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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

 Huntsman v. Lowe’s HIW, Inc.

 Case No.: 2:13-CV-02507-TLN-DAD

THARPE & HOWELL, LLP

15250 Ventura Boulevard, Ninth Floor

Sherman Oaks, California 91403-3221

CHARLES D. MAY, ESQ.; STATE BAR NO.: 129663

GENE B. SHARAGA, ESQ.; STATE BAR NO.: 131661

BRIAN J. KIM, ESQ.; STATE BAR NO.: 282538

 THARPE & HOWELL, LLP

15250 Ventura Blvd,, Ninth Floor

Sherman Oaks, California 91403

(818) 205-9955; (818) 205-9944 fax

E-Mail: cmay@tharpe-howell.com

E-Mail: gsharaga@tharpe-howell.com

E-Mail: bkim@tharpe-howell.com

Attorneys for Defendants,

LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KIM HUNTSMAN,

Plaintiff,

vs.

LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT, 

and DOES 1 TO 50, INC.,

Defendants.

No: 2:13-cv-02507-TLN-DAD

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER

It appearing to the Court that the Plaintiff and Defendant are in agreement that 

LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, LLC (hereinafter “the Defendant”) possesses 

proprietary policies and procedures, as well as personnel files of present and former 

employees, that include confidential information that may be subject to discovery in 

the proceedings in this matter but which should not be made available to the public 

generally, this Court hereby orders that:

1. All documents produced or information disclosed and any other 

documents or records designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” by the Defendant shall be 

revealed only to a settlement officer, Plaintiff, counsel of record in this case, 

paralegals and secretarial employees under counsel’s direct supervision, and such 

persons as are employed by counsel to act as experts in this action. The information 

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

 Huntsman v. Lowe’s HIW, Inc.

 Case No.: 2:13-CV-02507-TLN-DAD

THARPE & HOWELL, LLP

15250 Ventura Boulevard, Ninth Floor

Sherman Oaks, California 91403-3221

designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” and disclosed only in accord with the terms of 

this paragraph may include, without limitation, documents and information 

containing Defendant’s policies and procedures, as well as personnel records, 

including disciplinary records, identity, information relating to the processes, 

operations, type of work, or apparatus, or the production, sales, shipments, transfers, 

identification of customers, inventories, amount or source of income, profits, losses, 

expenditures, or any research, development, or any other commercial information 

supplied by the Defendant in response to Plaintiff’s Interrogatories or Requests for 

Production. Information and documentation considered “CONFIDENTIAL” are 

subject to protection under Civil Local Rule 141.1 of the U.S. District Court –

Eastern District of California, Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and 

under other provisions of Federal law.

2. Counsel for Plaintiff shall use all documents and information produced 

or disclosed by the Defendant solely for the purposes of preparation for and trial of 

this action. Under no circumstances shall information or materials covered by this 

Protective Order be disclosed to anyone other than Plaintiff’s counsel of record in 

this action, paralegals, secretarial employees under counsel’s direct supervision, and 

such persons employed to act as experts in this action. At the conclusion of the 

proceedings in this action, all documents and information subject to this Order, 

including any copies or extracts or summaries thereof, or documents containing 

information taken therefrom, shall be returned to counsel for the Defendant, at 

defense counsel’s written request.

3. Prior to disclosure of any documents designated as “confidential” to 

paralegals or secretarial employees of counsel or Plaintiff, counsel for Plaintiff shall 

require such employees to read this Protective Order and agree to be bound by its 

terms.

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

 Huntsman v. Lowe’s HIW, Inc.

 Case No.: 2:13-CV-02507-TLN-DAD

THARPE & HOWELL, LLP

15250 Ventura Boulevard, Ninth Floor

Sherman Oaks, California 91403-3221

4. If counsel for Plaintiff determines that for purposes of this action, 

documents or information produced by the Defendant and designated as 

“confidential” must be revealed to a person employed to act as an expert in this 

action, then counsel may reveal the designated documents or information to such 

person, after first complying with the following:

(a) Counsel for the Plaintiff shall have the expert read this Order and shall 

explain the contents thereof to such expert.

(b) Counsel for the Plaintiff shall require such expert to sign a copy of this 

protective order that states: “I have read and understood the terms of

this protective order. I further agree to be bound by its terms.” Nothing 

in this paragraph shall be deemed to enlarge the right of Defendant to 

conduct discovery of any of Plaintiff’s experts, except solely with 

respect to the ability of such expert to protect confidential information 

and documents from re-disclosure.

5. In accordance with Local Rule 141, any papers filed with the Court that 

contain information that has been designated as "Confidential" or "Attorneys' Eyes 

Only," shall be accompanied by an application to file the papers or the portion 

thereof containing the designated information under seal; and the application shall be 

directed to the judge to whom the papers are directed. For motions, the parties shall 

file a redacted version of the motion and supporting papers.

7. This Order is subject to revocation and modification by Order of the 

Court upon written stipulation of the parties, or upon motion and reasonable notice, 

including opportunity for hearing and presentation of evidence.

8. Nothing contained in this Order is intended or should be construed as 

authorizing a party in this action to disobey a lawful subpoena issued in another 

action.

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

 Huntsman v. Lowe’s HIW, Inc.

 Case No.: 2:13-CV-02507-TLN-DAD

THARPE & HOWELL, LLP

15250 Ventura Boulevard, Ninth Floor

Sherman Oaks, California 91403-3221

9. The Court may modify the protective order in the interests of justice or 

for public policy reasons.

APPROVED FOR ENTRY:

 /s/ Mark A. Thiel

______________________________________

Attorney for Plaintiff, Kim Huntsman

 /s/ Charles D. May

___________________________________________

Attorney for Defendant Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 28, 2014

Ddad1\orders.civil

huntsman2507.stip.prot.ord.docx

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