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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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PROTECTIVE ORDER AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

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Diane L. McGimsey (SBN 234953) 

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

1888 Century Park East 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 712-6600 

Facsimile: (310) 712-8800 

mcgimseyd@sullcrom.com 

Sharon L. Nelles (pro hac vice) 

Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager (pro hac vice) 

Lauren M. Goldsmith (SBN 293269) 

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

125 Broad Street 

New York, New York 10004 

Telephone: (212) 558-4000 

Facsimile: (212) 558-3588 

nelless@sullcrom.com 

ostragerae@sullcrom.com

goldsmithl@sullcrom.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Ally Bank 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIELA AGUILAR VELAZQUEZ, on 

behalf of herself and all others similarly 

situated,

Plaintiff,

vs. 

ALLY BANK,

Defendant.

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No. 2:21-cv-2375 MCE DB

PROTECTIVE ORDER AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

CONCERNING 

CONFIRMATORY DISCOVERY 

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff Mariela Aguilar Velazquez, putative Plaintiff Roney Edler 

Barroso da Silva and Defendant Ally Bank (together, “Stipulating Parties”), through their respective 

counsel, are engaged in ongoing settlement discussions; and

WHEREAS, in light of those discussions, the Stipulating Parties have agreed that 

certain information should be voluntarily produced by Defendant as confirmatory discovery solely for 

the purpose of evaluating a potential settlement of the claims against Defendant and administering any 

settlement;

WHEREAS, the materials to be produced include confidential and proprietary 

information that requires protection from disclosure and limitation as to its use; and

WHEREAS, good cause exists for the issuance of a confidentiality order governing the 

production of the confirmatory discovery; 

Therefore, the Stipulating Parties, through undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate and 

agree, subject to the approval of the Court, as follows:

1. All information provided during the course of confirmatory discovery in this 

action shall constitute “Confirmatory Discovery Material” and shall be subject to this stipulated Order.

2. All Confirmatory Discovery Material exchanged pursuant to this stipulated 

Order shall be treated as confidential and shall not be disclosed to anyone except (i) counsel in this 

action, (ii) non-testifying consultants in this action who are bound to preserve the confidentiality of 

such materials, and (iii) any other persons with the consent of Defendant, or by Court order, subject 

to the terms of this stipulated Order.

3. Prior to disclosure of any Confirmatory Discovery Material to any nontestifying consultant referred to in subparagraph 2 above, such person shall be provided by counsel 

with a copy of this stipulated Order and shall sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement in the form annexed 

as Exhibit A hereto stating that that person has read the stipulated Order and agrees to be bound by its 

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terms. Said counsel shall retain each signed Non-Disclosure Agreement and provide a copy to the 

other party at the time of signature.

4. All Confirmatory Discovery Material, and any information contained therein or 

derived therefrom, shall be used only in this action and shall be used solely for purpose of evaluating 

the settlement value of the claims against Defendant and for administering any settlement.

5. No Confirmatory Discovery Materials may be filed with the Court or form the 

basis of any complaint. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Confirmatory Discovery 

Material may be disclosed to the Court in camera if necessary to support a proposed settlement or the 

plan of allocation, and in the event a settlement is reached, information concerning the anticipated 

class size as reflected in the Confirmatory Discovery Materials may be filed with the Court.

6. Within the earlier of 15 days after the Stipulating Parties inform the Court that 

they have been unable to reach a settlement in principle, or 30 days after final approval of a settlement 

by the Court and all matters relating to the plan of allocation, the settlement and fees and expenses are 

finally resolved, Plaintiff must return all documents and things designated Confirmatory Discovery 

Material or destroy such Confirmatory Discovery Material and copies thereof, including all 

Confirmatory Discovery Material in the hands of other parties as provided for in this stipulated Order, 

and counsel for Plaintiff shall certify in writing that such Confirmatory Discovery Material has been 

returned or destroyed. 

7. The Stipulating Parties and their counsel are responsible for employing 

reasonable measures to control, consistent with this agreement, duplication of, access to, discussion 

of and distribution of copies of documents, information or things designated Confirmatory Discovery 

Material in accordance with the terms of this stipulated Order. 

8. The disclosure of Confirmatory Discovery Material containing attorney-client 

privileged information, information constituting attorney work product, or information that is 

otherwise privileged and/or protected from disclosure, whether inadvertent or unintentional shall not 

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constitute a waiver of the privilege or protection in this action or any state or federal proceeding. 

Plaintiff’s counsel shall promptly notify Defendant’s counsel of the disclosure of any document 

containing privileged or protected information. Upon request from Defendant, within five business 

days, Plaintiff must certify that it has destroyed any document over which privilege or protection is 

asserted, all copies, and any information derived therefrom, regardless of whether Plaintiff agrees with 

the assertion of privilege or protection. 

9. This stipulated Order will be effective from the date on which it is signed by 

counsel for the Stipulating Parties. 

10. Nothing herein prevents either party from requesting discovery outside of the 

voluntary confirmatory discovery that is the subject of this stipulated Order. The Stipulating Parties 

agree to enter into a separate confidentiality agreement and protective order in the event they are 

unable to reach a settlement.

11. If any provision in this document cannot be carried out because it is in conflict 

with the Court’s rules and procedures, or federal or California law, that provision will be waived. 

Dated: June 21, 2022 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Diane L. McGimsey

Diane L. McGimsey (SBN 234953) 

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

1888 Century Park East 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 712-6600 

Facsimile: (310) 712-8800 

mcgimseyd@sullcrom.com 

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Sharon L. Nelles (pro hac vice) 

Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager (pro hac vice) 

 Lauren M. Goldsmith (SBN 293269) 

SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004 

Telephone: (212) 558-4000 

Facsimile: (212) 558-3588 

 nelless@sullcrom.com 

 ostragerae@sullcrom.com

 goldsmithl@sullcrom.com 

Attorneys for Defendant Ally Bank 

/s/ Deylin O. Thrift-Viveros 

Thomas A. Saenz (SBN159430)

Deylin O. Thrift-Viveros (SBN 306873) 

MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE

AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

634 South Spring Street, 11th Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90014 

Telephone: (213) 629-2512 

Facsimile: (213)629-0266 

tsaenz@maldef.org

dthrift-viveros@maldef.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiff Mariela Aguilar 

Velazquez, putative Plaintiff Roney Edler 

Barroso da Silva and the Proposed Class 

ORDER

 

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

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT:

 1. Requests to seal documents shall be made by motion before the same judge who will 

decide the matter related to that request to seal.

 2. The designation of documents (including transcripts of testimony) as confidential 

pursuant to this order does not automatically entitle the parties to file such a document with the court 

under seal. Parties are advised that any request to seal documents in this district is governed by 

Local Rule 141. In brief, Local Rule 141 provides that documents may only be sealed by a written 

order of the court after a specific request to seal has been made. L.R. 141(a). However, a mere 

request to seal is not enough under the local rules. In particular, Local Rule 141(b) requires that 

“[t]he ‘Request to Seal Documents’ shall set forth the statutory or other authority for sealing, the 

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requested duration, the identity, by name or category, of persons to be permitted access to the 

document, and all relevant information.” L.R. 141(b). 

 3. A request to seal material must normally meet the high threshold of showing that 

“compelling reasons” support secrecy; however, where the material is, at most, “tangentially related” 

to the merits of a case, the request to seal may be granted on a showing of “good cause.” Ctr. for 

Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1096-1102 (9th Cir. 2016); Kamakana v. City 

and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-80 (9th Cir. 2006). 

 4. Nothing in this order shall limit the testimony of parties or non-parties, or the use of 

certain documents, at any court hearing or trial – such determinations will only be made by the court 

at the hearing or trial, or upon an appropriate motion. 

 5. With respect to motions regarding any disputes concerning this protective order which the 

parties cannot informally resolve, the parties shall follow the procedures outlined in Local Rule 251. 

Absent a showing of good cause, the court will not hear discovery disputes on an ex parte basis or on 

shortened time. 

 6. The parties may not modify the terms of this Protective Order without the court’s 

approval. If the parties agree to a potential modification, they shall submit a stipulation and 

proposed order for the court’s consideration. 

 7. Pursuant to Local Rule 141.1(f), the court will not retain jurisdiction over enforcement of 

the terms of this Protective Order after the action is terminated.

 8. Any provision in the parties’ stipulation that is in conflict with anything in this order is 

hereby DISAPPROVED.

DATED: June 27, 2022 /s/ DEBORAH BARNES 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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EXHIBIT A 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

By signing this agreement, I agree to comply with and to be bound by all of the terms 

of this Protective Order and Confidentiality Agreement. I solemnly promise that I will not disclose in 

any manner any document or information that is subject to this Protective Order and Confidentiality 

Agreement to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of this Protective 

Order and Confidentiality Agreement. 

Printed Name: __________________________ 

Signature: _____________________________ 

Date: _________________________________ 

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