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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Mark P. Grajski (SBN 178050)

mgrajski@seyfarth.com

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2350

Sacramento, California 95814-4428

Telephone: (916) 448-0159

Facsimile: (916) 558-4839

SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Frederick T. Smith (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

fsmith@seyfarth.com

Esther Slater McDonald (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

emcdonald@seyfarth.com

1075 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2500

Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3962

Telephone: (404) 885-1500

Facsimile: (404) 892-7056

Attorneys for Defendant

FIRST ADVANTAGE

BACKGROUND SERVICES CORP.

THE DION-KINDEM LAW FIRM

Peter R. Dion-Kindem, P.C.

Peter R. Dion-Kindem (SBN 95267)

peter@dion-kindemlaw.com

21550 Oxnard Street, Suite 900

Woodland Hills, California 91367

Telephone: (818) 883-4900

Facsimile: (818) 883-4902

THE BLANCHARD LAW GROUP, APC

Lonnie C. Blanchard, III (SBN 93530)

lonnieblanchard@gmail.com

3311 East Pico Boulevard

Los Angeles, California 90023

Telephone: (213) 599-8255

Facsimile: (213) 402-3949

Attorneys for Plaintiff

MICHAEL KIRCHNER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL KIRCHNER, an individual, on behalf

of himself and all others similarly situated,,

Plaintiff,

v.

SHRED-IT USA INC., a Delaware Corporation,

FIRST ADVANTAGE LNS SCREENING

SOLUTIONS, INC., and DOES 1 through 10, ,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:14-cv-01437-WBS-EFB

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

Subject to the approval of this Court, plaintiff MICHAEL KIRCHNER and defendant FIRST

ADVANTAGE BACKGROUND SERVICES CORP. (collectively, “the parties”) hereby stipulate to the

following protective order:

1. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, including document productions,

interrogatory answers, responses to requests to admissions, depositions, and discovery materials, the

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parties hereby designate documents as “confidential” under the terms of this Stipulation for Protective

Order (“Order”). The documents protected pursuant to this Order have not been made public and the

disclosure of these documents would have the effect of causing harm.

2. Per Local Rule 141.1(c), the documents eligible for protection under this Order include:

A. Medical information regarding any party to this litigation or any third party,

including but not limited to patient medical records.

B. Confidential reports and investigations that would reveal the deliberations,

communications made related to medical and mental health care provided to the patient and/or personnel

records of employees.

C. Personnel file or documents relating the employment of any party to this litigation

or to the employment of third parties.

D. Trade secret information or proprietary information relating to First Advantage

Background Services Corp., and related corporate subsidiaries, affiliates, and entities.

E. Any other document that a party reasonably determines contains non-public,

sensitive, private, confidential, trade secret information or proprietary information.

3. This is a class action involving records and personal information (e.g., employment

background checks) of potentially many third parties, as well as potential disclosure of proprietary

business information and systems and confidential commercial information. A Court order establishing

the process for use, handling, and disclosure “confidential” documents and filing those documents under

seal with the Court is therefore necessary under Local Rule 141.1(c).

4. By designating documents as “confidential” under the terms of this Order, the party

making the designation is certifying to the Court that there is a good faith basis both in law and in fact

for the designation within the meaning of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(g).

5. Documents produced by a party shall be designated by the party as “confidential” by

bates stamping copies of the document with the word “CONFIDENTIAL” or by an alternative method

acceptable to all parties. In the event that documents produced during the discovery process that are not

designated initially as confidential are later designated as confidential, they shall thereafter be treated as

confidential in accordance with this Order.

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6. Documents designated as “confidential” under this Order, the information contained

therein, and any summaries, copies, abstracts, or other documents derived in whole or in part from

material designated as confidential shall be used only for the purpose of this action, and for no other

purpose.

7. Confidential Material produced pursuant to this Order may be disclosed or made

available only to the parties or counsel for a party (including the paralegal, clerical, and secretarial staff

employed by such counsel, and private court reporters or notaries public engaged by the parties in their

official capacities). Confidential Material may be provided to any independent office services vendors or

expert retained for consultation and/or trial. In the event that Confidential Material is given to an expert,

counsel that retained the expert shall provide a copy of this Order with the Confidential Material.

8. The Confidential Material produced pursuant to this Order will be redacted with respect

to: (i) Social Security numbers; (ii) dates of birth; (iii) financial information (including financial account

numbers); and (iv) in all circumstances when federal or state law requires redaction. Each redaction

must be identified by showing what information has been redacted (e.g., “Social Security number,” etc.)

This provision complies with E.D. Local Rule 140.

9. If any party objects to the designation of Confidential Material, that party shall so state its

objection in a letter to counsel for the party making the designation. The parties shall thereafter meet

and confer within seven days of the designating party’s receipt of this letter. If the parties cannot

resolve a challenge without court intervention, the designating party shall file and serve a motion to

retain confidentiality within 21 days (“Time Period”) of the “meet and confer” conference, provided that

the Time Period may be extended by the parties’ agreement. If no motion is made within the Time

Period, including as extended, the confidential designation shall be deemed to be withdrawn as to the

material in dispute. Until the Court rules on the motion, Confidential Material shall continue to be

treated as so designated and any papers filed with the Court may not include such Confidential Material

(except as provided for in Paragraph 8), but may refer to them by proper identification, such as Bates

Stamp number or date and author.

10. If a party would like to use Confidential Material in Court filings, at least seven (7) days’

notice shall be given to all parties. All parties shall comply with the requirements of E.D. Local Rule

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141, in the event that a party would like Confidential Material to be sealed. In lieu of seeking a motion

to seal, the parties may agree to redact identifying information relating to any patient. Nothing in this

Order shall prevent any party from disclosing its own Confidential Material as it deems appropriate and

any such disclosure shall not be deemed a waiver of any kind whatsoever or a waiver of any other

party’s obligation under the Order.

11. Nothing in this Order shall in any way limit or prevent Confidential Material from being

used in any deposition or other proceeding in this action. In the event that any Confidential Material is

used in any deposition or other proceeding in this action, it shall not lose its confidential status through

such use.

12. If a party to this Order in possession of Confidential Material receives a subpoena from a

non-party seeking the production or other disclosure of Confidential Material, that party shall

immediately give written notice to counsel of record for the party who provided the Confidential

Material being sought, which such notice shall include a copy of the subpoena. Where possible, at least

seven (7) days’ notice before production or other disclosure should be given. In no event shall

production or disclosure be made before telephone notice is given and, whenever possible, sufficiently

in advance of production or disclosure to afford the party to whom such notice has been given, at least

three (3) business days, to take appropriate action, including seeking judicial relief.

13. This Order is entered for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of documents between

the parties to this action without involving the Court unnecessarily in the process. Nothing in this Order,

or the production of any document under the terms of this Order, shall be deemed to have the effect of

an admission or waiver by either party, or of altering the confidentiality or non-confidentiality of any

such document.

14. By this Order, the parties do not waive any rights to object to any discovery request, seek

any further protective order, or seek relief from the Court from any provision of this Order by

application on notice on any grounds. Nothing in this Order shall in and of itself require disclosure of

information that is protected by the attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, or any other

privilege, doctrine, or immunity, nor does anything in this Order, result in any party giving up its right to

argue that otherwise privileged documents must be produced due to waiver or for any other reason.

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15. This Order shall not control the use of any evidence during the trial or any hearing of this

case. However, nothing herein shall preclude either party from seeking the assistance of the Court in

maintaining the confidential nature of any evidence that is presented at hearing or trial.

16. The inadvertent production or disclosure of any material in discovery or otherwise

(including material that is or should have been designated as Confidential Material) shall not effect a

waiver of any privilege at law or in equity or any rights or obligations arising from or related to this

Order, provided the party making such production or disclosure acts promptly to notify the relevant

parties or persons of the inadvertent production or disclosure and to remedy the inadvertent production

or disclosure upon the discovery thereof.

17. If Confidential Material produced in accordance with this Order is disclosed to any

person other than in the manner authorized by this Order, the party responsible for the disclosure shall

immediately bring all pertinent facts relating to such disclosure to the attention of all counsel of record

and, without prejudice to other rights and remedies available to the producing party, make every effort to

obtain the return of the disclosed Confidential Material and prevent further disclosure of it by the person

who was the recipient of such information.

18. The parties may modify the provisions of this Order at any time by stipulation approved

by order of the Court.

19. This Order shall survive the final termination of this action, to the extent that the

Confidential Material is not or does not become known to the public, and the Court shall retain

jurisdiction to resolve any dispute concerning the use of the information disclosed hereunder. Counsel

for the parties shall destroy all Confidential Material in their possession, custody, or control within

forty-five (45) days of final termination of this action, which shall be deemed to occur only when final

judgment has been entered and all appeals have been exhausted.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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DATED: March 18, 2015 SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

By: /s/ Esther Slater McDonald

Mark P. Grajski

Frederick T. Smith (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Esther Slater McDonald (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

Attorneys for Defendant

FIRST ADVANTAGE BACKGROUND

SERVICES CORP.

DATED: March 18, 2015 THE DION-KINDEM LAW FIRM

By: /s/ Peter R. Dion-Kindem

Peter R. Dion-Kindem

Attorney for Plaintiff

MICHAEL KIRCHNER

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