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Parties Involved:
Karl Domm
Counter Claimant
Markus Heitkoetter
Counter Defendant
Rockwell Trading Services, LLC
Counter Defendant

Document Text:

PROPOSED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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VENABLE LLP

2049 CENTURY PARK EAST, SUITE 2300

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067

310.229.9900

ANDREW C. STEBBINS (Pro Hac Vice – OH#0086387) 

 astebbins@bdblaw.com 

BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS LLC

1375 E. 9th Street, Suite 1700

Cleveland, OH 44114

Telephone: (216) 736-4233 

MAX N. WELLMAN (State Bar No. 291814)

 mwellman@venable.com

VENABLE LLP

2049 Century Park East, Suite 2300

Los Angeles, California 90067

Telephone: (310) 229-9900

Attorneys for Plaintiffs MARKUS 

HEITKOETTER and ROCKWELL TRADING 

SERVICES, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARKUS HEITKOETTER, an individual and 

ROCKWELL TRADING SERVICES, LLC, a 

Texas limited liability company,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

KARL DOMM, an individual,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:22-cv-00368-AWI-BAM

PROPOSED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Judge: Hon. Anthony W. Ishii

Courtroom: 2, 8th Floor 

Date: June 27, 2022

Time: 1:30 p.m.

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AND NOW, this 16th day of February 2023, this Court enters the following Protective 

Order.

1. No party, either personally or through their agents or attorneys, shall publish to 

the Internet any “Disclosure or Discovery Material,” a term which shall mean for purposes of 

this Order any documents or information that is generated, produced or disclosed in disclosures 

or discovery of this matter. The purpose of this Paragraph is to prevent the parties from 

publishing documents or information that would not be in the possession or knowledge of the 

parties but for the production or disclosure of the same in the course of disclosure or discovery 

in this litigation. This Order does not prohibit the publication of information or documents of 

which a party has knowledge of or is in possession of from a source independent of disclosures 

or discovery of this matter, so long as such publication does not reference or allude to the use or 

disclosure of said information or documents in the course of disclosures or discovery in this 

matter. For purposes of this Order, a party will be in violation of this Paragraph if he/she/they 

provide Disclosure or Discovery Material to a third party and direct or induce said third-party 

to publish the Disclosure or Discovery Material to the Internet. For purposes of this Order, the 

phrase “publish to the Internet” shall have its ordinary meaning and expressly be inclusive of, 

but not limited to, a party’s publication of Disclosure or Discovery Material to social media 

websites, such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, or any other social media website which any 

party or their agents or attorneys is a user, as well as the re-posting or sharing of content 

originally published by third-parties. If any party believes that content published by another 

party (“Publishing Party”) violates this Paragraph, the attorneys for the parties shall meet and 

confer within a reasonable time in an effort to resolve any disputes, prior to seeking the Court’s 

involvement. This provision shall remain in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings in this 

matter. 

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2. Any party that produces discovery material in this action (“Producing Party”) 

may designate as “Confidential” (by marking the relevant page(s) or items with the text 

“CONFIDENTIAL – SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER”) any document or response to 

discovery which the Producing Party believes in good faith to meet the following definition of 

“Confidential Information”: (1) the information consists of (i) personal identifying information 

including social security numbers, financial account numbers, dates of birth, physical addresses, 

account login information, personal income, current employer(s), unlisted telephone numbers, 

and other information which provides details about a Party’s personal life; (ii) information that 

constitutes proprietary financial or technical, competitive, or commercially sensitive 

information that the Producing Party maintains as highly confidential in its business, and which 

has significant competitive value such that unrestricted disclosure to others would create a 

substantial risk of serious financial injury; or (iii) any document that refers, relates or evidences 

medical information, including but not limited to medical provider impressions, records, 

prescriptions, medical insurance documentation and records, and other non-billing information, 

and, for purposes of this definition it is expressly understood that the term “medical information” 

is inclusive of information related to mental health care or counselling, and “medical provider” 

shall include any and all mental health professionals, such as psychologists, licensed social 

workers, licensed clinical counsellors, licensed family therapists, and any and all other types of 

mental health providers. Where a document or response consists of more than one page, the first 

page and each page on which confidential information appears shall be so designated

information.

3. A Producing Party may designate information disclosed during a deposition or 

in response to written discovery as “Confidential” by so indicating in said response or on the 

record at the deposition and requesting the preparation of a separate transcript of such material. 

Additionally, a Producing Party may designate in writing, within twenty (20) days after receipt 

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of said responses or of the deposition transcript for which the designation is proposed, or within 

5 days of the entry of this Order, whichever is later, that specific pages of the transcript and/or 

specific responses be treated as Confidential Information. Any other party may object to such 

proposal, in writing or on the record. Upon such objection, the parties shall follow the procedures 

described in Paragraph 7 below. After any designation made according to the procedure set forth 

in this paragraph, the designated documents or information shall be treated according to the 

designation until the matter is resolved according to the procedures described in Paragraph 7 

below, and counsel for all parties shall be responsible for marking all previously unmarked 

copies of the designated material in their possession or control with the specified designation. 

In addition to that which is designated as “CONFIDENTIAL – SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE 

ORDER” in a deposition transcript, including exhibits thereto, deposition transcripts themselves 

shall not be published in any media absent written agreement of the parties or Order of Court. 

4. Except with the prior written consent of other parties, or upon prior order of this 

Court obtained upon notice to opposing counsel, Confidential Information shall not be disclosed 

to any person other than:

a) Persons who appear on the face of Designated Discovery Material as an 

author, addressee, or recipient thereof;

b) Counsel of Record;

c) Outside Consultants of the Receiving Party to whom disclosure is 

reasonably necessary for this litigation and who have signed the “Certification” 

attached hereto as Exhibit A;

d) Witnesses at deposition and/or trial, provided that such witnesses may not 

retain copies of Designated Discovery Material unless permitted by other provisions 

of this Order;

e) The Court and its personnel;

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f) Any designated arbitrator or mediator who is assigned to hear this matter, 

and his or her staff, who have signed the “Certification” attached hereto as “Exhibit 

A”;

g) Court reporters and videographers; and

h) Professional Vendors to which disclosure is reasonably necessary for this 

litigation and a representative of which has signed the “Certification” attached hereto 

as “Exhibit A”.

5. Any persons receiving Confidential Information shall not reveal or discuss such 

information to or with any person who is not entitled to receive such information, except as set

forth herein.

6. A party may designate as “Confidential” documents or discovery materials 

produced by a non-party if the documents or discovery materials contain “Confidential 

Information” with respect to the designating party as set forth in Paragraph 2, by providing 

written notice to all parties of the relevant document numbers or other identification within 5 

days after receiving such documents or discovery materials, or within 5 days of the entry of this

Order, whichever is later. Within 20 days after receipt of copies of documents produced by a 

non-party, or 5 days following the docketing of this Order, whichever is later, a Party may 

designate Confidential as described in paragraph 2, supra, be redacted on documents produced 

by non-parties. 

7. No Confidential Information may be filed with the Court, unless under seal. No 

party or non-party shall file or submit for filing as part of the Court record any documents that 

are designated Confidential under seal without first obtaining leave of Court. Any information 

that has been redacted pursuant to paragraph 2, supra, or designated for redaction, pursuant to 

paragraph 5, supra, shall not be filed, even under seal, unless they remain redacted, unless if 

otherwise ordered by the Court.

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8. If a party contends that any material is not entitled to Confidential treatment

and/or redaction, such party may at any time give written notice to the Producing Party who 

designated the material as Confidential, or designated information to be redacted, and shall 

particularly identify the document(s) or information the receiving party contends should be 

designated differently. Within seven (7) calendar days of the receipt of challenge, counsel for 

the Producing Party and receiving party shall meet and confer in an effort to resolve any disputes. 

As a part of the meet and confer process, the Producing Party shall advise the challenging party 

of its good faith basis for the Confidential designation and/or basis for redaction, including any 

federal or state law or other applicable privilege or right relating to confidentiality or privacy that 

the Producing Party asserts supports the Confidential designation and/or redaction. If agreement 

cannot be reached, the Producing Party who designated the material as Confidential and/or to be 

redacted shall have fourteen (14) days from the receipt of the written notice of challenge to apply 

to the Court for an order designating the material as Confidential and/or to be redacted. The 

Producing Party seeking the order has the burden of establishing that the document is entitled to 

protection under the terms of this Protective Order. A party shall not be obligated to challenge 

the propriety of a Confidential designation and/or redaction at the time made, and the failure to 

do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto.

9. Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of material as Confidential

Information and/or to be redacted, all documents shall be treated as such and shall be subject 

to the provisions hereof unless and until one of the following occurs:

(a) the Producing Party that claims that the material is Confidential and/or 

should be redacted withdraws such designation in writing; or

(b) the Producing Party that claims that the material is Confidential

Information and/or should be redacted fails to apply to the Court for an Order 

designating the material Confidential and/or to be redacted within the time period 

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specified above after receipt of a written challenge to such designation; or

(c) the Court rules the material is not Confidential and/or should not be 

redacted.

10. All provisions of this Order restricting the communication or use of Confidential

Information and/or redacted documents shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this 

action, unless otherwise agreed or ordered. Upon conclusion of the litigation, a party in the 

possession of Confidential Information and/or redacted documents, other than that which is 

contained in pleadings, correspondence, and deposition transcripts, shall either (a) return such 

documents no later than fourteen (14) days after conclusion of this action to counsel for the party 

or non-party who provided such information, or (b) destroy such documents within the time 

period upon consent of the party who provided the information and certify in writing within sixty 

(60) days that the documents have been destroyed. Notwithstanding this provision, Counsel of 

Record may retain an archival copy of all pleadings, motion papers, deposition transcripts 

(including exhibits), exhibits offered or introduced into evidence at trial, legal memoranda, 

correspondence or attorney work product, even if such materials contain designated Confidential 

Information. Any such archival copies that contain or constitute Confidential Information remain 

subject to this Order.

11. The terms of this Order do not preclude, limit, restrict, or otherwise apply to the 

use of documents at trial.

12. Nothing herein shall be deemed to waive any applicable privilege or work 

product protection, or to affect the ability of a party to seek relief for an inadvertent disclosure of 

material protected by privilege or work product protection.

13. This Court will retain jurisdiction over this matter and will resolve all disputes 

that cannot be resolved by counsel.

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Exhibit A

Certification

I, ____________________, hereby state that I have been retained in the matter of Rockwell 

Trading, et al v. Karl Domm. I certify that I have reviewed the Protective Order, entered into by 

the parties and ordered by the Court, and hereby agree to be subject to the same terms, 

conditions, and restrictions as the parties to this matter. 

_________ ______________________________

DATE NAME

ORDER

The Court adopts the protective order submitted on February 14, 2022. (Doc. 42.) The 

parties are advised that pursuant to the Local Rules of the United States District Court, Eastern 

District of California, any documents subject to this protective order to be filed under seal must 

be accompanied by a written request which complies with Local Rule 141 prior to sealing. The 

party making a request to file documents under seal shall be required to show good cause for 

documents attached to a non-dispositive motion or compelling reasons for documents attached to 

a dispositive motion. Pintos v. Pacific Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2009). 

Within five (5) days of any approved document filed under seal, the party shall file a redacted 

copy of the sealed document. The redactions shall be narrowly tailored to protect only the 

information that is confidential or was deemed confidential. 

Additionally, the parties shall consider resolving any dispute arising under this protective 

order according to the Court’s informal discovery dispute procedures.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 16, 2023 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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