UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

MIAMI DIVISION

CASE NO. 1:22-cv-24023-SCOLA/GOODMAN

KENNETH C. GRIFFIN,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE and U.S. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY,

 Defendants.

JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and Magistrate Judge Goodman’s PostDiscovery Hearing Administrative Order (ECF No. 84 at 2–3), Plaintiff Kenneth C. Griffin and 

Defendants Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury respectfully move this 

Court for entry of a Stipulated Protective Order to govern the disclosure and use of confidential 

information, documents, deposition testimony, and/or materials produced in the course of this 

litigation by the Parties or by third parties. The proposed Stipulated Protective Order is attached 

as Exhibit A.

Discovery in this case is ongoing. Each Party has sought discoverable material from the 

other, and Plaintiff has sought material from third parties. As discovery continues, information 

may arise that is personally identifying or financial in nature, contains proprietary business 

information, or otherwise should be kept confidential. The Stipulated Protective Order is 

reasonably necessary to protect such sensitive and confidential information. The Parties have 

conferred and agreed to the text of the Stipulated Protective Order. The Parties agree that the 

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Protective Order will govern discovery in this matter and will supplement the Southern District of 

Florida’s Local Rules and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

Courts have “broad discretion” to enter orders to protect confidential information. See 

Wreal LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc., No. 14-21385-CIV-LENARD/GOODMAN, 2014 WL 

12160650, at *3 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 14, 2014). Accordingly, the Parties respectfully request that the 

Court grant the Parties’ Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Protective Order and enter the 

proposed Stipulated Protective Order attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Dated: January 4, 2024 Respectfully submitted,

 For Plaintiff

By: /s/ Jason D. Sternberg

 William A. Burck (admitted pro hac vice)

 Derek L. Shaffer (admitted pro hac vice)

 Alexander J. Merton (admitted pro hac vice)

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP

1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 900

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 538-8334 

williamburck@quinnemanuel.com

derekshaffer@quinnemanuel.com

ajmerton@quinnemanuel.com

Christopher D. Kercher (admitted pro hac vice)

Peter Fountain (admitted pro hac vice)

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP

51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor,

New York, New York 10010

(212) 849-7000 

christopherkercher@quinnemanuel.com

peterfountain@quinnemanuel.com

John F. Bash (admitted pro hac vice)

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP

300 West 6th St, Suite 2010

Austin, TX 78701

(737) 667-6100

johnbash@quinnemanuel.com

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Jason D. Sternberg (Florida Bar No. 72887)

QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP

2601 South Bayshore Drive, Suite 1550

Miami, FL 33133

(786) 850-3607

jasonsternberg@quinnemanuel.com

For Defendant

DAVID A. HUBBERT

Deputy Assistant Attorney General

By: /s/ Stephanie A. Sasarak

MARY ELIZABETH SMITH

Maryland Bar No. 0712110235

STEPHANIE A. SASARAK

Maryland Bar No. 1012160096

Trial Attorneys, Tax Division

U.S. Department of Justice

P.O. Box 14198

Washington, D.C. 20044

214-880-9779 (v) | 214-880-9741 (f)

Mary.E.Smith@usdoj.gov

Stephanie.A.Sasarak@usdoj.gov

Of counsel:

MARKENZY LAPOINTE

United States Attorney

Southern District of Florida

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that, on this 4th day of January, 2024 I filed a copy of the foregoing 

document with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF electronic filing system, which will send 

notification to all counsel of record.

By: /s/ Jason D. Sternberg

Jason D. Sternberg

Fla. Bar. No. 72887

jasonsternberg@quinnemanuel.com

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