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Nature of Suit Code: 820
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17:101 Copyright Infringement

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Case No. C06 4189 

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STIPULATION RE: PROTECTIVE ORDER 

SHARTSIS FRIESE LLP 

JAMES P. MARTIN (Bar #170044) 

ERICK C. HOWARD (Bar #214107) 

One Maritime Plaza, Eighteenth Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 421-6500 

Facsimile: (415) 421-2922 

Email: jmartin@sflaw.com; ehoward@sflaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

KN, Ltd. and SAN FRANCISCO NETWORK 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

KN, Ltd. and SAN FRANCISCO 

NETWORK, 

Plaintiffs, 

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J.D. FINE & COMPANY, a California 

corporation, JAMIE FINEGOLD, an 

individual, and MERVYN’S, LLC, a 

California limited liability company, 

Defendants. 

Case No. C06 4189 CRB 

STIPULATION RE: PROPOSED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Complaint Filed: July 6, 2006 

Judge: Hon. Charles R. Breyer 

Location: Courtroom 8, 19th Floor 

The parties stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court and pursuant to Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 26(c), that the following provisions shall govern the production and handling of 

documents, answers, responses, depositions, pleadings, exhibits, and all other information 

exchanged by the parties throughout the proceedings in this action. 

1. Any confidential information produced by any party or non-party as part of 

discovery in this action may be designated by the producing party as "Confidential" or 

"Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only." As a general guideline, a document or portion thereof 

should be designated "Confidential" when it contains confidential, technical or other information 

that may be reviewed by the receiving party's designated representatives and technical experts but 

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must be protected against disclosure to third parties. A document should be designated 

"Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" when it contains secrets or confidential business 

information such as marketing strategy, sales, costs, profits, production, pricing or customer 

relations which would put the producing person or entity at a competitive disadvantage if the 

information became known to employees of the receiving party or other third parties. By 

designating a document or other information as "Confidential" or "Confidential — Attorneys' 

Eyes Only," counsel for the producing party are certifying under Rule 11 their good faith belief, 

after reasonable investigation, that the designation is proper under the standards applicable to 

obtaining such a protective order by way of motion. 

2. Information designated "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" 

may be used only in connection with this action, and not for any other purpose. Further, such 

information may not be disclosed to anyone except as provided in this Order. 

3. (a) Any party or non-party wishing to come within the provisions of this Order 

may designate in writing the documents (as defined in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 and 

Federal Rule of Evidence 1001), interrogatory answers, responses to requests for admission, any 

other written discovery response or disclosure, or any portions thereof which it considers 

confidential at the time the documents, answers, or responses are produced. Each page of the 

document must be marked "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" by the 

producing party. 

(b) In the instance of deposition testimony, the witness under deposition and/or 

his or her counsel shall invoke the provisions of this Order in a timely manner and designate the 

level of confidentiality during the deposition. Parties shall be excluded only from testimony 

designated "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" (except parties which fall under paragraph 5 

below). The witness under deposition and/or his or her counsel also shall have the right, within 

fifteen (15) days of receiving a transcript of the deposition, to designate or change the level of 

confidentiality of the transcript or portion thereof. Nothing herein shall prohibit counsel from 

communicating the general substance of deposition testimony to the client for purposes of case 

management, deposition preparation, trial or settlement, provided that any designation of 

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particular deposition testimony as "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" is 

respected. 

4. Any documents stamped "Confidential," as well as any copies or excerpts thereof 

or analyses or reports which pertain thereto, may be made available only to: 

(a) Attorneys of record, in-house counsel, and outside counsel for the 

receiving party and their employees participating in the prosecution or defense of this action; 

(b) The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 

including all of its legal and clerical personnel, or any judicial body before which an action is 

subsequently pending ("the Court"); 

(c) Representatives of the parties to this action who are actively involved in 

assisting counsel in this action; 

(d) Independent experts or consultants not associated directly or indirectly with 

a party; 

(e) Outside stenographic court reporters and language translators as reasonably 

necessary; 

(f) A deponent or other witness who authored, received, or saw the document 

or who is otherwise familiar with the document. 

5. Any documents stamped "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only," as well as any 

copies or excerpts thereof or analyses or reports which pertain thereto, may be made available 

only to: 

(a) Attorneys of record, in-house counsel, and outside counsel for the 

receiving party and their employees participating in the prosecution or defense of an action; 

(b) The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 

including all of its legal and clerical personnel, or any judicial body before which this action is 

subsequently pending ("the Court"); 

(c) Independent experts or consultants not associated directly or indirectly with 

a party; 

(d) Outside stenographic court reporters and language translators as reasonably 

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necessary; 

(e) A deponent or other witness who authored, received, or saw the document 

or who is otherwise familiar with the document. 

6. The party shall be responsible for any violation of this order by persons whom it 

gave access to the documents or information. The party may bind persons to the provisions of 

this stipulated protective order through their execution of Exhibit A, attached here. 

7. The restrictions set forth in this Order will not apply to information which is 

known to the receiving party or the public before the date of its transmission to the receiving 

party, or which becomes known to the public after the date of its transmission to the receiving 

party, provided that such information does not become publicly known by any act or omission of 

the receiving party, its employees or agents where such conduct would otherwise be a breach of 

this Order. 

8. Nothing in this Order shall preclude any party herein, their attorneys or any other 

person from disclosing or using, in any manner or for any purpose, any information or documents 

not obtained in discovery in this proceeding, if such information is lawfully obtained from a third 

party, even though the same information or documents may have been produced in discovery in 

this action and designated as "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only." 

9. Nothing in this Order shall preclude any party herein or their attorneys (a) from 

showing a document designated as "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" to an 

individual who prepared or reviewed the document prior to the filing of this action, or (b) from 

disclosing or using, in any manner or for any purpose, any documents or information from the 

party's own files which the party itself has designated as "Confidential" or "Confidential - 

Attorneys' Eyes Only." 

10. Any document or evidence filed with or otherwise submitted to the Court which is 

designated as "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" shall be submitted in an 8-

1/2 inch by 11 inch sealed envelope or other suitable container. The submitting party must affix a 

cover sheet to the document and to its envelope or container which must: (1) set out the 

information required by Northern District Civil L. R. 3-4(a) and (b); (2) set forth the name, 

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address and telephone number of the submitting party; (3) if filed pursuant to a previous Court 

order, state the date and name of the Judge ordering the matter filed under seal and attach a copy 

of the order; if filed pursuant to statute or rule, state the authorizing statute or rule and good cause 

for filing the submitted matter under seal; or (4) if lodged concurrently with a motion to file under 

seal, state "lodged concurrently with motion to file under seal"; and (5) prominently display the 

notation: "DOCUMENT FILED UNDER SEAL." The party who made the confidentiality 

designation may join the request for sealing such materials filed by the other party. If a party 

does not believe material is confidential or should be sealed, it will follow the process set forth in 

Paragraph 13. 

11. If discovery is sought of a person not a party to this action ("third party") requiring 

disclosure of such third party's "Confidential" or "Confidential -Attorneys' Eyes Only" 

information, any such information disclosed by the third party and designated "Confidential" or 

"Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" pursuant to the provisions of this Order will be accorded 

the same protection as the parties' "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" 

information, and will be subject to the same procedures as those governing disclosure of the 

parties' "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" information pursuant to this 

Order. 

12. If, through inadvertence, a producing party discloses information or documents 

that it believes should have been designated as "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes 

Only," it may subsequently designate such information or documents as belonging to the 

appropriate category. After such designation is made, all receiving parties shall treat the 

information or documents accordingly. If the documents or information have been disclosed by 

the receiving party prior to the designation, the receiving party shall notify the producing party 

and shall also make a good faith effort to have the documents and/or information returned. 

13. If, at any time during the preparation for trial or during the trial of this action, the 

receiving party claims that the producing party or a non-party has unreasonably designated certain 

information as "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only," or believes that it is 

necessary to disclose designated information to persons other than those permitted by this Order, 

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the receiving party must notify the producing party (and the non-party, if applicable) in writing 

that the receiving party objects to the "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only" 

designation and the reasons therefor. Within five (5) business days of such notification, the 

parties shall meet and confer in an attempt to resolve the receiving party's objection to the 

designation. If that attempt at resolution fails, the producing party may seek relief from the Court 

within five (5) business days of the parties' meet and confer. No information may be disclosed 

while there is an outstanding objection unless the producing party fails to file a motion for relief 

with the Court within five (5) business days of the meet and confer. The burden will be on the 

producing party to show good cause as to why the information should remain "Confidential" or 

"Confidential - Attorneys' Eyes Only." 

14. This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of any party to oppose 

production of any information on grounds other than confidentiality. 

15. This Order shall not prevent the parties from applying to the Court for relief 

therefrom, or from applying to the Court for further or additional protective orders, or from 

agreeing among themselves to waive this Order in part or whole as to particular designated 

information or to modify or vacate this Order. 

16. Upon final termination of this action (including any appeals), each party shall 

assemble and return all designated materials, including copies, to the person(s) and entity(ies) 

from whom the material was obtained. The attorney of record may retain one (1) copy of the 

designated information attached to any pleading filed with the Court or marked as an exhibit to a 

deposition, or which is part of deposition testimony. 

17. Any court with jurisdiction over this action shall retain such jurisdiction with 

respect to this Order for purposes of enforcing its terms and conditions and to enable any party 

herein affected to apply for such order and further orders concerning the subject of this Order as 

may be necessary or appropriate. Each person or entity which receives or produces any 

designated information hereby agrees to subject itself to the jurisdiction of such court for the 

purpose of any proceedings relating to the performance under, compliance with, or violation of 

this Order. 

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DATED: May 8, 2007 SHARTSIS FRIESE LLP 

By: /s/ Erick C. Howard 

ERICK C. HOWARD 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

KN, LTD. 

DATED: May 8, 2007 SHARTSIS FRIESE LLP 

By: /s/ Richard Darwin

RICHARD DARWIN 

Attorneys for Defendants 

J.D. FINE & COMPANY, JAMIE 

FINEGOLD, and MERVYN’S, LLC 

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: 

HON. CHARLES R. BREYER 

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

May 9, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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EXHIBIT A

CERTIFICATION 

I, _________________________, declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to the laws of 

the United States of America: that I am employed by ____________________ in the capacity of 

_______________________; that I am not currently and have not within the past two (2) years 

been an employee of any party to this action; that I have read a copy of the Stipulated Protective 

Order entered in this case on _____________; that I recognize that during my participation in this 

case, I may have occasion to read or hear matters which are designated as confidential 

information; that I agree not to disclose any such confidential information to any person not 

entitled to receive disclosure of the same under the provisions of Stipulated Protective order; that 

I agree to use any such confidential information solely for the purposes appropriate to my 

participation in this case; that I agree to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of California for purposes of any proceedings related to the 

performance under, compliance with, or violation of said Stipulated Protective Order; and that I 

agree to be bound and abide by said Stipulated Protective Order in every respect. 

Dated: _______________________ _______________________________________ 

 Signature 

5981\004\NBIGLEY\1433878.1 

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