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Parties Involved:
Aerotek, Inc.,
Defendant
Shirley Konkle
Plaintiff

Document Text:

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

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ROBERT JEREMY ADAMSON, Bar No. 251380

KUNZLER LAW GROUP

8 East Broadway, Suite 600

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Telephone: 801.994.4646

Fax No.: 801.532.7750

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SHIRLEY KONKLE

BENJAMIN L. WEBSTER, Bar No. 132230

KELSEY E. PAPST, Bar No. 270547

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

500 Capitol Mall

Suite 2000

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: 916.830.7200

Fax No.: 916.561.0828

Attorneys for Defendant

AEROTEK, INC., A MARYLAND 

CORPORATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SHIRLEY KONKLE, an individual,

Plaintiff,

v.

AEROTEK, INC., a Maryland 

Corporation,

Defendant.

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Pursuant to Local Rule 141.1, Plaintiff SHIRLEY KONKLE (“Plaintiff”) and 

Defendant AEROTEK, INC. (“Defendant”) (collectively referred to as the “Parties”), by and 

through their respective undersigned counsel, hereby respectfully request that the Court approve this 

Stipulated Protective Order regarding the confidential treatment of information produced during the 

discovery process. The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on 

all disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and 

use extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment under 

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applicable legal principles. The Parties further acknowledge, as set forth in Section 11 below, that 

this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file Confidential Information under seal, and 

that Local Rules 140 and 141 set forth the procedures that must be followed and the standards that 

will be applied when a Party seeks permission from the Court to file material under seal.

WHEREBY THE PARTIES STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Definitions: When used in this Stipulated Protective Order (“Protective Order”), the 

words set forth below shall have the following meanings:

(A) “Documents” includes, but is not limited to, all writings, drawings, graphs, 

charts, photographs, phono-records, emails and other electronically stored information, text and 

instant messages, and other data compilations from which information can be obtained or, if 

necessary, translated by the Party to whom the request is directed through detection devices into a 

reasonably usable form, which have been disclosed in discovery in this Litigation by any person or 

entity, whether pursuant to formal discovery requests or by agreement.

(B) “Discovery Materials” means all documents, deposition testimony and 

transcripts, deposition exhibits, responses to any discovery requests, including responses to 

interrogatories, document requests, subpoenas duces tecum, requests for admission, inspections, 

examinations of premises, facilities, and physical evidence, and any other information or material 

produced pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or otherwise given or exchanged by or 

among the parties and third parties to this action and includes all copies of such documents or other 

materials, in hard copy, electronic form, or any other form or format.

(C) “Disclose” or “Disclosure” means to produce, reveal, divulge, give, or make 

available Discovery Materials, or any part thereof, or any information contained therein.

(D) “Confidential” or “Confidential Information” is intended to be applied to 

Discovery Material that contains non-public, trade secret, proprietary, or private information that is 

treated by the proprietor thereof as such information, including but not limited to, commercial, 

business, financial, personnel, research, development, medical, or other commercial information that 

the designating Party in good faith believes requires the protections of this Protective Order.

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(E) “Producing Party” means the person or entity disclosing Discovery Materials, 

including persons and/or entities who are non-parties to this Litigation.

(F) “Non-Producing Party” means any Party other than the Producing Party.

(G) “Litigation” means the above-referenced case currently pending before this 

Court.

(H) “Party,” as used alone and not pursuant to 1(E) or 1(F) above, means Plaintiff 

and Defendant.

(I) “Signatory” means any Party, or any other person or entity who signs this 

Protective Order or Attachment A to this Protective Order, and their counsel.

2. Use of Discovery Materials: Discovery Materials shall be used solely for the purpose 

of this Litigation. Except by order of the Court, Discovery Materials shall not be used by any Party 

or non-party, other than the Producing Party, for any other purpose, including, without limitation, 

any business or commercial purpose.

3. Designating Confidential Information: The designation of Confidential Information 

shall be made by placing or affixing on the document, in a manner which will not interfere with its 

legibility, the word “CONFIDENTIAL.” In the case of a thing, the legend "CONFIDENTIAL” shall 

be securely affixed in a prominent location. Except for documents produced for inspection at the 

Party’s facilities, the designation of Confidential Information shall be made prior to, or 

contemporaneously with, the production or disclosure of that information. In the event that 

documents are produced for inspection at the Party’s facilities, such documents may be produced for 

inspection before being marked "CONFIDENTIAL.” With regard to marking documents with the 

appropriate confidentiality classification, each page of the document that contains Confidential 

Information shall be so marked in a prominent location. Copies, extracts, summaries, notes, and 

other derivatives of “CONFIDENTIAL” Discovery Material shall also be deemed 

“CONFIDENTIAL” and shall be subject to the provisions of this Protective Order. Once specific 

documents have been designated for copying, any documents containing Confidential Information 

will then be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” after copying but before delivery to the Party who 

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inspected and designated the documents. There will be no waiver of confidentiality by the 

inspection of Confidential documents before they are copied and marked “CONFIDENTIAL”

pursuant to this procedure.

4. Redaction of Confidential Information: To the extent that a document contains some 

information that is “CONFIDENTIAL” but other portions of the document do not warrant such a 

designation, then the Producing Party should provide to the Non-Producing Party one copy of the 

document in the manner described above with the appropriate designation along with one copy of 

the document with the “CONFIDENTIAL” information redacted and without said designation. 

5. Challenging Confidentiality Designations: Any Party objecting to the designation of 

any particular Discovery Material as “CONFIDENTIAL” or believing that any such designation is 

not made in good faith shall attempt to resolve the matter by setting forth in writing to the other 

Party the objections and reason(s) therefor. If the Parties cannot resolve a challenge without Court 

intervention, the Producing Party shall file and serve a motion to retain confidentiality under Local 

Rule 141.1 within twenty-one (21) days of the initial notice of the challenge or within fourteen (14) 

days of the Parties agreeing that the meet and confer process will not resolve their dispute. Each 

such motion must be accompanied by a competent declaration affirming that the movant has 

complied with the meet and confer requirements imposed in the preceding paragraph. Failure by the 

Producing Party to make such a motion, including the required declaration, within the time limits 

prescribed above shall automatically waive the confidentiality designation for each challenged 

designation. In addition, the Non-Producing Party may file a motion challenging a confidentiality 

designation at any time if there is good cause for doing so, including a challenge to the designation 

of a deposition transcript or any portions thereof. Any motion brought pursuant to this provision 

must be accompanied by a competent declaration affirming that the movant has complied with the 

meet and confer requirements imposed by the preceding paragraph. Pending the determination by 

the Court, the Discovery Material shall retain its protected status. The burden shall remain on the 

Party seeking confidentiality to justify its Confidential designation.

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6. Disclosure of Confidential Information: Other than as permitted by this Order, no 

person may review, examine, or make copies of such documents or be given access to such 

information without the written consent of the opposing or Producing Party, and no one properly in 

possession of such documents or information may reveal the contents of the same or exhibit any 

document or any portion of any document to anyone. To obtain written consent for the disclosure of 

anything designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” to any person not specified herein, such Party must first 

present a written request to opposing counsel or counsel for the Producing Party seeking the release 

of the document, material, or information from the terms of this Protective Order and thereafter, the 

Party or Producing Party receiving such request shall have ten (10) days from receipt thereof to 

respond to said request. If the Parties and/or Producing Party do not reach an agreement, then the 

requesting Party may move this Court for relief from this Order.

7. Exceptions to Non-Disclosure: Discovery Material designated “CONFIDENTIAL,” 

copies thereof, and any Confidential Information contained therein shall be used solely for the 

purpose of conducting this Litigation in good faith (including in discovery, at trial, and on appeal) 

and not for any business, personal or other purpose whatsoever, and shall not be reviewed, revealed 

or disclosed to any person except:

(A) the Court and its personnel;

(B) stenographers engaged in this Litigation;

(C) counsel of record in this Litigation and personnel of counsels’ respective law 

firms who have functional responsibility for preparation and trial of this Litigation, including 

paralegals, legal assistants, litigation support services, printers, and outside copy services utilized by 

each firm;

(D) any witness or potential witness in this Litigation who is shown a Confidential 

Document outside of a deposition, or during any portion of a deposition that has been designated as 

Confidential in accordance with the procedures contained herein, provided that said witness executes 

a copy of the Declaration and Agreement to be Bound attached hereto as Attachment A. At a 

deposition, either Party may declare the deposition Confidential in accordance with the procedures 

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contained herein. No witness in this Litigation, who is shown a Confidential Document during a 

deposition, may take an original or a copy of any such document from the deposition; 

(E) independent consultants or non-party experts retained by a Party or counsel to 

a Party to assist counsel in the preparation and trial of this Litigation. Any Party so retaining such a 

consultant or expert shall have such consultant or expert execute the Declaration attached to this 

Protective Order;

(F) Defendant and corporate representatives, employees, officers, and/or directors 

of Plaintiff involved in or with knowledge of facts relevant to this Litigation, but only on a need to 

know basis and after executing an Attachment A form Declaration and Agreement to be Bound; 

(G) in-house counsel for Plaintiff and personnel of in-house counsel who are 

directly assisting in the conduct of this Litigation, including paralegal, clerical, and other regular 

employees; 

(H) mediators agreed to by the Parties or as appointed by the Court to assist in 

resolving the issues between the Parties; and 

(I) as required by law and the Party of whom disclosure is required shall give 

prompt written notice thereof to the Producing Party.

8. Use of Confidential Information at Depositions: Confidential Information disclosed 

at deposition may be designated by any Party as “CONFIDENTIAL” by indicating on the record at 

the deposition that the testimony is “CONFIDENTIAL” and is subject to the provisions of this 

Protective Order. A Party may also designate Confidential Information disclosed at such deposition 

as “CONFIDENTIAL” by notifying the opposing Party in writing within fifteen (15) days of receipt 

of the transcript, of the specific pages and lines of the transcript which should be treated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” thereafter. Until the expiration of the fifteen (15) day period, the Parties agree 

to treat the transcripts as Confidential and subject to the restrictions in paragraph 6 of this Protective 

Order. Each Party shall attach a copy of such written notice or notices to the face of the transcript 

and each copy thereof in his possession, custody, or control. Producing Parties may invoke the 

protections of this Protective Order by designating transcripts under this paragraph.

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9. Use of Confidential Information at Trial: Pursuant to Local Rule 141.1(b)(2), any use 

of Confidential Information or Documents designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” at trial shall be 

governed by a separate agreement and order, to be submitted at the time of pretrial statements. 

10. Security of Confidential Information: Counsel for the Parties shall keep all 

documents designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” which are received under this Protective Order, secure 

within their exclusive possession and shall take reasonable efforts to place such documents in a 

secure area.

11. Scope: The restrictions and obligations regarding Discovery Material designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” shall apply only to Documents and information produced in this Litigation. In 

addition, the restrictions and obligations regarding Discovery Material designated as 

“CONFIDENTIAL” shall not apply to Discovery Material that is already public knowledge at the 

time of production, or that becomes public knowledge subsequent to production unless it becomes 

public knowledge because of a violation of this Protective Order. Each Party that designates 

information or items for protection under this Order must take care to limit any such designation to 

specific material that qualifies under the appropriate standards. Mass, indiscriminate, or routinized 

designations are prohibited. 

12. Filing of Confidential Information: Without written permission from the Producing 

Party or a Court order secured after appropriate notice to all interested person, a Party may not file in 

the public record in this action any Confidential Information or Documents designated 

“CONFIDENTIAL.” A Party that seeks to file under seal any Documents containing Confidential 

Information or designated “CONFIDENTIAL” must comply with Local Rules 140 and 141. 

Confidential material may only be filed under seal pursuant to a Court order authorizing the sealing 

of the specific material at issue. If a Non-Producing Party’s request to file Confidential Information 

or Documents designated “CONFIDENTIAL” under seal is denied by the Court, then the NonProducing Party may file the Confidential material in the public record unless otherwise instructed 

by the Court.

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13. No Effect on Privilege: The entry of this Protective Order does not alter, waive, 

modify, or abridge any right, privilege, or protection otherwise available to any Party or Producing 

Party with respect to discovery matters, including, but not limited to, any Party’s or Producing 

Party’s right to assert the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, or other privileges with 

respect to Discovery Materials or any Party’s or Producing Party’s right to contest such assertion. 

Any inadvertent disclosure of Discovery Materials protected by the attorney-client privilege or the 

work product doctrine will not be deemed a waiver of such privilege. Upon request from the 

Producing Party, a Non-Producing Party shall return all copies of any inadvertently disclosed 

privileged materials. The return of any inadvertently disclosed privileged materials shall not 

prejudice the rights of any Party or Producing Party to contest an assertion of the attorney-client 

privilege, work product doctrine, or other privileges with the Court.

14. Additional Rights: Nothing in this Protective Order shall diminish the existing rights 

and responsibilities of the Parties and other persons involved in this Litigation with respect to the 

protection of Confidential Information, as defined herein or otherwise. Nothing in this Protective 

Order shall be construed to preclude the Parties or Producing Parties from waiving, in writing or on 

the record, provisions set forth herein in specific instances to expedite this Litigation. Nothing in 

this Protective Order shall be construed to preclude the Parties or Producing Parties from seeking 

and obtaining additional protection from the Court with respect to the treatment of Discovery 

Materials covered by this Protective Order.

15. Final Disposition: Upon the final determination of this Litigation or dismissal in 

connection with an executed settlement agreement, all originals, copies, and derivatives of 

Discovery Material shall be returned to counsel for the Party or Producing Party that produced the 

document or other material or certified in writing that they have been destroyed within sixty (60) 

days. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinabove, this Protective Order will not require a 

Party to return any documents that originated from that Party.

16. Court Intervention: This Protective Order shall be without prejudice to the right of 

any Party to bring to the Court the question of whether any particular Discovery Material is 

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“CONFIDENTIAL” or whether its use should be restricted. This Protective Order and any 

application of it may be modified by the Court for good cause at any time.

17. Inadvertent Disclosure: If timely corrected, an inadvertent failure to designate 

qualified information or items does not, standing alone, waive the Producing Party’s right to secure 

protection under this Order for such material. Upon timely correction of a designation, the NonProducing Party must make reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance 

with the provisions of this Order. When a Producing Party gives notice to the Non-Producing Party 

that certain inadvertently produced material is Confidential or subject to a claim of privilege or other 

protection, the Non-Producing Party must follow the guidelines set forth in Rule 26(b)(5)(B) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and: (1) promptly return, sequester, or destroy the specified 

information and any copies it has; (2) not use or disclose the information until the claim is resolved; 

(3) take reasonable steps to retrieve the information if the Party disclosed it before being notified; 

and (4) where warranted, promptly present the information to the Court under seal for a 

determination of the claim. The Producing Party must likewise preserve the information until the 

claim is resolved.

18. Duration: This Protective Order and the obligation to maintain confidentiality shall 

survive the termination of this Litigation and shall continue in full force and effect.

Dated: January 8, 2014

Dated: January 8, 2014

/s/ Robert J. Adamson (Approved on 1/8/14)

ROBERT JEREMY ADAMSON

KUNZLER LAW GROUP

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SHIRLEY KONKLE

/s/ Benjamin L. Webster

BENJAMIN L. WEBSTER

LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C.

Attorneys for Defendant

AEROTEK, INC., A MARYLAND 

CORPORATION

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ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 15, 2014

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ATTACHMENT A

DECLARATION AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

I declare as follows:

1. My name is _______________________________.

I live at ___________________________________________________________ (current address).

I am employed as ______________________________ (position) by ________________________

______________________________________________________ (name and address of employer).

2. I am aware that the Parties have stipulated to a Protective Order regarding the 

confidentiality of information and documents produced by the Parties in Shirley Konkle v. Aerotek, 

Inc. pending before the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:13-

CV-01905-MCE-DAD. A copy of the Protective Order has been given to me.

3. I promise that documents and information given confidential treatment under the 

Protective Order will be used by me only in testifying and/or assisting counsel in preparing for and 

conducting the Litigation of the above-referenced case and not for any business, personal, or other 

purposes whatsoever.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated: ___________________ ________________________________

 (signature)

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