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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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Aaron L. Agenbroad (State Bar No. 242613)

Liat L. Yamini (State Bar No. 251238)

Allison E. Crow (State Bar No. 279078)

JONES DAY

555 California Street, 26th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: +1.415.626.3939

Facsimile: +1.415.875.5700

Email: alagenbroad@JonesDay.com

Email: lyamini@JonesDay.com

Email: acrow@JonesDay.com

Attorneys for Defendant

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a Verizon Wireless

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL STILL,

Plaintiff,

vs.

VERIZON WIRELESS, and DOES 1-50, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:15-CV-00368-WBS-JLT

STIPULATION REGARDING 

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON

(Doc. 21)

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Plaintiff Michael Still (“Plaintiff”), on the one hand, and Defendant Cellco Partnership 

d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Cellco”), on the other hand, agree that disclosure and discovery in the 

above-captioned matter (the “Action”) may require the production or disclosure of materials, 

documents or information for which special protection from public disclosure and from use for 

any purpose other than the prosecution and resolution of the Action would be warranted. The 

Plaintiff and Cellco (collectively referred to as the “Parties,” and individually as a “Party”) do not 

wish unreasonably to impede or burden the discovery process but, at the same time, recognize an 

obligation to take reasonable steps to safeguard legitimate confidentiality and privacy concerns. 

Accordingly, to protect such information from unauthorized disclosure outside of this Action, the 

Parties enter into the following Stipulation Regarding Confidential Information (the “Stipulation”) 

and request that the Court order as follows:

A. The Stipulation and [Proposed] Order (“Order”) will bind the Parties, and any 

other individual or entity that executes Exhibit A, during the Action and following the resolution 

of the Action.

B. The Parties have in their possession materials, documents and information 

containing confidential and/or proprietary information, which materials, documents and 

information either have been disclosed or may be disclosed in the course of the Action and for 

which confidentiality may be sought. 

C. Materials, documents and information in the possession of the Parties may contain 

highly sensitive information that is confidential, proprietary, or private in nature, the unmanaged 

or unauthorized disclosure of which could harm the Parties. This Order will facilitate the sharing

of relevant, yet confidential documents and information between and among the Parties and will 

promote fairness and efficiency with respect to the Action.

D. The purpose of this Order is to establish procedures for the designation and 

treatment of confidential materials, documents and information with respect to the Action and 

following the resolution of the Action.

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED THAT:

1. This Order shall govern the use of all materials, documents and information, 

whether in hard copy, electronic or any other format, including copies, excerpts, reports, findings, 

summaries and analyses filed with the Court in the Action, produced in the Action by any Party 

or non-party in response to discovery and/or otherwise disclosed or made available by virtue of 

the litigation, including any materials, documents or information filed, produced, disclosed or 

otherwise made available in the Action prior to the execution of this Order and any material 

exchanged during mediation or settlement communications (collectively, “Discovery Material”). 

This Order is binding upon the Parties, including their respective attorneys, employees, and 

agents. Discovery Material shall be used by the Parties solely for purposes of the Action and for 

no other purpose.

2. The following procedures shall be used for the protection of the Parties against the 

improper use and/or disclosure of confidential Discovery Material.

3. For purposes of this Order, “CONFIDENTIAL” information shall, in the good faith 

belief of the Party so designating the information (the “Designating Party”), include all Discovery 

Material that is not generally available to the public, including material of a confidential, 

commercially sensitive, proprietary, financial or trade secret nature, design and manufacturing 

data, design concept and prototype development, or that involves or implicates constitutional 

privacy rights of persons or entities.

4. INITIAL DESIGNATION

4.1 CONFIDENTIAL. Any Party may designate Discovery Material as 

CONFIDENTIAL. It is expected that disclosure of such information may have the effect of 

causing harm to the Designating Party and/or violating constitutional privacy rights of persons or 

entities. By designating Discovery Material CONFIDENTIAL, the Designating Party is 

certifying to the Court that there is a good faith basis both in law and in fact for believing the 

Discovery Material constitutes or contains CONFIDENTIAL information. 

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4.2 Additional Designation. Any Party also may move or apply, on an ex parte

basis or on shortened notice, for an order to supplement the foregoing category of 

CONFIDENTIAL information or to designate particular information not within the foregoing 

category as CONFIDENTIAL.

4.3 Designation of Documents. A Party producing, disclosing or otherwise 

making available documentary Discovery Material (apart from transcripts of depositions or other 

live testimony) that it believes in good faith constitutes or contains CONFIDENTIAL information 

shall so designate the documents by producing copies marked CONFIDENTIAL. In addition, if a 

Party responding to a discovery request believes in good faith that its written response contains 

CONFIDENTIAL information, it shall set forth its response in a separate document that is so 

designated. Non-designated discovery responses should make reference to the separately 

produced document containing the designated response(s), but such document should not be 

attached to non-designated responses. 

4.4 Designation of Other Material. A Party producing, disclosing or otherwise 

making available non-documentary Discovery Material (other than live testimony), including 

electronic material or other oral communication, that it believes in good faith constitutes or 

contains CONFIDENTIAL information shall so designate the material by: (a) labeling the 

exterior of the container(s) in which the material is stored or the exterior of the electronic medium 

(i.e., a disk or hard drive) on which such information is contained as CONFIDENTIAL; or (b) if 

the material is an oral communication, by designating the specific information in the 

communication as CONFIDENTIAL by writing a letter to appropriately describe the 

communication and the designation requested by the party. To the extent that a Party is not able 

to so label a container or other electronic medium, then the party may communicate the requested 

designation by writing a letter to appropriately describe the materials and the designation 

requested by the party. 

4.5 Designation of Testimony. Live testimony taken at a deposition or 

conference or in a court proceeding, and any corresponding exhibits, may be designated by any 

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Party as constituting or containing CONFIDENTIAL information by: (i) making a statement on 

the record at the time of or immediately following the testimony that such testimony constitutes 

or contains CONFIDENTIAL information; or (ii) by written notice, sent to all Parties within 

thirty (30) days after receiving a copy of the transcript thereof, that such testimony (designated by 

page and line) constitutes or contains CONFIDENTIAL information. If designated on the record, 

the transcript of the testimony shall be treated as if it were designated CONFIDENTIAL in its 

entirety for a period of thirty business (30) days after receiving a copy of the transcript, during 

which time counsel for the Designating Party must confirm by written notice, sent by counsel to 

all Parties, the specific portions of such testimony (designated by page and line) that constitute or 

contain CONFIDENTIAL information. Thereafter, any portions of the transcript not specifically 

designated as CONFIDENTIAL may be disclosed. 

4.6 Multi-page Documents. A Party may designate all pages of an integrated, 

multi-page document as CONFIDENTIAL by placing a label, pursuant to section 4.3 hereof, on 

the first page of the document and noting on the label that it applies to all pages. If the Party 

wishes to designate only certain portions of an integrated, multi-page document, it should place a 

label on the first page of the document and on each subsequent page of the document containing 

CONFIDENTIAL information.

4.7 General Provisions. All reports, findings, summaries, and analyses 

containing or based, in whole or in part, on CONFIDENTIAL information shall be designated as 

CONFIDENTIAL. Confidential treatment, including filing documents under seal pursuant to 

section 5.8 hereof, shall be afforded only that Discovery Material, or portions thereof, designated 

CONFIDENTIAL. Parties and their counsel may publicly refer to non-designated portions, if 

any, in open court or in briefs without violating the terms of this Order, so long as such reference 

is only in connection with the Action. To the extent the Parties or their counsel intend to refer to 

or disclose the contents of any Discovery Material that has been designated as CONFIDENTIAL 

in open court, the Parties and their counsel shall take all necessary precautions to ensure that the 

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information is not recorded in an unsealed public recording or otherwise disclosed to nonparticipants in the Action.

4.8 Challenging Designations. The Parties may challenge the designation of 

any Discovery Material as CONFIDENTIAL by notifying the opposing Party’s counsel of such 

challenge in writing. Such written notice must include the identity of the Discovery Material 

being challenged and the specific basis supporting the challenge. Any such challenge must be 

made, if at all, within 45 days of any Party’s designation of such Discovery Material, or within 45 

days of the execution of this Stipulation, whichever is later. Within 14 days of the receipt of any 

challenge, the Parties shall meet and confer in good faith to resolve the dispute over the 

designation. If no resolution is reached, the Party seeking to retain the designation shall bear the 

burden of filing a motion with the Court to retain the designation. The party seeking to retain the 

designation shall file such motion within 30 days of the date the Parties’ meet and confer 

concluded. The Discovery Material in question shall retain its original designation until such 

time as the Court rules on the motion brought by the Party.

5. DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

5.1 Purpose for Disclosure. CONFIDENTIAL information shall be used solely 

for purposes of the Action, except as otherwise provided herein, and shall not be used for any 

other purpose, including, by way of example only, business, proprietary or commercial purposes, 

or dissemination to any form of media.

5.2 Authorized Disclosure. Discovery Material designated CONFIDENTIAL 

may be produced, disclosed or otherwise made available only to the Parties and to the following 

qualified categories of individuals: 

5.2.1. The present outside attorneys of record, and such attorneys’ staff, 

for all non-Designating Parties and in-house counsel for the nonDesignating Party;

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5.2.2. Outside experts, consultants or mediators and their staff who are 

consulted by any Party or counsel for any Party, pursuant to section 5.5 

hereof;

5.2.3. Trial or deposition witnesses, pursuant to section 5.5 hereof; 

5.2.4. The Court and Court personnel in connection with the Action;

5.2.5. Persons taking testimony involving such information, and necessary 

stenographic, videotape and clerical personnel, pursuant to section 5.5 

hereof; and

5.2.6. Any other person as to whom the Parties agree in writing.

5.3 Disclosure pursuant to section 5.2 is authorized only to the extent 

necessary with respect to the Action. 

5.4 Following resolution of the Action, no disclosure is authorized without the 

prior, written consent of the Designating Party, except as provided for in section 5.7.

5.5 Before any Discovery Material designated as CONFIDENTIAL may be 

produced, disclosed or otherwise made available to any qualified person identified in subsections 

5.2.2, 5.2.3 and 5.2.5 hereof, that person shall be advised that the CONFIDENTIAL information 

is disclosed subject to this Order and may not be disclosed or used other than pursuant to the 

terms hereof, and that person must confirm his or her understanding of and agreement to be 

bound by the terms of the Order by executing a copy of Exhibit A, which executed copy shall be 

maintained by the counsel seeking to so disclose CONFIDENTIAL information, and a copy shall 

be provided to the Designating Party upon agreement of the Parties or Court order.

5.6 Unauthorized Disclosure. In the event of disclosure of CONFIDENTIAL 

information other than as authorized herein, counsel for the Party responsible for such disclosure 

shall notify all Parties of all pertinent facts within two (2) business days of discovery of such 

disclosure, and shall make every reasonable effort to prevent further disclosure, including 

attempting to retrieve all disclosed materials and copies thereof. Upon motion, the Court may 

order such further and additional relief as it deems necessary and just. 

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5.7 Required Disclosure. If CONFIDENTIAL information in the possession, 

custody or control of a Party other than the Designating Party is sought by a non-party by way of 

subpoena, discovery request or other compulsive process of any court, administrative or 

legislative body, or any other person or tribunal purporting to have authority to seek such 

information by subpoena, discovery request or other process, including private parties, the Party 

to whom the subpoena, discovery request or other process is directed shall: (i) give written and 

telephonic notice of such process, together with a copy of such process, to counsel for the 

Designating Party within two (2) business days of such request; and (ii) not produce, disclose or 

otherwise make available any Discovery Material earlier than the noticed date of production, so 

as to provide the Designating Party an opportunity to obtain appropriate judicial relief. The Party 

seeking to protect from disclosure the CONFIDENTIAL information shall bear all burden and 

expense of attempting to obtain judicial relief.

5.8 Court Filings and Trial. Any Party seeking to file with the Court or use at 

trial CONFIDENTIAL information must notify the Designating Party of its intent to use the 

CONFIDENTIAL information. The parties agree to meet and confer with regard to whether the 

CONFIDENTIAL information may be filed with the Court or used at trial without filing under 

seal or otherwise retain its confidential status. If the parties have not reached agreement within 

ten (10) business days regarding such matter, the Designating Party has thirty (30) days to file a 

motion or application with the Court to maintain the confidentiality of such information. The 

Parties agree that such application or motion may be heard on shortened notice. Pending the 

outcome of any such application or motion, any such records may only be filed “conditionally 

under seal” until such time as the motion is heard. A copy of this Order shall be submitted with 

the motion or application. Any motion to file documents under seal SHALL comply with 

Local Rule 141. A Court order declining to accept CONFIDENTIAL information under seal 

shall not prejudice a Party’s ability to use such materials or information in support of a motion or 

application before the Court. Should the need arise during any hearing before the Court for a 

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Party to disclose CONFIDENTIAL information, it may do so only in camera or after other 

appropriate safeguards are provided by the Court.

6. This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of any Party: (i) to request dedesignation of Discovery Material as CONFIDENTIAL; (ii) to request the Court’s ruling as to 

whether Discovery Material contains or constitutes CONFIDENTIAL information, or whether its 

use should be restricted; or (iii) to present a motion for a separate protective order as to any 

Discovery Material, including restrictions differing from those specified herein. The Order also 

shall not prejudice the Parties in any way in any future application for modification of the Order.

7. If a Party inadvertently fails to designate Discovery Material as CONFIDENTIAL, 

the Party may subsequently do so in writing after production or other disclosure within two (2) 

business days from discovery of the inadvertent production or other disclosure and the material 

shall be deemed CONFIDENTIAL from the date of designation. In such cases, counsel for the 

Party having produced or otherwise disclosed the Discovery Material prior to designation shall 

make all reasonable efforts to retrieve the original and all copies of such material produced or 

otherwise disclosed, in whole or in part, to any person or entity not qualified, pursuant to the 

Order, to receive CONFIDENTIAL information.

8. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Order has no effect 

upon, and shall not apply to, a Party’s use of its own CONFIDENTIAL information.

9. Third-party witnesses and other non-parties may avail themselves of the 

procedures herein regarding access to Discovery Material they created, produced, disclosed or 

otherwise made available that subsequently is designated CONFIDENTIAL by executing Exhibit 

A.

10. In the event a new party joins or is joined in this Action, that new party and its 

counsel shall not have access to CONFIDENTIAL information until it has executed Exhibit A.

11. This Order is intended solely to facilitate the litigation and possible resolution of 

the Action, and shall not:

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11.1 Operate as an admission by any Party that any designated material actually 

constitutes or contains any confidential or proprietary information in contemplation of law;

11.2 Operate as an admission by any Party that the restrictions and processes set 

forth herein constitute adequate protection for any particular information designated as 

CONFIDENTIAL; provided, however, no interpretation of this provision shall render the 

protections afforded by other provisions of this Order meaningless or inapplicable; 

11.3 Operate as a waiver of any attorney-client privilege or work product or 

other protection or privilege, or operate as waiver of the right to protect the inadvertent disclosure 

of information that is attorney-client privileged or protected under the work product doctrine or 

other protection or privilege;

11.4 Prejudice in any way the rights of any Party to object to the production of 

Discovery Material they consider not subject to discovery;

11.5 Prejudice in any way the rights of any Party to object to the authenticity or 

admissibility into evidence of Discovery Material;

11.6 Prejudice in any way the rights of any Party to request that particular 

CONFIDENTIAL information be treated more restrictively than otherwise provided for herein 

and, absent agreement of the Parties, to petition the Court for a further protective order relating to 

any such CONFIDENTIAL information;

11.7 Prejudice in any way the rights of any Party to seek a Court determination 

as to whether Discovery Material should be subject to the terms of this Order; or

11.8 Prevent the Parties from agreeing to alter or waive the provisions or 

protections provided for herein with respect to particular Discovery Material.

12. Any document or information designated as CONFIDENTIAL may be relieved 

from the restrictions of this Order by further order of the Court or, alternatively, by written 

agreement of the Parties.

13. At the conclusion of the Action, the Order and all of its terms and conditions 

remain in full force and effect. Within sixty (60) days after receiving notice of the entry of an 

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order, judgment or decree finally disposing of the Action and all related proceedings in which 

CONFIDENTIAL information has been produced, disclosed or otherwise made available, all 

Parties and counsel having received such material shall either: (a) return all CONFIDENTIAL 

information to the Designating Party; or (b) destroy all CONFIDENTIAL information and 

prepare a certificate of destruction, verifying such destruction, and provide it to the Designating 

Party. The Parties and their counsel shall be entitled to retain non-designated portions of 

Discovery Material, provided they comply with the terms of the Order at all times. 

14. The Order need not be signed and entered by the Court in order to be effective; the 

Order shall be effective from the date executed by the undersigned counsel.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: October 14, 2015 JOSEPH FARZAM LAW FIRM

By: /s/ Nazo Koulloukian (as authorized 10/14/15)

Nazo Koulloukian

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MICHAEL STILL

Dated: October 15, 2015 JONES DAY

By: /s/ Aaron L. Agenbroad

Aaron L. Agenbroad

Attorneys for Defendant

CELLCO PARTNERSHIP d/b/a Verizon Wireless

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ORDER

Good cause appearing therefore, subject to any amendments made by this Court in 

paragraph 5.8, the Court GRANTS the stipulated protective order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 26, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY PROTECTIVE ORDER

The undersigned, ____________________________ [print or type name], hereby 

acknowledges that he or she has received a copy of the Stipulation Regarding Confidential 

Information and Order Thereon entered in connection with the action pending in the United 

States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:15-CV-00368-WBS-JLT, 

entitled Michael Still v. Cellco Partnership, has read it, understands the limitations it imposes on 

the use and disclosure of materials, documents or information designated as “CONFIDENTIAL,” 

and agrees to be bound by all of its provisions.

The undersigned understands that all “CONFIDENTIAL” information as defined in this 

Order, including but not limited to all copies thereof or notes made therefrom, shall be maintained 

in a secure manner and shall be returned no later than 60 days after the termination of this action 

to the counsel of record for Plaintiffs or destroyed.

Dated: _______________________ Name: _____________________________________

Signature: __________________________________

Address: ___________________________________

___________________________________________

Phone: _____________________________________

NAI-1500391637v2

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