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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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Adrienne D. Cohen, Esq. - Bar No. 145163 

(adc@adcohen.com) 

Veronika J. Zappelli, Esq. – Bar No. 286520 

(vjz@adcohen.com) 

LAW OFFICES OF ADRIENNE D. COHEN 

1551 N. Tustin Avenue, Suite 750 

Santa Ana, CA 92705 

(714) 954-0790 

(714) 954-0791 Fax 

 

Attorneys for Defendants AMERICAN CLAIMS SERVICES, INC., aka, JOHNSON BANNON, INC., 

JOHN BANNON, BILL T. JOHNSON, AND SUSAN B. JOHNSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA—SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

CAROL QUIGLEY, aka, CAROL DIANE 

EUWEMA 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

 

AMERICAN CLAIMS SERVICES, INC., et al., 

 

Defendants. 

CASE NO.: 2:13-cv-01766-KJM-EFB 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

HONORABLE EDMUND F. BRENNAN 

Counsel for all represented parties having agreed to entry of the following Order, and good cause 

having been shown in the Stipulation filed herewith: 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

 PRODUCTION 

1. On or before March 25, 2015, Defendants JOHN BANNON and AMERICAN CLAIMS 

SERVICES, INC. must produce all responsive documents to Plaintiff’s Request for 

Production of Documents, dated December 8, 2014, with the exception of financial 

documents related to accounts maintained solely by Margaret Bannon. 

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DEFINITIONS 

1. “Documents” shall have the same broad meaning as within the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure. 

2. “Confidential Information” means information contained or described in Documents, 

answers to interrogatories, responses to requests for admissions, trial testimony, depositions, transcripts 

of trial testimony and depositions, and any information derived therefrom deemed by any party to be 

confidential information belonging to it pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c). 

3. “Counsel” means counsel of record, and attorneys employed by counsel of record. 

GENERAL RULES 

4. Any party, including any third party, to this litigation who produces or discloses any 

Documents, things, or information which the producing party wishes to be subject to this Protective 

Order may designate and shall mark the same as “CONFIDENTIAL”. Information designated 

“CONFIDENTIAL” will be limited to information which the producing party reasonably believes to be 

non-public, proprietary, or confidential information pursuant to Rule 26(c). 

5. The producing party shall either mark the copies of such Documents as may contain 

protected subject matter with the appropriate confidentiality marking at the time the copies are produced 

to the inspecting party or otherwise designate in writing the appropriate marking. 

6. Whenever a deposition taken on behalf of any party involves a disclosure of Confidential 

Information: 

 (a) said deposition or portions thereof shall be designated as containing Confidential 

Information subject to the provisions of this Order; such designation shall be made on the record 

whenever possible, but a party may designate portions of depositions as containing Confidential 

Information after transcription; a party shall have until ten (10) days after the service of the notice of 

completion of the deposition transcript to inform the other parties to the action of the portions of the 

transcript designated “CONFIDENTIAL”; 

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 (b) the disclosing party shall have the right to exclude from attendance at said 

deposition, during such time as its Confidential Information designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” is to be 

disclosed, any person other than the deponent, Counsel (and their staff and associates), the Court 

reporter (and videographer, interpreter, or other non-interested persons essential to the successful 

transcription of the witness), and the person(s) permitted to view such information pursuant to 

paragraphs 9 or 10 below; and 

 (c) the originals of said deposition transcripts and all copies thereof shall bear the 

legend “CONFIDENTIAL”, as appropriate. If either party contends that any portion of the deposition 

should be sealed, they shall file an appropriate motion for a sealing order and comply with Local Rule 

141. 

7. All Confidential Information designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall not be disclosed by 

the receiving party to anyone other than those persons designated herein and shall be handled in the 

manner set forth herein and, in any event, shall not be used for any purpose other than in connection 

with this litigation, unless and until such designation is removed either by written agreement of Counsel 

or by order of the Court. 

8. Information designated “CONFIDENTIAL” shall be viewed and discussed by the 

receiving party only by such party’s Counsel, and their paralegals, clerks, support staff and clerical 

personnel, and by the additional individuals listed below, provided each such individual has read this 

Protective Order in advance of disclosure and has agreed, in writing, by executing a copy of the form 

attached hereto as Exhibit A, to be bound by its terms: 

 (a) Plaintiff Carol Quigley; 

 (b) Defendant John Bannon; 

 (c) Defendant Susan B. Johnson; 

 (d) Defendant Bill T. Johnson; 

(e) Technical personnel, including experts and/or consultants, acting with or on 

behalf of the receiving party who need to be consulted by Counsel, in the 

discretion of such Counsel, in preparation for trial of this action; 

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(f) Stenographic and clerical employees associated with the individuals enumerated 

above. 

This paragraph (8) does not apply to the Court or any court personnel. 

9. With respect to Documents designated “CONFIDENTIAL”, any person indicated on the 

face of the Document to be its originator, author or a recipient of a copy thereof at or about the time 

such Document was prepared may be shown the same. 

10. The producing party has the burden to show the required good cause under Rule 26(c) to 

restrict access to information by use of “CONFIDENTIAL” designation. If a party receiving an item of 

information designated “CONFIDENTIAL” reasonably believes that the information has been 

improperly designated as “CONFIDENTIAL”, the receiving party must provide an objection in a 

reasonable manner to the producing party, specifying the Documents, information, or other things whose 

designation is objected to, and the basis for the objection. The objection may be initially oral but must 

be confirmed in writing. The producing party must respond to the objection within five (5) business 

days after delivery of the written objection. If the producing party does not respond to the objection in 

said time frame, and the receiving party has good cause and good faith to know that the producing party 

has received the objection, the receiving party may then treat the information as non-confidential, but 

still must limit the use of such information to this action. If the producing party responds to the 

objection, and the parties cannot reach agreement regarding the objected-to designations, the objecting 

party shall have the right to bring before the Court the question of whether any particular information is 

properly designated. 

11. All Confidential Information which has been designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” by the 

producing or disclosing party, and any and all reproductions thereof, shall be retained in the custody of 

the Counsel for the receiving party, except that such material may be used in depositions or court 

proceedings as provided herein, and independent experts authorized to view such information under the 

terms of this Protective Order may retain custody of such copies as are necessary for their participation 

in this litigation. 

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12. If either party contends that documents produced in discovery, answers to interrogatories, 

responses to requests for admissions, deposition transcripts, or other documents designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” should be filed with the court under seal, they shall file an appropriate motion for a 

sealing order and comply with Local Rule 141. 

13. The restrictions set forth in this Order shall not be construed: 

 (a) To preclude any party or its attorneys of record from making lawful use of 

information which was lawfully in their possession without restrictions prior to the receipt of 

information under this Protective Order; or 

 (b) To apply to information lawfully obtained by a party from any non-party to this 

action having the right to disclose such information; or 

 (c) To apply to information that has been or becomes part of the public domain by 

publication, a declaration under law, or otherwise, and not due to any unauthorized act or omission on 

the part of a receiving party. 

14. Neither the taking of any action in accordance with the provisions of this Protective 

Order, nor the failure to object thereto, shall be construed as a waiver of any claim or defense in this 

action. Moreover, neither the failure to designate information in accordance with this Order nor the 

failure to object to a designation at a given time shall preclude the filing of a motion at a later date 

seeking to impose such designation or challenging the propriety thereof, unless expressly stated herein. 

The entry of this Order shall not be construed as a waiver of any right to object to the furnishing of 

information in response to discovery or to object to a requested inspection of Documents or things, and, 

except as expressly provided, shall not relieve any party of the obligation of producing information in 

the course of discovery. 

15. In the event anyone shall violate or threaten to violate the terms of this Order, the parties 

agree that the aggrieved party may immediately apply to obtain relief against any such violation or 

threatened violation. The parties and any other person subject to the terms of this Order agree that this 

Court may retain jurisdiction over it and them for the purpose of enforcing this Order, notwithstanding 

any subsequent disposition of this action. 

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16. Immediately after entry of final judgment including appeals, or of dismissal of all parties in 

connection with this action, all Documents and things or transcripts of deposition or trial, together with all 

copies thereof, which have been designated as including Confidential Information shall be returned to 

the producing party or destroyed, provided that Counsel may retain one copy of any and all Documents 

and things or transcripts which contain Confidential Information for the purpose of any possible future 

dispute over alleged violation of this Protective Order or over any agreement, decision, decree, order or 

judgment disposing of all or part of this action. 

17. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Protective Order shall affect any previous 

protective order or shall be deemed to preclude any party from seeking and obtaining, on an appropriate 

showing, additional protection with respect to the confidentiality of Documents or other discovery 

material or relief from this Protective Order with respect to particular material designated as containing 

Confidential Information. 

18. This terms of this Protective Order shall be binding on the parties hereto when signed, as 

an agreement, regardless of when or whether the Court enters this Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED 

DATED: March 18, 2015. 

 

 

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