Source: s3://data.kl3m.ai/documents/govinfo/USCOURTS/USCOURTS-cand-3_12-cv-01535/USCOURTS-cand-3_12-cv-01535-3/pdf.json

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

---

COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND DIVISION

FORMER SHAREHOLDERS OF 

CARDIOSPECTRA, INC.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

VOLCANO CORPORATION, a Delaware 

corporation; and DOES 1-10,

Defendants.

Case No. CV12-01535 (YGR)

STIPULATED MODIFIED PROTECTIVE 

ORDER

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

1. PURPOSE AND LIMITATIONS

This Stipulated Protective Order is entered into by Plaintiffs Christopher E. Banas and 

Paul Castella in their respective capacities as Shareholder Representatives for the Former 

Shareholders of CardioSpectra, Inc. (“Plaintiffs”), and Defendant Volcano Corporation 

(“Volcano”) in connection with disclosure and discovery activity in the above-captioned case. 

Disclosure and discovery activity in this action is likely to involve production of confidential, 

proprietary, or private information, thereby warranting special protection from public disclosure 

and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting and defending this litigation. Accordingly, 

the Parties hereby stipulate to and petition the Court to enter the following Stipulated Protective 

Order. The Parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all 

disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 1 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

use extends only to the limited Disclosure or Discovery Material (defined below) that is entitled 

to confidential treatment under the applicable legal principles. The Parties further acknowledge, 

as set forth in Section 13.3 below, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to 

file confidential information under seal; Civil Local Rule 79-5 and General Order 62 set forth the 

procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when a Party seeks 

permission from the Court to file material under seal.

2. DEFINITIONS

2.1 Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation of 

Disclosure or Discovery Material (defined below) under this Order.

2.2 “CONFIDENTIAL” Disclosure or Discovery Material: Disclosure or Discovery 

Material (defined below), regardless of how it is generated, stored or maintained, or tangible 

things that qualify for protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).

2.3 Counsel: Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well as their support 

staff).

2.4 Designated House Counsel: House Counsel who seek access to “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” information in this matter.

2.5 Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that may designate Disclosure or 

Discovery Material (defined below) that it produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.”

2.6 Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the 

medium or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, among other things, 

testimony, transcripts, and tangible things) that are produced or generated in disclosures or 

responses to discovery in this matter.

2.7 Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter pertinent to 

the Litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an expert witness or as a 

consultant in the Litigation.

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 2 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

3.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

2.8 “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” (and “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C”) Disclosure or Discovery Material: 

extremely sensitive Disclosure or Discovery Material, disclosure of which to another Party or 

Non-Party would create a substantial risk of serious harm that could not be avoided by less 

restrictive means. 

2.9 House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a Party to the Litigation. House 

Counsel does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside counsel.

2.10 Litigation: that certain litigation pending in the United States District Court in the 

Northern District of California, identified as Civil Action No. CV12-01535 (YGR) and entitled 

Former Shareholders of CardioSpectra, Inc. v. Volcano Corporation, a Delaware corporation; and 

DOES 1-10.

2.11 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal 

entity not named as a Party to the Litigation.

2.12 Outside Counsel of Record: attorneys who are not employees of a Party to the 

Litigation but are retained to represent or advise a Party to the Litigation and have appeared in the 

Litigation on behalf of that Party or are affiliated with a law firm which has appeared on behalf of 

that Party.

2.13 Party: (1) Plaintiffs Christopher E. Banas and Paul Castella in their respective 

capacities as Shareholder Representatives for the Former Shareholders of CardioSpectra, Inc.,

including consultants, retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their support staffs), 

and (2) Volcano Corporation, including all of its officers, directors, employees, consultants, 

retained experts, and Outside Counsel of Record (and their support staffs).

2.14 Producing Party: a Party or Non-Party that produces Disclosure or Discovery 

Material in the Litigation.

2.15 Professional Vendors: persons or entities that provide litigation support services 

(e.g., photocopying, videotaping, translating, preparing exhibits or demonstrations, and 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 3 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

4.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

organizing, storing, or retrieving data in any form or medium) and their employees and 

subcontractors.

2.16 Protected Material: any Disclosure or Discovery Material that is designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C,” or as 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” 

2.17 Receiving Party: a Party that receives Disclosure or Discovery Material from a 

Producing Party.

3. SCOPE

The protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order cover not only Protected Material 

(as defined above), but also (1) any information copied or extracted from Protected Material; 

(2) all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations of Protected Material; and (3) any testimony, 

conversations, or presentations by Parties or their Counsel that might reveal Protected Material. 

However, the protections conferred by this Stipulation and Order do not cover the following 

information: (a) any information that is in the public domain at the time of disclosure to a 

Receiving Party or becomes part of the public domain after its disclosure to a Receiving Party as 

a result of publication not involving a violation of this Order, including becoming part of the 

public record through trial or otherwise; and (b) any information known to the Receiving Party 

prior to the disclosure or obtained by the Receiving Party after the disclosure from a source who 

obtained the information lawfully and under no obligation of confidentiality to the Designating 

Party. Any use of Protected Material at trial shall be governed by a separate agreement or order.

4. DURATION

Even after final disposition of the Litigation, the confidentiality obligations imposed by 

this Order shall remain in effect until a Designating Party agrees otherwise in writing or a court 

order otherwise directs. Final disposition shall be deemed to be the later of (1) dismissal of all 

claims and defenses in the Litigation, with or without prejudice; and (2) final judgment herein 

after the completion and exhaustion of all appeals, rehearings, remands, trials, or reviews of the 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 4 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

5.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

Litigation, including the time limits for filing any motions or applications for extension of time 

pursuant to applicable law.

5. DESIGNATION OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

5.1 Exercise of Restraint and Care in Designating Material for Protection. Each Party 

or Non-Party that designates Disclosure or Discovery Material for protection under this Order 

must take care to limit any such designation to specific material that qualifies under the 

appropriate standards. The Designating Party must designate for protection only those parts of 

material, documents, items, or oral or written communications that qualify – so that other portions 

of the material, documents, items, or communications for which protection is not warranted are 

not swept unjustifiably within the ambit of this Order.

Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited. Designations that are 

shown to be clearly unjustified or that have been made for an improper purpose (e.g., to 

unnecessarily encumber or retard the case development process or to impose unnecessary 

expenses and burdens on other Parties) expose the Designating Party to sanctions.

If it comes to a Designating Party’s attention that Disclosure or Discovery Material that it 

designated for protection do not qualify for protection at all or do not qualify for the level of 

protection initially asserted, that Designating Party must promptly notify all other Parties that it is 

withdrawing the mistaken designation.

5.2 Manner and Timing of Designations. Except as otherwise provided in this Order 

(see, e.g., second paragraph of Section 5.2(a) below), or as otherwise stipulated or ordered, 

Disclosure or Discovery Material that qualifies for protection under this Order must be clearly so 

designated before the material is disclosed or produced.

Designation in conformity with this Order requires:

(a) for information in documentary form (e.g., paper or electronic documents, 

but excluding transcripts of depositions or other pretrial or trial proceedings), that the Producing 

Party affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’

EYES ONLY B/C,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” to each 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 5 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

6.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

page that contains protected material. If only a portion or portions of the material on a page 

qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) 

(e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins).

A Party or Non-Party that makes original documents or materials available for inspection 

need not designate them for protection until after the inspecting Party has indicated which 

material it would like copied and produced. During the inspection and before the designation, all 

of the material made available for inspection shall be deemed “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” After the inspecting Party has identified the documents it wants 

copied and produced, the Producing Party must determine which documents, or portions thereof, 

qualify for protection under this Order. Then, before producing the specified documents, the 

Producing Party must affix the appropriate legend (“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY”) to each page that contains Protected Material. If only a portion 

or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must 

clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins).

(b) for testimony given in deposition or in other pretrial or trial proceedings, 

that the Designating Party identify on the record, before the close of the deposition, hearing, or 

other proceeding, all protected testimony and specify the level of protection being asserted. 

When it is impractical to identify separately each portion of testimony that is entitled to protection 

and it appears that substantial portions of the testimony may qualify for protection, the 

Designating Party may invoke on the record (before the deposition, hearing, or other proceeding 

is concluded) a right to have up to 21 days to identify the specific portions of the testimony as to 

which protection is sought and to specify the level of protection being asserted. Only those 

portions of the testimony that are appropriately designated for protection within the 21 days shall 

be covered by the provisions of this Stipulated Protective Order. Alternatively, a Designating 

Party may specify, at the deposition or up to 21 days afterwards if that period is properly invoked, 

that the entire transcript shall be treated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 6 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

7.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY.” 

Parties shall give the other Parties notice if they reasonably expect a deposition, hearing or 

other proceeding to include Protected Material so that the other Parties can ensure that only 

authorized individuals who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” 

(Exhibit A) are present at those proceedings. The use of a document as an exhibit at a deposition 

shall not in any way affect its designation as “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY.”

Transcripts containing Protected Material shall have an obvious legend on the title page 

that the transcript contains Protected Material, and the title page shall be followed by a list of all 

pages (including line numbers as appropriate) that have been designated as Protected Material and 

the level of protection being asserted by the Designating Party. The Designating Party shall 

inform the court reporter of these requirements. Any transcript that is prepared before the 

expiration of a 21-day period for designation shall be treated during that period as if it had been 

designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” in its entirety unless 

otherwise agreed. After the expiration of that period, the transcript shall be treated only as 

actually designated.

(c) for information produced in some form other than documentary and for any 

other tangible items, that the Producing Party affix in a prominent place on the exterior of the 

container or containers in which the information or item is stored the legend “CONFIDENTIAL,”

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C” or “HIGHLY 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” If only a portion or portions of the 

information or item warrant protection, the Producing Party, to the extent practicable, shall 

identify the protected portion(s).

5.3 Inadvertent Failures to Designate. If timely corrected, an inadvertent failure to 

designate qualified Disclosure or Discovery Material does not, standing alone, waive the 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 7 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

8.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Order for such material. Upon timely 

correction of a designation, the Receiving Party must make reasonable efforts to assure that the 

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

6. CHALLENGING CONFIDENTIALITY DESIGNATIONS

6.1 Timing of Challenges. Any Party or Non-Party may challenge a designation of 

confidentiality at any time. Unless a prompt challenge to a Designating Party’s confidentiality 

designation is necessary to avoid foreseeable, substantial unfairness, unnecessary economic 

burdens, or a significant disruption or delay of the Litigation, a Party does not waive its right to 

challenge a confidentiality designation by electing not to mount a challenge promptly after the 

original designation is disclosed.

6.2 Meet and Confer. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution 

process by providing written notice of each designation it is challenging and describing the basis 

for each challenge. To avoid ambiguity as to whether a challenge has been made, the written 

notice must recite that the challenge to confidentiality is being made in accordance with this 

specific paragraph of the Protective Order. The Parties shall attempt to resolve each challenge in 

good faith and must begin the process by conferring directly (in voice to voice dialogue; other 

forms of communication are not sufficient) within 14 days of the date of service of notice. In 

conferring, the Challenging Party must explain the basis for its belief that the confidentiality 

designation was not proper and must give the Designating Party an opportunity to review the 

designated material, to reconsider the circumstances, and, if no change in designation is offered, 

to explain the basis for the chosen designation. A Challenging Party may proceed to the next 

stage of the challenge process only if it has engaged in this meet and confer process first or 

establishes that the Designating Party is unwilling to participate in the meet and confer process in 

a timely manner.

6.3 Judicial Intervention. If the Parties cannot resolve a challenge without court 

intervention, the parties shall follow the Court’s Standing Order in Civil Cases regarding 

Discovery and Discovery Motions. The parties may file a joint letter brief regarding retaining 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 8 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

9.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

confidentiality within 21 days of the initial notice of challenge or within 14 days of the parties 

agreeing that the meet and confer process will not resolve their dispute, whichever is earlier. 

Failure by a Designating Party to file such discovery dispute letter within the applicable 21 or 14 

day period (set forth above) with the Court shall automatically waive the confidentiality 

designation for each challenged designation. If, after submitting a joint letter brief, the Court 

allows that a motion may be filed, any such motion must be accompanied by a competent 

declaration affirming that the movant has complied with the meet and confer requirements 

imposed in the preceding paragraph. The Court, in its discretion, may elect to transfer the 

discovery matter to a Magistrate Judge.

In addition, the parties may file a joint letter brief regarding a challenge to a 

confidentiality designation at any time if there is good cause for doing so, including a challenge to 

the designation of a deposition transcript or any portions thereof. If, after submitting a joint letter 

brief, the Court allows that a motion may be filed, any motion brought pursuant to this provision 

must be accompanied by a competent declaration affirming that the movant has complied with the 

meet and confer requirements imposed by the preceding paragraph. The Court, in its discretion, 

may elect to transfer the discovery matter to a Magistrate Judge.

The burden of persuasion in any such challenge proceeding shall be on the Designating 

Party. Frivolous challenges, and those made for an improper purpose (e.g., to harass or impose 

unnecessary expenses and burdens on other parties) may expose the Challenging Party to 

sanctions. Unless the Designating Party has waived the confidentiality designation by failing to 

file letter brief to retain confidentiality as described above, all parties shall continue to afford the 

material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the Producing Party’s 

designation until the court rules on the challenge.

7. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

7.1 Basic Principles. A Receiving Party may use Protected Material that is disclosed 

or produced by another Party or by a Non-Party in connection with this Litigation only for 

prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle the claims, counterclaims, and or defenses asserted 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 9 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

10.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

by, among, between, or against Plaintiffs on the one hand, and Defendant on the other hand. 

Such Protected Material may be disclosed only to the categories of persons and under the 

conditions described in this Order. When the litigation has been terminated, a Receiving Party 

must comply with the provisions of Section 14 below.

Protected Material must be stored and maintained by a Receiving Party at a location and 

in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the persons authorized under this Order.

7.2 Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” Disclosure or Discovery Material. Unless 

otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, a Receiving 

Party may disclose any information or item designated “CONFIDENTIAL” only to:

(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in the Litigation, as well 

as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose 

the information for this Litigation;

(b) the Receiving Parties and, if applicable, the officers, directors, and 

employees (including House Counsel) of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably 

necessary for this Litigation;

(c) Experts (as defined in this Order) of the Receiving Party to whom 

disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Litigation and who have signed the “Acknowledgment 

and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

(d) this Court, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of 

California and the personnel of such courts;

(e) court reporters and their staff, professional jury or trial consultants, mock 

jurors, and Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this Litigation 

and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A);

(f) during their depositions, witnesses in the Litigation to whom disclosure is 

reasonably necessary and who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” 

(Exhibit A), unless otherwise agreed by the Designating Party or ordered by the Court. Pages of 

transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to depositions that reveal Protected Material must be 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 10 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

11.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

separately bound by the court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted 

under this Stipulated Protective Order;

(g) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a 

custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information and

(h) a mediator retained by the Parties, or appointed by the Court, to assist 

resolving the dispute, who has signed the Undertaking attached as Exhibit A. 

7.3 Disclosure of “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” 

Disclosure or Discovery Material. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing 

by the Designating Party, a Receiving Party may disclose any information or item designated 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” only to:

(a) the Receiving Party’s Outside Counsel of Record in this Litigation, as well 

as employees of said Outside Counsel of Record to whom it is reasonably necessary to disclose 

the information for this litigation;

(b) House Counsel of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is reasonably 

necessary for this litigation;

(c) Experts of the Receiving Party (1) to whom disclosure is reasonably 

necessary for this litigation, (2) who have signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be 

Bound” (Exhibit A), and (3) as to whom the procedures set forth in Section 7.4(b) below have 

been followed;

(d) this Court, or the United States District Court for the Northern District of 

California and the personnel of such courts;

(e) court reporters and their staff, professional jury or trial consultants, and 

Professional Vendors to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have 

signed the “Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” (Exhibit A); 

(f) the author or recipient of a document containing the information or a 

custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information; and

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 11 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

12.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

(g) a mediator retained by the Parties, or appointed by the Court, to assist 

resolving the dispute, who has signed the Undertaking attached as Exhibit A.

Unless otherwise ordered by the Court or permitted in writing by the Designating Party, 

Disclosure Information and Discovery Material designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C” shall be limited to such persons that qualify under 

Section 7.3 (a)- (g) above and Plaintiffs Christopher E. Banas and Paul Castella only. Disclosure 

Information or Discovery Material that may be required by law to be disclosed or produced in this 

Litigation by any Disclosing Party that may contain information alleged to be confidential by 

LightLab Imaging, Inc. or its parent(s), successor(s), or affiliate(s) (including without limitation 

St. Jude Medical, Inc.) shall not be disclosed to any employee, officer, or director of Volcano, 

notwithstanding any designation that may be placed upon it by the Producing Party pursuant to 

this Order. 

7.4 Requirements for Disclosure of “CONFIDENTIAL” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL 

– ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” Disclosure or Discovery Material to Experts. 

“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C,” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” information or items may be 

disclosed to an Expert without disclosure of the identity of the Expert as long as the Expert is not 

a current officer, director, or employee of a competitor of a Party or anticipated to become one. 

All Experts who are to receive “CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY” information or items must comply with Sections 7.2 (c) and 7.3 (c). 

8. PROSECUTION BAR 

Absent written consent from the Producing Party, any individual who receives access to 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C” information shall not be involved in the prosecution of 

patents or patent applications pertaining to Optical Coherence Tomography or any products, 

components, processes and technologies relating to Optical Coherence Tomography, including 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 12 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

13.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

without limitation any patents pertinent to this Litigation and any patent or application claiming 

priority to or otherwise related to any patents pertinent to this Litigation, before any foreign or 

domestic agency, including the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “Patent Office”). 

For purposes of this paragraph, “prosecution” includes directly or indirectly drafting, amending, 

advising, or otherwise affecting the scope or maintenance of patent claims. To avoid any doubt, 

“prosecution” as used in this paragraph does not include representing a party challenging a patent 

before a domestic or foreign agency (including, but not limited to, a reissue protest, ex parte

reexamination, or inter partes reexamination). This Prosecution Bar shall begin when access to 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” information is first received by 

the affected individual and shall end two (2) years after final termination of this Litigation.

9. PROTECTED MATERIAL SUBPOENAED OR ORDERED PRODUCED IN OTHER 

LITIGATION

If a Party is served with a subpoena or a court order issued in other litigation that compels 

disclosure of any Disclosure or Discovery Material designated in the Litigation as 

“CONFIDENTIAL,” “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY B/C,” or

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” that Party must:

(a) promptly notify in writing the Designating Party. Such notification shall 

include a copy of the subpoena or court order; 

(b) promptly notify in writing the party who caused the subpoena or order to 

issue in the other litigation that some or all of the material covered by the subpoena or order is 

subject to this Protective Order. Such notification shall include a copy of this Stipulated 

Protective Order; and 

(c) cooperate with respect to all reasonable procedures sought to be pursued by 

the Designating Party whose Protected Material may be affected.

If the Designating Party timely seeks a protective order, the Party served with the 

subpoena or court order shall not produce any information designated in the Litigation as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” before a 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 13 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

14.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

determination by the court from which the subpoena or order issued, unless the Party has obtained 

the Designating Party’s permission. The Designating Party shall bear the burden and expense of 

seeking protection in that court of its confidential material and nothing in these provisions should 

be construed as authorizing or encouraging a Receiving Party in the Litigation to disobey a lawful 

directive from another court.

10. A NON-PARTY’S PROTECTED MATERIAL SOUGHT TO BE PRODUCED IN THE 

LITIGATION 

(a) The terms of this Order are applicable to information produced by a NonParty in the Litigation and designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL –

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY.” Such information produced by Non-Parties in connection with 

the Litigation is protected by the remedies and relief provided by this Order. Nothing in these 

provisions should be construed as prohibiting a Non-Party from seeking additional protections. 

(b) In the event that a Party is required, by a valid discovery request, to 

produce a Non-Party’s confidential information in its possession, and the Party is subject to an 

agreement with the Non-Party not to produce the Non-Party’s confidential information, then the 

Party shall: 

(1) promptly notify in writing the Requesting Party and the Non-Party 

that some or all of the information requested is subject to a confidentiality agreement with a NonParty;

(2) promptly provide the Non-Party with a copy of the Stipulated 

Protective Order in this Litigation, the relevant discovery request(s), and a reasonably specific 

description of the information requested; and

(3) make the information requested available for inspection by the 

Non-Party.

(c) If the Non-Party fails to object or seek a protective order from this Court 

within 14 days of receiving the notice and accompanying information, the Receiving Party may 

produce the Non-Party’s confidential information responsive to the discovery request. If the 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 14 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

15.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

Non-Party timely seeks a protective order, the Receiving Party shall not produce any information 

in its possession or control that is subject to the confidentiality agreement with the Non-Party 

before a determination by the Court. Absent a court order to the contrary, the Non-Party shall 

bear the burden and expense of seeking protection in this Court of its Protected Material.

11. UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

If a Receiving Party learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, it has disclosed Protected 

Material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this Stipulated Protective 

Order, the Receiving Party must immediately (a) notify in writing the Designating Party of the 

unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve all unauthorized copies of the 

Protected Material, (c) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized disclosures were 

made of all the terms of this Order, and (d) request such person or persons to execute the 

“Acknowledgment and Agreement to Be Bound” that is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

12. INADVERTENT PRODUCTION OF PRIVILEGED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED 

MATERIAL 

When a Producing Party gives notice to Receiving Parties that certain inadvertently 

produced material is subject to a claim of privilege or other protection, the obligations of the 

Receiving Parties are those set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B). Pursuant to 

Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) and (e), insofar as the parties reach an agreement on the effect of 

disclosure of a communication or information covered by the attorney-client privilege or work 

product protection, the parties may incorporate their agreement in the stipulated protective order 

submitted to the court.

13. MISCELLANOUS

13.1 Right to Further Relief. Nothing in this Order abridges the right of any person to 

seek its modification by the Court in the future.

13.2 Right to Assert Other Objections. By stipulating to the entry of this Protective 

Order no Party waives any right it otherwise would have to object to disclosing or producing any 

information or item on any ground not addressed in this Stipulated Protective Order. Similarly, 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 15 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

16.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

no Party waives any right to object on any ground to use in evidence of any of the material 

covered by this Protective Order.

13.3 Filing Protected Material. Without written permission from the Designating Party 

or a court order secured after appropriate notice to all interested persons, a Party may not file in 

the public record in the Litigation any Protected Material. A Party that seeks to file under seal 

any Protected Material must comply with Civil Local Rule 79-5 and General Order 62. Protected 

Material may only be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the 

specific Protected Material at issue. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5 and General Order 62, a 

sealing order will issue only upon a request establishing that the Protected Material at issue is 

privileged, protectable as a trade secret, or otherwise entitled to protection under the law. If a 

Receiving Party's request to file Protected Material under seal pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-

5(d) and General Order 62 is denied by the Court, then the Receiving Party may file the 

information in the public record pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(e) unless otherwise instructed 

by the Court.

14. FINAL DISPOSITION

Within 60 days after the final disposition of the Litigation, as defined in Section 4, each 

Receiving Party must return all Protected Material to the Producing Party or destroy such 

material. As used in this subdivision, “all Protected Material” includes all copies, abstracts, 

compilations, summaries, and any other format reproducing or capturing any of the Protected 

Material. Whether the Protected Material is returned or destroyed, the Receiving Party must 

submit a written certification to the Producing Party (and, if not the same person or entity, to the 

Designating Party) by the 60-day deadline that (1) identifies (by category, where appropriate) all 

the Protected Material that was returned or destroyed and (2) affirms that the Receiving Party has 

not retained any copies, abstracts, compilations, summaries, or any other format reproducing or 

capturing any of the Protected Material. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel are entitled to 

retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, trial, deposition, and hearing transcripts, 

legal memoranda, correspondence, deposition and trial exhibits, expert reports, attorney work 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 16 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

17.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

product, and consultant and expert work product, even if such materials contain Protected

Material. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute Protected Material remain subject to 

this Protective Order as set forth in Section 4.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

Dated: December 4, 2012 COOLEY LLP

/s/ Mark F. Lambert

MARK F. LAMBERT (197410)

Attorneys for Defendant Volcano Corporation 

Dated: December 4, 2012 STANLEY • IOLA, LLP

/s/ Matthew J. Zevin

MATTHEW J. ZEVIN

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Former Shareholders of

CardioSpectra, Inc.

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 17 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

18.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

SUBMITTED BY:

Dated: December 4, 2012 COOLEY LLP

/s/ Mark F. Lambert

MARK F. LAMBERT (197410)

Attorneys for Defendant Volcano Corporation 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:

Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

United States District Judge

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 18 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

19.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

FILER’S ATTESTATION PURSUANT TO L.R. 5-1(i)(3)

I, Mark F. Lambert, attest that concurrence in the filing of this Stipulated [Proposed] 

Protective Order has been obtained from Matthew Zevin, the signatory hereto on behalf of 

Plaintiffs. 

Dated: December 4, 2012

COOLEY LLP

/s/ Mark F. Lambert

MARK F. LAMBERT (197410)

Attorneys for Defendant Volcano Corporation 

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 19 of 20
COOLEY LLP

ATTO RN EY S AT LA W

PA LO AL TO

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

20.

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

(CASE NO.: CV12-01535 YGR)

EXHIBIT A

ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

I, _____________________________ [print or type full name], of _________________ [print or 

type full address], declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the 

Stipulated Protective Order that was issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of 

California on _______________________ [date] in the case of Former Shareholders of CardioSpectra, 

Inc. v. Volcano Corporation, a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1-10, No. 12-cv-01535 (YGR). 

I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order and I 

understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could expose me to sanctions and punishment in the 

nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in any manner any information or item that 

is subject to this Stipulated Protective Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the 

provisions of this Order.

I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order, even if 

such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of the Litigation.

I hereby appoint __________________________ [print or type full name] of 

_______________________________________ [print or type full address and telephone number] as my 

California agent for service of process in connection with the Litigation or any proceedings related to 

enforcement of this Stipulated Protective Order.

Date: _________________________________

City and State where sworn and signed: _________________________________

Printed name: ______________________________

Signature: __________________________________

Case 3:12-cv-01535-WHO Document 46 Filed 01/03/13 Page 20 of 20