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

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Submitting Counsel listed on signature page

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD., a Delaware

Corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

DAVID P. JABLON, an individual,

Defendant.

Case No. 08-01286 RMW (ADR)

STIPULATED TEMPORARY 

RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER 

AUTHORIZING EXPEDITED 

DISCOVERY; ORDER SETTING 

HEARING ON MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

The Honorable Ronald M. Whyte

Complaint Filed: March 4, 2008

Trial Date: None Set

*E-FILED 3/21/08*

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This matter is before the Court on the ex parte application of plaintiff Phoenix Technologies

LTD (“Phoenix”) for a Temporary Restraining Order, Order Authorizing Expedited Discovery, and 

Order to Show Cause Re Preliminary Injunction, the Complaint and supporting papers (“Phoenix’s 

TRO papers”) having been filed on March 4, 2008. On March 6, counsel for defendant David P. 

Jablon (“Jablon”) agreed to accept process and service of Phoenix’s TRO papers by e-mail. Since 

that time, the parties have been negotiating the potential terms of a stipulated TRO.

THE PARTIES’ CONTENTIONS

As set forth in its TRO papers, Phoenix contends that absent a TRO and expedited discovery, 

Phoenix is likely to suffer irreparable harm including harm to its competitive position, loss of future 

sales, disclosure of confidential business information, and loss of goodwill in the marketplace, and 

that evidence may be lost or destroyed.

Jablon contends that he has never disclosed or used any information or data that Phoenix 

contends is a trade secret or protected confidential, proprietary information, except in the course of 

his employment with and for the benefit of or at the request of Phoenix, and except in the context of 

a confidential American Arbitration Association arbitration proceeding pending against Phoenix in 

Boston, Massachusetts (the “Arbitration proceeding”). Jablon consents to enter into the stipulation 

set forth below to avoid unnecessary litigation and without admitting any liability for Phoenix’s 

claims and without prejudice to any defenses that he may have on the merits of Phoenix’s claims.

STIPULATION

The parties now agree as follows:

1. Jablon, as well as his agents, servants, employees, and any other persons in active 

concert or participation with him who receive actual notice of this Temporary Restraining Order, by

personal service or otherwise, are hereby restrained and enjoined from directly or indirectly doing 

any of the following, except as provided in paragraph 4 below:

(a) accessing, altering, downloading, copying, compiling, modifying, referencing, 

forwarding, disclosing, using, marketing, disseminating, selling, licensing, leasing, 

transferring, making any use of, attempting to disclose or use, or disposing, of 

Phoenix’s trade secrets and/or confidential proprietary information, including but not 

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limited to know-how, research, development, techniques, inventions, improvements, 

innovations of any kind, product plans, marketing plans, business strategies and any 

other nonpublic technical or business information that Phoenix would desire to treat 

as confidential for any purpose, relating to the software products, services or 

technologies in connection with computer, network or electronic device security that 

Phoenix developed and/or acquired, including but not limited to StrongROM, SPEKE 

or BSAFE (collectively the “Trade Secret Property”);

(b) deleting, destroying, or altering, in whole or in part, any information (electronic, 

documentary or otherwise) in any “Media” (paper, hard drive, caches, CD-ROMS, 

diskettes, USB memory devices, or any other media, digital or otherwise), embodying 

Trade Secret Property or relevant to the claims or defenses of the parties in this 

action;

(c) deleting, destroying, or altering, in whole or in part, any information or electronic 

mail to or from Jablon1363@yahoo.com, Jablon1363@gmail.com, or any other email addresses registered to Jablon, in any Media, embodying Trade Secret Property

or relevant to the claims or defenses of the parties in this action;

2. Phoenix and Jablon shall jointly identify a consultant for the purpose of imaging, in a 

forensically rigorous manner, the hard drives of any and all computers used by Jablon that 

reasonably may have (or once had) Trade Secret Property (“the Jablon Drives”) for the purpose of 

preserving evidence. The identification, engagement and work of the consultant shall be subject to 

these conditions and requirements:

(a) Before beginning work, the consultant shall execute a non-disclosure agreement to be 

jointly prepared by counsel for the parties. The non-disclosure agreement shall 

subject the consultant to the jurisdiction of the Court for enforcing the obligations 

contained therein, and shall prevent the consultant from reviewing or using the 

resulting hard drive images, or from disclosing them to anyone, absent an order from 

the Court;

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(b) The consultant shall store the images of the relevant hard drives in or on a secure site 

that prevents any unauthorized access;

(c) All fees and costs associated with the consultant’s work (including, without 

limitation, any ongoing costs of data storage) shall be paid, at least initially, by 

Phoenix; and

(d) The hard drive images stored by the consultant shall be completely destroyed in a 

forensically rigorous manner at the conclusion of this action, including the exhaustion 

of any appeals. 

3. If, after Jablon has produced the Trade Secret Property to Phoenix pursuant to the 

expedited discovery procedures set forth below, Phoenix believes the Jablon Drives should be 

forensically examined for the existence of additional Trade Secret Property and/or to verify that all

Trade Secret Property has been identified, imaged and produced, Phoenix’s counsel shall ask 

Jablon’s counsel to meet and confer about the subject by identifying the basis for its belief and the 

principal supporting evidence. If the meet and confer process does not result in an agreement, 

Phoenix may move the Court, on an expedited basis, to order the proposed forensic examination to 

be conducted by the forensic consultant engaged pursuant to paragraph 2 above. In bringing such a 

motion, Phoenix bears the burden of establishing good cause. The procedures for any forensic 

examination agreed on by the parties or ordered by the Court as follows, subject to any further 

provisions that may be agreed on or ordered:

(a) The forensic consultant will execute the search(es) requested by Phoenix. 

Information resulting from the search(es) will be provided, with Bates-number 

designations or other unique identifiers (for identification purposes), in the first 

instance to Jablon’s counsel. Jablon’s counsel will, within three (3) business days of

receiving such information, review such information and identify in a format 

sufficient to validate the assertion of privilege, privacy or confidentiality obligations 

to third parties, such portions of the information which should be withheld from 

review by Phoenix. Such log shall be served by email to all counsel and the third 

party forensic consultant.

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(b) In the event the volume of information produced to Jablon’s counsel through the 

process described in sub-paragraph (a) immediately above exceeds 2,500 printed 

pages of material (or its electronic equivalent) in any one instance, Jablon’s counsel 

will have an additional business day to review each additional set of up to 2,500 

printed pages. 

(c) In the event there is a dispute concerning Jablon’s assertion of privilege or privacy, 

there shall be an expedited dispute procedure involving an immediate conference call 

with Magistrate Judge Trumbull (or such referee as Magistrate Judge Trumbull may 

designate) on the same day that counsel requests such a call or as soon as possible 

thereafter based on Judge Trumbull’s or the designated referee’s schedule.

(d) The foregoing process is limited to thirty (30) days from the day the mirror images 

are taken by the forensic consultant. Phoenix shall make an initial set of examination 

requests to the third party forensic consultant, using reasonably narrow search terms 

or protocols. Phoenix may make additional requests within the thirty (30) day period 

based on the results of the initial requests. Phoenix shall keep a record of any request 

submitted to the third party forensic consultant. 

(e) Information resulting from the search(es) as requested by Phoenix, with the exception 

of information or material withheld from production pursuant to sub-sections (a) and 

(b) above, shall be turned over to Phoenix by the forensic consultant within two (2) 

business days of receiving notice from Phoenix’s counsel that Jablon’s counsel has 

completed the review described in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) above. Jablon’s 

counsel shall be copied by e-mail on any such communications.

4. This paragraph governs the handling and disposition of Phoenix Trade Secret 

Property following the forensic preservation process set forth in Paragraph 2.

(a) Promptly following the completion of the forensic preservation set forth in 

Paragraph 2, Jablon, as well as his agents, servants, employees, and any other persons 

in active concert or participation with him who receive actual notice of this 

Temporary Restraining Order, by personal service or otherwise, shall deliver to 

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Jablon’s counsel all materials (in electronic, written, or other form) in any Media 

constituting, containing or derived from the Trade Secret Property, and all copies of 

such materials, except as set forth in sub-paragraph (b). 

(b) For the sole purpose of assisting his counsel, Jablon may obtain and/or keep copies of 

materials produced by the parties in either the Arbitration or this action (with the 

exception of any Trade Secret Property source code). “Materials produced by the 

parties” means documents or information bearing or produced in connection with a 

Bates number or other unique identifier. 

(c) This Temporary Restraining Order is not intended to affect Jablon’s (or his counsel’s) 

creation, maintenance or use of materials protected from disclosure by any applicable 

privilege (such as the attorney-client privilege) or immunity (such as the attorney 

work product doctrine).

(d) For the sole purpose of assisting his counsel, Jablon may, at the premises of his 

counsel, review Trade Secret Property source code that is delivered to and maintained 

(in confidence) by his counsel. Jablon may use such source code in whatever manner 

he and his counsel deem necessary to develop information or evidence that may be 

used (in confidence) in this action or the Arbitration. Jablon may not delete, destroy, 

or alter, in whole or in part, any original copies of source code files. Under no 

circumstances may Jablon take or send source code, or any part thereof, from his 

counsel’s premises.

(e) Nothing in this Temporary Restraining Order shall affect the ability of Jablon’s 

counsel of record in this action or in the Arbitration to possess or use Trade Secret 

Property, or anything containing or derived from Trade Secret Property, for the sole 

purpose of representing Jablon in this action or in the Arbitration. In possessing or 

using Trade Secret Property or derivative material, counsel shall employ whatever 

means are appropriate under the circumstances to protect Phoenix Trade Secret 

Property from disclosure to or use by third parties (other than the Court, the arbitrator 

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in the Arbitration and any consultants or experts who agree to appropriate obligations 

of confidentiality).

(f) With the exception of privileged or similarly protected materials described in subsection (c) above, the materials delivered to Jablon’s counsel pursuant to this 

paragraph 4, and any other Trade Secret Property in the possession of counsel for 

Jablon in the Arbitration or this action shall (at Phoenix’s option and expense) be 

destroyed or delivered to counsel for Phoenix at the conclusion of the Arbitration and 

this action, respectively, including the exhaustion of any post-arbitration or post-trial 

proceedings and/or appeals. 

5. The parties shall jointly request a continuance of the Arbitration Proceedings to 

June 9, 2008, subject to the schedules of the Arbitrator and counsel, to permit the parties to conduct 

(a) the expedited discovery described in paragraph 6 below, (b) the forensic review described in 

paragraph 3 above, if necessary, and (c) a mediation which will fulfill the Court’s ADR Program 

requirement for this action. The mediation shall take place in the San Francisco Bay Area, 

California, before a mediator agreed upon by the parties, each of whom shall pay an equal share of 

the mediator’s fees and expenses and each of whom shall be represented at the mediation by a 

person or persons with full authority to commit each party to settlement if one is reached. The 

parties shall file a joint report with this Court on or before April 7, 2008, identifying the mediator 

and the date of the mediation. 

6. The following expedited discovery may be conducted: (a) five interrogatories per 

side; (b) ten requests for production per side; (c) one deposition per side, on reasonable notice and on 

dates to be agreed on by the parties’ counsel. The foregoing discovery requests and responses may 

be served by e-mail. A party responding to interrogatories or requests for production shall respond 

within fourteen days of service of the interrogatories or requests. Within seven (7) days of the 

submission of this Order, the parties shall meet and confer then jointly submit a stipulated protective 

order to address the handling of Trade Secret Property and other confidential proprietary materials in 

this action.

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7. The OSC re: preliminary injunction shall be heard on May 30, 2008. Following the 

completion of the expedited discovery and any forensic examination required under Paragraph 3

above, the parties shall submit briefing to the Court as follows:

(a) Phoenix’s papers in further support of the OSC re: preliminary injunction shall be 

filed and served on May 2, 2008; 

(b) Jablon’s papers in opposition to the OSC re: preliminary injunction shall be filed and 

served on May 12, 2008;

(c) Phoenix’s reply papers, if any, shall be filed and served on May 16, 2008.

8. Pursuant to Rule 65(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this Temporary 

Restraining Order shall be subject to, and is effective upon, Phoenix’s extension and delivery to the 

Clerk of this Court, on or before March 26, 2008, of security in the form of a surety bond or 

undertaking or deposit according to law in the amount of $25,000.00.

Dated: March 21, 2008 BERGESON, LLP

By /s/ Michael W. Stebbins

Michael W. Stebbins, Bar No. 138326 

mstebbins@be-law.com

Melinda M. Morton, Bar No. 209373

mmorton@be-law.com

Ina Stangenes, Bar No. 156559

istangenes@be-law.com

303 Almaden Boulevard, Suite 500

San Jose, CA 95110-2712

Telephone: (408) 291-6200

Attorneys for Plaintiff

PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

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Dated: March 21, 2008 SQUIRE, SANDERS & DEMPSEY L.L.P.

By /s/ David S. Elkins

David S. Elkins (State Bar No. 148077)

DElkins@ssd.com

Jose Luis Martin (State Bar No. 203709)

JLMartin@ssd.com

Xavier M. Brandwajn (State Bar No. 246218)

XBrandwajn@ssd.com

600 Hansen Way

Palo Alto, California 94304-1043

Telephone: 650.856.6500

Attorneys for Defendant DAVID JABLON

ATTESTATION: Pursuant to General Order 45, I declare under penalty of perjury that 

concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained from the other signatory.

By: /s/ David S. Elkins

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March _21_, 2008

RONALD M. WHYTE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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