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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

IN RE MAGSAFE APPLE POWER

ADAPTER LITIGATION

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Case No.: C 09-01911 JW (PVT)

ORDER RE STIPULATION AND PROPOSED

PROTECTIVE ORDER

[DOCKET NO. 52]

On February 10, 2010, the parties filed a stipulation and proposed protective order governing

their respective disclosures of certain confidential material in the above-captioned action. Having

reviewed the proposed stipulated protective order, the court finds the following deficiencies:

(1) The parties shall submit a revised form of order that rewords paragraph 10 to read as follows:

“Each party shall make efforts that are ‘reasonably designed’ to protect its

privileged materials. See Gomez v. Vernon, 255 F.3d 1118, 1131-32 (9th Cir. 2001). 

What constitutes efforts that are reasonably designed to protect privileged materials

depends on the circumstances; the law does not require ‘strenuous or Herculean

efforts,’ just ‘reasonable efforts.’ See, e.g., Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. v. Rambus,

Inc. 2008 WL 350641, *1–*2 (ND Cal., Feb. 2, 2008); see also, FED.R.CIV.PRO. 26(f)(3) advisory committee’s notes to 2006 amendments (discussing the substantial

costs and delays that can result from attempts to avoid waiving privilege, particularly

when discovery of electronic information is involved). When a particular Rule 34

request requires a production or inspection that is too voluminous, expedited or

complex (such as certain electronic productions) to allow for an adequate preproduction review, the parties may enter into non-waiver agreements for that

particular production. If the requesting party is unwilling to enter into such an

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agreement, the Producing Party may move the court for a non-waiver order.

“In the event that, despite reasonable efforts, a Producing Party discovers it

has inadvertently produced privileged materials, then within 30 calendar days the

Producing party shall notify the Receiving Party that the document(s) or materials

should have been withheld on grounds of privilege. After the Receiving Party

receives this notice from the Producing Party under this paragraph, the Receiving

Party shall not disclose or release the inadvertently produced material to any person

or entity pending resolution of the Producing Party’s claim of privilege. The parties

shall hold a meet and confer, as defined in Civil Local Rule 1-5(n), as soon as

reasonably possible after a notice of inadvertent production. If the Producing Party

and Receiving Party agree that the inadvertently produced material is privileged, and

was disclosed despite efforts by the Producing Party that were ‘reasonably designed’

to protect the materials, then the Receiving Party shall return or certify the

destruction of all copies (including summaries) of such material. If no agreement is

reached, then within 10 court days after the meet and confer, the Producing Party

must seek a ruling from this court to establish that the material is privileged and that

the Producing Party did not waive the privilege by inadvertently producing the

material. If the Producing Party seeks such a ruling, the Receiving Party shall not

disclose or release the inadvertently produced material to any person or entity

pending the court’s ruling on the Producing Party’s motion.”

(2) Based on the above, paragraph 5.4 shall be edited to conform with the standard set forth

above.

(3) Paragraph 6.3 shall include the following language: 

“The burden of persuasion in any such challenge shall be on the Designating

Party. Until the court rules on the challenge, all the parties shall continue to afford

the material in question the level of protection to which it is entitled under the

Producing Party’s designation.”

Pending entry of the final form of protective order, the provisions of the parties’ proposed

form of protective order, as modified herein, shall govern the handling of confidential information

exchanged or disclosed during discovery in this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2010

 

PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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