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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship)

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COMPLETE LIST OF 

PARTIES CONTAINED ON SIGNATURE PAGES 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

NAOKO ITO, et al., ) Case No.: 1: 06-CV-1135-AWI-DLB 

 Plaintiffs, ) 

 ) STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE 

 ) ORDER AND ORDER THEREON 

v. ) Judge: Hon. Anthony W. Ishii 

) Maj. Judge: Hon. Dennis L. Beck 

 ) Next Event: 6/1/07, 9:00am, Ctrm 9 

BRIGHTON/SHAW, INC., et al., ) Scheduling Conference 

 Defendants. ) Motion Hearing 

 The parties have stipulated, by and through their respective attorneys, to the entry of 

the following Protective Order pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26(c), 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BY THE COURT THAT: 

 1. Any document, or portion thereof, and any other form of evidence or 

discovery contemplated under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 26 – 37, and Rule 45 which, 

in the good faith opinion of the party providing such discovery (the "producing party") contains any 

confidential financial information or proprietary information ("Confidential Information"), may be 

designated by the producing party as CONFIDENTIAL. 

 2. The term “litigation” used herein shall mean the within action pending in the 

United States District Court, Eastern District, Action No. 06-CV-1135-AWI-DLB. 

 3. Confidential Information may be designated as follows: 

 a. Documents or copies provided by one party to the other containing 

Confidential Information may be designated by marking the page or the pages on which the 

Confidential Information appears with the legend "CONFIDENTIAL." 

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 b. In lieu of marking the original of a document which contains 

Confidential Information prior to inspection, counsel for the producing party may orally 

designate such documents being produced for inspection as Confidential Information thereby 

making them subject to this Order. However, copies of such documents must be marked 

"CONFIDENTIAL" by the producing party at the time they are supplied to inspecting counsel in 

order to make such copies subject to this Order. 

 c. Confidential Information disclosed at a deposition may be designated 

by a producing party as Confidential Information by clearly indicating on the record, as set forth 

below, at the deposition the specific testimony containing Confidential Information that is to be 

made subject to the provisions of this order or doing so in writing to the other parties within 40 days 

of the completion of the deposition. Any Confidential designation of deposition transcripts may be 

challenged pursuant to paragraph 9 of this Order. During the course of any deposition in this 

litigation, if any party believes that the information sought consists of Confidential Information, he 

or she may so declare. The court reporter will immediately note said declaration on the record and 

will thereafter designate that portion of the transcript and/or document involved as Confidential 

Information and all such portions of transcripts supplied to counsel will be so designated. It will be 

counsel's responsibility to assure that the Confidential Information portions of the depositions are 

not disclosed to anyone not authorized to receive Confidential Information pursuant to this 

protective order. Exhibits marked as Confidential Information at any deposition will be sealed in a 

separate envelope which is marked on the outside "Confidential Information". The designating party 

shall have the right to have all persons, except those authorized to receive confidential information 

pursuant to this protective order, excluded from the deposition room during the taking of testimony 

designated as Confidential Information. 

 d. Confidential Information contained in responses to interrogatories, 

other discovery requests or responses, affidavits, briefs, memoranda, or other papers filed with the 

Court, may be designated as Confidential Information by prominently marking each page 

containing confidential Information with the legend "CONFIDENTIAL." 

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 e. Tangible objects constituting or containing Confidential Information 

may be designated Confidential Information by affixing to the object or its container a label or tag 

marked "CONFIDENTIAL." 

 f. The attorneys of record shall be responsible for insuring that any of 

their work product which contains Confidential Information of another party entitled to protection 

under this Order, including copies of production documents, notes, memoranda, and documents 

prepared for filing with the Court, complies with this Protective Order. 

 4. Confidential Information shall only be disclosed to and made available to the 

following designated persons: 

 a. The attorneys of record for each party to this action and their firm 

staff, including associates, paralegals, secretaries, and support staff and the like; 

 b. Any person designated as a qualified person by order of this Court, 

after notice to all parties; 

 c. Independent technical, accounting, economic and legal experts 

retained by a party or counsel of record in connection with this lawsuit ("retained experts"), 

provided such retained experts or consultants agree, in advance, to be bound by this Order, to use 

such Confidential Information solely for purposes of this litigation or other litigation involving these 

parties, and not to disclose any such Confidential Information to any other person, firm, or concern. 

 (1) Retained experts (not including retained consultants) shall 

execute an affidavit, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is to be kept by counsel and 

shall be subject to inspection by opposing counsel upon reasonable notice; provided however that 

opposing counsel shall not be entitled to review the affidavits until after the designation of experts 

occurs pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26(a)(2). 

 d. Court stenographers, outside copy services, interpreters and 

translators whose functions require them to have access to Confidential Information and who 

execute an affidavit in the form attached as Exhibit A. 

 5. All Confidential Information produced or exchanged in the course of this 

litigation shall be used solely for the purpose of this litigation. No Confidential Information shall be 

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provided to anyone or any entity other than as specifically set forth herein. In the event any request, 

subpoena or other effort is made by a third party to obtain Confidential Information other than those 

persons designated in paragraph 4 above, no such Confidential Information shall be provided absent 

an order of this Court and after due notice and an opportunity for all parties to be heard by the Court 

prior to release of any such Confidential Information. 

 6. Counsel for a party producing documents may redact any material which is 

irrelevant to the subject matter involved in this action and which would not reasonably lead to 

relevant information. Documents may be produced for inspection either in redacted or unredacted 

form. If a copy of any inspected document is requested, the copy may be redacted prior to 

furnishing it to the requesting counsel notwithstanding inspection of such documents in unredacted 

form. The deletion of all material redacted shall be clearly indicated by visibly marking the 

document with the word "REDACTED" or with a solid black line where material has been deleted 

if the deletion is not otherwise readily apparent on the face of the document. If documents produced 

for inspection or copying are redacted on the ground of relevance or as not falling within the terms 

of a discovery request in this litigation, then (to the extent such redaction is not based on 

attorney-client privilege or work-product immunity) attorneys of record, identified in paragraph 

3(a), for the receiving party shall have the right upon reasonable notice to inspect (but not copy) the 

original unredacted documents solely for the purpose of determining whether to challenge the 

propriety of redaction. Counsel for a party may identify to opposing counsel those portions of the 

document which a party contends should be produced in unredacted from and shall state the basis 

for the contention. In the event the producing party continues to refuse to produce complete and 

unredacted documents, counsel for the inspecting party may seek a determination by the Court that 

all or part of redacted portions are relevant (and/or are reasonably likely to lead to discovery of 

relevant information), not privileged and should be produced. Notwithstanding anything in this 

Protective Order to the contrary, any party may, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure and all applicable local rules, seek an order from the Court compelling discovery of 

documents, or portions thereof, or other information withheld on the grounds of attorney-client 

privilege or work product immunity. 

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 7. The Clerk of the Court is directed to maintain under seal and in camera all 

Confidential Information, documents, objects and other materials filed with the Court that have been 

designated as "CONFIDENTIAL UNDER PROTECTIVE ORDER." To assist the Clerk, any 

document or object that a party wishes to have placed under seal pursuant to this Order shall be filed 

in the Clerk's Office in a sealed envelope or other appropriate sealed container on which shall be 

endorsed the title and docket number of this action, an identification of the nature of the contents of 

the seal envelope or container, the words "CONFIDENTIAL UNDER PROTECTIVE ORDER" 

and a statement substantially in the following form: 

SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER ENTERED IN 

ACTION NO. CIV F____________., and related cross 

actions, This envelope, containing documents that are filed 

in this case by [name of party], is not to be opened nor are the 

contents thereof to be displayed or revealed except by order 

or under the direction of the Court. 

 A second copy of any pleading or paper specifically intended for review by the 

Court may be hand-delivered to the Court's chambers appropriately marked, in order to assure that 

the same is brought promptly to the Court's attention. 

 8. Nothing in this Order shall prevent a party from using any Confidential 

Information at depositions, trial or during a hearing in this litigation only. However, the party using 

such information or material must request that the portion of the proceeding where said use is made 

shall be in camera and that the transcript of the portion of the proceeding be maintained under seal 

in camera in accordance with paragraph 6, with access thereto limited to persons entitled to access 

under this Order. During the course of any hearing or the trial of this litigation, if any party believes 

that the information sought consists of Confidential Information, he or she may so declare. The 

court reporter will immediately note said declaration on the record and will thereafter designate that 

portion of the transcript and/or document involved as Confidential Information and all such portions 

of transcripts supplied to counsel or the Court will be so designated. It will be all counsel's 

responsibility to assure that the Confidential Information portions of the depositions are not 

disclosed to anyone not authorized to receive Confidential Information pursuant to this protective 

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order. Exhibits marked as Confidential Information at any hearing or trial in this litigation will be 

sealed in a separate envelope which is marked on the outside "Confidential Information." The 

designating party shall have the right to have all persons, except those authorized to receive 

confidential information pursuant to this protective order, excluded from the courtroom during the 

taking of testimony designated as Confidential Information. 

 9. Nothing herein shall be construed as (a) an agreement that any information 

or document designated as Confidential Information does in fact constitute a confidential financial 

information or proprietary information; or (b) an agreement or admission with respect to the 

competency, relevance, or materiality of any such information or document. Designation of or 

acquiescence in the designation of documents or information as being subject to this Protective 

Order has no bearing whatsoever on the merits of this case, and such action is not to be construed as 

an admission or used as evidence in the merits of the case. 

 10. A party shall not be obligated to challenge the propriety of a Confidential 

Information designation at the time made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent 

challenge thereto. In the event that any party to this litigation disagrees at any point in these 

proceedings with the designation by the producing party of any information as Confidential 

Information, the parties shall try first to dispose of such dispute in good faith on an informal basis. If 

the dispute cannot be resolved, the objecting party may seek appropriate relief from this Court. 

 11. Nothing herein shall prevent disclosure beyond the terms of this order if the 

producing party of Confidential Information consents in writing to such disclosure. Such relief shall 

be sought, however, prior to the discovery cut-off date in this litigation. 

 12. Nothing in this Order shall bar or otherwise restrict any attorney from 

rendering advice to his client with respect to this litigation and, in the course of rendering advice, 

referring to or relying generally on his examination of Confidential Information produced or 

exchanged; provided, however, that in rendering such advice and in otherwise communicating with 

his client, the attorney shall not disclose the contents of any Confidential Information produced by 

another party if that disclosure would be contrary to the terms of this Order. 

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 13. The inadvertent or unintentional disclosure of Confidential Information, 

regardless of whether the information was so designated at the time of disclosure, shall not be 

deemed a waiver in whole or in part of a party's claim of confidentiality, either as to the specific 

information disclosed or as to any other information relating to the same or related subject matter. 

Such inadvertent or unintentional disclosure may be rectified by notifying in writing the counsel of 

record for all parties to whom the information was disclosed that the information is confidential. 

Such notification shall constitute a designation of the information as Confidential Information. 

 14. Within sixty (60) days after the conclusion of this action and all appeals 

thereof, all documents, objects, and other material produced or designated as containing 

Confidential Information, all reproductions thereof, and all documents incorporating Confidential 

Information shall be returned to the producing party or shall be destroyed. If all such documents, 

objects and other materials are destroyed rather than returned to the producing party, counsel 

responsible for destruction of such documents, objects, and materials shall provide a sworn 

statement acknowledging such destruction. Insofar as the provisions of this and any other Protective 

Orders entered in this action restrict the communication and use of information produced 

thereunder, such Orders shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this litigation except (a) 

that there shall be no restriction on documents that are used as exhibits in Court (unless such 

exhibits were filed under seal); and (b) that a party may seek the written permission of the 

producing party or further order of the Court with respect to dissolution or modification of any such 

Protective orders. 

 15. The terms of this Protective Order shall be applicable to any third party who 

produces information which is designated by such third party or a party hereto as Confidential 

Information, including production by Ann Ishihara of any responsive materials designated as 

Confidential Information in response to the Subpoena dated February 13, 2007. 

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 16. This Protective Order shall not prevent any of the parties from applying to 

the Court for further or additional protective orders, or from agreeing among themselves to 

modification of this Protective Order, subject to the approval of the Court. 

 /s/ Brian C. Leighton 

Date: __________________ BRIAN C. LEIGHTON (Cal. Bar No. 090907) 

BRIAN C. LEIGHTON LAW OFFICES 

701 Pollasky Ave. 

Clovis, CA 93612 

Telephone: (559) 297-6190 

 /s/ David A. Holzworth 

Date: __________________ DAVID A. HOLZWORTH (Cal. Bar No. 090761) 

 HIROMI MARUYAMA (Cal. Bar No. 198341) 

 LEPON HOLZWORTH & KATO, PLLC 

 1225 19th Street, NW, Suite 500 

 Washington, DC 20036-2456 

 Telephone: (202) 857-0242 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 /s/ James B. Betts 

Date: __________________ JAMES B. BETTS (Cal. Bar No. 110222) 

 BETTS & WRIGHT, A Professional Corporation 

 P.O. Box 28550 

 Fresno, CA 93729-8550 

 Telephone: (559) 438-8500 

Attorney for Defendants CRAIG DAVIS and CINDY 

DAVIS 

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 /s/ Myron Smith 

Date: __________________ MYRON SMITH 

 LAW OFFICE OF MYRON F. SMITH 

 4321 North West Avenue, Suite 106 

 Fresno, CA 93704 

 Telephone: (559) 226-5400 

 Attorney for Defendant JOHN QUIRING 

 /s/ Christopher Seymour 

Date: __________________ CHRISTOPHER SEYMOUR 

 KIMBLE, MACMICHAEL & UPTON 

 5260 North Palm, Suite 221 

 P.O. Box 9489 

Fresno, CA 93792-9489 

 Telephone: (559) 435-5500 

Attorney for Defendants BRIGHTON/SHAW, INC. and 

BRIGHTON HILLS, LTD. 

 /s/ Thornton Davidson 

Date: __________________ THORNTON DAVIDSON 

 SCOTT C. HAWKINS 

 Davidson & Hawkins, Attorneys at Law 

 2055 San Joaquin Street 

 Fresno, CA 93721 

 Telephone: (559) 256-9800 

 Attorneys for Defendant ROBERT CARSON 

 

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ORDER

 GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, and based upon the Stipulation of counsel IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED that the Court approves the above Stipulation for Protective Order 

subject to the following clarification, which supersedes any contradictory provision of the 

Stipulation. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a party intending to file confidential information 

under seal with this Court shall comply with Local Rule 39-141 as to each such filing. 

In moving for leave to file documents under seal the filing party shall: 

1) Request sealing only as to those documents or portions of the documents which 

are claimed to be confidential and entitled to protection; 

2) Shall be required to show good cause exists for the sealing of the documents. 

A designation of Confidential pursuant to this Protective Order is insufficient 

to demonstrate good cause to file under seal. 

Dated: May 22, 2007 ____/s/ Dennis L. Beck______________ HONORABLE DENNIS L. BECK 

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