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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER GOVERNING THE DISCOVERY OF CERTAIN ELECTRONIC 

INFORMATION FROM NON-PARTY ELLYN FREED’S PERSONAL COMPUTER Case No. C05-787 PVT 

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MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP 

25 Metro Drive, 7th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95110 

Telephone: (408) 292-1765

FRANCIS J. HUGHES, ESQ., SBN 61569 

CAROLYN TOBIASON STUART, ESQ., SBN 108863 

CHRISTOPHER J. HERSEY, ESQ., SBN 197767 

AMBER S. CROTHALL, ESQ., SBN 227173 

MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP 

25 Metro Drive, 7th Floor 

San Jose, California 95110 

Telephone: (408) 292-1765 

Facsimile: (408) 436-8272 

KURT F. GWYNNE (admitted pro hac vice) 

REED SMITH LLP 

120 Market Street, Suite 1500 

Wilmington, DE 19801 

Telephone: (302) 778-7500 

Facsimile: (302) 778-2575 

ALAN COTLER (pending admission pro hac vice) 

JOAN YUE (admitted pro hac vice) 

REED SMITH LLP 

1650 Market Street, Suite 2500 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: (215) 851-8100 

Facsimile: (215) 851-1420 

Attorneys for Defendant DEVCON CONSTRUCTION, INC. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

In re: 

EXDS, INC. (f/k/a EXODUS 

COMMUNICATIONS, INC.), et al., 

 Debtor, 

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EXDS, INC. (f/k/a EXODUS 

COMMUNICATIONS, INC.), 

 Plaintiff, 

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DEVCON CONSTRUCTION, INC., SHARP 

DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC., and 

SHARP LAFAYETTE, LLC, 

 Defendants. 

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Case No.: C05-787 PVT 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

ORDER GOVERNING THE DISCOVERY 

OF CERTAIN ELECTRONIC 

INFORMATION FROM NON-PARTY 

ELLYN FREED’S PERSONAL 

COMPUTER 

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MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP 

25 Metro Drive, 7th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95110 

Telephone: (408) 292-1765

WHEREAS, Defendant Devcon Construction Inc. (“Devcon”) has issued a Subpoena 

Duces Tecum (the “Subpoena”) to non-party Ellyn Freed (“Freed”) for the discovery of certain 

electronic communications in the above-captioned matter (the “Litigation”); 

WHEREAS, Freed has already produced her business computer in response to the 

Subpoena; 

WHEREAS, Devcon has filed a Motion to Compel Enforcement of Subpoena Duces 

Tecum against Freed to produce her personal computer in response to the Subpoena, in addition 

to the prior production of her business computer; 

WHEREAS, for the discovery and disclosure of electronic data, Devcon and Freed seek 

adequate protection to afford against the loss of computer evidence and any damage resulting 

therefrom; and 

WHEREAS, Devcon and Freed agree that Freed has a compelling privacy interest in the 

personal information on her personal computer, including without limitation highly sensitive 

personal financial information; 

NOW THEREFORE, Devcon and Freed, acting by and through their undersigned 

counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. As used in this Stipulation, the phrase “Computer Evidence” means electronic 

data, records, drawings, software, memory or other information stored, used or maintained in any 

computer medium including but not limited to any tape, disk, hard drive, zip drive or other 

computer. 

2. Freed shall permit Kroll Ontrack prompt and complete access to her personal

computer or all hard drives therein (the “Subject Computer”) for the purpose of copying 

Computer Evidence therein. Freed and Devcon understand that all Computer Evidence copied 

by Kroll Ontrack shall be deemed Confidential and Attorneys Eyes Only pursuant to the 

Protective Order under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(7) in force in the Litigation, Docket Item 74, and 

agree that such evidence shall not be used outside of the Litigation or for any other purpose. 

3. Devcon and Freed agree that, prior to shipment of the Subject Computer to Kroll 

Ontrack, Freed may (i) remove all Quicken and Turbo Tax programs, (ii) remove all tax returns, 

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MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP 

25 Metro Drive, 7th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95110 

Telephone: (408) 292-1765

(iii) remove all files or emails that contain Freed’s social security number or the social security 

number of any family member, (iv) remove all files or emails that contain a financial institution 

password or pin number, and (v) make a copy of the personal computer hard drive. Devcon and 

Freed agree that Freed will produce to Devcon a paper copy of any non-privileged files or emails 

removed pursuant to paragraph 3(iii) or 3(iv) that are responsive to the Subpoena (with any

social security numbers, passwords or pin numbers redacted). Any such removed files or emails 

that are both responsive to the Subpoena and privileged shall be included on a privilege log. 

4. At Freed’s option, Freed may request, and Kroll Ontrack will promptly provide, 

an exact sector copy of the images taken by Kroll Ontrack. Freed agrees to pay Kroll Ontrack 

for all incremental costs associated with any such request. 

5. Kroll Ontrack will be instructed and authorized to: 

a. Visually and physically examine the Subject Computer and record its 

condition. Kroll Ontrack shall perform specific computer forensic and electronic discovery tasks 

agreed to by the parties, as set forth in Appendix A; 

b. Connect the Subject Computer to Kroll Ontrack’s equipment and make a 

sector-by-sector forensic image of the Computer Evidence, which will be downloaded to 

alternate media; 

c. Review the Subject Computer on Kroll Ontrack’s equipment; 

d. Conduct searches of the allocated and unallocated space on the Subject 

Computer, as set forth in Appendix A. 

6. Kroll Ontrack will return the Subject Computer to Freed in a sealed container

within seven (7) days of receipt from Freed or her counsel. 

7. Kroll Ontrack will be instructed to conduct its data recovery in the least intrusive 

manner necessary to facilitate the retrieval of such data. 

8. Kroll Ontrack’s inspection of the Subject Computer will not waive any applicable

privilege, doctrine of estoppel, or other doctrine or principle assuring the confidentiality of the 

information on the computer. Kroll Ontrack will maintain all information in the strictest 

confidence. 

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MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP 

25 Metro Drive, 7th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95110 

Telephone: (408) 292-1765

9. Aside from the authorized Kroll Ontrack representatives, only personnel 

nominated by counsel for both Devcon and Freed may be present during the mirror image

backup of the electronic media. The computer personnel nominated by Freed’s counsel shall 

have the right, but are not required, to access the electronic media after Kroll Ontrack has created 

mirror images of said media for the purpose of making additional mirror images. Once Kroll 

Ontrack has completed the mirror imaging process and returned the Subject Computer to Freed, 

Freed may return the Subject Computer to normal use or otherwise dispose of the Subject

Computer. 

10. Kroll Ontrack shall have the right to shield from direct observation any 

proprietary procedures or processes used during the mirror image backups or its subsequent 

searches of the mirror image backup, as described in Appendix A. If requested, Kroll Ontrack 

shall make a representative of the company reasonably available for deposition or trial testimony 

to testify concerning its inspection and findings. 

11. After Kroll Ontrack has been afforded access per this Stipulation and Order to the 

Subject Computer and has conducted its data recovery efforts, within 14 days, it shall provide to 

counsel for both Freed and Devcon a file listing of the data pursuant to the parameters contained 

in Appendix A. 

12. Kroll Ontrack shall advise counsel for Freed and Devcon whether any of these 

files were “deleted” files recovered through forensic analysis and, per the protocols defined in 

Appendix A, provide counsel for both Freed and Devcon with (i) any available information 

showing when any recovered “deleted” file was deleted; (ii) the available information about the 

deletion and contents of any deleted file that cannot be recovered, and (iii) those lists or other 

documents containing information derived from Kroll Ontrack’s inspection as set forth in 

Appendix A. 

13. Kroll Ontrack will provide or disclose the contents of any files or other 

information it develops only in accordance with the protocols specified in this Stipulation and 

Order, unless otherwise directed by the Court or instructed by counsel for Freed and Devcon by 

mutual agreement. Kroll Ontrack will search the following three basic kinds of data on the 

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MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP 

25 Metro Drive, 7th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95110 

Telephone: (408) 292-1765

Subject Computer: (i) active files, that is, all files visible to the computer’s user on the hard 

drive, (ii) previously deleted files that are recovered by Kroll Ontrack, and (iii) unallocated/slack 

data on the hard drive that is no longer in a file format. Upon searching these data, Kroll 

Ontrack will produce a list(s) of the files that will disclose the identity of the files by listing 

certain information as specified in this Stipulation and Order. Concomitant with the disclosure 

of the initial listing(s) to counsel for Freed and Devcon, Kroll Ontrack will also produce to 

Freed’s counsel the full results of its search of the data for review and potential production to 

Devcon pursuant to the parameters set forth below. 

14. Promptly upon receiving the listing(s) and search results from Kroll Ontrack, 

Freed’s counsel shall review the information for responsiveness to Devcon’s Subpoena and for 

privilege under the law of the case and any applicable privilege law, and, if applicable, shall 

designate any applicable materials under the Protective Order and then produce to Devcon within 

21 days all non-privileged documents responsive to the Subpoena or other agreed-upon 

information generated by Kroll Ontrack. The parties shall make reasonable efforts to limit the 

search results generated by Kroll Ontrack for review by Freed’s counsel through methods such as 

modifying key words/search parameters or other techniques that Kroll Ontrack suggests. 

Counsel for Freed shall also provide Devcon with a privilege log sufficient to allow Devcon to 

challenge any claim of privilege by Freed or sufficient for an in camera review of documents by 

the Court. 

15. Before Freed provides the Subject Computer to Kroll Ontrack, Kroll Ontrack shall 

provide counsel for Freed and Devcon a list of all employees who will have access to or 

participate in the creation or review of the Subject Computer or Computer Evidence. Each Kroll 

Ontrack employee identified, and an authorized officer on behalf of Kroll Ontrack, shall sign a 

writing stating that he or she agrees to comply with the Protective Order entered in this case and 

this Stipulation and Order. Kroll Ontrack and its officers and employees participating in this 

assignment shall also agree in that writing to be subject to the jurisdiction of this Court for the 

purpose of enforcing the Protective Order and this Stipulation and Order. 

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MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP 

25 Metro Drive, 7th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95110 

Telephone: (408) 292-1765

16. Devcon and Freed agree that any unauthorized disclosure of Freed’s personal

information on the Subject Computer, including without limitation highly sensitive personal 

financial information, or any use of such information outside of the Litigation, may cause 

immediate and irreparable injury to Freed due to the highly sensitive nature of the information. 

Accordingly, Devcon and Freed agree that, in the event of such unauthorized disclosure or use, 

Freed may be entitled, without waiving any other rights or remedies, to such injunctive or 

equitable relief as may be deemed proper by a court of competent jurisdiction. 

17. At the end of the Litigation, Kroll Ontrack shall return to counsel for Freed all

mirror image backups made of the Subject Computer that were in Kroll Ontrack’s possession and 

shall attest that Kroll Ontrack made no other copies and that all documents in Kroll Ontrack’s 

possession containing information restored from, relating to or derived from the original 

electronic media have been destroyed. In the meantime, Kroll Ontrack shall ensure the security 

and confidentiality of the original electronic media and information derived from them. 

18. Communication between Kroll Ontrack and any of the parties shall include all 

parties except when Kroll Ontrack supplies Freed’s counsel with the electronic data or other 

information recovered or its contents, provided that Kroll Ontrack promptly notifies Devcon that 

communications took place with counsel for Freed for such purposes. 

The parties further stipulate, and hereby respectfully request, that the terms of this 

Stipulation be made an Order of the Court. 

SO STIPULATED: 

Dated: May 20, 2005 MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP 

AND REED SMITH LLP

 By: _______/s/_____________________________ 

 FRANCIS J. HUGHES, Esq. 

 CAROLYN TOBIASON STUART, Esq. 

 CHRISTOPHER J. HERSEY, Esq. 

 25 Metro Drive, 7th Floor 

 San Jose, CA 95110 

 (408) 292-1765 (Phone) 

 (408) 436-7282 (Fax) 

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MILLER, MORTON, CAILLAT & NEVIS, LLP 

25 Metro Drive, 7th Floor 

San Jose, CA 95110 

Telephone: (408) 292-1765

 KURT F. GWYNNE, Esq. 

 1201 Market Street, Suite 1500 

 Wilmington, DE 19801 

 (302) 778-7500 (Phone) 

 (302) 778-7575 (Fax) 

 ALAN K. COTLER, Esq. 

 JOAN A. YUE, Esq. 

 One Liberty Place, Suite 2500 

 1650 Market Street 

 Philadelphia, PA 19103 

 (215) 241-7907 

Attorneys for Defendant DEVCON 

CONSTRUCTION, INC. 

Dated: May 20, 2005 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART OLIVER & 

HEDGES, LLP 

 By: _______/s/_____________________________ 

 DAVID EISEMAN, Esq. 

 50 California Street, 22nd Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94111 

 (415) 875-6600 (Phone) 

 (415) 875-6700 (Fax) 

 Attorneys for Ellyn Freed 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _____________, 2005 _______________________________________________ 

HON. PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL 

CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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