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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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Wayne E. Newson, 

334 South Parsons Ave., #6

Merced, CA 95341 

T: (209) 947-2991

In Pro Per

Gregory L. Spallas, SBN 129306

Sweta H. Patel, SBN 247115

PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT LLP

Three Embarcadero Center, Suite 550

San Francisco, California 94111

Tel: (415) 278-9400

Fax: (415) 278-9411

spatel@psalaw.net

gspallas@psalaw.net

Attorneys for Defendant

WAL-MART STORES, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WAYNE NEWSON, 

 Plaintiff,

vs.

WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Defendant.

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Case No. 1:09-cv-00663-OWW-GSA

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

TO THE COURT: 

The parties to this action, Defendant WAL-MART STORES, INC. (“Wal-Mart” or 

“Defendant”) and Plaintiff WAYNE NEWSON (“Wayne Newson” or “Plaintiff”), by their 

respective counsel, if any, hereby stipulate and request that the Court enter a mutual protective 

order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure as follows:

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1. The Protective Order shall be entered pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure.

2. The Protective Order shall govern all materials deemed to be “Confidential 

Information.” Such Confidential Information shall include the following:

(a) Any and all documents referring or related to confidential and proprietary human 

resources or business information; financial records of the parties; compensation 

of Defendant’s current or former personnel; policies, procedures and/or training 

materials of Defendant; and/or Defendant’s organizational structure;

(b) Any documents from the personnel, medical or workers’ compensation file of any 

current or former employee or contractor; 

(c) Any documents relating to the medical and/or health information of any of 

Defendant’s current or former employees or contractors;

(d) Any portions of depositions (audio or video) where Confidential Information is 

disclosed or used as exhibits.

3. In the case of documents and the information contained therein, designation of 

Confidential Information produced shall be made by placing the following legend on the face of 

the document and each page so designated “CONFIDENTIAL” or otherwise expressly identified 

as confidential. Defendant will use its best efforts to limit the number of documents designated 

Confidential.

4. Confidential Information shall be held in confidence by each qualified recipient 

to whom it is disclosed, shall be used only for purposes of this action, shall not be used for any 

business purpose, and shall not be disclosed to any person who is not a qualified recipient. All 

produced Confidential Information shall be carefully maintained so as to preclude access by 

persons who are not qualified recipients.

5. Qualified recipients shall include only the following:

(a) In-house counsel and law firms for each party and the secretarial, clerical and 

paralegal staff of each;

(b) Deposition notaries and staff;

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(c) Persons other than legal counsel who have been retained or specially employed 

by a party as an expert witness for purposes of this lawsuit or to perform 

investigative work or fact research;

(d) Deponents during the course of their depositions or potential witnesses of this 

case; and 

(e) The parties to this litigation, their officers and professional employees.

6. Each party shall be responsible for providing notice of the Protective Order and 

the terms therein to persons to whom they disclose “Confidential Information,” as defined by the 

terms of the Protective Order.

Persons to whom confidential information is shown shall be informed of the terms of this 

Order and advised that its breach may be punished or sanctioned as contempt of the Court. Such 

deponents may be shown Confidential materials during their deposition but shall not be 

permitted to keep copies of said Confidential materials nor any portion of the deposition 

transcript reflecting the Confidential Information.

If either party objects to the claims that information should be deemed Confidential, that 

party’s counsel shall inform opposing counsel in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of the 

Confidential materials that the information should not be so deemed, and the parties shall 

attempt first to dispose of such disputes in good faith and on an informal basis. If the parties are 

unable to resolve their dispute, they may present a motion to the Court objecting to such status. 

The information shall continue to have Confidential status during the pendency of any such 

motion.

7. No copies of Confidential Information shall be made except by or on behalf of 

attorneys of record, in-house counsel or the parties in this action. Any person making copies of 

such information shall maintain all copies within their possession or the possession of those 

entitled to access to such information under the Protective Order.

8. All information produced in this action, whether deemed Confidential or not, 

shall be used only for purposes of this litigation and not for any other purpose.

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9. The termination of this action shall not relieve the parties and persons obligated 

hereunder from their responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of information designated 

confidential pursuant to this Order. 

10. Upon termination of this action by entry of a final judgment (inclusive of any 

appeals or petitions for review), the parties may request the return of all previously furnished 

Confidential Information, including any copies thereof, and each person or party to whom such 

Confidential Information has been furnished or produced shall be obligated to return it within 

thirty (30) days of said request.

11. Nothing in this Order shall be construed as an admission as to the relevance, 

authenticity, foundation or admissibility of any document, material, transcript, or other 

information.

12. Nothing in the Protective Order shall be deemed to preclude any party from 

seeking and obtaining, on an appropriate showing, a modification of this Order.

13. The Clerk of Court will forward a certified copy of the Protective Order to all 

counsel of record at the addresses listed in the signature lines below.

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Dated: June 2, 2010

__/s/ Wayne Newson_____________________

Wayne Newson

Plaintiff

In Pro Per

Dated: June 2, 2010

__/s/ Sweta H. Patel______________________

Gregory L. Spallas

Sweta H. Patel

PHILLIPS, SPALLAS & ANGSTADT LLC

Attorneys for Defendant

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 3, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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