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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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ACKER, KOWALICK & WHIPPLE

A Professional Corporation

STEPHEN ACKER, State Bar No. 64996

LESLIE ANNE BURNET, State Bar No. 134719

600 North Grand Avenue

Los Angeles, California 90012

Phone: (213) 687-3933

Fax: (213) 626-3561

Attorneys for Defendant and Cross-Claimant

 VF IMAGEWEAR, INC., named herein as 

 BULWARK PROTECTIVE APPAREL

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD BUCKNER,

Plaintiff,

vs.

E.I. du PONT de NEMOURS and COMPANY

(no longer a party); VF IMAGEWEAR, INC.

Formerly known as BULWARK PROTECTIVE

APPAREL; AMERPRIDE SERVICES, INC. dba

AMERIPRIDE UNIFORM SERVICES; SYSWA

INCORPORATED formerly known as

WASHING SYSTEMS, INC.; WASHING

SYSTEMS, LLC; and SPRINGFIELD LLC,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:05-CV-00156-AWI-SMS

(Complaint filed: December 7, 2004)

STIPULATION AND ORDER

GOVERNING CONFIDENTIAL

DOCUMENTS

Plaintiff DONALD BUCKNER, and defendants VF IMAGEWEAR, INC. formerly known

as BULWARK PROTECTIVE APPAREL; AMERPRIDE SERVICES, INC. dba AMERIPRIDE

UNIFORM SERVICES; WASHING SYSTEMS; and SPRINGFIELD LLC, being all of the

parties to this action, by and through their respective attorneys of record, have agreed to the terms

of the following Order regarding the production of documents and information of a confidential,

commercial and proprietary nature by defendants in this matter. All parties agree that this

stipulation may be signed in counter parts.

1. This Order shall govern information embodied in any document produced or to be

produced in response to any formal or informal discovery request made upon the defendants. It

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shall also govern information embodied in deposition transcripts, responses to discovery, or any

other papers or materials, as to which proprietary status is requested by the defendants.

2. To perfect the confidential designation and achieve the protection accorded under

this Order, the defendant will stamp, mark, or otherwise identify such material as "Confidential." 

In the case of a deposition or oral examination, counsel for the designating party may, during the

deposition, designate that the answer to a question is to be held confidential. In that event, the

court reporter will transcribe such questions and answers apart from the regular transcript and

submit them directly to the Court under seal.

3. Confidential materials and any copies thereof received pursuant to Paragraph 4

below shall be maintained confidential by the receiving party, his attorney, other representatives,

and expert witnesses, and shall be used only for preparation for the trial of this matter. No

confidential material shall be disclosed to anyone else except as provided within this Stipulation

and Order, and no use shall be made of such document or material except for the purposes of this

litigation. 

4. Confidential material shall be disclosed only to "Qualified Persons." Qualified

Persons are limited to:

a. Counsel of Record for the parties;

b. Non-technical and clerical staff employed by Counsel of Record and

involved in the preparation and trial of this action;

c. Independent personnel retained by Counsel of Record to furnish technical

or other expert services or advice or to provide expert testimony;

d. Personnel employed by a party, where genuinely needed, for preparation for

the trial of this action.

5. Prior to the disclosure of any Confidential material to any person in accordance

with Paragraph 4 above, such person shall execute a "Written Assurance" in the form of Exhibit

"A," attached hereto, a copy of which shall be furnished to counsel of record for all parties. 

Counsel shall maintain a list of all such recipients of Confidential documents to whom this

paragraph applies and the original of all Written Assurances required pursuant to this paragraph. 

Counsel shall provide this list and/or copies of the Written Assurances to the defendant whose

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confidential materials are in issue upon written request. However, parties shall not be required to

disclose the actual identity of any expert retained or consulted by the party until it is determined

that such expert will be a witness at trial. All "consulting" experts shall be required to execute the

Written Assurance and counsel shall forward it to counsel for the defendants, along with all

materials provided, at the conclusion of the litigation.

6. Only one copy of any requested documents or information shall be provided upon

request to the requesting party's designated attorney of record. The Confidential material received

shall be controlled and properly secured by that attorney to prevent unauthorized access to or

reproduction of the information and documentation designated as Confidential. As it is

contemplated that multiple copies of the Confidential documents will be made, a record shall be

maintained of the persons receiving or reviewing said documents.

7. If any Confidential document or material is filed with this Court, including any

pleading incorporating Confidential material, it shall be filed in a sealed envelope on which the

following legend shall prominently appear: "DONALD BUCKNER vs. E.I. du PONT de

NEMOURS and COMPANY et al., Case No. 1:05-CV-00156-AWI-SMS; Confidential - This

envelope contains documents or other material filed by defendants E.I. du PONT de NEMOURS

and COMPANY (no longer a party); VF IMAGEWEAR, INC. formerly known as BULWARK

PROTECTIVE APPAREL; AMERPRIDE SERVICES, INC. dba AMERIPRIDE UNIFORM

SERVICES; WASHING SYSTEMS; and SPRINGFIELD LLC; it shall not be opened nor the

contents thereof displayed or revealed except by the Order of this Court."

8. In the event that the parties hereto disagree as to whether the classification of a

document or other information should remain confidential, a party wishing to use it without

restriction shall first seek permission from the defendant whose confidential materials are in issue. 

If no agreement can be reached, the seeking party may file a motion for the Court to consider the

document and determine its confidential character. Any such motion must be supported by a

showing of good cause.

9. Within 30 days after the termination of this lawsuit, all documents and other

information then subject to this Order, all copies or portions thereof and all memoranda or other

material describing or relating to information subject to this Order shall be returned to the

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producing party, including those in the possession or control of any expert. Trial counsel for each

party shall file a declaration under oath averring that this requirement has been fully complied

with.

10. This Order shall remain in effect until such time as it is modified, superseded or

terminated by order of this Court.

DATED: March 10, 2006 ACKER, KOWALICK & WHIPPLE

A Professional Corporation

 By: /s/ Stephen Acker 

STEPHEN ACKER

Attorneys for Defendant, Cross-Claimant, and CrossDefendant VF IMAGEWEAR, INC., named herein

as BULWARK PROTECTIVE APPAREL

DATED: March 10, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD G. TARLOW

By: /s/ Richard G. Tarlow 

RICHARD G. TARLOW

Attorneys for Plaintiff DONALD BUCKNER

DATED: March 10, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF LYLE F. GREENBERG

By: /s/ Lyle F. Greenberg 

LYLE F. GREENBERG

Attorneys for Plaintiff DONALD BUCKNER

DATED: March 10, 2006 FORD, WALKER, HAGGERTY & BEHAR, LLP

By: /s/ DeAnn Flores Chase 

DeANN FLORES CHASE

Attorneys for Defendant, Cross-Claimant and CrossDefendant AMERIPRIDE SERVICES, INC., doing

business as AMERIPRIDE UNIFORM SERVICES

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DATED: March 10, 2006 STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND

By: /s/ William T. Helms 

WILLIAM T. HELMS

Attorneys for Intervenor STATE COMPENSATION

INSURANCE FUND

DATED: March 10, 2006 MUHAR, ROBERTS, FAMA, KRAMER & MONTY

By: /s/ George Muhar 

GEORGE MUHAR

Attorneys for Cross-Defendant SPRINGFIELD LLC

DATED: March 10, 2006 LAW OFFICE OF SAMUEL GRADER

 By: /s/ Samuel Grader 

Attorneys for Defendant WASHING SYSTEMS

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 17, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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