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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

MARK S. POSARD (SBN: 208790)

DANIEL D. O’SHEA (SBN: 238534) 

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916) 565-2900 

Facsimile: (916) 920-4402 

mposard@grsm.com

doshea@grsm.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

MOTEL 6 OPERATING L.P. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROSA TYHURST, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

MOTEL 6 OPERATING L.P.; 

and DOES 1 TO 50, 

Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 2:19-CV-00576-JAMEFB 

STIPULATION AND 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

[Local Rule 143] 

In order to protect confidential information obtained by the parties in 

connection with this case, the parties, by and through their respective undersigned 

counsel and subject to the approval of the Court, hereby agree as follows: 

Part One: Use Of Confidential Materials In Discovery 

1. Any party or non-party may designate as “Confidential Information” 

(by stamping the relevant page or as otherwise set forth herein) any document or 

response to discovery which that party or non-party considers in good faith to 

contain information involving trade secrets, or confidential business or financial 

information, client information subject to a non-disclosure agreement, including 

personal financial information about any party to this lawsuit, putative class 

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

members or employee of any party to this lawsuit, information regarding any 

individual’s banking relationship with any banking institution, including 

information regarding the individual’s financial transactions or financial accounts, 

and any information regarding any party not otherwise available to the public, 

subject to protection under Local Rule 141, FRCP 5.2, and FRCP 26. Where a 

document or response consists of more than one page, the first page and each page 

on which confidential information appears shall be so designated. 

2. A party or non-party may designate information disclosed during a 

deposition or in response to written discovery as “Confidential” by so indicating in 

said responses or on the record at the deposition and requesting the preparation of a 

separate transcript of such material. In addition, a party or non-party may designate 

in writing, within thirty (30) days after receipt of said responses or of the 

deposition transcript for which the designation is proposed, that specific pages of 

the transcript and/or specific responses be treated as “Confidential Information.” 

Any other party may object to such proposal, in writing or on the record. Upon 

such objection, the parties shall follow the procedures described in Paragraph 8 

below. After any designation made according to the procedure set forth in this 

paragraph, the designated documents or information shall be treated according to 

the designation until the matter is resolved according to the procedures described 

in Paragraph 8 below, and counsel for all parties shall be responsible for marking 

all previously unmarked copies of the designated material in their possession or 

control with the specified designation. A party that makes original documents or 

materials available for inspection need not designate them as Confidential 

Information until after the inspecting party has indicated which materials it would 

like copied and produced. During the inspection and before the designation and 

copying, all of the material made available for inspection shall be considered 

Confidential Information. 

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

3. All Confidential Information produced or exchanged in the course of 

this case (not including information that is publicly available) shall be used by the 

party or parties to whom the information is produced solely for the purpose of this 

case. Confidential Information shall not be used for any commercial competitive, 

personal, or other purpose. 

4. Except with the prior written consent of the other parties, Confidential 

Information shall not be disclosed to any person other than: 

(a) counsel for the respective parties to this litigation, including in-house 

counsel and co-counsel retained for this litigation; 

(b) employees of such counsel; 

(c) individual parties or officers or employees of a party, to the extent 

deemed necessary by counsel for the prosecution or defense of this 

litigation; 

(d) consultants or expert witnesses retained for the prosecution or defense 

of this litigation, provided that each such person shall execute a copy 

of the Certification annexed to this Order (which shall be retained by 

counsel to the party so disclosing the Confidential Information and 

made available for inspection by opposing counsel during the 

pendency or after the termination of the action only upon good cause 

shown and upon order of the Court) before being shown or given any 

Confidential Information, and provided that if the party chooses a 

consultant or expert employed by the defendant or one of its 

competitors, the party shall notify the opposing party, or designating 

non-party, before disclosing any Confidential Information to that 

individual and shall give the opposing party an opportunity to move 

for a protective order preventing or limiting such disclosure; 

(e) any authors or recipients of the Confidential Information; 

(f) the Court, court personnel, and court reporters; 

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

(g) witnesses (other than persons described in Paragraph 4(e)). A witness 

shall sign the Certification before being shown a confidential 

document. Confidential Information may be disclosed to a witness 

who will not sign the Certification only in a deposition at which the 

party who designated the Confidential Information is represented or 

has been given notice that Model Confidentiality Agreement and 

Order Confidential Information produced by the party may be used. 

At the request of any party, the portion of the deposition transcript 

involving the Confidential Information shall be designated 

“Confidential” pursuant to Paragraph 2 above. Witnesses shown 

Confidential Information shall not be allowed to retain copies; and 

(h) Adjusters and/or insurance representatives necessary for the adjusting 

of the loss. 

5. Any persons receiving Confidential Information shall not reveal or 

discuss such information to or with any person who is not entitled to receive such 

information, except as set forth herein. If a party or any of its representatives, 

including counsel, inadvertently discloses any Confidential Information to persons 

who are not authorized to use or possess such material, the party shall provide 

immediate written notice of the disclosure to the party whose material was 

inadvertently disclosed. If a party has actual knowledge that Confidential 

Information is being used or possessed by a person not authorized to use or possess 

that material, regardless of how the material was disclosed or obtained by such 

person, the party shall provide immediate written notice of the unauthorized use or 

possession to the party whose material is being used or possessed. No party shall 

have an affirmative obligation to inform itself regarding such possible use or 

possession. 

6. In connection with discovery proceedings as to which a party submits 

Confidential Information, all documents and chamber copies containing 

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Confidential Information which are submitted to the Court shall be filed with the 

Court in sealed envelopes or other appropriate sealed containers. On the outside of 

the envelopes, a copy of the first page of the document shall be attached. If 

Confidential Information is included in the first page attached to the outside of the 

envelopes, it may be deleted from the outside copy. The word “CONFIDENTIAL” 

shall be stamped on the envelope and a statement substantially in the following 

form shall also be printed on the envelope: 

“This envelope is sealed pursuant to Order of the Court, contains 

Confidential Information and is not to be opened or the contents 

revealed, except by Order of the Court or agreement by the parties.” 

Without written permission from the Designating Party or a court order 

secured after appropriate notice to all interested persons, a Party may not file in the 

public record in this action any Protected Material. Protected Material may only 

be filed under seal pursuant to a court order authorizing the sealing of the specific 

Protected Material at issue. However, the designation of material as confidential, 

without more, is insufficient to obtain a sealing order. Any party that seeks to file 

Protected Material under seal must comply with Local Rule 141, which governs 

motions for a sealing order. As provided in Local Rule 141, a sealing order will 

issue only upon a request establishing that the Protected Material at issue is 

privileged, protectable as a trade secret, or otherwise entitled to protection under 

the law. Further, the briefing on the motion for a sealing order shall address U.S. 

Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit standards for whether the material may be filed 

under seal. Regardless of which party files the motion for a sealing order, the party 

that designated the material as confidential shall file a brief addressing those 

standards, and shall have the burden of establishing that the Protected Material 

should be filed but not made publicly available. 

If another court or administrative agency subpoenas or orders production of 

Confidential Information, such party shall promptly notify counsel for the party 

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

who produced the material of the pendency of such subpoena or order and shall 

furnish counsel with a copy of said subpoena or order. 

7. A party may designate as “Confidential Information” documents or 

discovery materials produced by a non-party by providing written notice to all 

parties of the relevant document numbers or other identification within thirty (30) 

days after receiving such documents or discovery materials. Any party or nonparty may voluntarily disclose to others without restriction any information 

designated by that party or non-party as Confidential Information, although a 

document may lose its confidential status if it is made public. If a party produces 

materials designated Confidential Information in compliance with this Order, that 

production shall be deemed to have been made consistent with any confidentiality 

or privacy requirements mandated by local, state or federal laws. 

8. If a party contends that any material is not entitled to confidential 

treatment, such party may at any time give written notice to the party or non-party 

who designated the material. The party or non-party who designated the material 

shall have twenty (20) days from the receipt of such written notice to apply to the 

Court for an order designating the material as confidential. The party or non-party 

seeking the order has the burden of establishing that the document is entitled to 

protection. 

9. Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of material as 

Confidential Information, all documents shall be treated as such and shall be 

subject to the provisions hereof unless and until one of the following occurs: 

(a) the party or non-party who claims that the material is Confidential 

Information withdraws such designation in writing; or 

(b) the party or non-party who claims that the material is Confidential 

Information fails to apply to the Court for an order designating the 

material confidential within the time period specified above after 

receipt of a written challenge to such designation; or 

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

(c) the Court rules the material is not Confidential Information. 

10. All provisions of this Order restricting the communication or use of 

Confidential Information shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this 

action, unless otherwise agreed or ordered. Upon conclusion of the litigation, a 

party in the possession of Confidential Information, other than that which is 

contained in pleadings, correspondence, and deposition transcripts, shall either (a) 

return such documents no later than thirty (30) days after conclusion of this action 

to counsel for the party or non-party who provided such information, or (b) destroy 

such documents within the time period upon consent of the party who provided the 

information and certify in writing within thirty (30) days that the documents have 

been destroyed. 

11. Nothing herein shall be deemed to waive any applicable privilege or 

work product protection, or to affect the ability of a party to seek relief for an 

inadvertent disclosure of material protected by privilege or work product 

protection. Any witness or other person, firm or entity from which discovery is 

sought may be informed of and may obtain the protection of this Order by written 

advice to the parties’ respective counsel or by oral advice at the time of any 

deposition or similar proceeding. 

Part Two: Use of Confidential Materials in Court 

The following provisions govern the treatment of Confidential Information 

used at trial1 or submitted as a basis for adjudication of matters other than 

discovery motions or proceedings. These provisions are subject to Local Rule 141, 

FRCP 5.2, and FRCP 26 and must be construed in light of those Rules. 

12. A party that files with the Court, or seeks to use at trial, materials 

designated as Confidential Information, and who seeks to have the record 

1 Any agreement concerning the use of evidence at trial must be addressed in a separate 

stipulation and submitted for the assigned district judge’s review. 

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

containing such information sealed, shall submit to the Court a motion or an 

application to seal, pursuant to Local Rule 141. 

13. A party that files with the Court, or seeks to use at trial, materials 

designated as Confidential Information by anyone other than itself, and who does 

not seek to have the record containing such information sealed, shall comply with 

the following requirements: At least five (5) calendar days prior to the filing or use 

of the Confidential Information, the submitting party shall give notice to all other 

parties, and to any non-party that designated the materials as Confidential 

Information pursuant to this Order, of the submitting party’s intention to file or use 

the Confidential Information, including specific identification of the Confidential 

Information. Any affected party or non-party may then file a motion to seal, 

pursuant to Local Rule 141. 

14. In connection with a request to have materials sealed pursuant to 

Paragraph 12 or Paragraph 13, the requesting party’s declaration shall contain 

sufficient particularity with respect to the particular Confidential Information and 

the basis for sealing to enable the Court to make the findings required by Local 

Rule 141. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: March 4, 2020 GORDON REES 

SCULLY MANSUKHANI, LLP 

By: /s/ Daniel D. O’Shea 

Mark S. Posard 

Daniel D. O’Shea 

Attorneys for Defendant 

MOTEL 6 OPERATING L.P. 

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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Dated: March 4, 2020 LAW OFFICES OF GENE J. 

GOLDSMITH 

By: /s/ Aaron M. Goldsman, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff 

ROSA TYHURST 

[PROPOSED] ORDER RE PARTIES’ STIPULATED PROTECTIVE 

ORDER 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 12, 2020 

 

JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT COURT 

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Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP 

3 Parkcenter Drive, Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

CERTIFICATION 

I hereby certify my understanding that Confidential Information is being 

provided to me pursuant to the terms and restrictions of the Stipulation and 

Protective Order Regarding Confidential Information filed on , 2020, in 

Tyhurst v. Motel 6 Operating L.P., et al., United States District Court for the 

Eastern District of California Case No. 2:19-CV-00576-JAM-EFB (“Order”). I 

have been given a copy of that Order and read it. 

I agree to be bound by the Order. I will not reveal the Confidential 

Information to anyone, except as allowed by the Order. I will maintain all such 

Confidential Information, including copies, notes, or other transcriptions made 

therefrom, in a secure manner to prevent unauthorized access to it. No later than 

thirty (30) days after the conclusion of this action, I will return the Confidential 

Information, including copies, notes, or other transcriptions made therefrom, to the 

counsel who provided me with the Confidential Information. I hereby consent to 

the jurisdiction of the Sacramento County Superior Court for the purpose of 

enforcing the Order. 

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct and 

that this certificate is executed this ___ day of , 2020, at 

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By: 

Address: 

 

Phone: 

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