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Parties Involved:
Lennar Mare Island, LLC
Plaintiff
Steadfast Insurance Company
Defendant
United States of America
Intervenor Plaintiff

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01606-00001/8602834.1

STIPULATED CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT; PROPOSED ORDER

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP

Dale H. Oliver (State Bar No. 155467)

daleoliver@quinnemanuel.com

John S. Purcell (State Bar No. 158969)

johnpurcell@quinnemanuel.com 

865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90017-2543

Telephone: (213) 443-3000

Facsimile: (213) 443-3100

SINNOTT, PUEBLA, CAMPAGNE & CURET 

William David Campagne (State Bar No. 111372)

dcampagne@spcclaw.com 

Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1410 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 325-6200 

Facsimile: (415) 352-6224 

Attorneys for Defendant Steadfast Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LENNAR MARE ISLAND, LLC, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

No. 2:12-cv-02182-KJM-KJN

No. 2:16-cv-00291-KJM-KJN

STIPULATED CONFIDENTIALITY 

AGREEMENT; PROPOSED ORDER

LENNAR MARE ISLAND, LLC, 

Plaintiff,

vs.

STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

AND ALL RELATED COUNTER-CLAIMS 

AND CROSS-CLAIMS

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT

1. Plaintiff and Counterdefendant Lennar Mare Island, LLC (“LMI”),

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01606-00001/8602834.1 2

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Defendant, Counterclaimant and Counterdefendant Steadfast Insurance Company

(“Steadfast”), Counterdefendant and Counterclaimant CH2M HILL Constructors, Inc.

(“CH2M HILL”), Intervenor United States of America (“United States”), and third parties 

General Reinsurance Corporation; Odyssey Reinsurance Company; Swiss Re America 

Holding Corporation; Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (collectively “Reinsurers”) and 

Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC (“Guy Carpenter”) enter into this Confidentiality

Agreement for the purpose of assuring the confidentiality and protection of certain

information that may be disclosed by the third-party Reinsurers and Guy Carpenter. 

2. As used in this Confidentiality Agreement (“Agreement”), the following 

terms have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:

a. “Confidential Information” means those portions of the material or

information from the Production that are designated by the Reinsurers or Guy Carpenter as 

confidential pursuant to this Agreement;

b. “Party” or “Parties” means one or more of the parties to this litigation;

c. “Production” means only those documents that are produced by the 

Reinsurers or Guy Carpenter in this litigation pursuant to the subpoenas issued by LMI on 

September 8, 2016;

3. Steadfast, the Reinsurers and Guy Carpenter contend that the Production 

contains confidential commercial information of a proprietary nature.

4. The purpose of this agreement is to protect confidential information 

contained in the Production.

5. To designate any page of the Production as Confidential Information subject 

to protection under this Agreement, the Reinsurers or Guy Carpenter shall mark that page 

with the word CONFIDENTIAL at the time of production.

6. The Receiving Parties shall keep Confidential Information in a manner 

reasonably calculated to preserve the confidentiality of that material.

7. Confidential Information that is disclosed by the Reinsurers or Guy Carpenter

during the course of this litigation:

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a. shall only be used by the Receiving Parties, their counsel, any

independent expert witnesses, advisors and consultants retained by a Party in connection

with the prosecution and defense of this litigation and for no other purpose;

b. shall not be published to the general public in any form by any Party,

their counsel, or any independent expert witnesses, advisors and consultants retained by a

Party to this litigation, nor used by any Party, their counsel, or any independent expert

witnesses, advisors and consultants retained by a Party for any business or commercial

purpose; and

c. may be disclosed by counsel for any of the Parties only to the following

persons insofar as it is reasonably necessary to the prosecution or defense of this litigation:

i. attorneys for any of the Parties, including in-house counsel who are 

participating or assisting in the conduct of this litigation, and their 

employees and contractors who are working under such attorneys’ 

supervision;

ii. any current or former director, officer, employee, or agent of a Party who 

is involved in the prosecution or defense of this litigation, including 

anyone responsible for the supervision or settlement of this litigation;

iii. Party or independent expert witnesses, advisors and consultants 

retained by a Party in connection with this litigation, and their 

employees and contractors who are working under their supervision;

iv. Party witnesses whose statement or testimony (whether at deposition 

or trial) is taken in this action, including during preparation for giving 

testimony;

v. the Court, its personnel, and any trier of fact;

vi. court reporters or stenographers engaged to record deposition 

testimony, and their employees;

vii. deposition witnesses at the time of deposition, in which case the Party 

seeking to use the Confidential Information must take appropriate 

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measures to ensure that the relevant portions of the deposition and 

deposition exhibits are marked Confidential;

viii. witnesses at trial;

ix. commercial photocopy, imaging, and document management services, 

solely to the extent reasonably necessary for the prosecution or defense 

of this action; and

x. such other persons as may be authorized by agreement of the parties or

by the Court upon motion of any Party pursuant to the provisions of 

Paragraph 10, below;

however, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude a disclosure of Confidential Information to

any person who offered, prepared, previously had legal access to, was an addressee of, 

received a copy of such information prior to the date of this Agreement, or participated in

the creation, compilation or production of such information.

8. The United States agrees to protect the Confidential Information to the full 

extent allowed by federal law. The United States shall use the Confidential Information 

only for purposes of this lawsuit, except that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the law 

enforcement, police and/or regulatory powers of the United States, including, without 

limitation, any rights, powers, claims or defenses the United States may have under federal 

or other law, including, without limitation, criminal, tax, fraud, antitrust, labor, False 

Claims Act, or environmental laws.

9. If any Party disputes the designation of information as “Confidential,” the

Party disputing the designation shall serve counsel for Steadfast and the Reinsurer(s) and/or 

Guy Carpenter a written notice specifically identifying the challenged designation and the

factual and legal basis for the challenge. Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter

shall have 10 business days from the date of receipt of the notification to respond to the

challenge. If Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter does not respond in writing

to the written notice of challenge of designation, then the Party seeking to remove the

designation may request relief from the Court upon notice to counsel for all parties and the 

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Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter. Until the Court resolves the dispute, all materials

designated as “Confidential” shall be treated according to their designation. The party in

whose favor such application or motion is resolved by the Court may, in the Court’s

discretion, be entitled to recover attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with such

application or motion; except that, with respect to the United States, attorneys’ fees against 

the United States may only be awarded in accordance with applicable federal law.

10. In the event that any Party desires that information designated as

“Confidential” be disclosed, communicated, discussed, or made available to any person not

otherwise authorized by this Confidentiality Agreement, the Party wishing to disclose,

communicate, discuss, or make available such information must submit to counsel for

Steadfast and the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter a written notice specifically

identifying the information to be disclosed, and the name, title, and business relationship of

the persons to whom counsel wishes to make such disclosure. Steadfast and the Reinsurer(s)

and/or Guy Carpenter shall have 10 business days from the date of receipt of the

notification to object to the disclosure to any person identified therein. If Steadfast, the 

Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter does not respond in writing to the written notice of

disclosure within 10 business days after receipt thereof, the persons named in the notice,

subject to the terms and conditions of this Confidentiality Agreement, shall be entitled to

receive the information specified in the notice, but no other materials subject to this

Confidentiality Agreement. If Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter responds

and objects to the disclosure request, and the parties subsequently are unable to agree on the

terms and conditions of the requested disclosure, the Party seeking disclosure may file a

motion with the Court, served on counsel for all other Parties, Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s)

and/or Guy Carpenter, setting forth the basis for seeking such disclosure, in which case, the

requested disclosure shall only be made upon such terms as the Court shall provide.

11. A copy of this Agreement, together with the Acknowledgment agreeing to be 

bound by its terms in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A, shall be delivered to each person 

identified in Paragraphs 7 and 10 above to whom disclosure of Confidential Information will be 

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made. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon each such person to whom 

disclosure is made. Counsel disclosing the information to an authorized person under 

Paragraphs 7 and 10 above shall obtain and retain a signed copy of said Acknowledgement 

before any such person receives any Confidential Information.

12. A Receiving Party shall not use any Confidential Information for any 

purpose not set forth in this Agreement without Steadfast’s and the Reinsurer(s)’s and/or 

Guy Carpenter’s express prior written consent. The provisions of this Agreement,

specifically including Paragraph 7, shall not be construed as preventing any disclosure or

use of Confidential Information by Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter in any

way.

13. Before filing with the Court any pleading, motion, application, memorandum

of law, or other paper that in any manner quotes, paraphrases, attaches as an exhibit or 

otherwise discloses information that has been designated by the Reinsurers and/or Guy 

Carpenter as Confidential Information pursuant to this Agreement, the Party that intends to

file such pleading, motion, application, memorandum of law or other paper, shall do so

under seal or provide counsel for Steadfast and the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter 10

days prior written notice specifically identifying the Confidential Information intended to

be disclosed so that Steadfast may make a sealing application to the Court if Steadfast 

deems that necessary.

14. The inadvertent production of information or documents by the Reinsurers

and/or Guy Carpenter to any Party for inspection and copying shall not itself be deemed to

waive any claim of attorney-client privilege, or attorney work product protection that might

exist with respect to such document or other documents or communication, written or oral,

including without limitation, other communications referred to in the documents or

information produced.

15. In the event any Party is served with a subpoena or order requiring the 

disclosure of Confidential Information, the recipient of the subpoena or order will provide 

immediate notice to Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter through their counsel.

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The recipient of the subpoena or order shall not object to Steadfast’s, the Reinsurer(s)’s

and/or Guy Carpenter’s appearance to protect its interest in maintaining the information as

confidential. The recipient of the subpoena or order will not respond to any such subpoena

or order until Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter have a reasonable

opportunity to seek appropriate relief from the Court, including but not limited to, a motion

for a protective order; however, nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the recipient of a

subpoena from complying with the subpoena or a court order to produce should Steadfast, 

the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter not secure relief from the Court by the last day the

recipient has to comply with the subpoena or order.

16. The Parties, Reinsurers and Guy Carpenter recognize that agencies of the 

United States, including the Navy and the Department of Justice, are subject to the 

provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, and its associated 

regulations, and may receive a request for information or documents pursuant thereto. 

Agencies of the United States may also receive requests from Congress. Pursuant to 28 

C.F.R. § 16.8, the Department of Justice agrees to notify Steadfast of any FOIA request in 

which the disclosure of Confidential Information may be compelled, and to afford 

Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter the timely opportunity to seek a 

protective order or to take such other legal action to preserve the confidentiality of 

Confidential Information as Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter may deem 

appropriate.

17. Upon Steadfast’s, the Reinsurer(s)’s and/or Guy Carpenter’s request, all

materials designated as “Confidential,” and all copies thereof, shall be either destroyed or

returned to the Reinsurers and/or Guy Carpenter, per Steadfast’s. the Reinsurer(s)’s and/or 

Guy Carpenter’s instructions, within 120 days after the conclusion of this litigation, 

including any appeals (the “Destruction Period”). Counsel for the Receiving Parties shall

certify in writing to counsel for Steadfast, the Reinsurer(s) and/or Guy Carpenter that said

materials have been destroyed or returned per Steadfast’s, the Reinsurer(s)’s and/or Guy 

Carpenter’s instructions, or otherwise disposed of as ordered by the Court, within thirty

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(30) days after the Destruction Period.

18. The Reinsurers and/or Guy Carpenter may waive a previously-made 

Confidential Information designation by notifying all Receiving Parties in writing in a 

manner that reasonably identifies the material at issue and providing each of the Receiving 

Parties new copies of the material with the CONFIDENTIAL designation removed. The 

Receiving Parties shall then destroy the materials originally produced and replace them 

with the new copies.

[Signature Page to Follow]

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Dated: December 20, 2016 AGREED:

/s/ Dale H. Oliver as authorized 12/20/2016

Dale H. Oliver

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & 

SULLIVAN, LLP

Attorneys for Steadfast Insurance Company

Dated: December 20, 2016 AGREED:

/s/ Ryan Werner_____________

Ryan Werner

PENNINGTON LAWSON LLP

Attorneys for Lennar Mare Island, LLC

Dated: December 20, 2016 AGREED:

/s/ Amanda Hairston as authorized 12/20/2016

Amanda Hairston

FARELLA BRAUN + MARTEL LLP

Attorneys for CH2M HILL Constructors, Inc.

Dated: December 20, 2016 AGREED:

/s/ J. Taylor McConkie as authorized 12/20/2016

J. Taylor McConkie 

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF 

JUSTICE

Attorneys for the United States 

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Dated: ______________, 2016 AGREED:

__________________________________

On Behalf of General Reinsurance 

Corporation

Dated: ______________, 2016 AGREED:

__________________________________

On Behalf of Odyssey Reinsurance 

Corporation 

Dated: ______________, 2016 AGREED:

__________________________________

On Behalf of Swiss Re America Holding 

Corporation

Dated: ______________, 2016 AGREED:

__________________________________

On Behalf of Transatlantic Reinsurance 

Company

Dated: ______________, 2016 AGREED:

__________________________________

On Behalf of Guy Carpenter & Company, 

LLC

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ORDER

IT IS SO ORDERED:

Dated: December 22, 2016

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