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Nature of Suit Code: 840
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15:1051 Trademark Infringement

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Meadowlark Lemon, a married man, 

Plaintiff/Counterdefendant, 

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Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc.,

et al.,

Defendant s/Counterclaimants.

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No. CV-04-0299-PHX-DGC

CV-04-1023-PHX-DGC

ORDER

Defendants Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc., Harlem Globetrotters

International Foundation, Inc., and Mannie L. & Catherine Jackson (the “Globetrotter

Defendants”) have filed a Motion for Protective Order Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)

(Doc. #175) and a Motion to File Documents Under Seal (#179). The Court has reviewed

both motions and the documents submitted for in camera review. 

Upon review of the documents in camera, the Court concludes: (1) for the most part,

the documents do not contain information relevant to this litigation; (2) to the extent the

documents do contain information relevant to this litigation, the information consists of

the Globetrotter Defendants’ assessment of their financial risk in this case, information that

constitutes attorney work p roduct and is subject to protection; (3) the documents contain

other sensitive business information. The Court concludes Globetrot t ers Defendants have

shown good cause for the entry of a protective order under Rule 26(c). The Globet rot t er

Defendants shall not be required to produce to other parties in t his litigation the

documents submitted to the Court in camera.

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IT IS ORDERED that Globetrotter’s Motion for Protective Order Pursuant to

Fed R. Civ. P. 26(c) (Doc. #175) is granted.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Motion t o File Documents Under Seal

(Doc #179) is granted.

DATED this 25th day of October, 2005.

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