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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ATM EXPRESS, INC, 

Plaintiff, 

v.

ATM EXPRESS, INC., 

Defendant.

 Case No. 07CV1293 L (RBB) 

PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO 

STIPULATION AS MODIFIED BY THE 

COURT

ATM EXPRESS, INC.,

 Counterclaim Plaintiff, 

 v. 

ATM EXPRESS, INC., 

 Counterclaim Defendant. 

 Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, and good cause appearing, 

 The Court hereby enters a Protective Order in this action as follows: 

 1. This Protective Order shall be applicable to and govern all depositions, documents 

produced in response to requests for production of documents, answers to interrogatories, 

responses to requests for admissions, and all other discovery taken pursuant to the Federal Rules 

of Civil Procedure, as well as all documents produced by either party in response to informal 

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discovery requests, and testimony adduced at trial, matters in evidence and computerized records 

(collectively “RECORDS”) which the disclosing party designates as “CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL” or “RESTRICTED MATERIAL” hereafter furnished, directly or indirectly, by or 

on behalf of any party in connection with this action. 

 2. In designating RECORDS as “CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL” or “RESTRICTED 

MATERIAL,” a party shall make such a designation of CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or 

RESTRICTED MATERIAL only for RECORDS which that party in good faith believes contain 

trade secret or other confidential, competitive or proprietary business information used by it in, or 

pertaining to, its business which the party takes appropriate efforts to keep confidential or which 

the party is otherwise required to keep confidential by agreement or law. For a designation of 

RECORDS as “RESTRICTED MATERIAL,” the party must additionally believe in good faith 

that the RECORDS must be protected from disclosure to the parties themselves in this litigation 

and must be subject to the restricted disclosure provided for below. 

 3. RECORDS designated as CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL may be disclosed only to 

the following persons: 

a. the attorneys working on this action on behalf of any party, including inhouse attorneys; 

b. any paralegal assistants, stenographic and clerical employees working under 

the direct supervision of such counsel; 

c. any parties to this action who are individuals, and the employees, directors 

or officers of parties to this action who are corporations or partnerships, to the extent necessary to 

further the interest of the parties in this litigation; 

d. any person not employed by a party who is expressly retained or sought to 

be retained by any attorney described in paragraph 3(a) to assist in preparation of this action for 

trial, with disclosure only to the extent necessary to perform such work; 

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e. any witnesses who appear for deposition or trial in this matter, and their 

counsel of record, during the course of their testimony, upon the witness being advised of the need 

and agreeing to keep the RECORDS confidential; and 

 f. the Court. 

 4. RECORDS designated as “RESTRICTED MATERIAL” may be disclosed only to 

the following persons: 

a. the attorneys working on this action on behalf of any party, excluding inhouse attorneys; 

b. any paralegal assistants, stenographic and clerical employees working under 

the direct supervision of such counsel, with disclosure only to the extent necessary to perform 

their work in connection with this matter; 

c. any person not employed by a party who is expressly retained or sought to 

be retained by any attorney described in paragraph 4(a) to assist in preparation of this action for 

trial, with disclosure only to the extent necessary to perform such work; 

d. any witnesses who appear for deposition or trial in this matter, and their 

counsel of record, during the course of their testimony, upon the witness being advised of the need 

and agreeing to keep the RECORDS confidential; and 

 e the Court. 

 5. The persons described in paragraphs 3(d) and 4(c) shall have access to the 

CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL once they have been made aware 

of the provisions of this Protective Order and have manifested their assent to be bound thereby by 

signing a copy of the annexed “ACKNOWLEDGMENT.” A list shall be prepared by counsel for 

the parties hereto of the names of all such persons to whom CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or 

RESTRICTED MATERIAL is disclosed, or to whom the information contained therein is 

disclosed, and such list shall be available for inspection by the Court and opposing counsel upon 

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request. The other persons described in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall have access to the 

CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL and RESTRICTED MATERIAL pursuant to the terms of this 

Protective Order without signing a copy of the annexed "ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.” Similar but 

separate lists shall also be prepared with respect to CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or 

RESTRICTED MATERIAL provided by third parties. At the time of the termination of this 

lawsuit by settlement, judgment or otherwise, the parties hereto shall provide other counsel with a 

copy of the pertinent aforementioned lists upon request. The persons receiving CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL are enjoined from disclosing it to any other person, 

except in conformance with this Order. This Protective Order will not require the disclosure of 

experts other than by Local Rule, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, and/or Court Order. 

 7. Each individual who receives any CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or 

RESTRICTED MATERIAL agrees to subject himself/herself to the jurisdiction of this Court for 

the purpose of any proceedings relating to the performance under, compliance with or violation of 

this Order. 

 8. The recipient of any CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED 

MATERIAL that is provided under this Protective Order shall maintain such RECORDS in a 

secure and safe area and shall exercise the same standard of due and proper care with respect to 

the storage, custody, use and/or dissemination of such RECORDS as is exercised by the recipient 

with respect to its own proprietary information. 

 9. Parties shall designate CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED 

MATERIAL as follows: 

a. In the case of RECORDS produced pursuant to Rules 26 and 34 of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, interrogatory answers, responses to requests for admissions, and 

the information contained therein, designation shall be made by placing the following legend on 

any such RECORD prior to production: “CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL” or “RESTRICTED 

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MATERIAL.” In the event that a party inadvertently fails to stamp or otherwise designate a 

RECORD as CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL at the time of its 

production, that party shall have five (5) business days after discovery of such error to so stamp or 

otherwise designate the RECORD. 

b. In the case of depositions, designation of the portion of the transcript 

(including exhibits) which contains CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED 

MATERIAL shall be made by a statement to such effect on the record in the course of the 

deposition or, upon review of such transcript by counsel for the party to whose CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL the deponent has had access, said counsel shall 

designate within fourteen (14) days after counsel’s receipt of the transcript. 

c. Transcripts of depositions will not be filed with the Court unless it is 

necessary to do so for purposes of trial, motions for summary judgment, or other matters. If a 

deposition transcript is filed and if it contains CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED 

MATERIAL, the transcript shall bear the appropriate legend on the caption page and shall be filed 

under seal. 

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

MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL designation at the time made, and failure to do so 

shall not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto. In the event that any party to this litigation 

disagrees at any stage of these proceedings with such designation, such party shall provide to the 

producing party written notice of its disagreement with the designation. The parties shall first try 

to dispose of such dispute in good faith on an informal basis. If the dispute cannot be resolved, the 

party challenging the designation may request appropriate relief from the Court, but in any event, 

such relief from the Court shall not be requested before ten (10) days after the producing party is 

served with the required notice. The burden of proving that RECORDS have been properly 

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designated as CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL shall be on the party 

making such designation. 

 11. Notwithstanding any other provision in this protective order, no items will be filed 

under seal without a prior application to, and order from, the judge presiding over the hearing or 

trial. Only when the judge presiding over the hearing or trial permits filing an item or items under 

seal may confidential material filed with the Court be filed in a sealed envelope or other container 

marked on the outside with the caption of this action and the following statement: 

“CONFIDENTIAL – SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER. 

The confidentiality of the material is to be maintained and the envelope is not to 

be opened, or the contents revealed to any individual, except by order of the 

Court.”

If any person fails to file protected documents or information under seal, any party to this 

lawsuit may request that the Court place the filing under seal. 

 Whenever the Court grants a party permission to file an item under seal, a duplicate 

disclosing all nonconfidential information shall be filed and made part of the public record. 

The item may be redacted to eliminate confidential material from the public document. 

The public document shall be titled to show that it corresponds to an item filed under seal, 

e.g., “Redacted Copy of Sealed Declaration of John Smith in Support of Motion for 

Summary Judgment.” The sealed and redacted documents shall be filed simultaneously. 

 12. The Clerk of the Court is directed to maintain under seal all RECORDS and all 

transcripts of deposition testimony filed with this Court in this litigation by any party which are, in 

whole or in part, designated as CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL, 

including all pleadings, deposition transcripts, exhibits, discovery responses or memoranda 

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purporting to reproduce or paraphrase such RECORDS. The person filing such RECORDS shall 

designate to the Clerk that all or a designated portion thereof is subject to this Protective Order and 

is to be kept under seal, except that upon the default of the filing party to so designate, any party 

may do so. 

 13. In the event that any CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED 

MATERIAL is used in any court proceedings in connection with this litigation, it shall not lose its 

CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL status through such use, and the 

parties shall take all steps reasonably required to protect its confidentiality during such use. 

 14. Nothing in this order shall preclude any party to the lawsuit, their attorneys or any 

other person from disclosing or using, in any manner or for any purpose, any RECORDS not 

obtained in this lawsuit, if such RECORDS are lawfully obtained from a third party, even though 

the same RECORDS may have been produced in discovery in this lawsuit and designated as 

CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL. 

 15. Nothing in this order shall preclude any party to the lawsuit or their attorneys 

(a) from showing RECORDS designated as CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or RESTRICTED 

MATERIAL to an individual who either prepared or reviewed the RECORDS prior to the filing of 

this action, or (b) from disclosing or using, in any manner or for any purpose, RECORDS from the 

party’s own files which the party itself has designated as CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL or 

RESTRICTED MATERIAL. 

 16. Within sixty (60) days of the termination of litigation between the parties, all 

CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL and RESTRICTED MATERIAL, and all copies thereof, except 

such copies which have been filed with the Court, utilized in accordance with this Protective 

Order, or which are and will continue to be maintained in a secure place pursuant to the continuing 

obligations of this Protective Order, shall be returned to the party which produced it or shall be 

destroyed.

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 17. Except as specifically provided herein, the terms, conditions and limitations of this 

Protective Order shall survive the termination of this action at the option of the designating party. 

 18. This Protective Order is without prejudice to the right of any party to seek relief 

from the Court, upon good cause shown, from any of the provisions contained in paragraphs 1 

through 14, inclusive hereof. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 12, 2008 

 _____________________________ 

 United States Magistrate Judge 

Presented By:

DATED: March 11, 2008 BAKER HOSTETLER LLP 

 By: /s/ Loura Alaverdi 

 Loura Alaverdi 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterclaim 

Defendant ATM Express, Inc. 

DATED: March 11, 2008 THE AFFINITY LAW GROUP APC 

 By: /s/ Gregory P. Goonan 

 Gregory P. Goonan 

 Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaim 

Plaintiff ATM Express, Inc. 

_____________________________

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A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges that he/she has read the PROTECTIVE ORDER which 

was entered by the Court on _______________, 2008 in ATM Express, Inc. v. ATM Express, 

Inc., Case No. 07CV1293 L (RBB), that he/she is one of the persons contemplated in paragraph 3 

and 4 thereof as authorized to receive disclosure of RECORDS designated CONFIDENTIAL 

MATERIAL or RESTRICTED MATERIAL by any of the parties or by third parties, and that 

he/she fully understand and agrees to abide by the obligations and conditions of the Protective 

Order. The undersigned further consents to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 

District Court for the Southern District of California for purposes of any proceedings relating to 

performance under, compliance with or violation of the above-described Order. 

 

 

 

Dated: ________________, 2008 

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Certificate of Service

 The undersigned hereby certifies that on this 11th day of March 2008, a true and accurate 

copy of the attached document was electronically filed with the Court, to be served by operation of 

the Court’s electronic filing system, upon the following: 

 Loura Alaverdi 

 Baker Hostetler 

 12100 Wilshire Blvd. 

 Los Angeles, CA 90025 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff and Counterclaim Defendant 

/s/ Gregory P. Goonan

 Gregory P. Goonan 

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