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Nature of Suit Code: 830
Nature of Suit: Patent
Cause of Action: 28:1338 Patent Infringement

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GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

Wayne Barsky, SBN 116731

wbarsky@gibsondunn.com

Casey J. McCracken, SBN 271202

cmccracken@gibsondunn.com

333 South Grand Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197

Telephone: 213.229.7000

Facsimile: 213.229.7520

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ADVANCED STEEL RECOVERY, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADVANCED STEEL RECOVERY, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

X-BODY EQUIPMENT, INC., and JEWELL 

ATTACHMENTS, LLC,

Defendants.

No. 2:12-cv-01004-GEB-DAD

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER AND 

ORDER

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, all parties to this lawsuit have 

stipulated and agreed to the terms and entry of, and the Court hereby orders the parties to abide by, 

this Protective Order.

The preparation and trial of this action may require the discovery or disclosure of documents, 

tangible things, testimony, transcripts, information or other materials claimed by one or more of the 

parties to this action or others to be confidential. The parties need to protect their confidential 

information (as described and defined more fully below) because the parties directly compete with 

each other in the highly competitive bulk material container packing and shipping industry. Thus, if 

certain proprietary or sensitive information is released or used outside of this litigation, the parties 

may lose competitive advantages that they have obtained through effort and expense. Additionally, 

in some instances, information may be subject to confidentiality agreements between a party and a 

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non-litigant. 

The parties further agree that the protections and terms provided herein should be addressed 

by a court order, as opposed to a private agreement, for purposes of efficient enforcement, if 

necessary. 

In order to expedite the flow of discovery materials, facilitate the prompt resolution of 

disputes over confidentiality, adequately protect material entitled to be kept confidential, and serve 

the ends of justice, a protective order for such confidential information is prudent and necessary. The 

parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all disclosures or 

responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use extends only 

to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment under the applicable 

legal principles as set forth below. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth below, that each 

party or third-party that designates material for protection under this Order must take care to limit 

such designations only to material that the party believes in good faith meets the appropriate 

standards set forth in this Order. The parties further acknowledge, as set forth below, that this 

Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file confidential information under seal; Local 

Rule 141 sets forth the procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be applied when 

a party seeks permission from the Court to file material under seal.

Scope and Definitions

1. This Protective Order applies to all information, documents, testimony and/or things 

subject to discovery in this action which contain non-public, confidential information and/or trade 

secrets designated as Protected Material pursuant to the terms of this Order; as well as any secondary 

material, such as pleadings, written discovery, expert reports, notes, summaries, or any other 

materials that contain, describe or reflect such information (collectively referred to herein as 

“Protected Material”).

2. Protected Material may be designated, in accordance with Paragraphs 13 and 14 of 

this Order, by a Producing Party as:

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(a) “CONFIDENTIAL” if it contains information that qualifies for protection 

under the standards of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) and is not readily available to the 

general public;

(b) “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” if it contains 

(i) especially sensitive information, the disclosure of which would create a substantial risk of 

competitive injury to the disclosing party, such as, by way of example only, pricing information, 

customer lists, business and/or marketing plans or analysis, license agreements and/or trade secrets; 

(ii) is subject to an express obligation of confidentiality owed by the Producing Party to a thirdparty; or (iii) is subject to the privacy interest of any individual.

3. As used herein, “Producing Party” shall refer to any party to this action, or to any 

third-party (whether voluntarily or pursuant to subpoena), who discloses, testifies about, produces 

or makes available for inspection any Protected Material.

4. “Receiving Party” shall refer to any person who receives Protected Material from a 

Producing Party.

Permitted Disclosure and Use of Protected Material

5. Protected Material shall not be distributed, disclosed or made available to anyone 

except as expressly provided in this Protective Order.

6. Protected Material shall be used solely for this litigation and any related appeals, and 

shall not be used for any other purpose whatsoever, including without limitation any other litigation, 

or acquisition, or any business or competitive purpose or function of any kind. 

Persons Who May Access Protected Material

7. “Confidential” Material. Only the following individuals shall have access to 

materials designated “CONFIDENTIAL,” absent the express written consent of the Producing 

Party or further court order:

(a) Persons authorized to receive “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL - ATTORNEYS’ 

EYES ONLY” material as specified in Paragraphs 8(a)-(f) below; and

(b) Up to two (2) corporate representatives of the Receiving Party who is responsible for this action and have complied with Paragraph 11; except that defendants’ corporate 

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representatives under this paragraph shall not have access to co-defendants’ (if any) 

“CONFIDENTIAL” material.

8. “Highly Confidential - Attorneys’ Eyes Only” Material. Only the following 

individuals shall have access to materials designated “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEYS’ 

EYES ONLY,” absent the express written consent of the Producing Party, or as further limited by 

this order or further court order:

(a) Outside counsel of record for the parties to this action, including any attorneys, 

paralegals, technology specialists and clerical employees of their respective law firms assisting in the 

litigation;

(b) Outside experts and consultants of the Receiving Party who have been preapproved in accordance with Paragraph 10, and their support staff and clerical employees assisting in 

the litigation;

(c) The Court, its technical advisor (if one is appointed), court personnel, the jury, 

court reporters and/or videographers who record testimony or other proceedings in this action;

(d) Professional litigation support vendors, including but not limited to copy, 

graphics, translation, database and/or trial support and/or trial consulting services (“Professional 

Vendor”), who shall be provided a copy of this Protective Order and execute Exhibit A, and mock 

jurors hired by trial consultants but only in accordance with Paragraph 12 below; and

(e) While testifying at deposition or trial in this action only: (i) any current or 

former officer, director or employee of the Producing Party or original source of the information; (ii) 

any person designated by the Producing Party to provide testimony pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and (iii) any person who authored, previously received or was 

directly involved in the specific matter(s) addressed in the Protected Material, as evident from its 

face or reasonably certain in view of other testimony or evidence. Persons authorized to view 

Protected Material pursuant to this sub-paragraph (f) shall not retain or be given copies of the 

Protected Material except while so testifying.

9. In addition to the foregoing, general, high-level summaries of PROTECTED 

INFORMATION may be provided to appropriate in-house counsel and appropriate corporate 

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representatives for the receiving party for the sole purpose of managing and evaluating the case and 

potential settlement. Recipients of such general summaries of PROTECTED INFORMATION 

provided pursuant to this Paragraph shall use the information obtained solely for the foregoing 

purposes and shall not maintain any electronic or hardcopy copies of any such summaries.

10. In-House Counsel, Party Representatives and Professional Vendors. Any in-house 

counsel, party representative or Professional Vendor authorized to access “CONFIDENTIAL” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” material pursuant to Paragraphs 7, 8

or 9 of this Order shall read this Protective Order and sign the “Agreement to Be Bound By 

Protective Order,” attached as Exhibit A to this Protective Order, which shall be retained by the 

signing party’s outside counsel of record in this action.

11. Outside Experts or Consultants.

(a) Prior to disclosing Protected Material to any outside experts or 

consultants, the party seeking to disclose such information shall provide written notice to any 

party to this action that produced the Protected Material that includes: (i) the name of the 

person; (ii) the present employer and title of the person; (iii) an up-to-date curriculum vitae; 

(iv) a list of current and past consulting relationships undertaken within the last four (4) years; 

and (v) a signed copy of the person’s “Agreement to Be Bound By Protective Order,” attached 

as Exhibit A to this Protective Order.

(b) Within five (5) business days of receiving this information, the party who 

produced Protected Material may object in writing to its disclosure to the proposed expert or 

consultant for good cause. The objection cannot be unreasonable. In the absence of any objection at 

the end of the five (5) day period, the expert or consultant shall be deemed approved under this 

Protective Order. If an objection is made, the parties shall meet and confer within five (5) business 

days after the objection and attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute informally. If the dispute is 

not resolved, the party objecting to the disclosure will have five (5) business days from the date of the 

meet and confer to seek relief from the Court. If relief is not sought from the Court within that time, 

the objection shall be deemed withdrawn. If relief is sought, Protected Materials shall not be 

disclosed to the expert or consultant until the objection is resolved by the Court.

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12. Mock Jurors. Mock jurors hired by trial consultants in connection with this litigation 

may only be told about or shown “CONFIDENTIAL” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL—

ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” materials provided: (1) they are not affiliated with any party to this 

case or their direct competitor; (2) they agree in writing to be bound by confidentiality; and (3) they 

are not themselves given custody of any Protected Materials, nor permitted to remove any 

presentations, questionnaires or notes taken during the exercise from any room in which the research 

is conducted. 

Making and Challenging Designations

13. Each party or third-party that designates material for protection under this Order must 

take care to limit such designations only to material that the party believes in good faith meets the 

appropriate standards set forth in Paragraph 2 of this Order.

14. Designations of Protected Material shall be made in substantially the following 

manner:

(a) For documents or written discovery. The Producing Party may designate 

documents or written discovery responses by affixing the following legend “CONFIDENTIAL” or 

“HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” on each page that contains Protected 

Material. Documents made available for inspection need not be designated in advance and shall be 

treated as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY” until the Producing Party 

provides copies of documents identified by the inspecting party for production affixed with the 

appropriate legend.

(b) For depositions or other testimony. Parties or third-parties providing testimony 

may designate depositions, or portions of depositions, as Protected Material by indicating the 

appropriate designation on the record before the close of the deposition, hearing or other proceeding,. 

or by notifying the court reporter and all counsel in writing of the appropriate designation within 

fourteen (14) business days after conclusion of the deposition, during which fourteen (14) day period 

the deposition transcript shall be treated as “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEYS’ EYES 

ONLY.” The party making the designation shall make arrangements with the court reporter to label 

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the relevant pages with the appropriate designation. Video or DVD versions of the depositions will 

automatically have the same designation as the transcript.

(c) For tangible things and other information. A Producing Party shall affix the 

appropriate legend prominently on any tangible thing or media, or on the exterior of any case or 

container in which the information or item is stored. If the Receiving Party prints an item from an 

electronic medium, the Receiving Party must immediately mark any unmarked pages of the printed 

version with the designation of the media. A Producing Party may designate any other Protected 

Material not in documentary, tangible or physical form by informing the Receiving Party of the 

designation in writing at or before the time of production or inspection.

15. Inadvertent failure to designate documents, testimony or things as Protected Materials 

does not waive the Producing Party’s right to secure the protections of this Protective Order. The 

Producing Party must notify the Receiving Party in writing of the inadvertent failure to designate 

promptly upon its discovery and take whatever steps are necessary to replace the documents with 

documents containing the appropriate legends or otherwise designate the materials as set forth above. 

The Receiving Party shall not be held in violation of this Order for any otherwise permissible disclosures made before receipt of such notice. Upon receiving the written notice, the Receiving Party must 

promptly make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the material is treated in accordance with the 

corrected designation, including seeking the retrieval or destruction of any copies distributed to 

unauthorized individuals and destroying copies of documents that have been replaced with 

documents containing the proper designation.

16. At any time in these proceedings following the production or designation of material 

as “CONFIDENTIAL,” or “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL—ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY,” a 

Receiving Party may challenge the propriety of such designation by providing the Producing Party 

written notice particularly identifying the documents or information that the Receiving Party 

contends should be differently designated. The parties shall meet and confer in an attempt to resolve 

promptly and informally any such disputes. If agreement cannot be reached, the Receiving Party may 

request in accordance with the Court’s rules governing discovery disputes that the Court cancel or 

modify the designation.

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17. Information does not qualify for protection under this Order and none of its provisions 

apply to material that: (a) is available to the general public at the time of its production, or becomes 

available to the general public after its production through no fault of the Receiving Party; (b) was 

independently and legally obtained by the Receiving Party from any other person or party having no 

obligation of confidentiality and the right to make such disclosure; or (c) was previously produced, 

disclosed or provided by the Producing Party to the Receiving Party without an obligation of 

confidentiality, except for materials covered under Paragraph 16 above.

Inadvertent Production of Privileged Documents

18. The inadvertent production of document(s) or other material subject to the attorneyclient privilege, work product doctrine or any other privilege or immunity does not constitute a 

waiver. Promptly upon learning of the inadvertent disclosure, however, the Producing Party must 

notify the Receiving Party of the inadvertent production and request return of the documents. The 

Receiving Party must promptly return or confirm destruction of all copies of such materials within 

five business days; but doing so shall not preclude the Receiving Party from seeking to compel 

production of those materials, nor constitute an admission that the materials were, in fact, privileged, 

and the Producing Party must preserve any such documents.

Filing Protected Material With the Court

19. Without written permission from the Producing 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. A party that seeks to file such Protected Material must move the Court to file 

such Protected Material under seal in accordance with Local Civil Rule 141. Notwithstanding the 

foregoing, if the Court denies a request to seal Protected Material because it deems the information 

does not meet applicable legal standards for sealing, nothing in this Order shall prevent a party from 

filing such Protected Material in the public record. For avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Order

creates an entitlement to file Protected Material under seal; a party seeking to file documents under 

seal must seek permission to do so pursuant to Local Civil Rule 141.

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Use Of This Protective Order by Third-Parties

20. A third-party, not a party to this action, who produces documents, testimony or other 

information, voluntarily or pursuant to a subpoena or a court order, may designate such material or 

information in the same manner and shall receive the same level of protection under this Protective 

Order as any party to this lawsuit. 

21. A third-party’s use of this Protective Order does not entitle that third-party access to 

any Protected Material produced by any party in this case.

Additional Protection

22. This Protective Order is entered without prejudice to the right of any party to seek 

different or additional protections if it believes the protections of this order are not applicable or are 

inadequate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude any Producing Party from seeking such 

different or additional protection, including that certain matter not be produced at all.

No Waiver

23. Execution of this Protective Order shall not constitute a waiver of the right of any 

party to claim in this action or otherwise that any Protected Material, or any portion thereof, is 

privileged or otherwise non-discoverable, or is not admissible in evidence in this action or any other 

proceeding. 

No Limitations on Party’s Own Protected Materials

24. Nothing in this Order shall restrict any party to this lawsuit or its attorneys from 

disclosing or using, in any manner and for any purpose, its own Protected Material.

Subpoena of Protected Material

25. If any Receiving Party receives a subpoena or other legal process commanding the 

production of any Protected Material, that party shall assert this Protective Order in the first instance 

and promptly give written notice thereof to the Producing Party (or their counsel of record in this 

case), who shall have the burden of seeking a court order relieving the subpoenaed party of the 

obligations pursuant to the subpoena. The Receiving Party shall not produce any Protected Material 

without either an order of a court of competent jurisdiction or the express written consent of the 

Producing Party.

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Unauthorized Access

26. Counsel for the Receiving Party shall promptly notify the Producing Party upon 

becoming aware of any loss, theft and/or unauthorized copying or disclosure of Protected Material, 

and shall take all steps reasonably necessary and available to retrieve such Protected Material and 

prevent any further unauthorized access or dissemination.

Disposition of Protected Materials

27. Unless otherwise ordered or agreed, within sixty (60) days after the settlement or final 

termination of this action, each Receiving Party shall, at its option, return or destroy all Protected 

Material, including all notes, abstracts, compilations, summaries or any other form of reproducing or 

capturing of any Protected Material. Outside counsel for each party shall remind any experts, 

consultants and others as appropriate of their obligation to destroy or return Protected Materials. The 

Receiving Party shall submit a written certification by the sixty (60) day deadline confirming that all 

Protected Material has been destroyed (or handled as otherwise ordered or agreed) and which affirms 

that the Receiving Party has not retained any paper or electronic copies. Notwithstanding this 

provision, outside counsel of record are entitled to retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion 

papers, briefs, exhibits, transcripts, written discovery, expert reports, legal memoranda, attorney work 

product and correspondence, even if such materials contain or reflect Protected Material. Any such 

archival copies remain subject to the terms of this Protective Order.

Survival of Order

28. The terms of this Protective Order shall survive and remain in effect after the 

termination of the above-captioned matter.

Binding Effect

29. This Protective Order shall be binding upon the parties and their attorneys, successors, 

executors, personal representatives, administrators, heirs, legal representatives, assigns, subsidiaries, 

divisions, employees, agents, independent contractors, or other persons or organizations over which 

they have control.

Amendment

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30. This Protective Order may be modified by agreement of the parties, subject to 

approval by the Court. Additionally, this Order is without prejudice to any party’s right to move the 

Court to amend the Protective Order for good cause shown.

The Court may modify the terms and conditions of this Order for good cause, or in the interest 

of justice, or on its own order at any time in these proceedings. The parties prefer that the Court 

provide them with notice of the Court’s intent to modify the Order and the content of those modifications, prior to entry of such an order.

Respectfully submitted: May 15, 2012

WAYNE BARSKY

CASEY J. MCCRACKEN

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

By: /s/ Casey McCracken

Casey J. McCracken

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ADVANCED STEEL RECOVERY, LLC

SEDGWICK LLP

By: /s/ Robert Harkins_______________

Robert Harkins

Attorneys for Defendants X-BODY EQUIPMENT, 

INC. and JEWELL ATTACHMENTS, LLC

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 27, 2013

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EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

BY PROTECTIVE ORDER

1. I, __________________________________ [print or type full name], have received 

a copy of the Protective Order entered in the case of Advanced Steel Recovery, LLC v. X-Body 

Equipment, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-01004-GEB-DAD and have read this Protective 

Order.

2. I agree to be bound by the terms of the Protective Order.

3. I understand that I will be receiving non-public, confidential materials and information 

protected pursuant to the terms of the Protective Order.

4. I agree that I will not use or disclose any such Protected Material except in strict 

compliance with the provisions of the Protective Order, and will take all reasonable precautions to 

prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of any Protected Material in my possession or control.

5. At the final conclusion of the case, I will return or destroy, as directed, any Protected 

Material received and any notes or other documents reflecting such Protective Material.

6. I acknowledge that, by signing this agreement, I am subjecting myself to the 

jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California with respect to 

enforcement of the Protective Order in this case and waive any objections to jurisdiction or venue.

7. I understand that failure to comply with this Protective Order could result in sanctions 

or other consequences.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct.

Dated: 

Printed Name:

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