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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

AV Media, Pte, Ltd., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

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Omnimount Systems, Inc.,

Defendant.

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No. CIV 06-2412-PHX-SMM

ORDER

Pending before the Court is the parties' Stipulation for Entry of Protective Order (Doc.

83). Good cause appearing,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c),

the following protective order shall govern proceedings in this matter:

1. Confidential Information. In the course of these proceedings, the parties are

likely to exchange documents and information that they deem to be confidential or proprietary

("Confidential Information"). Any party disclosing such information (the "Disclosing Party")

to another party in this action (the "Receiving Party") by any means, including deposition

testimony, deposition exhibits, responses to interrogatories, responses to requests for

admission, responses to requests for production of documents or things, or informally, shall

designate the information as Confidential Information in accordance with paragraph 2 below.

The sum, substance, or contents of Confidential Information, as well as all notes, abstracts,

summaries, and memoranda containing or incorporating Confidential Information, shall be

treated as if they were themselves Confidential Information and shall not be disclosed or

made accessible to anyone other than those persons who qualify to receive such information

under this Order, provided, however, that nothing in this Order shall preclude any party from

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attending a deposition or court proceeding except those portions of any deposition or court

proceeding where Confidential Information designated "CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS

ONLY" is identified and discussed, in which event only those parties who are Qualified

Persons, as later defined, may attend. This Order does not address the use at trial of

Confidential Information. The use of Confidential Information at trial shall be governed, if

at all, by further Order. 

2. Designation of Confidential Information. Any party or third party disclosing

Confidential Information shall designate the information as Confidential Information in the

following manner:

a. All documents and items produced that contain any Confidential

Information shall be labeled either "CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE

ORDER" or "CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS ONLY." This label shall be placed on every

page of each document so designated.

b. With respect to depositions, any party may designate a deposition

transcript or a deposition exhibit (not previously designated as such) as "CONFIDENTIAL

SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" or "CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS ONLY" with

a statement to such effect on the record during the course of the deposition. Whenever such

a designation is made during a deposition, the transcripts and designated exhibits from the

deposition shall be deemed Confidential Information for ten (10) business days after receipt

of a copy of the deposition transcript and exhibits by counsel of record for the designating

party. Within that ten (10) day period, the designating party shall designate by page and line

description or exhibit description those specific portions of the transcript or exhibits that shall

be deemed "CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" or

"CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS ONLY" and provide such designations to the other party.

If no such specific designations are made within the ten (10) day period, the transcript or

exhibits from the deposition shall be deemed not to contain Confidential Information as that

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term is used in this Order. If portions of the transcript or exhibits are designated, pursuant

to this paragraph, as "CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" or

"CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS ONLY," a confidentiality legend shall be placed on the

original and each copy of the designated exhibits and each designated page of the transcript

containing Confidential Information.

3. Purpose of Classifications. The designation:

(a) "CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS ONLY" means that the Disclosing Party

contends that: (a) the information lends it a competitive advantage over others who do not

know or possess such information, and is not generally known to competitors or to others in

the party's trade or business, and (b) the Disclosing Party has taken reasonable steps to protect

the confidentiality of the information. The term also refers to information that the Disclosing

Party contends in good faith would create an appreciable risk of material harm (including,

without limitation, harm to tax privacy interests) to the Disclosing Party or to someone who

works for or is related to someone who works for the Disclosing Party if it were disclosed

without the protection of this order. 

(b) "CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" is for information as

to which the Disclosing Party contends there are good faith, legitimate, non-litigation

business reasons for placing limits on its distribution and access. 

4. Experts. "Expert" means any person retained or specially employed by any

party in anticipation of this litigation or preparation for trial, whether or not the person is

expected to be called as a witness at trial.

5. Restrictions on Disclosure of Confidential Information. 

a. Confidential Information disclosed by a Disclosing Party and designated

"CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" may be disclosed by the

Receiving Party only to the following persons (the "Qualified Person[s]"):

1. Outside counsel of record for any party, including all attorneys

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of the counsel's law firm and all paralegal assistants, stenographic and clerical employees

operating under the direct supervision of such attorneys;

2. Court personnel, including stenographic reporters and certified

videotape operators, engaged in those proceedings that are a necessary incident to the trial or

preparation of this action for trial;

3. The parties and the parties' employees, provided that such

employees shall be bound by the terms of this Order with respect to such Confidential

Information; 

4. A deposition witness. Such witness shall be bound by the terms

of this Order with respect to such Confidential Information so long as the party claiming

confidentiality notifies the witness and promptly provides the witness with a copy of this

Order; in such circumstances, the deposition witness shall not be permitted to remove any

copies of Confidential Information from the deposition; 

5. Translators. Translators will be bound by the terms of this Order

with respect to such Confidential Information, and any party showing a document or

transcript to a translator containing Confidential Information designated by an opposing party

shall so notify the translator at the time such Confidential Information is provided to the

translator and shall give the translator a copy of this Order; and

6. Such other persons as may be properly qualified to receive

Confidential Information pursuant to later order of this Court or the provisions of paragraph

6 below. 

b. C o n f i d e n t i a l I n f o r m a t i o n d e s i g n a t e d a s

"CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS ONLY" shall be disclosed only to (i) those persons

described in paragraph 5(a)(1), 5(a)(2), 5(a)(4), 5(a)(5), and 5(a)(6) of this Order; (ii) Kevin

Donnelly or one other officer, employee, or agent of defendant who is essential in assisting

in the preparation of, or wholly or partially responsible for making decisions concerning the

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conduct of, this action, and whose receipt of such information has been approved by all other

parties or by the Court; (iii) Daniel McCarthy or one other officer, employee, or agent of

plaintiffs who is essential in assisting in the preparation of, or wholly or partially responsible

for making decisions concerning the conduct of, this action, and whose receipt of such

information has been approved by all other parties or by the Court. 

Nothing in this Order shall prevent or otherwise restrict any counsel from rendering

advice to his or her client, and in the course thereof, relying generally on his or her

examination, evaluation, and understanding of Confidential Information designated as

"CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS ONLY," provided, however, that in rendering such advice

or otherwise communicating with such client, counsel shall not disclose any

"CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS ONLY" information. 

6. Experts as Qualified Persons.

a. Experts may become Qualified Persons under this Order if such Expert

executes a copy of the accompanying statement (Exhibit A) stating that such person has read

this Order, agrees to be bound by all of its terms and conditions, and agrees to be subject to

this Court's jurisdiction. 

b. Nothing in this Order shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver

or establishment of any right under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 or otherwise to subject

any Expert to discovery or depositions. 

7. Restrictions on Use of Confidential Information. All Confidential

Information produced during discovery may be used solely for purposes of this litigation or

for evaluating and making additional claims against existing parties or third parties.

Confidential Information may also be used by a Receiving Party to comply with legal

obligations, but if such compliance requires the disclosure of Confidential Information to a

third party who is not a Qualified Person, the party who seeks to disclose such information

shall provide reasonable advanced notice of such intended disclosure to the party who

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designated the information as Confidential Information. If the Disclosing Party provides

written objections to such disclosure of Confidential Information, the Receiving Party shall

not disclose the Confidential Information absent Court approval. Confidential Information

produced during discovery shall not otherwise be disclosed to or made accessible to any

person who is not a Qualified Person without a court order or the prior written consent of the

party or other person originally causing the document or documents containing such

information to be identified as confidential.

8. Filing. If Confidential Information is filed with the Court, it shall be filed

under seal and shall remain sealed while in the office of the Clerk so long as it retains its

status as Confidential Information. In accordance with Part II, Section I of the Administrative

Procedures Manual, sealed documents should be filed in paper form only. Any document

filed under seal pursuant to this Order shall be placed in an opaque, sealed envelope upon

which the title of the action, the contents and a statement in substantially the following form

shall be endorsed:

CONFIDENTIAL: This envelope contains sealed documents

that are subject to a protective order entered by the Court in this

action governing use of confidential discovery material. 

Any motion, pleading, memorandum, or other application to the Court to which Confidential

Information is attached as exhibits or appendices, or that quote from Confidential

Information, shall be filed under seal.

9. Responses to Interrogatories and Requests for Admissions. If responses to

discovery requests are filed with the Court and have been designated as Confidential

Information, such responses shall be filed under seal as provided in paragraph 8 of this Order.

10. Objections to Designations of Confidential Information. Should any party

to whom Confidential Information is disclosed at any time object to such designation (the

"Objecting Party") and should it be unable to resolve the matter informally with the

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Disclosing Party, the party refusing to remove the confidentiality designation must submit the

dispute to the Court for resolution by way of formal motion for a protective order within ten

(10) days of receipt of a written demand by the Objecting Party. Until the motion is ruled

upon by the Court, the information designated by the Disclosing Party shall retain its

designation and thereafter shall be designated as the Court's ruling may direct. On any

motion brought before the Court, the burden of proof and persuasion shall be on the party

asserting confidentiality to demonstrate that the information should be protected from

disclosure. Failure by the party refusing to remove the confidential designation to submit the

matter to the Court within the ten-day period described above shall be deemed to be

acquiescence to the objection and a waiver of the confidentiality designation.

11. Inadvertent Non-Designation. The failure of a party to designate information

produced in discovery as Confidential Information at the time of its production shall not

preclude that party from later designating the information as confidential by promptly

notifying counsel of record of that designation, provided, however, that the disclosure of such

document by any other party prior to such later designation shall not be deemed a violation

of this Order. The failure of any party to challenge the designation of information as

Confidential Information at the time of its disclosure shall not be deemed a waiver of its right

to challenge the propriety of such designation at a later time.

12. List of Qualified Persons. Counsel of record shall maintain a list of the names

of all non-testifying consulting experts to whom Confidential Information has been disclosed

by such counsel. After the conclusion of this litigation, including exhaustion of all rights of

appeal or review, counsel of record shall deliver this list to opposing counsel of record upon

written request. 

13. Termination of Action. Upon the final determination of this action, whether

by trial, appeal, settlement or other disposition, counsel of record for each party who has

received any Confidential Information produced in discovery in this action shall assemble and

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return to the Disclosing Party all such confidential materials, including copies that are in the

possession of any Qualified Person and all copies retained on computer tapes, diskettes or

other electronic media, within sixty (60) days of the final determination. At the option of the

counsel of record for each party that received Confidential Information, the materials and

information may be destroyed in lieu of returning them to the Disclosing Party as long as

counsel of record certify in writing that all such materials and information have been

destroyed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all materials constituting the work product of

counsel of record that contain Confidential Information obtained from any other party may

be retained by that counsel so long as the Confidential Information is kept confidential. 

14. New Parties. In the event additional individuals or entities become parties to

this litigation, they shall not have access to, nor shall any existing party produce to them, any

confidential documents until the newly added parties, by counsel, have signed and filed a

stipulation agreeing to be bound by this Order or until a further order is entered permitting

them to have access to such documents.

15. Continuing Jurisdiction. This Court retains jurisdiction to amend, modify or

add to this Order. Any party may apply to the Court for amendment or modification of or

addition to this Order at any time, or for any other order authorized by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 (c).

16. Scope of Order. Any non-party to this action who shall be called upon to make

discovery or to provide deposition or other testimony shall be entitled to avail itself of the

provisions and protections of this Order only with the written consent of the party seeking

such discovery and the signing of an agreement to be bound by this Order, and, by doing so,

assumes the duties and obligations imposed by this Order.

17. Survival of Order. This Order shall survive the final determination of this

action and shall remain in full force and effect after the conclusion of all proceedings to

provide the Court with ancillary jurisdiction to enforce and to ensure compliance with its

terms.

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18. Order is not Evidence. The Court is entering this Order to facilitate discovery

and the production of relevant evidence in this action. Neither the entry of this Order, nor the

designation of any information, document, or the like as "CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO

PROTECTIVE ORDER" or "CONFIDENTIAL-ATTORNEYS ONLY", nor the failure to

make such designation, shall constitute evidence with respect to any issue in this action. 

19. Inadvertently Produced Information. The inadvertent production of

information, or the inadvertent failure to designate such information as Confidential

Information, will not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any common law or statutory

attorney-client privilege, work-product immunity, or any other privilege or immunity that

would otherwise attach to such information. Upon the assertion of a claim of privilege or

immunity as to information that has already been produced, the party who has received the

information shall promptly return it or, alternatively, sequester it until the claim is resolved.

Any party may promptly present the information to the Court under seal for a determination

of the claim, in which event the party making the claim of privilege or immunity shall have

the burden of proof and persuasion. 

20. Information Already Known. The restrictions of this order shall not apply

to information that:

(A) at or before production, is or was in the public knowledge; 

(B) after production, becomes public knowledge other than by act or omission of

the Receiving Party; 

(C) was or is obtained from a source or sources other than the party who designated

the information as confidential, provided that the Receiving Party did not obtain the

information (1) by violating a duty owed to the Disclosing Party or (2) by knowingly assisting

or encouraging a third party to violate a duty that the Receiving Party knew was owed by the

third party to the Disclosing Party at the time the Receiving Party obtained the information;

or 

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(D) the Receiving Party possessed before the commencement of this action. 

Accordingly,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the foregoing protective order shall govern the

discovery in the pending matter.

DATED this 28th day of March, 2007.

 

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