they have complied with this section. 

15. Except as specifically provided herein, the terms, conditions, and limitations of 

the Stipulation and Order shall survive the termination of this action. 

16. This Protective Order is without prejudice to the right of any party or third party 

to seek relief from the Court, upon good cause shown, from any of the provisions hereof. 

17. Nothing herein shall prevent disclosure beyond the terms of this Stipulation if the 

party designating the Materials as “CONFIDENTIAL” consents to such disclosure in writing, or 

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if the Court, after notice to all affected parties, orders such disclosure. Nothing herein shall 

prevent disclosure as required by law, or any judicial, governmental, or administrative body 

under any law, regulations, or order, provided, however, that the party (other than the 

Designating Party) being required to disclose “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials shall give five (5) 

business days prior written notice of such disclosure by facsimile and by overnight mail to the 

party which provided such Materials, addressed to the attorneys of record for such party, unless 

the judicial, governmental, or administrative body’s law, regulation, or order requires disclosure 

sooner, in which case the disclosing party shall give such notice by telephone and copy as soon 

as practical, but in any event before any disclosure is made. 

18. The inadvertent or unintentional production of Materials, or other disclosure of 

confidential, proprietary, or secret information without being designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” 

at the time of the production or disclosure, shall not be deemed a waiver, in whole or in part, of a 

party’s claim of confidentiality or secrecy, either as to the specific information disclosed or as to 

any other information relating thereto or on the same or related subject matter. Any error in 

designation or production shall be corrected as soon as reasonably possible after the designating 

party becomes aware of the error. 

19. In the event of disclosure of information or materials designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” to a person not authorized to receive such material under the terms of this 

Order, the party responsible for or having knowledge of the unauthorized disclosure shall 

immediately inform opposing counsel and, to the extent possible without violating attorneyclient, attorney work-product or other privileges, disclose all known relevant information 

concerning the nature and circumstances of the disclosure. The responsible party shall also take 

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all reasonable measures promptly to ensure that no further or greater unauthorized disclosure of 

the information or materials is made by anyone, and each party will cooperate in that effort. 

20. In the event that any person permitted by this Order to receive or review 

confidential information or documents ceases to be engaged in the preparation for trial, or trial 

of, this case, access by such person to documents and information designated 

“CONFIDENTIAL” shall be terminated. However, the provisions of this Order shall remain in 

full force and effect as to all persons who have obtained access to information and/or documents 

designated to be confidential hereunder, except as may be specifically ordered by the Court. 

21. No information may be withheld from discovery on the ground that the Materials 

to be disclosed require protection greater than that afforded by this Protective Order Re: 

Confidentiality unless the party claiming the need for greater protection moves for and obtains 

from the Court an order providing such special protection. 

22. Except as otherwise expressly provided, this Protective Order is not intended to 

deal with any discovery objections on the grounds of attorney-client privilege or work product 

immunity or to preclude any party from seeking relief from a provision of this Order or any other 

relief from the Court which may be appropriate under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

23. Nothing in this Protective Order shall bar or otherwise prevent any attorney herein 

from rendering advice to his/her client with respect to this litigation and, in the course thereof, 

from relying upon his/her examination or knowledge of “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials, 

provided, however, that in rendering such advice and in otherwise communicating with his/her 

client, such attorney shall not disclose the contents or source of any “CONFIDENTIAL” 

information produced by another party herein to any person who is not authorized to receive 

such information under the provisions of this Protective Order. 

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24. This Stipulation may be signed in counterpart copies, each of which shall be 

treated as an original hereof. 

The parties consent to the entry of an Order by the Honorable Morrison C. England, Jr. 

consistent with this Protective Order. 

Dated: September , 2006 

RIDER BENNETT, LLP 

By _________________________________

Daniel Q. Poretti (185152) 

Admitted Pro Hac Vice 

Jessica S. Pecoraro (312782) 

33 South Sixth Street, Suite 4900 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 

(612) 340-8900 

and 

SCHUERING, ZIMMERMAN, SCULLY & 

DOYLE, LLP 

Robert H. Zimmerman, Esq. (CA Bar # 84345) 

400 University Avenue 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916) 567-0400 

Attorneys for Defendants Coastal Pacific Food 

Distributors, Inc. and Walter Stilphen 

Dated: September, 2006 

HERUM-CRABTREE-BROWN 

By _________________________________

Steven D. Crabtree (SBN 103655) 

Jennifer Scott (SBN 204234) 

2291 West March Lane, Suite B100 

Stockton, CA 95207 

(209) 472-7700 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Frank 

Gonzales, Sr. 

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Dated: September 1 , 2006 

PRESTON GATES & ELLIS, LLP 

By R. Ted Parker__________________

Robert T. Parker (SBN 43024) 

Rachel Davidson (SBN 215517) 

55 Second Street, Suite 1700 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

(415) 882-8200 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Staffworks, Inc.

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ORDER

The foregoing Stipulation is hereby approved and IT IS ORDERED that the terms of the 

foregoing Stipulation are hereby adopted and shall govern this action unless otherwise ordered 

by this Court. 

DATED: September 19, 2006

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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EXHIBIT A

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I, ________________________, declare: 

1. I reside at ________________________________________________________. 

2. I am employed by __________________________ as 

___________________________. My business address is _____________________________. 

3. I have read and understand the provisions of the attached Stipulated Protective 

Order Re: Confidentiality entered by Judge Morrison England, Jr., United States District Court, 

Eastern District of California, dated ______________, 2006, with respect to the non-disclosure 

of “CONFIDENTIAL” Materials, and I agree to abide by and be bound by its terms. 

4. I hereby submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court, Eastern 

District of California, for the limited purpose of enforcing said Stipulated Protective Order and 

this Acknowledgment, by contempt proceedings or other appropriate judicial remedies. 

5. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and that 

this Acknowledgment was executed this ___ day of _____________, 2006. 

 

 (Signature) 

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