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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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SEYFARTH SHAW LLP 

Mark P. Grajski (SBN 178050) 

Kristina M. Launey (SBN 221335) 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350 

Sacramento, California 95814-4428 

Telephone: (916) 448-0159 

Facsimile: (916) 558-4839 

Attorneys for Defendant 

ROTECH HEALTHCARE, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CURTIS MINNARD 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC., and DOES 1 

to 100 inclusive 

Defendant. 

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Case No. 2:06-CV-01460 GEB GGH 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Defendant Rotech Healthcare, Inc. (“Defendant”) hereby proposes through its attorneys 

of record as follows:

1. Purpose 

Discovery in this lawsuit is concerned in part with matters that are sensitive, confidential, 

and private in nature. The purpose of this Protective Order is to provide a means for limiting 

access to, and the use and disclosure of, Confidential Information (as defined below) produced in 

this action. Any violation of this Protective Order shall be subject to discipline by the contempt 

powers of this Court. 

2. Confidential Information 

“Confidential Information” is information which has not been made public and refers to, 

describes, or involves disclosure of employee personnel information, information protected by 

third party privacy rights, medical information, specific health information. Confidential 

Information includes, but is not limited to, individually identifiable health information 

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(“Protected Health Information”) that is provided during the course of discovery in this case 

from a health plan, health care provider or health care clearinghouse (“Covered Entity”) or a 

“Business Associate” of such Covered Entity, as such terms are defined in the regulations issued 

by the United States Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Health Insurance 

Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq. Confidential 

Information also includes the information contained in documents designated as such pursuant to 

this Order, and any summaries, copies, abstracts, compilations, or other documents derived from 

Confidential Information. The disclosure of this Confidential Information may invade the 

privacy of individuals. 

3. Designated Confidential Information 

a. Designation 

Any party or non-party subject to discovery in this action may designate any documents; 

deposition testimony, transcripts, and exhibits; interrogatory responses; responses to requests for 

admissions; or other written, recorded, or graphic information given or exchanged by the 

designating party or non party in the course of this action that contain Confidential Information 

as “Confidential”. These materials shall be referred to as “Designated Confidential 

Information”. 

b. Documents 

Documents produced by a party shall be designated “Confidential” at the time of 

production or at the time of the signature of a party to this Stipulation and Protective Order, 

whichever is later. Documents produced by a non-party shall be designated “Confidential” by 

any party or non-party within five (5) business days after the documents are received by either 

party. All documents produced by a non-party and not immediately designated as Confidential 

by a party or non-party at the time of their production shall be treated as Designated Confidential 

Information for five (5) business days following such production. 

 c. Deposition Testimony 

With respect to testimony elicited during depositions, whenever counsel for a party 

deems that any question or line of questioning calls for the disclosure of information that should 

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be treated as Confidential Information, counsel may: (i) designate on the record prior to 

disclosure that the information is being designated as “Confidential” or (ii) may give written 

notice to adverse counsel within 20 business days after receiving a copy of the deposition 

transcript that the information is being designated as “Confidential”. 

4. Except as provided herein, Designated Confidential Information will be held by 

the receiving party solely for use in connection with the above-captioned action and any appeals 

thereof. The Parties shall take reasonable and prudent measures to safeguard the confidentiality 

of all Designated Confidential Information. 

5. Persons to Whom Disclosure May be Made 

Designated Confidential Information shall not be used or disclosed directly or indirectly 

by the person receiving such Designated Confidential Information to persons other than: 

(a) The Court, persons employed by the Court, and the stenographer 

transcribing the testimony or argument at a hearing, trial, or deposition in this action; 

(b) Counsel of record for any party to this action and regular employees of 

such counsel to the extent necessary to assist counsel in the preparation of this litigation; 

(c) Experts consulted by such counsel in connection with this proceeding to 

the extent necessary to assist counsel in the preparation of this litigation; 

(d) Any individual party or employee of a party; and 

(e) Any employee, former employee, agent or independent contractor of any 

party or its counsel who is requested by counsel to assist in the preparation of this litigation, 

provided, however, that disclosure of the Designated Confidential Information to that individual 

is made only to the extent necessary to perform such assistance. 

Prior to disclosure, the persons listed in (c) and (e) must be informed of the 

confidentiality of the information and agree by signing an acknowledgment, attached as Exhibit 

A to this Stipulation and Order, that each person understands and agrees to be bound by this 

Order. 

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6. Protected Health Information 

Notwithstanding the provisions above, the Parties are prohibited from using or disclosing 

any Protected Health Information that is received by them for any purpose other than these 

proceedings for which such Protected Health Information was disclosed. This obligation exists 

whether or not such Protected Health Information has been designated Confidential. 

7. Use In Court 

Designated Confidential Information shall not lose its confidential status through use in 

any Court proceeding in this action. 

a. Admissibility 

Nothing herein shall be construed to affect in any way the admissibility of any document, 

testimony, or other evidence at trial. 

 b. Procedures for Filing Documents 

Documents filed with the Court before, during, or after trial which contain Designated 

Confidential Information shall be filed under seal subject to further order of the Court, pursuant 

to the requirements and procedures of Eastern District Local Rule 39-141.

Documents other than the delivery tickets and IMBS tickets subject to the court’s 

order, filed with the Court before, during, or after trial which contain Designated Confidential 

Information shall not be filed under seal unless the party seeking to seal any other documents 

first files a motion pursuant to Eastern District Local Rule 39-141, upon a showing of good 

cause. The delivery tickets and IMBS tickets may be filed under seal without a further showing. 

8. Survival and Return of Designated Material 

The provisions of this Order shall survive and remain in full effect after the conclusion of 

this action. 

Within 10 days after final conclusion of all aspects of this case, including appeals, all 

Parties who have received Protected Health Information or any Designated Confidential 

Information must either return all documents, including any in electronic format, containing the 

Protected Health Information or Designated Confidential Information to the party or person who 

produced the documents, or destroy all such documents. All counsel of record shall certify their 

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compliance with this Paragraph and shall deliver the certification to counsel for the party who 

produced the documents not more than fourteen (14) days after final termination of this 

litigation. 

9. This Stipulation and Order is subject to revocation and modification by Order of 

the Court upon written stipulation of the Parties or upon motion and reasonable notice. 

ORDER

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, it is hereby ORDERED that all Parties, their counsel, and 

all parties or entities who become bound by the above stipulation, shall strictly adhere to and 

abide by the terms, provisions, obligation, restrictions, and protections set forth in this protective 

order, and fully and completely perform all duties and/or obligations imposed therein, as 

applicable. 

DATED: 01/14/08 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 U.S. Magistrate Judge 

 Minnard.po 

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EXHIBIT A

1. I, the undersigned, hereby acknowledge that I have read the Protective Order 

entered into the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in the action 

entitled Curt Minnard v. Rotech Healthcare, Inc., Case No. 2:06-CV-01460 GEB GGH. 

2. I understand the terms of the Protective Order and agree to be bound by its terms. 

3. I understand and agree that any documents, material, or information designated 

“Confidential” shall be used only for purposes of this action. 

Executed this ___ day of ___________________, 2008, at _______________ [city], 

___________________ [state]. 

Sign Name: ________________________________ 

Print Name: ________________________________ 

Address: ________________________________ 

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