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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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PORTER | SCOTT

350 University Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

David A. Melton, SBN 176340

Colleen R. Howard, SBN 257661

Ashley M. Wisniewski, SBN 264601

350 University Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, California 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

Attorneys for Defendant

J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CELESTE SAGADIN,

Plaintiff,

v.

J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC. 

DOES 1 THROUGH 100, INCLUSIVE,

Defendants.

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CASE NO: 3:14-cv-03781-EDL

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

DOCUMENTS

Plaintiff CELESTE SAGADIN and defendant J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC., 

(hereafter collectively referred to as the “Parties”) hereby agree as follows:

1. In this action, the Parties may be required to disclose confidential information. The 

Parties agree that good cause exists for such confidential information to be protected from 

unnecessary disclosure. In order to avoid unnecessary litigation regarding the disclosure of such 

confidential information and to facilitate the exchange of information in this litigation, the Parties 

agree to this Protective Order to accomplish these tasks.

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2. For purposes of this Stipulation and Protective Order, the Parties agree that the 

definition of “Confidential Information” shall include:

a. Proprietary information, including, but not limited to, all financial data 

concerning the Parties, including tax information, to the extent that such information has not 

already been made known to the general public;

b. Other proprietary information of a commercial nature that the Producing 

Party believes, in good faith, constitutes a trade secret under applicable law or may jeopardize the 

security of commercial, financial, security or other proprietary information; 

c. Personal information relating to individual persons, including personal 

health or finance information or other information that the Producing Party believes, in good faith, 

may implicate privacy laws if further disseminated.

3. “Producing Party” means any party or third party that produces documents or 

information as part of the parties’ informal discovery process to advance settlement discussions or 

pursuant to discovery requests, in support of dispositive motions, or otherwise, in the course of 

this litigation.

4. Any Producing Party may designate as “CONFIDENTIAL” any material, 

documents, or discovery responses, testimony or other information, which constitutes or contains 

Confidential Information, as follows: 

a. Documents containing Confidential Information, which are produced as part 

of the parties’ informal discovery process or in response to document requests, subpoenas, or 

otherwise, shall be parked by the Producing Party with the following legend: CONFIDENTIAL.

b. Any other Confidential Information conveyed by the Producing Party 

during this litigation, if in written or other tangible form, shall be marked with the legend set forth 

in subparagraph 4(a) above, or if in oral or other intangible form, identified as: Confidential 

Information.

5. This Order permits designation as Confidential Information that information as to 

which the Producing Party entertains a good faith belief that the information satisfies the 

definition of Confidential Information contained in Paragraph 2.

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FAX: 916.927.3706

6. Persons receiving Confidential Information shall use it solely for the purpose of 

this litigation. Confidential Information shall not be disclosed directly or indirectly to any other 

person other than as provided in this Order, except by written agreement of the Producing Party.

7. A person having custody of Confidential Information shall maintain it in a manner 

which ensures that access to Confidential Information is strictly limited to persons entitled to 

receive Confidential Information in accordance with the provisions of this Order.

8. Confidential Information may not be disclosed to any person other than:

a. Attorneys for the Parties; 

b. Experts or consultants of a Party, provided the requirements of paragraph 7 

of this Order are met; and 

c. Before a judge, jury, and/or neutral for purposes of trial or mediation only.

9. Within thirty days after the conclusion of this litigation, including all appeals, all 

documents designated as CONFIDENTIAL, all copies of such documents, in the possession, 

custody, or control of the Parties and their experts, investigators, advisors, or consultants shall be 

destroyed or returned to counsel for the Producing Party. Upon request, a party and its counsel 

shall separately provide written certification to the Producing Party that the actions required by 

this paragraph have been completed. Upon request, a Producing Party may require that all 

CONFIDENTIAL documents, including any copies of CONFIDENTIAL documents, are returned 

within 14 days to the Producing Party.

10. This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of any party (a) to oppose 

production of any information on any grounds allowed under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 

and decisional authority, (b) to use its own Confidential Information in any manner that Producing 

Party desires, or (c) to seek and obtain, on an appropriate showing, such additional protection with 

respect to Confidential Information as that party may consider appropriate.

11. Any violation of the terms of this Protective Order may result in the imposition of 

such relief as the Court deems appropriate. All provisions of this Stipulation shall be binding on 

the Parties at signing, whether the Court enters the Stipulation as an Order or not. All provisions of 

this Order restricting the communication or use of Confidential Information shall continue to be 

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binding after the conclusion of this action, including all appeals, unless otherwise agreed or 

ordered. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this Protective Order beyond the conclusion 

of this litigation, including personal jurisdiction over all persons subject to this Order.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: January 6, 2015 PORTER SCOTT

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By /s/ 

Colleen R. Howard

Attorney for Defendants

J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.

Dated: January 6, 2015 FLAHAVAN LAW OFFICE

By /s/ 

Brian T. Flahavan

Attorney for Plaintiff

CELESTE SAGADIN 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: ___________________ _______________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

January 7, 2015

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