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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER CONCERNING CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

PRODUCED IN DISCOVERY

Robert L. Zaletel, Esq. (SB# 096262)

McQUAID BEDFORD & VAN ZANDT LLP

221 Main Street, 16 Floor th

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: 415/905-0200

Facsimile: 415/905-0202

Email: RZaletel@mbvz.com

Attorneys for Defendant

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD,

Defendant.

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Civil No.: C 05 3598 CRB

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

PROTECTIVE ORDER CONCERNING

CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

PRODUCED IN DISCOVERY

This agreement is entered into by and between the undersigned attorneys on behalf of their

respective clients, plaintiff EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

(“Plaintiff") and defendants UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY ("Defendants").

1. Plaintiff and Defendants (hereinafter "Parties") have requested the production of

certain documents for inspection and copying in conjunction with discovery in this litigation, and,

2. These documents include sensitive, confidential and/or proprietary records

including employee personnel records, employee earnings records, medical records, financial

records, and proprietary business information with commercial value of a private nature

(hereinafter "Confidential Material"). 

3. Copies of Confidential Material will be designated "Confidential."

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4. Confidential documents, all copies thereof, and any summaries, charts or notes

made therefrom, and any facts or information contained therein or derived therefrom, shall be

disclosed only to the Court and/or to: (a) the parties; (b) counsel for the parties hereto and their

agents, employees, paralegals, or other secretarial and clerical employees or agents; (c) experts

or consultants retained by one or more of the parties to this action or their counsel, to assist in

preparation of this action for trial; (d) deponents and their counsel; (e) stenographic reporters and

videographers who are involved in depositions, the trial or any hearings or proceedings before the

Court in this action; and (f) witnesses at the trial of this action.

5. Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order would prevent the EEOC from

disclosing information to the extent that such disclosure is mandated by the EEOC Office of

Legal Counsel or a court pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request. However, the

EEOC shall notify Defendant prior to any such disclosure. Such notice shall be given to allow

sufficient time for Defendant to object to disclosure of any requested information.

6. No person authorized hereunder to view copies of Confidential Material, or to

make notes therefrom, may disclose any portion of the subject matter or contents of either to any

person not authorized hereunder.

7. The Confidential Material, copies of any portion of the Confidential Material

itself, and all notes arising from examination of said Confidential Material, as well as discussions

of the contents thereof, shall be used only in connection with the instant case, Within 180 days

following the conclusion of this action, including appeals, if any, Defendants and its counsel,

shall destroy all Confidential Materials produced by the EEOC and provide notice to the EEOC’s

attorneys of record. The EEOC will segregate all documents received from Defendant designated

as Confidential Material from other documents produced during the course of litigation and shall

clearly mark the documents “Confidential/Do Not Disclose.” The EEOC also will mark the

documents with the words “Consult Office of Legal Counsel.”

8. This Protective Order is without prejudice to reconsideration by the Court as

discovery continues. 

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9. The Parties may request that Confidential Material be filed under seal. However

any such request shall be subject to approval by the court, for good cause, upon noticed motion.

10. Any Party may move the Court for relief from, or modification of, this order at

any time, and each Party hereto reserves the right to contend in any such motion that documents

produced by another Party and information contained therein are not confidential. This

stipulation does not constitute an admission as to the admissibility of any Confidential Material at

trial.

11. The Parties agree to act in good faith in designating Confidential Material and

agree not to use this Stipulation for any purpose other than as stated herein.

IT IS SO STIPULATED

Dated: March 30, 2006 McQUAID BEDFORD & VAN ZANDT, LLP

By: /s/ ROBERT L. ZALETEL 

Robert L. Zaletel

Attorneys for Defendants

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

IT IS SO STIPULATED

Dated: March 30, 2006 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISSION

By: /s/ MARCIA L. MITCHELL 

Marcia L. Mitchell

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

COMMISSION

/ / /

/ / /

/ / /

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PROTECTIVE ORDER

For Good Cause appearing, the court enters the above stipulated protective order as an

order of the court.

DATED: ____________, 2006 ____________________________________________

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

April 3

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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