Opinion ID: 548
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: First Protective Order

Text: The district court appointed the receiver on January 23, 2002 to marshal and take control of Merrill Scott's assets. On February 2, 2004, pursuant to a stipulation between the SEC, the receiver, and Dr. Gerber, the district court entered the first protective order at issue. This order provided that all confidential information supplied by Dr. Gerber, including documents and deposition testimony, would be used solely for the purpose of litigating the SEC action and related litigation commenced by the receiver or the SEC, and for no other purpose, including any other legal proceedings. Aplt.App. at 120. As relevant here, it further provided that the Confidential Information shall not be disclosed, repeated, given, shown, made available, or communicated in any way to anyone other than to the following persons to whom it is necessary that such Confidential Information be given for [purposes of pursuing the SEC action and related litigation]: ... (f) the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Utah. Id. The order also provided that [w]ithin 45 days of the conclusion of this litigation by dismissal, final judgment, disposition of appeal, or settlement, Confidential Information produced in this litigation ... shall be returned to counsel for Dr. Gerber ... or else the receiving party shall destroy all such Confidential Information. Id. at 122-23. The order provided that it could be modified for good cause. Shortly after the issuance of this protective order, Dr. Gerber provided deposition testimony during which he supplied Confidential Information to the SEC and the receiver.