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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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BERGER 

KAHN

A Law Corporation 

7200 Redwood Blvd., Suite 325 

Novato, CA 94945 

ANN K. JOHNSTON, ESQ. (SBN 145022) 

(e-mail: ajohnston@bergerkahn.com) 

DENISE A. RUELAS, ESQ. (SBN 135777) 

(e-mail: druelas@bergerkahn.com) 

BERGER KAHN 

A Law Corporation 

7200 Redwood Boulevard, Suite 325 

Novato, CA 94945 

Tel: (415) 899-1770 • Fax: (415) 899-1769 

Attorneys for Defendant 

HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SACRAMENTO DIVISION

LAWRENCE CASO; CASO TRUST, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

HARTFORD CASUALTY 

INSURANCE COMPANY, and DOES 

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Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 2:07-cv-00101-FCD-DAD 

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER RE CONFIDENTIALITY OF 

DOCUMENTS AND OTHER 

INFORMATION 

DATE ACTION FILED: 12/14/2006 

TRIAL DATE: 5/20/2008 

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between and among 

Plaintiffs Lawrence Caso and Caso Trust and Defendant Hartford Casualty Insurance 

Company, referred to collectively as “the parties,” by and through their respective 

attorneys of record, as follows: 

Confidential Information. This protective order shall apply to any and all 

information and documents provided or produced during this action designated as 

“confidential.” Information designated as “confidential” shall be designated as such at 

the time it is produced: documents designated as “confidential” will contain a stamp or 

 

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other inscription that states “Confidential” and the case number – “For Use Only in 

USDC, Eastern District of California, Sacramento, Case No. 2:07-cv-00101-FCD-DAD.” 

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BERGER 

KAHN

A Law Corporation 

7200 Redwood Blvd., Suite 325 

Novato, CA 94945 

For information not reduced to written material, document, or other tangible item, 

or information that cannot be conveniently designated as set forth in this paragraph, 

Defendant will designate the information as "confidential" by giving written notice to all 

the other parties to this action at the time the information is produced. The written notice 

will clearly identify that part of the information being produced that is designated as 

confidential. 

By designating a document or information as “confidential,” the party providing or 

producing the information or document is certifying to the Court that there is a good faith 

basis both in law and in fact for the designation. 

Dissemination of Confidential Information. Any and all information designated as 

"confidential" as indicated above will not be disseminated in any manner with the 

exception that this information and documents may be reviewed and used as evidence 

subject to applicable objections and the protections provided for in this stipulation, by the 

attorneys, attorneys’ staff, parties, and experts involved in this action. This stipulation 

and order shall be binding on all partners, staff and employees in the attorneys’ offices. If 

"confidential" information and/or documents are disclosed to the parties or parties’ 

experts, such recipients must agree to the terms of this stipulated protective order and 

sign a confidentiality agreement in the form of Attachment “A” to this stipulation and 

order, stating that he or she has read and understands the terms of this stipulation and 

order and agrees to be bound by its terms. The person’s signature shall be and hereby is 

intended to cover employees of such persons to whom it is necessary that the information 

and/or documents be disclosed for purposes of this action. Each person to whom 

disclosure of "confidential" information and/or documents is made agrees to be subject to 

the jurisdiction of this Court solely for purposes of proceedings relating to that person’s 

performance under, compliance with, or violation of this order. The original executed 

Confidentiality Agreement shall be maintained by the attorney of record for the party 

 

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causing the disclosure, and shall be made available for inspection by any other party after 

the dismissal of this action or upon order of the Court. Counsel may not use documents 

and/or information designated as "confidential" in connection with any other litigation 

they are handling other than the present matter. 

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BERGER 

KAHN

A Law Corporation 

7200 Redwood Blvd., Suite 325 

Novato, CA 94945 

Use of Confidential Information and Documents. Any information or documents 

designated as “confidential” will be handled by all parties who receive copies of said 

information and/or documents, in accordance with the terms of this stipulation and order. 

Information and documents designated as “confidential” will be held in confidence by the 

parties and will be used by the parties for purposes of this action and trial only. 

Court Proceedings. Any party seeking to file with the Court pleadings, motions, or 

other documents that contain or annex "confidential" information and/or documents is 

required to comply with Local Rule 39-141 as necessary to file such pleadings, motions, 

and/or other documents under seal. Any Court hearing or other proceeding that refers to 

or describes "confidential" information and/or documents will be held in camera in the 

Court’s discretion. 

Subpoenas. If any person or party receives a subpoena or other process or order to 

produce any "confidential" information and/or documents in that person or party's 

possession, custody, or control, that person or party will promptly: 

 (a) Notify in writing all attorneys of record; 

 (b) Furnish those attorneys with a copy of the subpoena or other process 

of order; and 

 (c) Provide reasonable cooperation with respect to a procedure to 

protect the "confidential" information and/or documents sought. If Defendant makes a 

motion to quash or modify the subpoena, process, or order, there will be no disclosure, 

process, or order until the Court has ruled on the motion, and then only in accordance 

with the ruling. If no motion is made despite a reasonable opportunity to do so, the 

person or party receiving the subpoena or other process or order will be entitled to 

comply with it if the person or party has fulfilled its obligations under this order. 

 

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Objections. In addition, all "confidential" information and/or documents are 

produced subject to objections that the production of such documents is burdensome and 

oppressive, that such documents contain information protected by the attorney-client 

and/or attorney work product privileges, that such documents contain proprietary 

information and/or information which is trade secret, and that such documents contain 

information which is not relevant to the subject matter of this action nor likely to lead to 

the discovery of admissible evidence. 

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BERGER 

KAHN

A Law Corporation 

7200 Redwood Blvd., Suite 325 

Novato, CA 94945 

 Production of "confidential" documents or information should in no way be 

deemed an adoption by the party producing such document or information of the 

requesting party’s conclusions regarding how this information may be utilized by the 

producing party or the relevance of this information. Absent a stipulation of all parties, 

the fact that information and/or documents have been designated as "confidential" under 

this order will not be admissible during the trial of this action, nor will the jury be advised 

of this designation. 

Return of Information and Documents

Upon conclusion of this litigation, all copies of any and all information and/or 

documents designated as "confidential" will be returned to counsel for the producing 

party. This includes all future copies of said documents subsequent to the production 

referenced herein. 

DATED: July 12 , 2007. 

 By: /s/ Andrew D. Woll as authorized on 7/12/2007 

 Andrew D. Woll 

 Attorney for Plaintiffs 

 Lawrence Caso and Caso Trust 

DATED: July 12 , 2007. BERGER KAHN 

 A Law Corporation 

 By: /s/ Denise A. Ruelas 

 Denise A. Ruelas, Esq. Attorneys for Defendant 

 Hartford Casualty Insurance Company 

 

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BERGER 

KAHN

A Law Corporation 

7200 Redwood Blvd., Suite 325 

Novato, CA 94945 

Having reviewed and considered the foregoing Stipulation of the parties, and good 

cause appearing for the same, 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 DATED: November 13, 2007. 

Ddad1/orders.civil/caso0101.ord 

 

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BERGER 

KAHN

A Law Corporation 

7200 Redwood Blvd., Suite 325 

Novato, CA 94945 

ATTACHMENT “A” 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA – SACRAMENTO

LAWRENCE CASO; CASO TRUST, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

HARTFORD CASUALTY 

INSURANCE COMPANY, and DOES 

1 to 10, 

Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 2:07-cv-00101-FCD-DAD 

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT 

PURSUANT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER 

DATE ACTION FILED: 12/14/2006 

TRIAL DATE: 5/20/2008 

 The undersigned hereby acknowledges having read the Stipulation and Protective 

Order agreed to by the parties and entered by the Court in the above-entitled action. The 

undersigned understands the terms thereof and agrees to be bound by such terms. 

 In particular, the undersigned understands that the terms of the Stipulation and 

Protective Order obligate the undersigned to use "confidential" information and/or 

documents solely for the purposes of this action and any considerations of settlement 

hereof, and to not disclose any "confidential" information and/or documents to any other 

person, firm or concern not known to be bound by the Stipulation and Protective Order. 

PRINTED NAME: 

ADDRESS: 

PHONE NUMBER: 

Dated: ____________________ ______________________________________ 

 (Signature) 

 

 

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