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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

Church Mutual Insurance Company,

Plaintiff,

v.

Harold R. Copenhaver, Jeff W. O’Donnell, and

United Insurance Agency, Inc.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 4:09-cv-00487

Judge James M. Moody

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Upon the stipulation of the parties, it is hereby Ordered that the following provisions

shall govern claims of confidentiality in these proceedings:

(a) Review of confidential documents and information by counsel for the parties, the parties,

the parties’ experts and consultants, actual or proposed witnesses, third parties from

whom information is sought pursuant to subpoena, and other persons whom the attorneys

deem necessary to review the documents for the prosecution or defense of this lawsuit

shall not waive the confidentiality of the documents, objections to production of any

confidential documents, or objections to the admissibility of confidential documents at

trial.

(b) The inadvertent, unintentional, or in camera disclosure of a confidential document and

information shall not generally be deemed a waiver, in whole or in part, of any party’s

claims of confidentiality, notwithstanding any law to the contrary. Upon request, the

party receiving privileged documents shall return to the party producing privileged

documents, within two (2) business days, all copies of such documents and all other

documents that incorporated information from the inadvertently produced documents. In

addition, an inadvertent failure to designate documents or information as Confidential or

Attorney’s Eyes Only does not, standing alone, waive the producing party’s right to

secure protection under this Order for such material. If material is designated as

Confidential or Attorney’s Eyes Only after the material was originally produced, the

receiving party, on timely notification of the designation, must make reasonable efforts to

assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this Order. 

(c) Only documents containing trade secrets, confidential information, or proprietary

information may be designated confidential, provided such documents have not

previously been disclosed by the producing party to anyone except those in its

employment or those retained by it. Without prejudice to a party’s right to seek

production of the following information or of a party to object to its production, the

information subject to a confidentiality designation may include, but is not limited to, the

following: attorney-client communications, communications in anticipation of litigation, 

methods, processes, rating and estimating formulas, compositions and other writings,

systems, techniques, computer programs, data, research projects, customer lists, customer

files, customer presentations, customer proposals, prospect client files, prospective client

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presentations, prospective client proposals, underwriting information for any customer or

prospective client, policyholder expiration data, coverage information, pricing data,

financial data, marketing data, prospect lists, claims information, production process and

merchandising systems, and plans. Such documents or parts thereof will be designated

after review by an attorney for the producing party by stamping the word

“CONFIDENTIAL” on each page designated as confidential. For compact or DVD

disks, the disk shall be stamped with the word “CONFIDENTIAL,” and all files and

print-outs from such disk shall be treated as confidential. 

(d) If any party believes a document not described in the above paragraph should

nevertheless be considered confidential, it may make application to the Court. 

(e) In addition, the parties to this litigation may designate certain documents or information

to be produced as “Attorneys’ Eyes Only.” Nothing shall be designated as Attorneys’

Eyes Only information except competitive information of the most sensitive nature that

includes as a major portion subject matter that is believed to be unknown to the opposing

party or parties, or any of the employees of the corporate parties. Nothing shall be

regarded as “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” information if it is information that:

1. is in the public domain at the time of disclosure, as evidenced by a written

document;

2. becomes a part of the public domain through no fault of the other party, as

evidenced by a written document;

3. the receiving party can show by written document that the information was in its

rightful and lawful possession at the time of disclosure; or

4. the receiving party lawfully receives such information at a later date from a third

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

make the disclosure to the receiving party.

(f) Discovery material produced in this litigation may be used only for purposes of asserting

and/or proving claims and defenses in this litigation. Documents designated Confidential

shall be shown only to counsel for the parties, the parties and former employees of the

parties, the parties’ experts and consultants, actual or proposed witnesses (provided that

such actual or proposed witnesses or their former or current employer are referenced in

the document or identified in the document as the author, recipient, speaker, or

participant in a conversation) and other support staff whom the attorneys deem necessary

to review the documents for the prosecution or defense of this lawsuit (e.g., paralegals,

administrative assistants, or outside vendors). 

Documents and information designated Attorneys’ Eyes Only shall be shown only to: (i)

attorneys of record for the parties in this litigation; (ii) employees and copy vendors of

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

litigation; and (iii) independent experts who have been designated in writing by notice to

all counsel fourteen (14) days prior to any disclosure of Attorneys’ Eyes Only documents

and information to such independent experts. Any objection to the disclosure of

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documents or information designated Attorneys’ Eyes Only to such independent experts

shall be made by filing an Expedited Motion for Protective Order before the Honorable

James Moody of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas (or

any judge sitting in his stead) within ten (10) days of the written notice. Any objection to

the disclosure of documents or information designated Attorneys’ Eyes Only to such

independent experts shall be made only for good-faith reasons related to the

confidentiality of the Attorneys’ Eyes Only information. If the filing of an Expedited

Motion for Protective Order pursuant to this paragraph materially affects the ability of

any party to this litigation to obtain and present expert opinion and/or testimony in a

timely fashion, the parties agree to take reasonable steps in response, such as (but not

necessarily limited to) adjusting expert disclosure deadlines.

Each individual (other than the attorneys for the parties and the regular employees and

support staff of such attorneys) who is permitted to see Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes

Only documents shall first be shown a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order and shall

sign a copy of the Written Confirmation attached as Exhibit A confirming that they have

been advised of and will honor the confidentiality designation. Counsel for each party

shall maintain a copy of these Written Confirmations. Such Written Confirmations shall

remain nondiscoverable except in the event of a dispute concerning the improper

disclosure of confidential documents or information. 

(g) If a party believes that a document designated or sought to be designated Confidential or

Attorneys’ Eyes Only by the producing party does not warrant such designation, the party

shall first make a good-faith effort to resolve such a dispute with opposing counsel. In

the event that such a dispute cannot be resolved by the parties, either party may apply to

the Court for a determination as to whether the designation is appropriate. The burden

rests on the party seeking confidentiality to demonstrate that such designation is proper.

(h) At the time of deposition or within ten (10) days after receipt of the deposition transcript,

the party or other entity that produced the information may designate as Confidential or

Attorneys’ Eyes Only specific portions of the transcript that contain Confidential or

Attorneys’ Eyes Only matters under the standards set forth in paragraphs (c) or (e),

above. This designation shall be stated on the record by counsel or shall be in writing

and served upon all counsel. No objection shall be interposed at a deposition that an

answer would elicit confidential information, except to enforce a limitation imposed by

this Order. Transcripts will be treated as confidential for this 10-day period. Any

portions of a transcript designated Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only shall thereafter

be treated as Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only in accordance with this Order. In

filing materials with the Court in pretrial proceedings, counsel shall file any pleading,

motion, or other paper filed with the Court containing Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes

Only material with the Clerk of the Court under seal in an envelope marked “FILED

UNDER SEAL PURSUANT TO COURT ORDERED DATED December___, 2009,”

and bearing the caption of the case and title of the document. Such papers filed under

seal shall not be unsealed or made a part of the public record except by further order of

this Court.

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(i) In any application to the Court referred to or permitted by this Order, the Court may

apply the standards of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 in determining whether the

prevailing party in such a dispute may recover the costs incurred by it and, if so, the

amount to be awarded.

(j) This Order shall not bar any attorney herein in the course of rendering advice to his or

her client with respect to this litigation from conveying to the client his or her evaluation

in a general way of Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only information produced or

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

communicating with his or her client, the attorney shall not disclose the specific contents

of any Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only information produced pursuant to this

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

(k) Within thirty (30) days after the completion of this litigation, including any postjudgment motions and appeals, each party shall destroy all documents and materials

designated Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only (including any copies and printouts

thereof) and shall destroy all extracts and/or data taken from such documents and

materials (other than notes or memoranda protected under the attorney-client privilege or

attorney work-product doctrine). Counsel for each party shall furnish a written

certification to all counsel that it has fully complied with this paragraph. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Order, counsel for each party shall retain

one archived set of all documents produced by its client(s) that were marked as

Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only for a period of six (6) years following the

completion of this litigation, including any post-judgment motions and appeals. Counsel

may destroy the archived set of documents after the six-year period ends without notice

to the other parties or those parties’ attorneys. This Order shall continue to be binding

after the completion of this litigation. 

Dated: January 11, 2010 ENTERED:

United States District Judge

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Attachment A

WRITTEN CONFIRMATION

I, __________________, have read and understand the terms of the Stipulated Protective

Order (“Protective Order”) entered in Church Mutual Insurance Company v. Harold R.

Copenhaver, et al., Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-00487, United States District Court for the Eastern

District of Arkansas. I hereby agree to comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of

the Protective Order unless and until modified by further order of this Court. 

Date:____________ __________________________________

 (Signature)

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