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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1051 Trademark Infringement

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Peter W. Craigie, State Bar No. 99509 

CRAIGIE, McCARTHY & CLOW 

540 Pacific Avenue 

San Francisco, California 94133 

Telephone: 415-732-7788 

Facsimile: 415-732-7783 

E-mail: craigielaw@aol.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

Grocery Outlet Inc. 

Robert A. Weikert, State Bar No. 121146 

raweikert@thelenreid.com 

Veronica Colby Devitt, State Bar No. 79955 

vdevitt@thelenreid.com 

John. A. Chatowski, State Bar No. 174471 

jachatowski@thelenreid.com 

Marlene J. Williams, State Bar No. 197107 

mjwilliams@thelenreid.com 

THELEN REID & PRIEST LLP 

101 Second Street, Suite 1800 

San Francisco, California 94105-3601 

Telephone: (415) 371-1200 

Facsimile: (415) 371-1211 

Attorneys for Defendants 

ALBERTSON’S, INC., AMERICAN STORES 

COMPANY, LLC and LUCKY STORES, INC. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

Grocery Outlet Inc., 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

Albertson’s, Inc., American Stores Company, 

LLC, and Lucky Stores, Inc., 

 Defendants. 

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Civil Action No. C 06-2173 JSW 

FIRST AMENDED AGREED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

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Upon motion of both parties for a Protective Order pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure, 

It is hereby ORDERED that: 

1. All “Classified Information” produced or exchanged in the course of this litigation 

shall be used solely for the purpose of preparation and trial of this litigation and for no other 

purpose whatsoever, and shall not be disclosed to any person except in accordance with the terms 

hereof. 

2. As used herein, “Classified Information” is information (regardless of how 

generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things of any party or non-party that contains 

confidential, business, financial, proprietary, trade secret, or commercial data of any type, kind or 

character that is designated as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” by any of the 

supplying or receiving parties, whether it be a document, information contained in a document, 

information revealed during a deposition, information revealed in an interrogatory answer or 

otherwise. In designating information as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only”, a 

party will make such designation only as to that information that it in good faith believes contains 

confidential information. Information or material which is available to the public, including 

catalogues, advertising materials, and the like shall not be classified. 

3. “Qualified Persons,” as used herein means: 

 (a) Outside attorneys representing the parties in this litigation and employees 

of such attorneys to whom it is necessary that the material be shown for purposes of this 

litigation; 

 (b) Independent testifying or consulting experts retained by the parties for this 

litigation, who prior to any disclosure of “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” 

information to such person have signed a document agreeing to be bound by the terms of this 

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protective order and who have signed the “Undertaking” attached hereto (the “Undertaking”) 

(such signed document to be retained by the attorney retaining such person); 

 (c) Employees of the parties in this litigation whose responsibilities in 

connection with this litigation require them to access “Confidential” information. 

 (d) If the Court so elects, any other person may be designated as a Qualified 

Person by order of this Court, after notice and hearing to all parties, and after said person has 

signed the Undertaking; 

 (e) Court reporters, their staffs, and professional vendors to whom disclosure 

is reasonably necessary; and 

 (f) Any other person as to whom the parties mutually agree in writing, and 

who has signed the Undertaking. 

4. (a) “Confidential” information shall not be disclosed or made available by the 

receiving party to persons other than Qualified Persons. Each party or nonparty witness receiving 

any Confidential Information shall maintain a log identifying the persons who have signed the 

Undertaking and to whom such information is disclosed. Upon order of the Court, such log shall 

be produced under signature of the producing party’s counsel. 

 (b) Information designated as “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” shall be 

restricted in circulation to only the Qualified Persons described in Paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b) 

above. 

 (c) Copies of “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information provided to a 

receiving party shall be maintained only in the offices of counsel for Plaintiff(s) and Defendant(s) 

or such persons as qualified pursuant to paragraph 3(b). 

 (d) Each party’s outside counsel shall maintain a record of all copies of 

“Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” documents that are delivered to any one or more Qualified Person 

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of Paragraph 3(b) above. Upon order of the Court, such log shall be produced under signature of 

the producing party’s counsel. 

5. (a) Documents produced in this action may be designated by any party or 

parties as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information by marking each page of 

the document(s) so designated with a stamp with the designation “Confidential” or “Outside 

Counsels’ Eyes Only.” No change in this Order which adversely affects the protection of any 

document produced or given by a nonparty in this case shall be made without giving appropriate 

notice and opportunity to be heard by the Court to that nonparty. 

 (b) In lieu of marking the original of a document, if the original is not 

produced, the designating party may mark the copies that are produced or exchanged. Originals 

shall be preserved for inspection. 

6. (a) Information disclosed at 

 (i) the deposition of a party or one of its present or former officers, 

directors, employees, agents or independent experts retained by counsel for the purpose of this 

litigation, or 

 (ii) the deposition of a third party, and the information pertains to a 

party, 

may be designated by any party as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” 

information by indicating on the record at the deposition that the testimony is “Confidential” or 

“Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” and is subject to the provisions of this Order. 

 (b) Any party may also designate information disclosed at such depositions as 

“Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” by notifying all of the parties in writing, within 

fifteen (15) days of receipt of the transcript, of the specific pages and lines of the transcript that 

should be treated as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” thereafter. Each party 

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shall attach a copy of such written notice or notices to the face of the transcript and each copy 

thereof in his possession, custody or control. All deposition transcripts shall be treated as 

“Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” for a period of fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the transcript. 

 (c) If documents designated as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes 

Only” are to be the subject of an oral deposition of a witnesses not previously entitled to access 

thereto under Paragraph 3, the following procedures apply. Except as provided below, 

“Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information shall not be provided to any such 

person without the producing party’s prior written consent or oral consent during a deposition on 

the record, or without permission by the Court upon motion and notice. After receiving such 

consent or permission, the party seeking to use the “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes 

Only” during such a deposition shall obtain from the nonparty witness a signed Undertaking. 

This paragraph shall not prohibit the use of Classified Information of a party in the oral 

examination of an employee of that party, or in the case of a former employee of a party, if from 

the face of the document containing Classified Information it states that the deponent was the 

author or a recipient of the document. 

7. (a) Documents previously produced without a confidentiality designation may 

be retroactively designated by notice in writing within fifteen (15) days of the entry of this order. 

Documents unintentionally produced as “Confidential” may be retroactively designated as 

“Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” in the same manner and shall be treated appropriately from the 

date written notice of the updated designation is provided to the receiving party. 

 (b) Documents to be inspected shall be treated as “Outside Counsels’ Eyes 

Only” during inspection. At the time of copying for the receiving parties, such inspected 

documents shall be stamped prominently “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” by the 

producing party. 

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 (c) Nothing herein shall prevent disclosure beyond the terms of this Order if 

each party designating the information as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” 

consents to such disclosure or if the court, after notice to all affected parties, orders such 

disclosures. Nor shall anything herein prevent any counsel of record from utilizing 

“Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information in the examination or crossexamination of any person who is indicated on the document as being an author, source or 

recipient of the “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information, irrespective of 

which party produced such information. Nor shall anything herein prevent any counsel of record 

from utilizing “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information in the examination 

or cross-examination of any person who is an officer, director or employee of the party so 

designating the information as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” or of the party 

that produced the information or of a related entity. 

8. (a) If a party inadvertently discloses any document or thing containing 

information that it deems confidential without designating it as “Confidential” or “Outside 

Counsels’ Eyes Only” the disclosing party shall promptly upon discovery of such inadvertent 

disclosure inform the receiving party in writing, and the receiving party and all Qualified Persons 

possessing such information shall thereafter treat the information as “Confidential” or “Outside 

Counsels’ Eyes Only” under this Order. To the extent such information may have been disclosed 

to persons other than authorized persons described in this document, the receiving party shall 

make every reasonable effort to retrieve the information promptly from such persons and to avoid 

any further disclosure to non-authorized persons. 

 (b) If a producing party inadvertently discloses to a receiving party information 

that is privileged or otherwise immune from discovery, said producing party shall promptly upon 

discovery of such disclosure so advise the receiving party in writing including stating the nature 

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of the inadvertent production and how it occurred and request that the item or items of 

information be returned, and no party to this action shall thereafter assert that such disclosure 

waived any privilege or immunity. It is further agreed that the receiving party will return such 

inadvertently produced item or items of information and all copies thereof within ten (10) 

calendar days of receiving a written request for the return of such item or items of information. 

The party having returned such inadvertently produced item or items of information may 

thereafter, without asserting waiver because of the inadvertent production, seek production of any 

such documents in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

9. (a) A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of a designation as 

“Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” at the time made, and a failure to do so shall 

not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto. In the event that any party to this litigation disagrees 

at any stage of these proceedings with the designation by the designating party of any information 

as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only,” or the designation of any person as a 

Qualified Person, the parties shall first try to resolve such dispute in good faith on an informal 

basis, such as production of redacted copies. If the parties are unsuccessful in informally 

resolving any disputes regarding the designation of any document or information as 

“Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only,” the Court shall resolve all such disputes. It 

shall be the burden of the party making any designation to establish that the information so 

designated is “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” within the meaning of this 

Protective Order. 

 (b) The parties may, by written stipulation filed with Court, amend this Order, 

and any party may seek an order of this Court modifying this Protective Order. The parties agree 

to meet and confer prior to seeking to modify this Protective Order. In addition, the Court may 

modify this Protective Order in the interest of justice or otherwise at the Court’s discretion. 

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10. (a) “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information may include, but is not limited 

to, (i) proprietary technical information and specifications, (ii) trade secrets, (iii) confidential 

know-how, and (iv) proprietary business and financial information and any other information 

which would likely cause significant competitive harm to the disclosing party if released. 

Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the description of Confidential Information 

set forth in paragraph 2. 

 (b) “Confidential” information shall mean non-public information likely to 

have the effect of causing competitive harm to the disclosing party if disclosed publicly. Nothing 

shall be regarded as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information if it is 

information that: 

 (i) is in the public domain at the time of disclosure, as evidenced by a 

written document; 

 (ii) becomes part of the public domain through no fault of the other 

party, as evidenced by a written document; 

 (iii) was in the receiving party’s rightful and lawful possession at the 

time of disclosure, as evidenced by a written document; or 

 (iv) is lawfully received by the receiving party from a third party at a 

later date without restriction as to disclosure, provided such third party has the right to make the 

disclosure to the receiving party. 

11. In the event a party wishes to use any “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes 

Only” information in any affidavits, briefs, memoranda of law, or other papers filed in Court in 

this litigation, such “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information used therein 

shall be filed pursuant to Local Rule 79-5. 

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12. The Clerk of this Court is directed to maintain under seal all documents and 

transcripts of deposition testimony and answers to interrogatories, admissions and other pleadings 

filed under seal with the Court in this litigation that have been designated, in whole or in part, as 

“Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information by a party to this action. 

13. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the parties or ordered by the Court, all 

proceedings involving or relating to documents or any other information shall be subject to the 

provisions of this Order. 

14. In the event any person or party that has possession, custody, or control of any 

information designated as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” pursuant to the terms 

of this Protective Order receives a subpoena or other process or order to produce such 

information, such person or party shall provide promptly to the originating source of such 

information designated as “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” a copy of said 

subpoena or other process or order, and shall cooperate with respect to any procedure sought to be 

pursued by the party whose interests may be affected. The party asserting the confidential 

treatment shall have the burden of defending against such subpoena, process or order. The person 

or party receiving the subpoena or process or order shall be entitled to comply with it except: (a) 

to the extent the party asserting the confidential treatment is successful in obtaining an order 

modifying or quashing it; and (b) in complying with the process or order shall, at a minimum, 

seek to obtain confidential treatment of the “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” 

information before producing it in the other proceeding or action. 

15. This Protective Order shall apply to the parties and any non-party from whom 

discovery may be sought and who desires protection for the discovery sought. Thus, any nonparty requested or required to produce or disclose information in this proceeding, through 

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subpoena or otherwise, may designate such information pursuant to the terms of this Protective 

Order. 

16. Within sixty (60) days after conclusion of this litigation and any appeal thereof, 

any document and all reproductions of documents produced by a party that are in the possession 

of any of the persons qualified under Paragraph 3 shall be returned to the producing party or 

destroyed. One archival copy of deposition exhibits, transcripts, Court exhibits and documents 

included in submissions to the Court may be retained by outside counsel for the parties. If 

destroyed, counsel for the receiving party shall certify to counsel for the producing party 

compliance with this paragraph within seven (7) calendar days of such destruction. As far as the 

provisions of any protective orders entered in this action restrict the communication and use of 

the documents produced thereunder, such orders shall continue to be binding after the conclusion 

of this litigation, except that (a) there shall be no restriction on documents that are used as 

exhibits in Court unless such exhibits were filed under seal, and (b) a party may seek the written 

permission of the producing party or order of the Court with respect to dissolution or modification 

of such protective orders. 

17. This Order shall not bar any attorney herein in the course of rendering advice to 

his client with respect to this litigation from conveying to any party client his evaluation in a 

general way of “Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only” information produced or 

exchanged herein; provided, however, that in rendering such advice and otherwise 

communicating with his client, the attorney shall not disclose the specific contents of any 

“Confidential” or “Outside Counsels’ Eyes Only information produced by another party herein, 

which disclosure would be contrary to the terms of this Protective Order. 

18. On execution by counsel below, the parties agree between themselves to be 

immediately mutually bound by all of the obligations and restrictions applicable to them as set 

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forth herein until such time as this particular Order is entered and superseded by the Court, or any 

reviewing Court, in its present form. 

Dated: April 25, 2006 CRAIGIE, McCARTHY & CLOW 

 /s/ 

Peter W. Craigie 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Grocery Outlet Inc.

Dated: April 25, 2006 THELEN REID & PRIEST, LLP 

 /s/ 

Robert A. Weikert 

Attorneys for Defendants Albertson’s, Inc. 

American Stores Company, LLC, and Lucky Stores, 

Inc. 

GENERAL ORDER 45 CERTIFICATION 

I, John A. Chatowski, hereby attest, pursuant to N.D. Cal. General Order No. 45, that the 

concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from each signatory hereto. 

Dated: April 25, 2006 THELEN REID & PRIEST, LLP 

 /s/ 

John A. Chatowski 

Attorneys for Defendants, Albertson’s, Inc. 

American Stores Company, LLC, and Lucky 

Stores, Inc. 

ORDER

 IT IS SO ORDERED 

Dated: April ___ 2006 By: _____________________________ 

HON. JEFFREY S. WHITE 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

Grocery Outlet Inc., 

 Plaintiff, 

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Albertson’s, Inc., American Stores Company, 

LLC, and Lucky Stores, Inc., 

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Civil Action No. C 06-2173 JSW 

UNDERTAKING 

My name is ___________________. I hereby acknowledge that I have been provided 

with a copy of, have read, and am fully familiar with, the terms of the Agreed Protective Order 

entered in this action on ___________________. I agree to be bound by, and to comply fully 

with, the terms of the Agreed Protective Order. I agree not to disclose or disseminate any 

Classified Information, as defined by the Agreed Protective Order, except as permitted therein. 

I hereby submit myself to the jurisdiction of this Court in connection with the enforcement 

of the Agreed Protective Order. 

 ________________________________ 

 Subscribed and sworn to this ______ day of ________________, 200__. 

_______________________________ 

 Notary Public 

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