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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY

2445 Capitol Street, 2nd Floor 

Post Office Box 1632 

Fresno, California 93717-1632 

Telephone: (559) 233-4800 

Timothy Jones #119841 

John P. Kinsey #215916 

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant Foster Dairy Farms 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CONOPCO, INC., a New York 

corporation, doing business as 

UNILEVER ICE CREAM, 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

FOSTER DAIRY FARMS, a California 

corporation; and DOES 1 through 10, 

inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 1:05-cv-00400 REC SMS 

STIPULATION AND 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIM 

 The parties to this action hereby stipulate, by and through their respective attorneys 

of record, to the entry of the following Protective Order pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules 

of Civil Procedure: 

 1. Any document, or portion thereof, and any other form of evidence or 

discovery contemplated under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which, in the good faith opinion 

of the party providing such discovery (the “Producing Party”) contains any confidential financial 

information and/or trade secret, proprietary, or confidential business information (“Confidential 

Information”), may be designated by the producing party as confidential. 

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 2. The term “Litigation” used herein shall mean the present action pending in 

the Eastern District of California, Fresno Division, Conopco, Inc. v. Foster Dairy Farms, Case 

No. 1:05-CV-00400 REC SMS, and the related Counterclaim. 

 3. Confidential Information may be designated as follows: 

 a. Documents or copies of the same provided by a Producing Party to 

another party containing Confidential Information may be designated by marking the page or the 

pages on which the Confidential Information appears with the legend: “CONFIDENTIAL – to be 

used solely within the confines and for the purposes of Conopco, Inc. v. Foster Dairy Farms, 

Case No. 1:05-CV-00400 REC SMS (and related Counterclaim).” 

 b. In lieu of marking the original of a document that contains 

Confidential Information prior to inspection, counsel for the Producing Party may orally 

designate such documents being produced for inspection as Confidential Information thereby 

making them subject to this Stipulation and Order. However, copies of such documents must be 

marked “CONFIDENTIAL – to be used solely within the confines and for the purposes of 

Conopco, Inc. v. Foster Dairy Farms, Case No. 1:05-CV-00400 REC SMS (and related 

Counterclaim),” by the Producing Party at the time they are supplied to inspecting counsel in 

order to make such copies subject to this Stipulation and Order. 

 c. Confidential Information disclosed at a deposition may be designated 

by a Producing Party as Confidential Information by: (1) clearly indicating at the deposition and on 

the record, as set forth below, the specific testimony containing the Confidential Information that is 

to be made subject to the provisions of this Stipulation and Order; and (2) clearly indicating in 

writing to the other parties within 40 days of the completion of the deposition. 

 d. Any designation of deposition transcripts as including Confidential 

Information may be challenged pursuant to paragraph 10 of this Stipulation and Order. During the 

course of any deposition in this Litigation, if any party believes that the information sought consists 

of Confidential Information, that party may so declare. The court reporter will immediately note 

this declaration on the record and will thereafter designate that portion of the transcript and/or 

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document involved as Confidential Information and all such portions of transcripts supplied to 

counsel will be so designated. 

 e. It will be counsel’s responsibility to assure that the Confidential 

Information portions of the depositions are not disclosed to anyone not authorized to receive 

Confidential Information pursuant to this Stipulation and Order. Exhibits marked as Confidential 

Information at any deposition will be sealed in a separate envelope that is marked on the outside 

“CONFIDENTIAL – to be used solely within the confines and for the purposes of Conopco, Inc. 

v. Foster Dairy Farms, Case No. 1:05-CV-00400 REC SMS (and related Counterclaim).” The 

designating party shall have the right to have all persons, except those authorized to receive 

Confidential Information pursuant to this Stipulation and Order, excluded from the deposition room 

during the taking of testimony designated as subject to this Stipulation and Order. 

 f. Confidential Information contained in responses to interrogatories, 

other discovery requests or responses, affidavits, briefs, memoranda, or other papers filed with the 

Court, may be designated as Confidential Information by prominently marking each page 

containing confidential Information with the legend “CONFIDENTIAL – to be used solely within 

the confines and for the purposes of Conopco, Inc. v. Foster Dairy Farms, Case No. 1:05-CV00400 REC SMS (and related Counterclaim).” 

 g. Tangible objects constituting or containing Confidential Information 

may be designated Confidential Information by affixing to the object or its container a label or tag 

marked “CONFIDENTIAL – to be used solely within the confines and for the purposes of 

Conopco, Inc. v. Foster Dairy Farms, Case No. 1:05-CV-00400 REC SMS (and related 

Counterclaim).” 

 h. The attorneys of record shall be responsible for insuring that any of 

their work product which contains Confidential Information of another party entitled to protection 

under this Order, including copies of production documents, notes, memoranda, and documents 

prepared for filing with the Court, complies with this Stipulation and Order. 

 4. Confidential Information shall only be disclosed to and made available to the 

following designated persons: 

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 a. The attorneys of record for each party to this action and their firm 

staff, including associates, paralegals, secretaries, and support staff and the like; 

 b. Representatives of any party to this Litigation, provide such 

representatives agree, in advance: (1) to be bound by this Stipulation and Order; (2) to use such 

Confidential Information solely within the confines and for the purposes of this Litigation; (3) to 

sign a Declaration agreeing to the terms of this Protective Order, and to provide a copy of such 

Declaration to each party hereto; and (4) that Confidential Information shall only be disclosed to 

attorneys, representatives of any party, consultants, and/or experts in this litigation PROVIDED 

THAT such person has signed a Declaration agreeing to the terms of this Protective Order, and has 

provided a copy ofsuch Declaration to each party hereto. 

 c. Internal or external experts and/or consultants, provided such experts 

or consultants agree, in advance: (1) to be bound by this Stipulation and Order; (2) to use such 

Confidential Information solely within the confines and for the purposes of this Litigation; (3) to 

sign a Declaration agreeing to the terms of this Protective Order, and to provide a copy of such 

Declaration to each party hereto; and (4) that Confidential Information shall only be disclosed to 

attorneys, representatives of any party, consultants, and/or experts in this litigation PROVIDED 

THAT such person has signed a Declaration agreeing to the terms of this Protective Order, and has 

provided a copy ofsuch Declaration to each party hereto. 

 d. Court stenographers, outside copy services, interpreters and 

translators whose functions require them to have access to Confidential Information. 

 5. All Confidential Information produced or exchanged in the course of this 

Litigation shall be used solely within the confines and for the purposes of this Litigation. No 

Confidential Information shall be provided to anyone or any entity other than as specifically set 

forth herein. In the event any request, subpoena, or other effort is made by a third party to obtain 

Confidential Information other than those persons designated in paragraph 4 above, no such 

Confidential Information shall be provided absent an order of this Court, and after due notice and an 

opportunity for all parties to be heard by the Court prior to release of any such Confidential 

Information. 

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 6. The parties shall redact all Confidential Information from any documents 

filed electronically with the Court. All filings containing Confidential Information shall be filed 

electronically in redacted form in conformance with the requirements of Local Rule 39-140. 

 7. The Clerk of the Court is directed to maintain under seal and in camera all 

Confidential Information, documents, objects and other materials filed with the Court that have been 

designated as “CONFIDENTIAL – to be used solely within the confines and for the purposes of 

Conopco, Inc. v. Foster Dairy Farms, Case No. 1:05-CV-00400 REC SMS (and related 

Counterclaim).” To assist the Clerk, any document or object that a party wishes to have placed 

under seal pursuant to this Stipulation and Order shall be filed in the Clerk’s Office in a sealed 

envelope or other appropriate sealed container on which shall be: (1) endorsed with the title and 

docket number of this action; (2) an identification of the nature of the contents of the sealed 

envelope or container; (3) the words “CONFIDENTIAL – to be used solely within the confines 

and for the purposes of Conopco, Inc. v. Foster Dairy Farms, Case No. 1:05-CV-00400 REC 

SMS (and related Counterclaim);” and (4) a statement substantially in the following form: 

SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER ENTERED IN CASE NO. 1:05-

CV-00400 REC SMS, Conopco, Inc. v. Foster Dairy Farms, Case No. 

(and related Counterclaim). This envelope, containing documents that are 

filed in this case by [name of party], is not to be opened nor are the contents 

thereof to be displayed or revealed except by order or under the direction of 

the Court. 

 A second copy of any pleading or paper specifically intended for review by the 

Court may be hand-delivered to the Court’s chambers appropriately marked, in order to assure that 

the same is brought promptly to the Court’s attention. 

 8. Nothing in this Order shall prevent a party from using any Confidential 

Information at depositions, trial, or during a hearing in this litigation only. However, the party using 

such information or material must request that the portion of the proceeding where said use is made 

shall be in camera and that the transcript of the portion of the proceeding be maintained under seal 

in camera in accordance with paragraph 7, with access thereto limited to persons entitled to access 

under this Stipulation and Order. During the course of any hearing or the trial of this Litigation, if 

any party believes that the information sought consists of Confidential Information, he or she may 

so declare. The court reporter will immediately note said declaration on the record and will 

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thereafter designate that portion of the transcript and/or document involved as Confidential 

Information and all such portions of transcripts supplied to counsel or the Court will be so 

designated. It will be all counsels’ responsibility to assure that the Confidential Information 

portions of the depositions are not disclosed to anyone not authorized to receive Confidential 

Information pursuant to this Stipulation and Order. Exhibits marked as Confidential Information at 

any hearing or trial in this Litigation will be sealed in a separate envelope that is marked on the 

outside “Confidential Information.” The designating party shall have the right to have all persons, 

except those authorized to receive Confidential Information pursuant to this Stipulation and Order, 

excluded from the courtroom during the taking of testimony designated as Confidential Information. 

 9. Nothing herein shall be construed as (a) an agreement that any information 

or document designated as Confidential Information does in fact constitute confidential financial 

information or proprietary information; or (b) an agreement or admission with respect to the 

competency, relevance, or materiality of any such information or document. Designation of or 

acquiescence in the designation of documents or information as being subject to this Stipulation and 

Order has no bearing whatsoever on the merits of this case, and such action is not to be construed as 

an admission or used as evidence in the merits of the case. 

 10. A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of a Confidential 

Information designation at the time made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent 

challenge thereto. In the event that any party to this Litigation disagrees at any point in these 

proceedings with the designation by the producing party of any information as Confidential 

Information, the parties shall try first to dispose of such dispute in good faith on an informal basis. 

If the dispute cannot be resolved, the objecting party may seek appropriate relief from this Court. 

 11. Nothing herein shall prevent disclosure beyond the terms of this Stipulation 

and Order if the producing party of Confidential Information consents in writing to such disclosure. 

Such reliefshall be sought, however, prior to the discovery cut-off date in this Litigation. 

 12. Nothing in this Stipulation and Order shall bar or otherwise restrict any 

attorney from rendering advice to his client with respect to this litigation and, in the course of 

rendering this advice, referring to or relying generally on his examination of Confidential 

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Information produced or exchanged; provided, however, that in rendering such advice and in 

otherwise communicating with his client, the attorney shall not disclose the contents of any 

Confidential Information produced by another party if that disclosure would be contrary to the terms 

of this Stipulation and Order. 

 13. The inadvertent or unintentional disclosure of Confidential Information, 

regardless of whether the information was so designated at the time of disclosure, shall not be 

deemed a waiver in whole or in part of a party’s claim of confidentiality, either as to the specific 

information disclosed or as to any other information relating to the same or related subject matter. 

Such inadvertent or unintentional disclosure may be rectified by notifying in writing the counsel of 

record for all parties to whom the information was disclosed that the information is confidential and 

subject to this Stipulation and Order. Such notification shall constitute a designation of the 

information as Confidential Information. 

 14. Within sixty (60) days after the conclusion of this action and all appeals 

thereof, all documents, objects, and other material produced or designated as containing 

Confidential Information, all reproductions thereof, and all documents incorporating Confidential 

Information shall be returned to the producing party or shall be destroyed. If all such documents, 

objects and other materials are destroyed rather than returned to the producing party, counsel 

responsible for destruction of such documents, objects, and materials shall provide a sworn 

statement acknowledging such destruction. Insofar as the provisions of this Stipulation and Order, 

and any other protective orders entered in this action restrict the communication and use of 

information produced thereunder, such orders shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of 

this Litigation except (a) that there shall be no restriction on documents that are used as exhibits in 

Court (unless such exhibits were filed under seal); and (b) that a party may seek the written 

permission of the producing party or further order of the Court with respect to dissolution or 

modification of any such protective orders. 

 15. The terms of this Stipulation and Order shall be applicable to any third party 

who produces information which is designated by such third party or a party hereto as Confidential 

Information. 

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 16. This Stipulation and Order shall not prevent either of the parties from 

applying to the Court for further or additional protective orders, or for the modification of the 

present Stipulation and Order. This Stipulation and Order also shall not prevent the parties from 

agreeing among themselves to the modification of the present Stipulation and Order, subject to the 

approval of the Court. 

DATED: December 22, 2005. SAGASER, JONES & HAHESY 

By: ___/s/ John P. Kinsey 

John P. Kinsey, Attorneys for Defendant and 

Cross-Complainant Foster Dairy Farms 

DATED: December 22, 2005. FREEMAN, FREEMAN & SMILEY LLP

By: /s/ John P. Godsil 

John P. Godsil, Attorneys for Plaintiff and 

Counter-Defendant Conopco, Inc., doing 

business as Unilever Ice Cream 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: 12/23/2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

The Honorable Sandra M. Snyder 

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