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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement (Insurance)

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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Linda E. Shostak #64599 

Arturo J. Gonzalez #121490 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 

425 Market Street 

San Francisco, California 94105-2482 

Tel: (415) 268-7000 

Fax: (415) 268-7522 

Jeffrey P. Davis #166484 

Douglas T. Sloan #194996 

DOWLING, AARON & KEELER, INC. 

8080 North Palm Avenue, Third Floor 

P.O. Box 28902 

Fresno, California 93729-8902 

Tel: (559) 432-4500 

Fax: (559) 432-4590 

Attorneys for Defendant/Counter-Claimant MADERA QUALITY NUT, INC., and Defendants 

RED RIVER FOODS, INC., UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO CO., INC., and UNIVERSAL 

CORPORATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa 

corporation, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

MADERA QUALITY NUT, LLC, 

Defendant. 

Case No. 1:04-cv-06456-SMS 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

MADERA QUALITY NUT, INC., a Virginia 

corporation, formerly doing business as 

MADERA QUALITY NUT, LLC, a 

California corporation, 

 Counterclaimant, 

vs. 

AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa 

corporation, 

 Counterdefendant. 

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DOWLING, AARON 28

& KEELER

INCORPORATED 

8080 N Palm, 3rd Floor

P.O. Box 28902 

Fresno, Ca 93710 

The below identified parties to this litigation state: 

WHEREAS, MADERA QUALITY NUT, INC., a Virginia corporation, formerly 

doing business as MADERA QUALITY NUT, LLC, a California corporation is a defendant and 

counter-claimant in the above captioned matter; and, 

WHEREAS, RED RIVER FOODS, INC., a Virginia corporation, UNIVERSAL 

LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INC., a Virginia corporation, and UNIVERSAL 

CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation, are defendants in the above captioned matter 

(MADERA QUALITY NUT, INC., MADERA QUALITY NUT, LLC, RED RIVER FOODS, 

INC., UNIVERSAL LEAF TOBACCO COMPANY, INC., and UNIVERSAL 

CORPORTATION collectively “Defendants”); and, 

WHEREAS, AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa corporation 

(“Plaintiff”) is plaintiff and counter-defendant in the above captioned matter; 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between Defendants and 

Plaintiff, through their respective counsel of record herein, that: 

1. This Stipulation and Order governs the handling of confidential 

documents, depositions and deposition exhibits, interrogatory answers, responses to requests to 

admit and other written, recorded, electronic or graphic matter (“discovery material”) produced 

or obtained from any person (“the producing person”) during the proceedings in this action. 

2. Any person who produces “discovery material” in this action which 

contains or disclosed unpublished financial data, personnel matters, or other business 

information of a non-public nature considered by the producing person to be commercially 

sensitive or proprietary or subject to a right of privacy or privilege, may designate such discovery 

material as “Confidential,” which discovery materials shall be so marked. 

3. The producing person may, on the record of a deposition or by written 

notice to counsel for all parties to this action no later than 72 hours after receipt of a deposition 

transcript, designate all or any portions thereof as “Confidential” under the terms of this 

Stipulation and Order. During the 72-hour period, all transcripts and the information contained 

therein will be deemed to be “Confidential” in their entirety under the terms of this Stipulation 

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DOWLING, AARON 28

& KEELER

INCORPORATED 

8080 N Palm, 3rd Floor

P.O. Box 28902 

Fresno, Ca 93710 

and Order. Only those portions of a transcript of a deposition marked “Confidential” shall be so 

treated, except that all copies of deposition transcripts that contain confidential matter shall be 

prominently marked “Confidential” on the cover thereof and, if and when filed with the Clerk, 

shall be filed under seal. 

4. “Confidential” discovery material shall be used only for the prosecution 

and/or defense of this action, and under no circumstances other than those specifically provided 

for in this or subsequent court orders shall be disclosed to persons other than the following: 

a. Counsel who have appeared in this action or are actively engaged 

in the preparation of this action, and regular and temporary employees of such counsel, including 

employees of any firm retained to reproduce the discovery material for use in accordance with 

this Order; 

b. Experts or consultants assisting counsel in this litigation; 

c. Employees of any party to this action who are required to assist 

counsel in the conduct of this action; 

d. Directors, officers, and employees of parties who are noticed for 

depositions or designated as trial witnesses and their counsel, or who are identified on the face of 

the “Confidential” discovery material as an author, addressee, subject or recipient of the 

discovery material; 

e. Deponents, and their counsel, during the course of any depositions 

taken in this action; 

f. Any court, pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Stipulation and Order; 

g. Other persons only upon order of this court, or upon stipulation of 

the party that produced the “Confidential” discovery material, or operation of law. 

5. Confidential discovery materials may be disclosed pursuant to paragraphs 

4b, 4c, 4d, 4e and 4g only on the condition that said materials shall be used by any such person 

only for the purposes of this action and for no other purposes, and shall not be used by him in 

any business affairs or in his own affairs or be disclosed, directly or indirectly, by him to any 

other person. Before disclosure is made to any such person, other than counsel, such person shall 

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DOWLING, AARON 28

& KEELER

INCORPORATED 

8080 N Palm, 3rd Floor

P.O. Box 28902 

Fresno, Ca 93710 

sign a statement stating that he has read a copy of this Stipulation and Order and agrees to be 

bound by its provisions. 

6. A producing person, with respect to any “Confidential” discovery material 

which is of a particularly sensitive nature such that disclosure of it to the parties or the officers, 

directors and employees of one or more of the corporate parties under the restrictions in this 

Stipulation and Order may be competitively harmful, may designate such materials as “Highly 

Confidential,” in which event the Stipulation and Order shall otherwise apply, except disclosure 

shall be limited to those persons described in paragraphs 4a, 4b, 4f and 4g and any individual 

who is identified on the face of the “Highly Confidential” discovery material as an author, 

addressee, subject or recipient of the discovery material. 

7. Whenever any “Confidential” discovery material is introduced or elicited 

at a deposition, trial, hearing or other proceeding, such portions of the proceedings which 

concern the “Confidential” discovery material shall be conducted so that only those persons 

authorized hereunder to have access to such matters shall be present. 

9. All discovery material marked “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” 

shall be held in a document repository maintained at the office of Dowling, Aaron & Keeler, 

subject to disclosure only as provided in this order or as amended. 

10. Any party who seeks to disclose any discovery material marked 

“Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” to any person not identified in this order shall first 

obtain court approval to do so by noticed motion. 

11. Any amendment of this order by the court may require that any person not 

identified herein to whom “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” discovery material is 

disclosed may review such discovery material only in the presence of counsel, and the court may 

require the person receiving such “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” discovery material to 

sign a copy of this stipulation and order and to agree to be bound by its terms. 

12. The owner of any “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential” discovery 

material who is a producing person, as defined herein, is a third-party beneficiary of this 

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DOWLING, AARON 28

& KEELER

INCORPORATED 

8080 N Palm, 3rd Floor

P.O. Box 28902 

Fresno, Ca 93710 

stipulation and order and has the standing to enforce its terms with respect to discovery material 

designated “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential.” 

13. Producing or receiving materials or otherwise complying with the terms of 

this Stipulation and Order shall not: 

a. Operate as an admission by any party that any particular discovery 

material contains or reflects proprietary or commercial or other confidential matter; or 

b. Prejudice in any way the rights of any party to object to the 

production of documents it considers not subject to discovery; or 

c. Prejudice in any way the rights of a party to seek determination by 

this court: 

 (1) Whether particular discovery materials should be produced; 

or 

 (2) If produced, whether such material should be subject to the 

terms of this Stipulation and Order; 

d. Prejudice in any way the rights of any producing person to apply to 

this court for a further protective order relating to any confidential information. 

14. This Order has no effect upon, and its scope shall not extend to, any 

party’s use or disclosure of its own confidential information. 

15. Upon conclusion of this litigation, all “Confidential” and “Highly 

Confidential” discovery materials supplied by the parties and all copies thereof shall be returned 

to the producing party or shall be destroyed, at the election of the producing party. 

Dated: October 14, 2005 DOWLING, AARON & KEELER, INC., 

 /s/ Jeffrey P. Davis 

 ___________________________________ 

Jeffrey P. Davis, Esq. 

Attorneys for Defendants/Cross-Claimants 

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DOWLING, AARON 28

& KEELER

INCORPORATED 

8080 N Palm, 3rd Floor

P.O. Box 28902 

Fresno, Ca 93710 

Dated: October 14, 2005 MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP 

 /s/ Arturo J. Gonzalez 

 ____________________________________ 

Arturo J. Gonzalez 

 Attorneys for Defendants/Cross-Claimants 

Dated: October 14, 2005 MCCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD, 

WAYTE & CARRUTH 

 /s/ Gordon M. Park 

 ____________________________________ 

Gordon M. Park, Esq. 

 Attorney for Plaintiff/Cross-Defendant 

Dated: October 14, 2005 LEWIS, BRISBOIS, BISGAARD & 

SMITH, LLP 

 /s/ Julian J. Pardini 

 ____________________________________ 

Julian J. Pardini, Esq. 

 AMCO Insurance Company 

 Attorney for Counter-Defendant 

ORDER 

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE, THE FOREGOING 

STIPULATION IS ACCEPTED AND IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 12/01/2005 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

 SANDRA M. SNYDER 

U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE OF THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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