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Parties Involved:
Paul Anderson
Plaintiff
MCI Network Services, Inc.
Defendant

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GIBSON, DUN & CRUTCHER LLP

EUGENE SCALIA, SBN 151540

RACHEL S. BRASS, SBN 219301

One Montgomery Street, Suite 3100

San Francisco, California 94104

Telephone: (415) 393-8200

Facsimile: (415) 986-5309

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Attorneys for Defendant

MCI Network Services, Inc.

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UNTED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,

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MCI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.; and

DOES 1 through 100,

Defendant.

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WHEREAS, the paries to this action believe that the conduct of this matter will require

disclosure of confidential information, including commercial, financial and personnel information.

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WHEREAS, the parties to this action have contractually agreed to keep confidential all

confidential and proprietary information that the paries may learn durng the course of discovery in

5 this action about the business ofMCI Network Services, Inc. and/or Verizon Communications,

6 including, but not limited to, information relating to curent and former employees, customers,

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pricing, know-how, and processes, policies and practices.

IT is HEREBY ORDERED that, if, pursuant to proceedings in this action, any pary or third9 pary witness (a) produces information or permits inspection or sampling of any tangible thing,

10 whether informally or in response to oral examination, written discovery requests, or subpoena duces

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tecum, which any pary or other person claims to constitute confidential information, or (b) receives,

by an oral or written communication, information which any pary or other person claims to

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constitute confidential information, the following procedures shall be employed and the following

restrictions shall govern:

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DesI!mation of Material

Any pary to this action, and any non-pary from whom discovery is sought in

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connection with this action, may designate as "Confdential" or "Confdential- Attorneys Only" any

documents, things, interrogatory answers, responses to request for admissions, trial or deposition

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testimony, or other material that contains information; within either of the above designations, as

hereinafter defined.

1.2 As used herein, "Confdential' information shall be information, data, documents and

procedures ofMCI Network Services, Inc. and/or Verizon Communications that were developed or

created in connection with MCI Network Services, Inc.'s and/or Verizon Communication's

customers, services or pricing; internal guidelines and procedures; and methods, techniques or

processes which are not generally known by or available to the public. Confidential - Attorneys only

shall be personnel information or other information protected by the U.S. or California right of

pnvacy.

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2.

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Restriction on Use and Disclosure of DesI!mated and Non-Desi2nated Materials

Absent a specific order of this Cour, material designated "Confidential" or

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"Confidential - Attorneys Only" and any information derived therefrom, shall be used by the parties

solely in connection with this litigation, and not for any business or competitive purpose, and such

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information shall not be disclosed to anyone except as provided herein.

2.2 Counsel for each pary shall take reasonable precautions to prevent the unauthorized

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or inadvertent disclosure of any "Confdential" or "Confdential- Attorneys Only" designated

materiaL. No copies of materials designated "Confidential" or "Confidential- Attorneys Only" shall

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be made except by or on behalf of counsel for the parties.

2.3 The restrictions contained in this section do not apply to (a) information that, as

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evidenced by written records, is or was public knowledge at the time of or prior to designation in this

action, or that, after such designation, becomes public knowledge other than by an act or omission of

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a non-designating party in violation of this Protective Order; or (b) information that, as evidenced by

wrtten records, a non-designating party has lawfully obtained or may hereafter lawfully obtain from

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a non-party to this action having the right to disclose such information free of any obligation of

confidentiality.

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2.4 In the event of any dispute with respect to the propriety or correctness of the

designation of information, including testimony and documents, as "Confdential" or "Confidential -

19 Attorneys Only" materials, the parties shall attempt to resolve the dispute. In the event of failure to

20 resolve the dispute, any pary wishing to challenge the designation may file a motion for an

appropriate order. The information shall be treated as designated until the issue is resolved. The

burden of proof with respect to the propriety or correctness of the designation shall rest on the

designating party.

2.5 The Cour retains the authority at all times to finally review any document or

information designated by a pary as "Confidential" or "Confidential - Attorneys Only" and to

determine the appropriateness of that designation, and to re-designate any document as nonconfidential if the Cour determines that a pary's "Confidential" designation is not appropriate.

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3.1

Markin!! of Desi!!nated Materials

A designation as to documents shall be made by placing a legend on each page of any

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document that a designating pary wishes to protect against unauthorized disclosure or use. The

legend shall read: "Confidential" or "Confidential- Attorneys Only." All pages of documents to be

5 so designated shall be marked prior to producing a physical copy thereof to the receiving pary. The

6 designation of any thing as to which inspection or sampling has been requested shall be made by

7 placing a legend reading "Confidential' or "Confidential - Attorneys Only" on the thing itself, on a

8 tag attached thereto, or on the container within which it is stored.

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3.2 Where possible, redacted versions of those documents marked "Confidential -

Attorneys Only" will be produced with a Confdential designation. The paries agree to meet and

11 confer in good faith should either pary believe a document designated as "Confdential- Attorneys

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Inadvertent Disclosure or Failure to Mark or Desi!!nate

If a party inadvertently discloses any document or thing containing "Confidential" or

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"Confidential- Attorneys Only" information without designating it as such, the disclosing pary shall

promptly, upon discovery of such inadvertent disclosure, inform the receiving pary in writing, and

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the receiving pary shall thereafter treat the information as newly designated. The disclosing party

shall provide replacement copies of said inadvertently disclosed materials, with the appropriate

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designation, to the receiving pary within thirty (30) days of discovery of such inadvertent disclosure.

The receiving pary shall make every reasonable effort to retrieve the undesignated materials from all

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persons who received the undesignated materials and return such materials to the disclosing pary or,

if so directed by the disclosing pary, destroy all copies ofthe undesignated materials.

4.2 If a producing party inadvertently discloses to a receiving pary information that is

privileged or otherwise immune from discovery, the producing party shall promptly, upon discovery

of such disclosure, so advise the receiving party in writing and request that the materials or

information be retured. The receiving party will retur such inadvertently disclosed materials or

information and all copies within ten (10) days of receiving the written request for return of the

materials or information. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to preclude any pary from

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challenging whether the information was inadvertently disclosed and/or whether such disclosure

waived any privilege or immunity. Until such time, however, that it is either agreed by the parties or

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determined by the Court that a disclosure was not inadvertent and/or that such disclosure waived any

privilege or immunity, the information shall be treated as privileged or otherwise immune from

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discovery and shall not be used or disclosed by the non-disclosing party.

4.3 Treatment by opposing counsel in conformity with the indicated designation shall not

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be construed in any way as an admission or agreement by any party that the designated information is

in fact confidentiaL.

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Depositions and Pretrial Testimonv

In the case of depositions or other pretrial testimony, the designation of depositions or

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other pretral testimony, or portions thereof, shall be made (a) by a statement on the record, by

counsel, durng such deposition or other pretrial proceedings that the entire transcript or portion

13 thereof shall be designated as "Confdential" or "Confdential- Attorneys Only" as appropriate,

14 hereunder; or (b) by a written notice of such designation sent by counsel to all paries within twenty

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(20) days after the deposition or testimony. If any document or information designated

"Confdential" or "Confidential - Attorneys Only" is used durng the course of a deposition, that

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portion of the deposition record reflecting such confidential information shall be stamped

confidential, and access thereto shall be limited pursuant to the terms of this Protective Order.

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5.2 If a party anticipates that it may disclose at any hearng or at trial any information

designated "Confidential" or "Confdential- Attorneys Only," pursuant to this Protective Order, the

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22 maintain the confidentiality of the information before the information is disclosed.

5.3 Aside from the Cour, deponents, professional translators and stenographic reporters

serving the attorneys of record or the Cour, only individuals otherwise authorized to receive such

"Confidential" or "Confdential- Attorneys Only" materials under the terms of this Protective Order

may be present durng confidential portions of the depositions or other testimony.

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Access to "Confidentiar' Materials

Information or materials designated "Confidential," or copies or extracts therefrom

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and compilations and sumares thereof, may be disclosed or made available, in whole or in par,

only to the following persons:

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The Court under seal;

Paries' outside counsel of record in this action and in-house counsel and regular and

temporary employees of such counsel to whom it is necessary that the information or

material be shown for the puroses ofthis litigation;

(c) Outside stenographic court reporters, videographers, language translators, and other

organizations supplying litigation support services;

Graphics or design services retained by counsel for a pary for purposes of preparng

demonstrative exhibits for deposition, tral or other court proceedings in this action,

provided that the persons to whom the information is disclosed execute an undertakng

in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, agreeing to be bound by the provisions of

this Protective Order;

Non-techncal jury or tral consulting services retained by counsel for a part provided

that the persons to whom the information is disclosed execute an undertakng in the

form attached hereto as Exhibit A, agreeing to be bound by the provisions ofthis

Protective Order;

Outside experts and consultants as defined in Paragraph 6.2, and their secretarial and

clerical assistants;

Any other person upon order of this Cour or upon wrtten consent ofthe pary

producing the confidential information or material provided that the persons to whom

the information is disclosed execute an undertakng in the form attached hereto as

Exhibit A, agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this Protective Order.

Employees, officers, or directors of a pary, so long as such persons have executed an

undertakng in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, agreeing to be bound by the

provisions of this Protective Order, before receiving any "Confdential' information.

For puroses ofthis Protective Order, a consultant shall be defined as a person who is

neither an employee of a party nor anticipated to become an employee durng the course of this

litigation, and who is retained or employed as a consultant or expert for puroses ofthis litigation,

whether full-time or par-time, by or at the direction of counsel for a party.

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The designation of any document as "Confdential" or "Confidential- Attorneys Only" shall

Disclosure to Authors and Previous Recipients

not preclude any pary from showing the document to any person who appears as the author or as an

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addressee on the face of the document, or who has been identified by the designating party as having

been provided with the document or the information therein.

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Access to "Confidential- Attornevs Onlv" Materials

Documents or information designated as "Confdential - Attorneys Only" shall be

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disclosed only to attorneys of record for the paries to this action, the authorized secretarial and legal

assistance staff of such attorneys, the Cour and Cour personnel as provided in Paragraph 6(a), and

subject to Paragraphs 6(e)-6(t), to consultants, experts, and their staff 7 retained by the paries or their

8 attorneys for purposes ofthis litigation. No documents or information designated as "Confidential9 Attorneys Only" shall be disclosed to any third party or to any pary to this action, other than the

10 disclosing pary, except by written stipulation of the parties or by order of the Cour. Documents or

11 things designated as "Confdential - Attorneys Only" shall not be retained, filed, or stored on the

12 premises of any party.

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8.2 The paries agree to meet and confer in good faith should either pary believe

disclosure of a document designated as "Confdential - Attorneys Only" to a third party or a pary to

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this action is necessary.

9. Filn!! Materials Under Seal

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Nothing in this Protective Order shall prevent any pary from filing Confidential Information

with the Cour for the Cour's use in connection with any motions, tral, appeal, or other issues before

it. However, all documents or information comprising or containing Confidential Information that

are filed in any cour shall be filed under seal and marked as follows:

CONFIDENTIAL

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COURT'S PROTECTIVE ORDER

OF 2006, THE ENCLOSUR(S) SHALL BE

TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AN SHALL NOT BE SHOWN TO AN

PERSON OTHER THAN THOSE PERSONS DESIGNATED IN PARGRAH 6

OF THE PROTECTIVE ORDER.

No documents filed under seal shall be made available to third parties or the public except by

fuher order of this Court or in accordance with the terms, including the permitted uses specified in

this Order.

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The execution of this Order shall not, in itself, operate as an admission against or otherwise

prejudice any contention of any pary on any motion provided for herein, or in any other proceeding

3 or tral in this action, nor shall this Order be taken to constitute a waiver of any pary's right to seek

4 relief from the Cour from any or all provisions of this Order.

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Disposition of Desi2nated Materials at End of Case

Within thirty (30) days of the final adjudication, or resolution through settlement, of

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the claims at issue herein, unless otherwise agreed in wrting by an attorney of record for the

designating party, each party shall either (a) assemble and return all "Confdential' or "Confdential -

9 Attorneys Only" material, including all copies thereof, to the pary or third-pary witness from which

10 the designated material was obtained, or (b) certify in writing that all such material has been

11 destroyed. The producing pary shall acknowledge receipt of such material in writing.

12 10.2 Unless otherwise agreed, outside counsel for each pary may retain one (1) archival

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copy of "Confdential" or "Confdential-Attorneys Only" material, and this Protective Order shall

remain in force with respect to such materiaL.

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11. Duration of Order

All provisions of this Protective Order, other than the confidentiality provisions of

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Paragraph 2 and the provision of Paragraph 9.2 pertaining to the archival copies, shall expire one

month after compliance by all parties with Paragraph 9 hereof. The confidentiality obligations

imposed by this Order shall surive any such expiration unless otherwise expressly ordered by this

Cour upon a duly noticed motion and hearng.

12. Modification of Order

Nothing in this Protective Order shall prevent any pary from applying to this Court for entr

of an Order declassifying a document which has been designated "Confidential" or "Confdential -

Attorneys Only." This Protective Order shall not prevent any pary from applying to this Cour for

relief therefrom or from applying to this Cour for fuher or additional protective orders, or from

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modifyng this Protective Order by mutual agreement, subject to the approval of this Cour.

DATED: ~, 2006

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GIBSON, DUN & CRUTCHER LLP

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BY:~

Rachel S. Brass

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MCI Network Services, Inc.

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LAW OFFICE OF ANTHONY J. SPERBER

DATED: ~, 2006

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By: s/Anthony J. Sperber

Anthony J. Sperber

Attorneys for Plaintiff

PAUL ANDERSON

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SO ORDERED.

DATED: ,2006 By:

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The Honorable Vaugh R. Walker

Chief Judge, Northern Distrct of California

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GRANTED

Judge Vaughn R Walker

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EXHIBIT A

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Plaintiff,

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MCI NETWORK SERVICES, INC.; and

DOES 1 through 100,

Defendant.

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1. . My current I reside at

occupation is

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2, I have received a copy of the Protective Order in this action. I have carefully read and

understand the provisions of the Protective Order.

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3. I wil comply with all of the provisions in the Protective Order. I will hold in

confidence, will not disclosure to anyone not qualified under the Protective Order, and will use only

for the puroses set forth in the Protective Order any information or documents designated

"Confdential" or "Confdential - Attorneys Only" and disclosed to me.

4. Promptly upon termination of this action, I wil retur all designated "Confidential' or

"Confidential- Attorneys Only" designated information and documents that came into my

possession, and all documents and things I have prepared relating thereto, to counsel for the party by

whom I am retained or employed.

5. I hereby submit to the jursdiction of this Cour for the purose of enforcement of this

Protective Order and this Undertaking in this action.

Dated

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