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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 15:5(a) Fair Labor Standards Act

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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COUNSEL LISTED ON FOLLOWING PAGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL SCOTT EDWARDS; 

LAWRENCE LAMDIN; VINCENT 

VANDENBERG,

Plaintiffs,

v. 

BRUCE OLSON CONSTRUCTION, INC., 

and DOES 1-10,

Defendants.

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

AND [PROPOSED] ORDER

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LOUIS A. BASILE, ESQ. (SBN 47432) 

JAMES E. SIMON, ESQ. (SBN 62792) 

PORTER SIMON

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

210 GROVE STREET

TAHOE CITY, CALIFORNIA 96145

T: 530.583.7268 | F.: 530.583.7209

basile@portersimon.com

simon@portersimon.com

RONALD W. BROWN, ESQ. (SBN 107340)

BARBARA A. COTTER, ESQ. (SBN 142590) 

COOK BROWN, LLP

555 CAPITOL MALL, SUITE 425

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814

T.: 916.442.3100 | F.: 916.442-4227

rbrown@cookbrown.com

bcotter@cookbrown.com

Attorneys for Defendant BRUCE OLSON 

CONSTRUCTION, INC.

WILL M. YAMADA, ESQ. (SBN 226669) 

JOHN P. TRIBUIANO III, ESQ. (SBN 232960)

DONALD P. NOVEY, ESQ. (SBN 279654)

NOVEY, TRIBUIANO & YAMADA, LLP

2222 WATT AVENUE, SUITE B-1

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95825

T.: 916.333.5000 | F.: 916.333.5001

wyamada@ntylaw.com

dnovey@ntylaw.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

MICHAEL SCOTT EDWARDS; LAWRENCE 

LAMBDIN; and VINCENT VANDENBERG

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STIPULATION

Defendant Bruce Olson Construction, Inc., by and through its undersigned counsel, 

and Plaintiffs Michael Scott Edwards, Lawrence Lambdin and Vincent Vandenberg, by and 

through their undersigned counsel, hereby agree to the entry of the Protective Order 

below.

ORDER

Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(c) and the stipulation of the parties, 

the Court hereby enters the following Protective Order.

A. Scope of Protective Order

1. This Protective Order shall govern the use and disclosure of certain sensitive 

and confidential information designated in good faith by a party to this litigation as being 

“Confidential,” as set forth below, and which is contained in (a) any documents, written 

discovery responses, or tangible evidence produced in this litigation by means of discovery 

and/or (b) any transcripts of depositions taken in this action. This Protective Order 

establishes a procedure for the expeditious handling of such Confidential information; it 

shall not be construed as an agreement or as creating any presumption on the 

confidentiality of any document.

2. The attorneys of record, and all others to whom any such designated 

Confidential information and material is disclosed, shall maintain such designated 

Confidential information and material in strict confidence, shall not disclose such 

designated Confidential information and material except in accordance with this Protective 

Order, and shall use such designated Confidential information and material solely for this 

litigation. All produced Confidential information and material shall be carefully 

maintained in secure facilities (such as law firm offices), and access to such Confidential 

information and material shall be permitted only to persons properly having access thereto 

under the terms of this Protective Order.

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B. Confidential Information or Material

3. Any party claiming that documents, written discovery responses, or tangible 

evidence constitute or include Confidential information or material shall mark those 

portions of the material considered in good faith to be confidential (in such manner as will 

not interfere with the legibility thereof) with the legend: “Confidential.” Deposition 

testimony may be designated as “Confidential” by invoking this Protective Order on the 

record with respect to specific designated testimony, or by using the procedure described 

in Paragraph 5 of this section.

4. By designating material as Confidential, the parties and their counsel 

represent that they have a good faith belief that the materials so designated contain 

sensitive, non-public, confidential information, such as (a) personnel files; (b) either party’s 

accounting information or tax records, or (c) any party’s statements, balance sheets, or 

documents that otherwise describe, contain or disclose internal company information, 

including human resources policies and other similar internal company policies; where all 

such information is not readily ascertainable and which the party asserting confidentiality 

has taken reasonable steps to maintain its confidentiality.

5. If depositions are conducted which involve confidential information, each 

party shall have until thirty (30) days after receipt of the deposition transcript within which 

to inform the other party of the portions of the transcript (by specific page and line 

reference) to be designated Confidential. Prior to the expiration of the thirty (30) day 

period, the entire deposition transcript shall be treated as Confidential information.

6. Confidential information or material (including any copies thereof, notes 

made therefrom, and the information contained therein) may be disclosed only to the 

following persons:

6.1 Authors, originators, or original recipients of the Confidential 

information or material.

6.2 The parties to this action.

6.3 Employees, officers and directors of a party to this action, to the extent 

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that such employees, officers and directors have a need to know the Confidential 

information for the conduct of this litigation.

6.4 The attorneys of record in this litigation and their employees or contract 

personnel retained by such attorneys’ offices (such as secretaries, legal assistants, and 

document copying, coding, or imaging services) to whom it is necessary to disclose such 

information or material in furtherance of the prosecution or defense of this action, any 

insurance representative to whom it is necessary to disclose such information or material, 

and any mediator selected to mediate this matter; provided, however, that the attorneys of 

record utilizing such personnel shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this 

Protective Order with respect to all such contract personnel and third party vendors.

6.5 The Court and its personnel, as necessary in support of motions, 

pleading and other court papers and proceedings.

6.6 Court reporters and their assistants, to the extent reasonably necessary 

for the reporting of depositions and hearing.

6.7 Non-party witnesses who, prior to receiving Confidential information, 

have received a copy of this Protective Order and signed an agreement (in substantially the 

form presented in Exhibit A hereto) to be bound by its terms and to refrain from 

redistributing all such information. Such lay witnesses shall have access to Confidential 

information only if the disclosing party has a good faith belief disclosure is necessary and 

the disclosure is only for purposes limited to participation in this litigation (i.e., testimony, 

deposition preparation, interviews yielding affidavits or declarations, etc.).

6.8 Experts retained by an attorney to whom disclosure may be made 

pursuant to Paragraph 6.4, but only to the extent that the expert, prior to receiving any 

Confidential information or material, has received a copy of this Protective Order and 

signed an agreement (in substantially the form presented in Exhibit A hereto) to be bound 

by its terms, including his/her agreement not to divulge any Confidential information or 

material to any other person, his/her agreement not to use any Confidential information or 

material for any purpose other than this litigation, his/her consent to the jurisdiction and 

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contempt power of this Court with respect to the enforcement of the order, and his/her 

agreement to return to the disclosing attorney within twenty (20) days after termination of 

this litigation (a) all documents and other material containing designated Confidential 

information and material received by him/her and all copies thereof and (b) all reports, 

correspondence and other tangible things in his/her possession or control which contain, 

reference, or describe any Confidential information, or material disclosed to such expert.

7. Nothing in this Protective Order shall be deemed to restrict in any manner 

the use by any party of its own documents, information, or material.

8. By agreeing to the entry of this Protective Order, neither party waives its or 

his/her right to seek greater protection of documents, information, or things than the 

protection afforded by this Protective Order.

C. Filing Confidential Information or Material

9. Any party who wishes to file Confidential information or material will follow 

the procedure set forth in Eastern District of California Local Rule 141.1, including without 

limitation Local Rule 141.1(e), which provides: “Documents that are the subject of a 

protective order may be filed under seal only if a sealing order is first obtained in 

compliance with Local Rule 141.”

D. Confidentiality Challenge

10. If a party challenges the confidential designation of any document or 

information, it shall so notify the designating party in writing and provide that party thirty 

(30) calendar days in which to consider the challenge. The parties agree that, during that 

period, they will make a good faith effort to resolve any disputes concerning the treatment 

of Confidential information or material. If the matter has not been resolved, the party 

advocating confidentiality must move for such protection under Rule 26(c), or the 

designation shall be deemed abandoned.

E. No Waiver of Privilege

11. To expedite the production of information, a party may inadvertently 

produce documents that are privileged, including but not limited to documents protected 

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by the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, or mediation privilege (together, 

all inadvertently produced documents shall be a “Privileged Document”). Pursuant to 

Federal Rules of Evidence 502(b), production of a Privileged Document shall not be 

deemed a waiver of any applicable privilege. Upon discovery that a Privileged Document 

has been produced, the producing party shall promptly notify counsel for the other party 

who shall promptly return the Privileged Document and all copies of the Privileged 

Document. If a party contends that a Privileged Document has been erroneously 

designated as such, the party will nevertheless return the Privileged Document and all 

copies of the Privileged Document to the party asserting the privilege. The parties reserve 

the right to contest any determination that a document is privileged or is otherwise 

protected from disclosure.

F. Termination

12. After the termination of this action, this Order shall continue to be binding 

upon the parties hereto and upon all persons to whom Confidential information or 

materials has been disclosed or communicated.

G. Return of Documents

13. No later than sixty (60) days following the “conclusion of these proceedings” 

as defined herein, counsel shall return all documents and materials designated as 

Confidential to counsel for the other party, together with all abstracts, copies, and other 

documents containing any information contained within the documents (except that 

counsel for each party may maintain in its files copies of each document filed with the 

Court). Alternatively, the parties may agree upon appropriate methods of destruction. 

“Conclusion of these proceedings” refers to the conclusion of this matter by trial or 

settlement and, if concluded by trial, the exhaustion of available appeals, or the running of 

time for taking such appeals, as provided by applicable law.

14. This Order does not preclude a party from retaining custody of its own 

Confidential information or material at the “conclusion of these proceedings” as defined in 

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paragraph 13 when not commingled with confidential information of other persons or 

parties.

H. Modification

15. This Order may be modified in the event that parties agree in writing to a 

modification of the provisions and such modification is approved by this Court, or upon 

either party’s application to the Court for modification.

I. Remedies

16. The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that all remedies under Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure 37 will be available to the Court, in its discretion, to sanction any 

violation of this Order.

J. Retention of Jurisdiction

17. The parties and any other person subject to the terms of this Order agree that 

this Court has and retains jurisdiction during this action.

K. Effective Date

18. The effective date of this Stipulated Protective Order shall be the date upon 

which it is signed by all parties through their attorneys of record.

DATED: January 3, 2014 COOK BROWN, LLP

By: __/s/ Barbara A. Cotter __________________

RONALD W. BROWN, ESQ.

BARBARA A. COTTER, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendant

BRUCE OLSON CONSTRUCTION, INC.

DATED: January 3, 2014 PORTER SIMON

By: __/s/ Louis A. Basile_____________________

LOUIS A. BASILE, ESQ.

JAMES E. SIMON, ESQ.

Attorneys for Defendant

BRUCE OLSON CONSTRUCTION, INC.

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DATED: January 3, 2014 NOVEY, TRIBUIANO & YAMADA, LLP

By: __/s/ Will M. Yamada ____________________

WILL M. YAMADA, ESQ.

JOHN P. TRIBUIANO III, ESQ.

DONALD P. NOVEY, ESQ.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

MICHAEL SCOTT EDWARDS; 

LAWRENCE LAMBDIN and VINCENT 

VANDENBERG

ORDER

 The foregoing Stipulated Protective Order is approved with the following 

clarification: the undersigned is not inclined to approve a stipulation that might require 

this court to retain jurisdiction regarding confidential information after the termination 

of this action. Accordingly, as to Paragraph J, the undersigned hereby orders that this

Stipulated Protective Order shall survive and remain in full force and effect such that it 

may be enforced as a contract between the parties after the termination of this case, but 

the court will not retain jurisdiction after the termination of this case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 3, 2014

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EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

I, _______________________________, hereby acknowledge that I have received a 

copy of the Stipulation and Protective Order entered in the matter of Michael Scott 

Edwards, et al. v. Bruce Olson Construction, Inc., in the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:13-CV-01172-WBS-KJN. I have read and agree to 

be bound by all of the provisions of the Stipulation and Protective Order. I agree (a) not to 

divulge any Confidential information or material to any other person; and (b) not to use 

any Confidential information or material for any purpose other than this litigation. In 

addition, I consent to the jurisdiction and contempt power of the United States District 

Court for the Eastern District of California, with respect to the enforcement of the 

Stipulation and Protective Order.

DATED: __________________, 2013

______________________________________

[Signature]

______________________________________

[Print Name]

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