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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Personal Injury

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

WILBERT JOHNESE AND ) Civil Action No. 4:06CV01632-WRW

SHARON DENISE JOHNESE )

 Plaintiff, ) 

vs. ) 

AMERON INTERNATIONAL ) Confidentiality Order

CORPORATION ET. AL. ) 

 Defendant )

) 

 

The parties to this action (“parties”), have stipulated that certain discovery material is and

should be treated as confidential, and have requested that I enter a confidentiality order. 

The terms of this order are appropriate and protect the interests of the parties, the public, and the

court. Accordingly, it is ORDERED:

1. Scope. All documents produced in the course of discovery, all responses to

discovery requests and all deposition testimony and deposition exhibits and any other materials

which may be subject to discovery (hereinafter collectively “documents”) will be subject to this

Order concerning confidential information as set forth below. 

2. Form and Timing of Designation. Confidential documents will be so

designated by placing or affixing the word “CONFIDENTIAL” on the document in a manner

which will not interfere with the legibility of the document and which will permit complete

removal of the Confidential designation. Documents will be designated CONFIDENTIAL prior

to, or contemporaneously with, the production or disclosure of the documents, except for

documents produced for inspection under the “Reading Room” provisions set forth in paragraph

4 below. Inadvertent or unintentional production of documents without prior designation as

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 The attorney who reviews the documents and certifies them to be CONFIDENTIAL must be admitted

to the Bar of at least one state but need not be admitted to practice in the District of Arkansas and need

not apply for pro hac vice admission. By signing the certification, counsel submits to the jurisdiction of

this court in regard to the certification.

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confidential will not be deemed a waiver, in whole or in part, of the right to designate documents

as confidential as otherwise allowed by this Order.

3. Documents Which May be Designated Confidential. Any party may designate

documents as confidential but only after review of the documents by an attorney1

 who has, in

good faith, determined that the documents contain information protected from disclosure by

statute, sensitive personal information, trade secrets, or confidential research, development, or

commercial information. The certification will be made concurrently with the disclosure of the

documents, using the form attached at Attachment A which will be executed subject to the

standards of Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Information or documents which

are available in the public sector may not be designated as confidential. 

4. Reading Room. In order to facilitate timely disclosure of large numbers of

documents which may contain confidential documents, but which have not yet been reviewed

and marked, the following “Reading Room” provisions may be utilized. 

a. Documents may be produced for review at a party’s facility or other controlled

location (“Reading Room”), prior to designation as confidential. After review of

these documents, the party seeking discovery may specify those for which further

production is requested. The producing party will then copy the requested

documents for production. To the extent any of the requested documents warrant a

CONFIDENTIAL designation, the copies will be so marked prior to further

production. 

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b. Unless otherwise agreed or ordered, copies of Reading Room documents will be

requested within twenty days of review in the Reading Room and will be produced

within thirty days after the request is made.

c. The producing party will maintain a log of persons who have reviewed documents

in the Reading Room and the dates and time of their presence. 

d. The production of documents for review within the confines of a Reading Room

will not be deemed a waiver of any claim of confidentiality, so long as the reviewing

parties are advised that the Reading Room production is based on this provision and

that the Reading Room may contain confidential materials which have not yet been

marked as confidential.

e. Until such time as further production is made of documents reviewed in a

Reading Room, the reviewing party will treat all material reviewed as if it was

marked CONFIDENTIAL at the time reviewed.

5. Depositions. Portions of depositions will be deemed confidential only if

designated as such when the deposition is taken or within seven business days after receipt of the

transcript. Such designation will be specific as to the portions to be protected.

6. Protection of Confidential Material. 

a. General Protections. Documents designated CONFIDENTIAL under this Order

will not be used or disclosed by the parties or counsel for the parties or any other

persons identified below (¶ 6.b.) for any purposes whatsoever other than preparing

for and conducting the litigation in which the documents were disclosed (including

any appeal of that litigation). The parties will not disclose documents designated as

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 At or prior to the time such party or employee completes his or her acknowledgment of review of this

Order and agreement to be bound by it (Attachment B), counsel will complete a certification in the form

shown at Attachment C . Counsel will retain the certification together with the form signed by the party

or employee. 

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confidential to putative class members not named as plaintiffs in putative class

litigation unless and until one or more classes have been certified.

b. Limited Third Party Disclosures. The parties and counsel for the parties will

not disclose or permit the disclosure of any documents designated 

CONFIDENTIAL under the terms of this Order to any other person or entity except

as set forth in subparagraphs (1)-(5) below, and then only after the person to whom

disclosure is to be made has executed an acknowledgment (in the form set forth at

Attachment B), that he or she has read and understands the terms of this Order and is

bound by it. Subject to these requirements, the following categories of persons may

be allowed to review documents which have been designated CONFIDENTIAL

based on this Order:

(1) counsel and employees of counsel for the parties who have responsibility

for the preparation and trial of the lawsuit; 

(2) parties and employees of a party to this Order but only to the extent counsel

will certify that the specifically named individual party or employee’s assistance

is necessary to the conduct of the litigation in which the information is disclosed2

;

(3) court reporters engaged for depositions and those persons, if any, specifically

engaged for the limited purpose of making photocopies of documents; 

(4) consultants, investigators, or experts (hereinafter referred to collectively as

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“experts”) employed by the parties or counsel for the parties to assist in the

preparation and trial of the lawsuit; and

(5) other persons only upon consent of the producing party or upon order of the

court and on such conditions as are agreed to or ordered.

c. Control of Documents. Counsel for the parties will take reasonable efforts to

prevent unauthorized disclosure of documents designated as Confidential based on

the terms of this order. Counsel will maintain a record of those persons, including

employees of counsel, who have reviewed or been given access to the documents

along with the originals of the forms signed by those persons acknowledging their

obligations under this Order.

d. Copies. All copies, duplicates, extracts, summaries or descriptions (hereinafter

referred to collectively as “copies”), of documents designated as Confidential under

this Order or any portion of such a document, will be immediately affixed with the

designation “CONFIDENTIAL” if the word does not already appear on the copy. 

All such copies will be afforded the full protection of this Order.

7. Filing of Confidential Materials. In the event a party seeks to file any material

that is subject to protection under this Order with the court, that party will take appropriate

action to insure that the documents receive proper protection from public disclosure including:

(1) filing a redacted document with the consent of the party who designated the document as

confidential; (2) where appropriate (e.g. in relation to discovery and evidentiary motions),

submitting the documents solely for in camera review; or (3) where the preceding measures are

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not adequate, seeking permission to file the document under seal. Absent extraordinary

circumstances making prior consultation impractical or inappropriate, the party seeking to

submit the document to the court will first consult with counsel for the party who designated the

document as confidential to determine if some measure less restrictive than filing the document

under seal may serve to provide adequate protection. This duty exists irrespective of the duty to

consult on the underlying motion. Nothing in this Order may be construed as a prior directive to

the Clerk of Court to allow any document be filed under seal. 

8. Greater Protection of Specific Documents. No party may withhold information

from discovery on the ground that it requires protection greater than that afforded by this Order

unless the party moves for an Order providing such special protection. 

9. Challenges to Designation as Confidential. Any CONFIDENTIAL designation

is subject to challenge. The following procedures will apply to any such challenge.

a. The burden of proving the necessity of a Confidential designation remains with

the party asserting confidentiality.

b. A party who contends that documents designated CONFIDENTIAL are not

entitled to confidential treatment will give written notice to the party who affixed the

designation of the specific basis for the challenge. The party who so designated the

documents will have fifteen (15) days from service of the written notice to determine

if the dispute can be resolved without judicial intervention and, if not, to move for an

Order confirming the Confidential designation. 

c. Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of documents as confidential,

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all material previously designated CONFIDENTIAL will continue to be treated as

subject to the full protections of this Order until one of the following occurs:

(1) the party who claims that the documents are confidential withdraws such

designation in writing;

(2) the party who claims that the documents are confidential fails to move

timely for an Order designating the documents as confidential as set forth in

paragraph 9.b. above; or 

(3) the court rules that the documents should no longer be designated as

confidential information.

d. Challenges to the confidentiality of documents may be made at any time and are

not waived by the failure to raise the challenge at the time of initial disclosure or

designation.

10. Treatment on Conclusion of Litigation. 

a. Order Remains in Effect. All provisions of this Order restricting the use of

documents designated CONFIDENTIAL will continue to be binding after the

conclusion of the litigation unless otherwise agreed or ordered. 

b. Return of CONFIDENTIAL Documents. Within thirty (30) days after the

conclusion of the litigation, including conclusion of any appeal, all documents treated

as confidential under this Order, including copies as defined above (¶6.d.) will be

returned to the producing party unless: (1) the document has been entered as evidence

or filed (unless introduced or filed under seal); (2) the parties stipulate to destruction

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in lieu of return; or (3) as to documents containing the notations, summations, or

other mental impressions of the receiving party, that party elects destruction.

Notwithstanding the above requirements to return or destroy documents, counsel may

retain attorney work product including an index which refers or relates to information

designated CONFIDENTIAL so long as that work product does not duplicate

verbatim substantial portions of the text of confidential documents. This work

product continues to be Confidential under the terms of this Order. An attorney may

use his or her work product in a subsequent litigation provided that its use does not

disclose the confidential documents.

11. Order Subject to Modification. This Order will be subject to modification on 

motion of any party or any other person who may show an adequate interest in the matter to

intervene for purposes of addressing the scope and terms of this Order. The Order will not,

however, be modified until the parties will have been given notice and an opportunity to be

heard on the proposed modification.

12. No Judicial Determination. This Order is entered based on the representations

and agreements of the parties and for the purpose of facilitating discovery. Nothing herein will

be construed or presented as a judicial determination that any specific document or item of

information designated as CONFIDENTIAL by counsel is subject to protection under Rule 26(c)

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or otherwise until such time as a document-specific

ruling will have been made.

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13. Persons Bound. This Order will take effect when entered and will be binding

upon all counsel in this action and their respective law firms and clients.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 27th day of February, 2007.

 /s/Wm. R. Wilson, Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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ATTACHMENT A

CERTIFICATION BY COUNSEL OF DESIGNATION

OF INFORMATION AS CONFIDENTIAL

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

____________ DIVISION

___________________ ) Civil Action No. _________________

)

 Plaintiff, ) Certification by Counsel of Designation

vs. ) of Information as Confidential 

____________________ )

)

 Defendant )

) 

______________________________) 

Documents produced herewith [whose bates numbers are listed below (or) which are

listed on the attached index] have been marked as CONFIDENTIAL subject to the

Confidentiality Order entered in this action which Order is dated _________________, 20__. 

By signing below, I am certifying that I have personally reviewed the marked documents

and believe, based on that review, that they are properly subject to protection under the terms of

Paragraph 3 of the Confidentiality Order.

Check and complete one of the two options below.

“ I am a member of the Bar of the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of Arkansas. My District Court Bar number is ___________.

“ I am not a member of the Bar of the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of Arkansas but am admitted to the bar of one or more states. The state in which I

conduct the majority of my practice is ________________ where my Bar number is ________. I

understand that by completing this certification I am submitting to the jurisdiction of the United

States District Court for the District of Arkansas as to any matter relating to this certification.

___________________ _____________________________

Date Signature of Counsel

_____________________________

 Printed Name of Counsel

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ATTACHMENT B

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF UNDERSTANDING

AND

AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

____________ DIVISION

___________________ ) Civil Action No. _________________

)

 Plaintiff, ) 

vs. ) Acknowledgment of Understanding 

____________________ ) and

) Agreement to be Bound 

 Defendant )

) 

______________________________) 

 The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he or she has read the Confidentiality Order

dated__________________, 20__, in the above captioned action, understands the terms thereof,

and agrees to be bound by such terms. The undersigned submits to the jurisdiction of the United

States District Court for the District of Arkansas in matters relating to the Confidentiality Order

and understands that the terms of said Order obligate him/her to use discovery materials

designated CONFIDENTIAL solely for the purposes of the above-captioned action, and not to

disclose any such confidential information to any other person, firm or concern.

The undersigned acknowledges that violation of the Stipulated Confidentiality Order may

result in penalties for contempt of court.

 Name: ________________________________ 

 Job Title: ________________________________ 

 Employer: ________________________________ 

 Business Address: __________________________ 

 __________________________ 

 __________________________

Date: ___________________ ____________________________________

 Signature

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ATTACHMENT C

 

CERTIFICATION OF COUNSEL OF NEED 

FOR ASSISTANCE OF PARTY/EMPLOYEE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

____________ DIVISION

___________________ ) Civil Action No. _________________

)

 Plaintiff, ) Certification of Counsel

vs. ) of Need for Assistance of Party/Employee 

____________________ )

)

 Defendant )

) 

______________________________) 

Based on the Confidentiality Order entered in this action, most particularly the provisions

of Paragraph 6.b.2., I certify that the assistance of ________________ _________________ is

reasonably necessary to the conduct of this litigation and that this assistance requires the

disclosure to this individual of information which has been designated as CONFIDENTIAL. 

I have explained the terms of the Confidentiality Order to the individual named above

and will obtain his or her signature on an “Acknowledgment of Understanding and Agreement to

be Bound” prior to releasing any confidential documents to the named individual and I will

release only such confidential documents as are reasonably necessary to the conduct of the

litigation.

The individual named above is:

“ A named party;

“ An employee of named party ___________________________. This employee’s

job title is ___________________________ and work address is ____________

________________________________________________________________.

Date: ___________________ ____________________________________

 Signature

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