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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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Stipulation And Protective Order Regarding Confidentiality; [Proposed Order] 

USDC ED Case No. 05-CV-02248-FCD-DAD 

THOMAS E. DUCKWORTH (SBN 152369) 

MARK C. PETERS (SBN 160611) 

DUCKWORTH & PETERS, LLP 

235 Montgomery Street, Suite 1010 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Telephone: (415) 433-0333 

Facsimile: (415) 449-6556 

Email: tom@dpllplaw.com

 mark@dpllplaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

REBECCA COBAIN, AMANDA SPITSEN, 

and AMELIA ESPINOZA 

JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

MIA FARBER (SBN 131467) 

JAMES T. JONES (SBN 167967) 

DANA BROWN (SBN 221011) 

801 K Street, Suite 2300 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Telephone: (916) 341-0404 

Facsimile: (916) 341-0141 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESTINATION TAHOE HOTEL, INC., 

(erroneously sued herein as DESTINATION 

HOTELS & RESORTS) 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

REBECCA COBAIN, AMANDA SPITSEN and 

AMELIA ESPINOZA, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

DESTINATION HOTELS & RESORTS, and 

DOES 1 through 25, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 05-CV-02248-FCD-DAD 

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER REGARDING 

CONFIDENTIALITY; AND ORDER 

Pursuant to the Local Rule 83-143 of the Eastern District of California, defendant 

Destination Tahoe Hotel, Inc., and plaintiffs Rebecca Cobain, Amanda Spitsen, and Amelia 

Espinoza through their undersigned attorneys of record, enter into this stipulation and protective 

order to facilitate open exchange of information relating to this litigation. The parties assert that 

the disclosure of certain records and information are confidential and protected by the privacy 

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rights of the parties and/or third parties, including, but not limited to, sensitive financial 

commercial information, proprietary business information, and trade secrets not otherwise 

available to such other parties or the public generally (hereafter referred to as “Confidential 

Information”). The parties assert that they and third parties have privacy interests and 

confidentiality interests in these records and the information contained therein. 

Therefore, the parties stipulate as follows: 

1. Any party who conveys or receives, and any non-party who conveys, information 

in connection with this action may designate any record, which the party reasonably and in good 

faith believes to be confidential, as Confidential Information by marking any such documents 

with the words, “Confidential” or “Confidential: Subject to Protective Order.” Confidential 

Information includes responses to discovery requests, documents produced in response to a 

request for production, deposition testimony (subject to Paragraph 2), or any other information a 

party or non-party exchanges in discovery in connection with this action that the party or 

non-party claims in good faith to constitute Confidential Information. 

2. In order to designate deposition testimony as confidential, counsel, the witness, or 

the party whose Confidential Information is to be or was disclosed, must state on the record at the 

deposition what is to be treated as Confidential Information. Additionally, a party, or non-party 

deponent, may designate testimony as Confidential Information in writing within 15 days from 

the date the court reporter transmits the deposition transcript for review for certification. After 

any such written designation, counsel for all the parties shall be responsible for marking the 

designated material in all previously unmarked copies of transcripts. Prior to the expiration of the 

15-day period, all information disclosed during a deposition shall constitute Confidential 

Information, unless otherwise agreed by the parties and the witness, or ordered by the Court. 

3. The parties shall preserve the confidentiality and privacy of all Confidential 

Information. 

4. The Confidential Information shall be made available only to the Court, the 

parties, counsel of record, experts engaged by the parties or counsel of record, certified court 

reporters, videographers, consultants, and the authors of the Confidential Information. A 

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non-party witness may be examined and may testify regarding Confidential Information, if the 

non-party witness acknowledges receipt of this Protective Order, as set forth in Paragraph 6 

below. 

5. Persons receiving Confidential Information shall use it solely for the purpose of 

this litigation. Confidential Information may be disclosed to persons only to the extent necessary 

for the preparation or trial of this case. Confidential Information shall not be disclosed directly or 

indirectly to any other person other than as provided in this Order, except by written agreement of 

the party or non-party designating the information Confidential Information. Unauthorized 

disclosure of the substance, a summary, or any portion of a confidential document constitutes a 

violation of this Order. 

6. In the event that any Confidential Information is disclosed to any person set forth 

in paragraph 4, supra (or to any person beyond the scope of that permitted by this Order, to the 

extent permitted by agreement or subsequent order), each person receiving such disclosure shall 

be shown a copy of this Order and shall sign a statement acknowledging receipt of this Order and 

acknowledging agreement to be bound by its terms prior to receiving the disclosure. Each person 

receiving such disclosure shall be bound by this Order. Counsel making such disclosure shall be 

responsible for maintaining a log of the originals of such statements. This Order is enforceable in 

contempt proceedings. 

7. Nothing in this Order shall be deemed to: (1) limit or waive any right of any party 

to resist or compel discovery with respect to documents or other material which maybe claimed to 

be privileged or otherwise protected or protectable; (2) preclude any party at any time from 

seeking and obtaining from the Court, on an appropriate showing, additional protection, including 

an order that material shall not be produced at all; or (3) constitute a ruling on the admissibility of 

any documents or other material as evidence in this action. 

8. At the conclusion of this litigation, by whatever means, all Confidential 

Information shall be destroyed or returned to counsel for the party that produced such 

information, including all copies of Confidential Information ever in their possession or caused to 

be created through their possession that were produced in this action. 

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9. If there is any unauthorized disclosure of any documents or records subject to this 

Order by any person, said person may be subject to sanctions and contempt for violation of this 

Order. Counsel for the parties agree to forward a copy of this protective order to their clients 

prior to or concurrently with providing Confidential Information to their clients. The parties are 

bound by this protective order. 

10. Any party may, at any time after production of Confidential Information, object to 

its designation by notifying all parties in writing of that objection and specifying the designated 

material to which the objection is made. Within fifteen (15) days of the date of the written 

objection, the parties shall meet and confer verbally or in writing, or both, regarding the 

objection. If the objection is not resolved, the party designating the information Confidential 

Information shall file and serve a motion to designate records as Confidential Information 

pursuant to this order. Such a motion shall be submitted and served on all parties within thirty 

(30) days of the date of the written objection. The party designating the information or record as 

Confidential Information shall bear the burden of proof on whether good cause exists for the 

information to be designated as confidential. If no such motion is filed or request for judicial 

intervention is not made, the material will not be considered Confidential Information until 

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

11. If a party who has previously designated a document in this action as confidential 

subsequently introduces that same document in a public forum, in a manner that exposes that 

document to the public, any opposing party may argue that the party has waived his, her, or its 

right to continue to claim that document as confidential in this action. 

12. If a party to this action receives a Court order or subpoena for documents that have 

been designated Confidential Information, that party shall (a) promptly notify counsel of record 

for the party or non-party claiming the confidential treatment of the documents, and (b) furnish 

that counsel with a copy of the subpoena or other process or order. 

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13. This Order is subject to modification by either party pursuant to stipulation and 

order and/or appropriate motion procedures. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

DATED: August 9, 2006 DUCKWORTH & PETERS, LLP 

/s/ Thomas E. Duckworth 

By: ______________________________ 

 Thomas E. Duckworth 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

REBECCA COBAIN, AMANDA SPITSEN, 

and AMELIA ESPINOZA 

DATED: August 9, 2006 JACKSON LEWIS LLP 

By: __ /s/ James T. Jones_______________ 

 James T. Jones 

Attorneys for Defendant 

DESTINATION TAHOE HOTEL, INC. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: August 16, 2006 __________________________________________ 

 DALE A. DROZD 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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