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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Product Liability

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PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Robert J. Gibson (#144974) 

Email: hgibson@swlaw.com Alina Amarkarian (#245470) 

Email: aamarkarian@swlaw.com SNELL & WILMER L.L.P. 

600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1400 

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Telephone: (714) 427-7000 

Facsimile: (714) 427-7799 

Attorneys for Defendant 

FORD MOTOR COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DONALD HAYES ALBEE, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH 

AMERICA, INC., An Ohio 

Corporation, and FORD MOTOR 

COMPANY, INC. a Delaware 

Corporation, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:09-CV-01145-LKK-EFB 

NON-SHARING PROTECTIVE 

ORDER 

DATE OF FILING: January 12, 2009 TRIAL DATE: None 

It is hereby ORDERED that all documents and other materials produced by 

Ford Motor Company (“FORD”), either voluntarily or by Order of the Court, which 

have been identified by Ford as requiring a Non-Sharing Protective Order, will be 

produced under the following conditions. 

I.

A. The parties recognize that discovery in this matter may call for the 

production of materials containing a trade secret or other confidential and 

proprietary business, research, development and/or other commercially sensitive 

information of FORD which Ford has designated as subject to a Non-Sharing 

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Protective Order, and that FORD has a protected proprietary and property interest 

in those materials. 

B. When used in this Protective Order, the word “CONFIDENTIAL” 

means information that is, contains, or reveals a trade secret or other designated 

confidential research, development, and other commercial information of FORD 

which Ford has designated as subject to a Non-Sharing Protective Order. 

C. Prior to producing any documents all or materials designated as 

CONFIDENTIAL, counsel for FORD must certify in writing that those documents 

or materials have been reviewed and have been designated as CONFIDENTIAL in 

good faith. 

D. When used in this Protective Order, the term “CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL” means all designated CONFIDENTIAL written materials, computer 

documents, design drawings, mold drawings, tire standards, claims histories, 

adjustment data, testing documentation, videotapes, answers to Interrogatories, 

responses to Requests for Production, responses to Requests for Admissions, 

deposition transcripts, documents produced by FORD to any governmental agency 

or body such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) at 

any time and deemed by that agency or body to be confidential pursuant to 49 CFR 

§ 512, or other similar regulations, and all other designated tangible items which 

disclose CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION which Ford has designated as subject 

to a Non-Sharing Protective Order. The term “CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION” shall mean any information contained in CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL. 

E. In order to designate a portion of any document or other printed 

material as CONFIDENTIAL, FORD shall mark the designated pages of the 

material with the following legend: CONFIDENTIAL- DISCLOSURE OF 

THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO A PROTECTIVE ORDER AND 

MAY ONLY BE USED IN THE CASE OF DONALD HAYES ALBEE, ET AL. 

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v. CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC., ET AL., CASE NO. 2:09-

CV-01145-LKK-EFB, AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE 

WHATSOEVER. The Confidentiality legend shall be placed in a manner that 

does not cover, obscure, or impair the legibility of any information contained within 

the material. In order to designate a computer database, disc, compact disc, drive, 

or other electronically recorded material as CONFIDENTIAL, FORD shall mark 

the case or envelope containing the material with the word CONFIDENTIAL or 

apply the confidentiality legend set forth above. Documents printed from such 

electronic media shall be marked the same as documents originally produced on 

paper. In the case of a deposition or oral examination, counsel for FORD may, 

during the deposition, designate on the record that testimony involving 

CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL be held as CONFIDENTIAL, and the entire 

deposition transcript will be treated as CONFIDENTIAL until counsel for FORD 

receives a transcript of the deposition and for 30 days thereafter. After receipt of 

the deposition transcript, FORD shall identify by page and line the portion of the 

material that FORD intends to designate as CONFIDENTIAL in a written letter 

served to all counsel of record and court reporter within 30 days after receiving the 

written deposition transcript from the court reporter. Only the portions of the 

deposition transcript designated by FORD during this time period shall remain 

CONFIDENTIAL. The parties stipulate that the court reporter or videographer for 

any such depositions will be given a copy of this Protective Order, will execute an 

acknowledgement thereof; and shall not disclose to anyone (other than the 

COVERED PERSONS as defined in Section I.F below) any deposition testimony 

or exhibits in this lawsuit. 

F. When used in this Protective Order, the term COVERED PERSONS 

includes only the following: (1) the Court and all Court personnel; (2) the named 

parties, other than FORD, in this litigation; (3) the named counsel of record for all 

parties other than FORD in this litigation and their employees, to the extent 

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reasonably necessary for such persons to render assistance in this litigation; 

(4) experts and non-attorney consultants retained or consulted by counsel of record 

for any party other than FORD to assist in the preparation, prosecution, or 

evaluation of this litigation; and (5) such other persons as may be designated by 

written agreement of the parties or by order of the Court. 

II.

Absent a further order of the Court, CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL, as 

described in Sections I.D and I.E, shall not be used for any purpose other than the 

prosecution or defense of this captioned action, and shall not be shown, 

disseminated or disclosed in any manner to anyone other than COVERED 

PERSONS without the prior written agreement of FORD or order of the Court after 

due notice to FORD. 

III.

Before showing or divulging any CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or 

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION to any COVERED PERSON other than the 

Court and Court personnel, counsel shall first obtain from each such person a 

signed WRITTEN ASSURANCE in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A.” 

Counsel shall maintain a list of all such recipients of CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL to whom this paragraph applies and the original of every WRITTEN 

ASSURANCE required pursuant to this paragraph. At the conclusion of the 

litigation, the parties shall forward to counsel for FORD each and every signed 

WRITTEN ASSURANCE and a list of all recipients of CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIALS; however, with regard to consultant(s) not identified as expert(s) in 

this matter, counsel need only provide a copy of the WRITTEN ASSURANCE 

redacted to remove any reference to the identity of the consultant(s); provided, 

however, that if FORD has a good faith reason to believe that CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL or CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION produced in this case has been 

improperly disclosed in violation of this Order, then FORD may either request that 

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Counsel for any other party provide the WRITTEN ASSURANCES for nondisclosed consulting experts or may petition the Court to review the WRITTEN 

ASSURANCES. 

IV.

A. If any CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL is filed with this Court, 

including any pleading incorporating CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL, the portion 

of such filing containing CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL shall be filed in a sealed 

envelope on which the following legend shall prominently appear: 

(Donald Hayes Albee, et al. v. Continental Tire North 

America, Inc., et al., CASE NO. 2:09-CV-01145-LKKEFB) 

CONFIDENTIAL - This envelope contains confidential documents and information produced by Ford Motor 

Company It shall not be opened nor the contents thereof 

displayed or revealed except by the Order of this Court. 

B. CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL may be introduced into evidence in 

any pre-trial proceeding, if otherwise admissible, provided that it may only be done 

so when counsel for FORD is present, and the parties agree that confidentiality of 

the CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS and CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION shall 

continue to the maximum extent permitted by the Court, pursuant to such 

procedures as the Court may require. The use of CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL at 

trial shall be subject to any applicable Local Rules, the Final Pretrial Conference 

Order, and further rulings or orders of this Court. 

C. All documents or materials submitted to or filed with the Court in 

connection with any pre-trial proceeding that contain, set forth, summarize or 

otherwise disclose CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION shall be filed with the Court 

under seal pursuant only to court order and in accordance with the procedures set 

forth in Eastern District of California Local Rules 140 and 141. 

D. If any party or person who has obtained CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL under the terms of this Protective Order receives a subpoena or other 

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legal process commanding the production of any such CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL (the “Subpoena”), such party or person shall promptly notify counsel 

for FORD of the service of the Subpoena. The party or person receiving the 

Subpoena shall not produce any CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL in response to the 

Subpoena without either the prior written consent of counsel for FORD, or an order 

of a court of competent jurisdiction. However, FORD shall have the burden of 

seeking a court order relieving the subpoenaed party or person of the obligations of 

the Subpoena prior to the return date of the Subpoena, or the subpoenaed person or 

party shall be relieved of its obligations under this paragraph. 

E. The inadvertent production in the course of discovery in this action of 

any document or information (whether designated as Confidential or not) shall not 

be deemed to waive the Confidential status of any CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL 

or CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION and whatever attorney-client privilege, 

work product protection or other privilege or immunity that would otherwise attach 

to the document or information produced or to other documents or information shall 

remain in tact as long as the party producing them, upon discovery of the 

inadvertent production, notifies the other party or parties of the claim of 

confidentiality, privilege or other protection or immunity. 

V.

Within 90 days after the final disposition of this lawsuit, by settlement, trial 

or appeal, counsel for the parties shall deliver to counsel for FORD all 

CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL including any copies (except those determined by 

the Court or agreed by the parties not to be CONFIDENTIAL) which have been 

disseminated to any COVERED PERSONS. 

VI.

In the event counsel for any party, in good faith, disputes the designation of 

any document as CONFIDENTIAL he or she shall notify counsel for FORD in 

writing. FORD may then seasonably apply to the Court for a determination that the 

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document is or is not protected pursuant to this Protective Order. Until a final 

determination by the Court, any disputed document will be treated as 

CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL pursuant to this Protective Order. If the Court, in 

its discretion, determines that the designation of a document as CONFIDENTIAL 

was inappropriate under the terms of this Protective Order and/or was made in bad 

faith, the Court may exercise its authority to impose sanctions. Nothing in the 

Protective Order shall be construed to alter or shift the burdens of proof and 

persuasion as they apply to the assertion of privileges or exemptions from public 

disclosure. 

VII.

This Protective Order shall not preclude the parties from exercising any 

rights or raising any objections otherwise available to them under the Federal Rules 

of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence or any other statute or substantive 

law applicable to this case. 

At the conclusion of this lawsuit, the Court shall retain jurisdiction of this 

lawsuit for the enforcement of this Protective Order. 

SO ORDERED.1

Dated: January 29, 2010 

 EDMUND F. BRENNAN 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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 Ford Motor Company’s Motion for a Protective Order, Dckt. No. 45, is granted and the February 3, 2010 hearing on that motion is vacated. 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

DONALD HAYES ALBEE, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH 

AMERICA, INC., An Ohio 

Corporation, and FORD MOTOR 

COMPANY, INC. a Delaware 

Corporation, 

Defendants. 

CASE NO. 2:09-CV-01145-LKK-EFB 

EXHIBIT “A” TO PROTECTIVE 

ORDER

EXHIBIT “A”

WRITTEN ASSURANCE

I hereby acknowledge and affirm that I have read the terms and conditions of 

the Protective Order attached hereto. I understand the terms of said Protective 

Order and under oath consent to be bound by the terms of said Protective Order, as 

a condition to being provided access to the Confidential Material and Confidential 

Information furnished by Ford Motor Company (“FORD”). Further, by executing 

this Agreement, I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the above-captioned Court or 

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any Court of competent jurisdiction for the special and limited purpose of enforcing 

the terms of the Protective Order. 

I recognize that all civil remedies for breach of this Agreement are 

specifically reserved by FORD and are not waived by the disclosure provided for 

herein. Further, in the event of the breach of this Agreement, I recognize that 

FORD may pursue all civil remedies available to it as a third-party beneficiary of 

this Agreement. 

DATED: 

Name 

Firm 

Address 

Telephone Number 

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO ME THIS __day of ____________, 2009. 

Notary Public 

My Commission Expires 

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