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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Fair Labor Standards

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SUTTON HATMAKER LAW 

CORPORATION 

6715 NORTH PALM AVE

SUITE 214 

FRESNO, CA 93704

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STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER

S. BRETT SUTTON 143107 

LAURIAN C. EWBANK 240217 

SUTTON HATMAKER LAW CORPORATION 

6715 North Palm Avenue, Suite 214 

Fresno, California 93704 

Telephone: (559) 449-1888 

Facsimile: (559) 449-0177 

WILLIAM C. HAHESY 105743 

LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM C. HAHESY 

6715 North Palm Avenue, Suite 214 

Fresno, California 93704 

Telephone: (559) 579-1230 

Facsimile: (559) 579-1231 

Attorneys for Defendant LINKUS ENTERPRISES, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GABE WRIGHT, individually and on 

behalf of all persons similarly situated, 

 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

LINKUS ENTERPRISES, INC., and 

DOES 1-10, inclusive 

Defendant. 

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Case No. 2:07-cv-01347-MCE-CMK 

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER 

AND PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Plaintiff GABE WRIGHT (referred to herein as “Plaintiff”) and Defendant LINKUS 

ENTERPRISES, INC. (referred to herein as “LINKUS” or “Defendant”), by and through their 

respective attorneys of record, acknowledge and agree that the documents and other information 

LINKUS will be providing to Plaintiff (referred to herein as “LINKUS Records”) may contain 

privileged information, trade secret, proprietary, private, confidential, and/or other business and/or 

personal information, which, if divulged, could damage Defendant’s business interests and/or could 

infringe on a constitutionally protected right of privacy. 

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SUTTON HATMAKER LAW 

CORPORATION 

6715 NORTH PALM AVE

SUITE 214 

FRESNO, CA 93704

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Therefore, the Parties, by and through their respective attorneys of record, hereby 

stipulate and agree that the LINKUS Records voluntarily produced by Defendant in this matter shall 

be protected against inappropriate disclosure by Plaintiff in accordance with the following terms and 

conditions: 

1. Scope of Stipulation and Protective Order. This Stipulation for Protective Order 

and [Proposed] Protective Order (“Stipulation and Protective Order”) shall govern information 

contained in the LINKUS Records and/or any derivatives created by Plaintiff of the LINKUS 

Records. 

2. Disclosure of the LINKUS Records. The LINKUS Records may be used solely for 

the purpose of this litigation and not for any business or other purpose. The LINKUS Records may 

be disclosed only to the following persons: 

a. Retained and corporate attorneys for any Party who are engaged in litigating 

this action and the employees of such attorneys; 

b. Persons not employees of any Party who serve as retained experts or 

consultants (“outside experts”) to assist such Party’s counsel in the preparation of this action for trial; 

including, but not limited to, auditors, accountants, statisticians, economists, attorneys, and other 

experts, and the employees of such persons; 

c. Court reporters and court personnel, including, but not limited to, jurors, in 

this action. 

The Parties further stipulate and agree that the LINKUS Records may not be 

disclosed to any person identified in subparagraphs (b) and (c) until he or she reviews this Stipulation 

and Protective Order and either executes a written agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 

“A” or agrees on the record at a deposition to be bound by its terms. In the event that the person 

executes the written agreement, the counsel disclosing the LINKUS Records shall maintain the 

executed written agreement and produce it to the opposing Party only by order of the Court for good 

cause shown. 

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CORPORATION 

6715 NORTH PALM AVE

SUITE 214 

FRESNO, CA 93704

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3. Designation of LINKUS Records as Confidential. The designation of the 

LINKUS Records as “confidential” shall be made by stamping the legend “Confidential—Subject to 

Protective Order” or “Confidential” on the document. The Parties stipulate and agree that since the 

LINKUS Records consist of several multi-paged documents, the records shall be delivered to 

Plaintiff bound together with the “confidential” designation clearly marked on the first page of the 

document. 

4. Exemption for Defendant. Nothing in this Stipulation and Protective Order 

shall be deemed to prohibit disclosure of the LINKUS Records by Defendant. 

5. Consequences for Violation of Protective Order. In the event of any 

violation by Plaintiff of the confidentiality provisions set forth in this Protective Order, Defendant 

shall have the right to obtain injunctive relief and/or bring a claim for damages against Plaintiff. 

6. Modification of this Protective Order. Any Party to this Stipulation and 

Protective Order may apply to the Court for modification of this Stipulation and Protective Order at 

any time. Nothing in this Stipulation and Protective Order shall preclude the Parties from agreeing to 

amend or modify this Stipulation and Protective Order or from agreeing to extend it to other legal 

proceedings between some or all of the Parties, so long as any such agreement (i) is in a signed 

writing and (ii) applies to the LINKUS Records that were produced by the Defendant to Plaintiff in 

this matter. The closure of trial proceeding and sealing of the record of a trial are not covered by this 

Stipulation and Protective Order. These issues may be taken up upon the motion of any Party or at 

the pre-trial conference. 

7. Post-Litigation Treatment of the LINKUS Records. No later than thirty 

(30) days after the unappealed or unappealable final resolution or settlement of the litigation of the 

above-captioned matter, Plaintiff, any person, and/or any entity possessing a copy of the LINKUS 

Records shall return such LINKUS Records, including all copies, extracts, summaries, and/or 

derivative material to Defendant; or, in lieu thereof, shall certify in writing, under oath, that all copies 

of the LINKUS Records have been destroyed; except that counsel of record may retain for their files 

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6715 NORTH PALM AVE

SUITE 214 

FRESNO, CA 93704

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copies of any paper served or filed in this litigation, including portions of any such papers that 

contain or disclose portions of the LINKUS Records. 

8. Continuing Effect of this Stipulation and Protective Order. Neither the 

termination of the litigation of the above-captioned matter nor the termination of employment of any 

person who had access to the LINKUS Records shall relieve any person from the obligations of 

maintaining both the confidentiality and the restrictions on use of anything disclosed pursuant to this 

Stipulation and Protective Order. 

9. Stipulation and Protective Order. Plaintiff agrees to submit this Stipulation 

for Protective Order and Protective Order for entering by the Court and to be bound by its terms prior 

and subsequent to entry by the Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: March 25, 2008 CALLAHAN, McCUNE & WILLIS, APLC 

 

By: /s/ Robert W. Thompson 

ROBERT W. THOMPSON 

Attorneys for Plaintiff GABE WRIGHT 

Dated: March 26, 2008 SUTTON HATMAKER LAW CORPORATION 

BY: /s/ S. Brett Sutton 

S. BRETT SUTTON 

Attorneys for Defendant 

LINKUS ENTERPRISES, INC. 

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6715 NORTH PALM AVE

SUITE 214 

FRESNO, CA 93704

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ORDER

Upon stipulation of the Parties, and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATE: 3/28/2008 

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6715 NORTH PALM AVE

SUITE 214 

FRESNO, CA 93704

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EXHIBIT “A”

Agreement to be Bound by Protective Order 

The undersigned has read the Stipulation for Protective Order and [Proposed] 

Protective Order regarding the LINKUS Records, which was entered on March ___, 2008 in the case 

of Gabe Wright vs. LinkUs Enterprises, Inc. (United States District Court of the Eastern District of 

California, Case No. 2:07-cv-01347-MCE-CMK). 

The undersigned agrees to be bound by the terms of such Protective Order. 

Dated: _______________________ By: _____________________________________ 

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