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Parties Involved:
Boston Scientific Corporation
Defendant
Gary Morse
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GARY MORSE, 

 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 

 Defendant. 

Case No.: 1:06-CV-00508-OWW-GSA 

ORDER REGARDING 

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following terms and conditions shall govern the 

treatment of Confidential Information in this proceeding: 

1. “Confidential Information” is information relating to a party’s trade secrets, 

research and development, marketing or training, confidential business, commercial or 

proprietary information, or other information reasonably sought to be kept confidential. 

2. Any party may reasonably designate any document containing Confidential 

Information, or portion thereof, which it may produce as “Confidential” by labeling the 

documents to be so designated as “Confidential.” 

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3. Anyone who is provided with Confidential Information under this Order shall use 

such information solely in connection with this action, GARY MORSE v. BOSTON 

SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, Case No. 1:06-CV-00508-OWW- NEW (WMW), shall keep 

such information strictly confidential, and shall in no way divulge such information, or any 

portion, summary, abstract or other derivation thereof, to any firm, person or entity, except as 

follows: 

(a) Attorneys representing or advising a party in connection with this action, and their 

paralegals or their other employees who require access to Confidential 

Information for the purpose of litigation of this action; or 

(b) To a named party in this action or their insurer, provided that the party or insurer 

signs a Declaration regarding Confidential Information in the form attached 

hereto as Exhibit “A”; or 

(c) To outside experts or consultants retained in connection with this action, provided 

that such experts and/or consultants sign a Declaration regarding Confidential 

Information in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; or 

(d) To witnesses who testify at depositions, hearings, or at trial, if any such further 

proceedings occur in this case, provided that such witnesses sign a Declaration 

regarding Confidential Information in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; 

or 

(e) To court reporters appearing at depositions, hearings or at trial, if any such further 

proceedings occur in this case, provided that the court reporter is advised that the 

materials have been designated as Confidential, and agrees to keep such 

information confidential. 

4. Prior to disclosing Confidential Information to any expert or consultant, or to a 

party or an insurer, counsel shall require the expert consultant, party or insurer to execute a 

Declaration regarding Confidential Information, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. 

Counsel shall retain the executed Declaration in its files during the pendency of this litigation, 

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and upon request shall make the executed Declaration available for inspection to the 

requesting party or the Court. 

5. Any deposition which a party determines will or might reasonably include 

disclosure of Confidential Information shall be attended only by those persons entitled to 

receive such Confidential Information pursuant to Paragraph 3 of this Stipulation and Order. 

During a deposition, any party may ask the reporter to designate certain portions of the 

testimony as Confidential, in which case the Confidential portions shall be separately 

transcribed and labeled as Confidential. In addition, within thirty (30) days after a copy of the 

transcript taken at the deposition is delivered to the parties, counsel may designate the entirety 

or any specified portion of the transcript or exhibits thereto as Confidential by letter to the 

opposing party. Until such thirty-day period expires, the entirety of such transcripts and all 

exhibits thereto shall be treated as Confidential and subject to this Stipulation and Order. 

After such thirty-day period expires, such transcripts, exhibits or portions thereof designated as 

Confidential shall be treated as such under this Stipulation and Order. If no such designation 

is made within thirty days, such transcripts or exhibits shall not be subject to this Stipulation 

and Order. 

6. Should documents or transcripts designated as Confidential be used as exhibits to 

any court filing or in any court proceeding in this action, the party intending to submit 

Confidential material to the Court shall first notify all parties of the intent to do so, and then all 

such documents, exhibits or transcripts containing any such information shall be filed under 

seal, in a sealed envelope (or other sealed container) marked with the title of this action, the 

title of each such transcript or document being filed, and a statement substantially in the 

following form: 

CONFIDENTIAL 

Pursuant to the Order of the Court dated __________, 2007, this envelope 

containing the above-entitled transcripts or documents filed by [the name of the 

party], is not to be opened nor the contents thereof displayed or revealed, except 

in accordance with an Order of the Court. 

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7. If any party to the litigation disputes the designation of any document or 

information as Confidential Information, the parties shall attempt to resolve by agreement the 

question of whether or on what terms the document or information is entitled to confidential 

treatment. The party objecting to the Confidential designation shall notify the designating 

party, and the designating party shall respond within ten (10) days. If the parties are unable to 

agree as to whether the document or information is properly designated as Confidential 

Information, the party objecting to the designation may file an appropriate motion with the 

Court. Until a resolution of the dispute is achieved either through consent or Court Order, the 

parties shall treat the designated document or information as Confidential Information. 

8. Upon the termination of this action, whether by Court order, judgment, settlement, 

or otherwise, including the termination of any appeals, each party will return to the other all 

documents designated as Confidential and all copies or reproductions of such documents, and 

destroy any workpapers, work product, notes, analyses, or other documents that contain any 

information derived from, based upon, or referring to any Confidential Information. The 

return of Confidential materials shall be completed within thirty (30) days after termination of 

the action. This Order, and the obligation to keep Confidential Information confidential, shall 

survive the final termination of this action. 

9. If any party who has received Confidential Information is asked to produce such 

information, by subpoena or otherwise, for purposes of use in a separate legal action, the party 

receiving such a request shall promptly inform the producing party that such request has been 

received and shall object to such request on the basis of this Order. 

10. Nothing in this Order shall be deemed a waiver of any type of privilege applicable 

to any type of information in this or any other action or proceeding. Nothing in this Order 

shall be construed to affect the evidentiary admissibility of any Confidential Information. 

11. This Order shall not prevent any party from applying to the Court for modification 

of the Order or for further relief. 

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12. Failure to comply with this Order shall be a basis for monetary sanctions or other 

appropriate relief. 

In addition to the foregoing, the parties are directed to comply with Local Rule 39-141 

regarding the sealing of documents. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 18, 2007 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

HONORABLE GARY S. AUSTIN 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GARY MORSE, 

 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 

 Defendant. 

Case No.: 1:06-CV-00508-OWWGSA 

DECLARATION OF 

REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL 

INFORMATION 

I, , declare and state as follows: 

1. I live at . I am 

employed by , and hold the position of . I 

have read and I understand the protective order entered in GARY MORSE v. BOSTON 

SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, Case No. 1:06-CV-00508-OWW- NEW (WMW), and a copy 

of the protective order has been provided to me. 

2. I promise that any Confidential Information or materials within the meaning of the 

protective order will be used by me only to assist the attorneys in connection with the litigation 

of this matter. 

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3. I promise that I will not disclose or discuss the Confidential Information or 

materials with anyone other than the persons described in paragraph 3 of the Stipulation and 

Order Regarding Confidential Information. 

4. I promise to return all documents and materials, and copies of documents and 

materials designated as Confidential and subject to the protective order to the attorney who 

provided me with the Confidential Information or materials. 

5. I understand that any disclosure or use of Confidential Information or materials in 

any manner contrary to the provisions of the protective order will subject me to sanctions for 

contempt of the Court’s order, and I consent to the jurisdiction of this Court for appropriate 

proceedings in the event of any alleged violation of this protective order. 

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 

foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration was executed on 

, 200 , at (city) (state). 

 

 Declarant 

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