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Parties Involved:
InPower, LLC
Counter Claimant
Intermotive, Inc.
Counter Defendant

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INTERMOTIVE, INC.

Plaintiff,

vs.

INPOWER, LLC,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 2:05-CV-00844-FCD-GGH

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Charles L. Thoeming SBN 153504

Theodore J. Bielen, Jr. SBN 56395

Bielen, Lampe, & Thoeming

1390 Willow Pass Road, Suite 1020

Concord, CA 94520

(925)288.9720

(925)288.9731 Facsimile

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO, DIVISION

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their

counsel of record that:

1. This stipulated Protective Order (the "Protective

Order") shall govern the designation and handling of confidential

documents and information produced in discovery in this lawsuit

by any person or entity.

2. Any person (including third parties not named in this

action) who is required to produce documents or information in

discovery in this case may designate material produced as

"confidential" pursuant to this Protective Order. The following

material may be designated as confidential: material which the

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producing person believes, in good faith, contains proprietary

business information, trade secrets, information subject to a

legally protected right of privacy, or confidential research,

development, financial or personal information. Material which

has not been preserved or maintained in a manner reasonably

calculated to preserve its confidentiality may not be designated

"confidential." The parties agree that they will not designate

material as "confidential" unless they have a good faith,

reasonable basis to believe the material constitutes confidential

information. The fact that any document or information is

disclosed, used or produced in discovery or at trial herein shall

not be admissible as evidence, or offered as evidence, in any

action or proceeding before any court, agency or tribunal on the

issue of whether or not such document or information is

confidential or proprietary. The foregoing provision shall have

no effect on the issue of authenticity of any document.

3. Documents or things shall be designated as

"confidential" by stamping them "CONFIDENTIAL - SUBJECT TO

PROTECTIVE ORDER" in a size and location which makes the

designation readily apparent. A "confidential" designation shall

be affixed to any documents produced in the course of this

litigation, including portions of briefs, memoranda, or any other

writings filed with the Court, which mention, discuss or comment

upon any confidential material. With respect to documents

produced for inspection, the designation may be affixed either

prior to inspection or added when actually copied for production

or exchange, provided that in either event the designation should

be affixed in a manner which does not affect the legibility of

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the document. Any information or data that is not reduced to

documentary, tangible, or physical form, or that is otherwise not

readily designated as confidential pursuant to the preceding two

sentences, may be designated as confidential by informing counsel

for the parties that it is confidential.

(a) Confidential material filed with the Court for any

purpose shall be filed in a sealed envelope or other container,

marked on the outside with the caption of this action and the

following statement: "CONFIDENTIAL - SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE

ORDER." If any person fails to file protected documents or

information under seal, the producing person may request that the

Court place the filing under seal.

(b) The sealed envelope or other container containing

the confidential material shall not be opened except for in

camera inspection or pursuant to a Court order or the parties'

stipulation. Subject to the Court's convenience and needs, the

envelope or other container shall be kept under seal by the clerk

until further Court order.

(c) If any document or information designated as

"confidential" pursuant to this Protective Order is used or

disclosed during the course of a deposition, that portion of the

deposition record reflecting such material shall be stamped with

the appropriate designation and access shall be limited pursuant

to the terms of this Protective Order. The court reporter for

the deposition shall mark the deposition transcript cover page

and all appropriate pages or exhibits, and each copy thereof, in

accordance with paragraph 3 of this Protective Order. Only

individuals who are authorized by this Protective Order to see or

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receive such material may be present during the discussion or

disclosure of such material.

(d) Any party or deponent wishing to designate as

"confidential" pursuant to the terms set forth in paragraph 2

above any deposition testimony or documents submitted as exhibits

to a deposition may do so on the record during the deposition, or

within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the deposition

transcript and exhibits, by providing written notice of the

designation to the parties and any other affected person. If the

designation is made on the record at the deposition, the person

making the designation shall be responsible for assuring that

those portions of the deposition transcript and exhibits

designated as "confidential" are marked by the reporter in the

manner described herein. If the designation is made by notice

after receipt of the transcript or exhibits, any party receiving

notice of the designation shall stamp as "confidential" the

designated portions of any copies of the transcript or exhibits

in its possession, and shall take all reasonable steps to assure

that transcripts copied but no longer in the possession of said

party are likewise appropriately stamped. Each deposition

transcript and exhibits shall be maintained as confidential for

fifteen (15) days from receipt of the deposition transcript and

exhibits. If, after fifteen (15) days from receipt of the

deposition transcript and exhibits, no designation of

“confidential” is made the deposition transcript and exhibits

shall be deemed to not be part of this order.

(e) Neither the provisions of this Protective Order,

nor the filing of any material under seal, shall prevent the use

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in open court, at any hearing or at trial of this case of any

material that is subject to this Protective Order or filed under

seal pursuant to its provisions, provided that the party desiring

to use the material ("the disclosing party") gives the relevant

producing person(s) advance notice at such time as the disclosing

party determines that it will use, or is substantially likely to

use, such material in open court. Any party or designating

person desiring that hearings be held in camera, or that the

trial or any portion of it be closed to the public, or that a

person be excluded from a hearing or any portion of it, must make

a separate motion therefor.

4. Unless and until otherwise ordered by the Court or

agreed to in writing by the parties, all material designated

"confidential" shall be treated as confidential and shall not be

disclosed except under the terms of this Protective Order.

(a) In the event that any party objects to the

designation of any document as "confidential" such party may, in

writing, request the designating person to remove the

confidential designation. Such written request shall

specifically identify the document at issue.

(b) The designating person, by its counsel, shall

respond in writing within ten (10) business days of receipt of

the written request, or within such other period of time as may

be designated by the Court or the parties' agreement. If the

designating person refuses to remove the confidential

designation, its written response shall state the reasons for

this refusal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, failure to provide

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a timely written response shall be deemed a refusal of the

request.

(c) If the designating person(s) fails to respond to a

request or refuses to remove the confidential designation, any

party may file a motion for an order requiring the designating

person(s) to remove the confidential designation. It shall be

the designating person's burden under such circumstances to

establish that the designated information is confidential within

the meaning of this Protective Order.

(d) In the event of such a motion, the material at

issue may be submitted to the Court for in camera inspection.

5. All confidential information shall be controlled and

maintained in a manner that precludes access by any person not

entitled to access under this Protective Order and shall be

disclosed only to persons described in paragraphs 6 and 7 below

in connection with this litigation only, unless and until any

party shows a need for the documents in related or subsequent

litigation against the parties named in this action and either

this Court or the court in the related or subsequent litigation

enters an appropriate order for modification of this Protective

Order.

6. Confidential material may be delivered, exhibited or

disclosed to counsel representing the named parties in this case,

to counsel representing any insurer or indemnitor of any

defendant, and to any support staff assisting such counsel in the

prosecution or defense of this litigation (collectively referred

to as a party's "legal team"). Counsel who receives any

confidential material shall be bound by this Protective Order and

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be responsible for (1) informing other members of his or her

legal team of their obligations under this Protective Order and

(2) assuring that access to the confidential material is limited

in accordance with this Protective Order.

7. Confidential material may also be delivered, exhibited

or disclosed, subject to paragraphs 8 through 10, below, to the

following persons in addition to a party's legal team:

(a) Any expert or consultant interviewed for retention

and/or retained by counsel to assist in the preparation of this

case or to testify at trial or any other proceeding in this

action.

(b) Any person testifying at a deposition, hearing or

trial of this action. For deposition testimony, the parties

hereto agree that the party offering confidential material to the

witness shall provide notice to opposing counsel to afford the

non-offering party reasonable opportunity to object.

(c) Any person who authored or previously received the

material.

(d) Any actual or potential witness, including former

employees, officers and agents of a party, provided there is a

reasonable basis to believe that the witness will give testimony

regarding the confidential material.

(e) Any court reporter employed in this litigation and

acting in that capacity.

(f) The Court.

(g) Any person qualifying under paragraph 11, below.

8. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 7,

confidential information produced pursuant to this Protective

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Order shall not be provided, shown, made available or

communicated in any way to any person or entity who is directly

employed by any business which is known to be a direct customer,

vendor or competitor of plaintiff or defendant, except insofar as

the information pertains to that specific business entity or

person. For purposes of this paragraph, no named party to this

litigation shall be deemed to be a customer, vendor or

competitor. Prior to any disclosure of confidential information,

the disclosing party shall make reasonable inquiry to ascertain

that the person or entity to be provided with confidential

information is not a direct employee of a business which is a

direct customer, vendor or competitor of plaintiff or defendant.

9. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 7,

confidential information produced pursuant to this Protective

Order may not be delivered, exhibited or otherwise disclosed to

any reporter, writer or employee of any trade publication,

newspaper, magazine or other media organization.

10. Any party desiring to reveal confidential material to

any of the persons referred to in paragraph 7(a), 7(b), 7(d) or

7(g) above shall first provide notice to the party having

designated such material as “confidential.” The party receiving

such notice shall have seven (7) days from receipt of such notice

to object thereto. If no objection is received, the disclosing

party shall then secure from each such person, prior to

disclosure of any information subject to this Protective Order, a

signed certificate in the form attached as Exhibit A. Counsel

for the party who disclosed the confidential information shall

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retain all original signed certificates obtained from any person

pursuant to this paragraph.

11. Any party may request permission to disclose

confidential documents or information to any persons to whom such

disclosure is otherwise prohibited by this Protective Order.

(a) The request shall be made in writing to the person

who designated the pertinent documents or information as

"confidential." The request shall state with specificity the

reason(s) why disclosure is required. The request shall also

identify with reasonable specificity the confidential material to

be disclosed and the person(s) to whom the disclosure will be

made unless, under FRCP 26(b)(4), the requesting party may

properly decline to identify the person.

(b) The party to whom the request is directed shall

respond within ten (10) business days from receipt of the

request, or within such other time period as may be designated by

Court order or the parties' agreement. If the person to whom the

request is directed refuses the request, its written response

shall state the reason for the refusal. Notwithstanding the

foregoing, failure to provide a timely written response shall be

deemed a refusal of the request.

(c) If the person to whom the request is directed

fails to respond to the request, or refuses to consent to its

disclosure, the requesting party may move for an order permitting

the disclosure upon good cause shown. It shall be the burden of

the party seeking confidentiality under such circumstances to

establish that the designated information is confidential within

the meaning of this Protective Order; however, it shall be the

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requesting party's burden to demonstrate good cause as to why,

not withstanding the document's or information's confidential

nature, disclosure is justified. The requesting party shall not

make any disclosure while a motion to allow or to bar such

disclosure is pending or while any appeal or request for review

or reconsideration pertaining to such a motion is pending.

(d) Any party desiring to reveal confidential material

to any person pursuant to this paragraph 11 shall first secure

from each such person, prior to the disclosure, a signed

certificate in the form attached as Exhibit A. The applicable

provisions of paragraph 10 of this Protective Order shall govern

the handling of all such certificates.

12. This Protective Order shall remain in full force and

effect and shall continue to be binding on all parties and

affected persons after this litigation terminates, subject to any

subsequent modifications of this Protective Order for good cause

shown by this Court or any court having jurisdiction over an

appeal of this action. After this action terminates, any party

may seek to modify or dissolve this Protective Order by Court

order for good cause shown or by the parties' stipulation.

13. If at any time any document or information designated

as "confidential" and governed by this Protective Order is

subpoenaed by any court, administrative or legislative body, or

by any other person or entity purporting to have authority to

require the production of such information, the person to whom

the subpoena is directed shall immediately give written notice

thereof to any person who has designated such information as

"confidential." After receipt of the notice specified under this

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paragraph, the person seeking to maintain the "confidential"

designation shall have the sole responsibility for obtaining any

order it believes necessary to prevent disclosure of documents or

information designated "confidential." Unless a court orders

otherwise, the person to whom the subpoena is directed shall

object thereto and accordingly not produce any confidential

information until the person seeking to maintain confidentiality

has had an opportunity to seek an appropriate order. If the

person seeking to maintain confidentiality does not move for a

protective order within the time allowed for production by the

subpoena (or within such time as a court may direct or as may be

agreed upon between the designating person and the subpoenaing

party) and give written notice of such motion to the subpoenaing

party and the person to whom the subpoena is directed, the person

to whom the subpoena or other request is directed may commence

production in response thereto. The person to whom the subpoena

is directed shall not produce any material designated as

confidential while a motion for protective order brought pursuant

to this paragraph is pending, or while any appeal from or request

for appellate review of such motion is pending, unless ordered by

a court to do so.

14. The procedures set forth herein shall not relieve a

party of the necessity of making timely responses or objections

to discovery requests. Nothing in this Protective Order shall be

construed to prohibit a producing person from seeking relief from

any inadvertent or unintentional disclosure of confidential,

privileged or work product information. However, nothing in this

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provision shall enlarge or diminish the legal rights of any

person seeking such relief.

15. At the conclusion of this action, including any

appeals, all materials designated as confidential and all copies,

extracts, summaries or notes thereof shall be returned to the

producing person(s) or shall be destroyed. Counsel or other

affected persons shall provide the producing person(s) written

confirmation of destruction within sixty (60) days of the

conclusion of the action. This provision shall not apply to file

copies of pleadings and briefs maintained by the parties' counsel

in their respective litigation files maintained in the ordinary

course of business.

16. A producing person may disclose documents or

information designated "confidential" produced in this action to

any persons, with or without any conditions to such disclosure as

it deems appropriate, but at the risk that such disclosure may

cause the document or information produced to lose its

confidential designation if disclosure is not made in a manner

reasonably calculated to maintain the information's

confidentiality.

17. Should any information designated confidential be

disclosed, through inadvertence or otherwise, to any person not

authorized to receive it under this Protective Order, then the

disclosing person(s) shall promptly (a) identify the recipient(s)

and (b) use best efforts to bind the recipient(s) to the terms of

this Protective Order. No information shall lose its

confidential status because disclosed to a person not authorized

to receive it under this Protective Order.

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18. The Court shall retain jurisdiction, even after this

lawsuit terminates, (a) to make such amendments, modifications

and additions to this Protective Order as it may from time to

time deem appropriate upon good cause shown and (b) to adjudicate

any dispute respecting improper use or disclosure of confidential

material.

19. This Protective Order may be executed in counterparts.

Dated: May 9, 2006. Signed: /S/Charles L. Thoeming

 Charles L. Thoeming 

 Attorney for Plaintiff

Dated: May 9, 2006. Signed: /S/Richard W. Hoffmann

 Richard W. Hoffmann

 Attorney for Defendant

 SO ORDERED.

Dated: 5/12/06 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 _______________________________

 GREGORY G. HOLLOWS

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

intermotive.ord

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