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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:77 Securities Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Keith Thomas, et al.,

Plaintiff(s),

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Magnachip Semiconductor Corp., et al.,

Defendant(s).

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Case Number: 3:14-cv-01160-JST

STIPULATED ORDER RE: DISCOVERY 

OF ELECTRONICALLY STORED 

INFORMATION FOR STANDARD 

LITIGATION

1. PURPOSE

This Order will govern discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”) in this 

case as a supplement to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this Court’s Guidelines for the 

Discovery of Electronically Stored Information, and any other applicable orders and rules. 

2. COOPERATION

The parties are aware of the importance the Court places on cooperation and commit to 

cooperate in good faith throughout the matter consistent with this Court’s Guidelines for the 

Discovery of ESI.

3. LIAISON

The parties have identified liaisons to each other who are and will be knowledgeable 

about and responsible for discussing their respective ESI. Each e-discovery liaison will be, or 

have access to those who are, knowledgeable about the technical aspects of e-discovery, 

including the location, nature, accessibility, format, collection, search methodologies, and 

production of ESI in this matter. The parties will rely on the liaisons, as needed, to confer 

about ESI and to help resolve disputes without court intervention.

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4. PRESERVATION

The parties have discussed their preservation obligations and needs and agree that 

preservation of potentially relevant ESI will be reasonable and proportionate. The parties 

agree to preserve all relevant documents. 

5. SEARCH

The parties agree that in responding to an initial Fed. R. Civ. P. 34 request, or earlier if 

appropriate, they will meet and confer about methods to search ESI in order to identify ESI 

that is subject to production in discovery and filter out ESI that is not subject to discovery.

6. PRODUCTION FORMATS

The parties agree to produce documents in ☐ PDF, ☒TIFF, ☒native and/or ☐paper 

file formats. If particular documents warrant a different format, the parties will cooperate to 

arrange for the mutually acceptable production of such documents. The parties agree not to 

degrade the searchability of documents as part of the document production process.

7. PHASING

The Parties agree that any rolling production shall commence on the date the response 

is due under Fed. R. Civ. P. 34. The Parties shall use reasonable efforts to substantially 

complete document production within forty-five (45) days thereafter, and such production shall 

be substantially completed no later than ninety (90) days thereafter.

8. DOCUMENTS PROTECTED FROM DISCOVERY

a) Pursuant to Fed. R. Evid. 502(b), the inadvertent production of a privileged or 

work-product-protected document is not a waiver of privilege or protection from 

discovery in this case or in any other federal or state proceeding. 

b) Communications involving trial counsel that post-date the filing of the complaint 

need not be placed on a privilege log. Communications may be identified on a 

privilege log by category, rather than individually, if appropriate. 

9. MODIFICATION

This Stipulated Order may be modified by a Stipulated Order of the parties or by the 

Court for good cause shown.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, through Counsel of Record.

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Dated: /s/ Joshua B. Silverman

Counsel for Plaintiff

Dated: /s/ John C. Murphy

Counsel for Defendant Avenue Capital Management II

IT IS ORDERED that the forgoing Agreement is approved. 

Dated:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

April 13, 2016

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