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UMG RECORDINGS, INC. v. GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT INC., 2:14-cv-03466-MMM (JPR). (2014)

Court: District Court, C.D. California Number: infdco20140825634 Visitors: 9
Filed: Aug. 22, 2014
Latest Update: Aug. 22, 2014
Summary: STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION JEAN P. ROSENBLUTH, Magistrate Judge. Plaintiffs UMG Recordings, Inc.; Capitol Records, LLC; Universal Music Corp.; Songs Of Universal, Inc.; Universal-PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.; Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.; Universal-PolyGram International Tunes, Inc.; Universal Music-MGB NA LLC; Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC; and Rondor Music International, Inc., on the one hand, and defendants Global Eagle En
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STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

JEAN P. ROSENBLUTH, Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiffs UMG Recordings, Inc.; Capitol Records, LLC; Universal Music Corp.; Songs Of Universal, Inc.; Universal-PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.; Universal-Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.; Universal-PolyGram International Tunes, Inc.; Universal Music-MGB NA LLC; Universal Music-Z Tunes LLC; and Rondor Music International, Inc., on the one hand, and defendants Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.; Inflight Productions USA Inc.; and Inflight Productions Ltd., on the other hand, through their respective counsel, acknowledge that the discovery and pre-trial phase of this action may involve disclosure of trade secrets and/or other confidential and proprietary business, technical, or financial information. Therefore, the parties hereby stipulate that the Court may enter the following Order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c).

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 As used herein, the term "CONFIDENTIAL" material shall mean: (a) any oral, written, or recorded material that consists of or contains trade secrets (as defined in California Civil Code § 3426.1(d)) or other confidential research, development, or commercial information (as referred to in Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1)(G)) (a) which the designating party reasonably believes needs to be protected from disclosure for competitive business reasons; (b) in which the party or any third party has a privacy interest; or (c) is subject to protection from disclosure, or limitation upon disclosure, under applicable law or court order.

1.2 As used herein, the term "HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY" material shall mean: extremely sensitive CONFIDENTIAL Material whose disclosure to another Party or nonparty would create a substantial risk of serious injury that could not be avoided by less restrictive means.

1.3 As used herein, the term "DOCUMENT," whether singular or plural, means and includes all "writings" and "recordings" within the meaning of Federal Rule of Evidence 1001.

2. DESIGNATION OF CONFIDENTIAL OR HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY MATERIAL; CHALLENGES TO DESIGNATIONS

2.1 This PROTECTIVE ORDER applies to all discovery responses, documents, testimony, and other information or materials containing information disclosed in this action that are designated by a party or third party as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY.

2.2 Any party or third party responding to discovery in this action shall have the right to designate any document, testimony, or other information or material as either CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY, if the party has a good-faith belief that the material satisfies the definitions of CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY herein.

2.3 Such designation shall be accomplished by placing the notation "CONFIDENTIAL" or "HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY" on every page of each document or portion thereof so designated. In the case of CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY material disclosed in a non-paper medium (e.g., videotape, audiotape, computer disks, etc.), the appropriate notation shall be affixed to the outside of the medium or its container so as to clearly give notice of the designation. Such designation is deemed to apply to the document itself and to the CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material contained therein.

2.4 Material may be designated as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY within thirty (30) days after disclosure, in which event the receiving party shall employ reasonable efforts to ensure that all previously disclosed material is subsequently treated as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY, as designated.

2.5 CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material so designated shall be used only for the purposes of this litigation and (a) may not be used by any party to whom or which that information is produced or disclosed for any other purpose; (b) shall not be disclosed to anyone other than those persons identified in Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, infra, except as may be ordered by the Court or agreed to in writing by the parties; and (c) if used by a party to whom or which it has been produced or disclosed as part of a paper filed or lodged with the Court, the party using it shall take all reasonable steps to preserve the continued confidentiality of that designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material, including maintaining the designation of confidentiality in all places where it is so used and requesting that it is filed or lodged with the Court under seal in accordance with C.D. Cal. Local Rule 79-5.1.

2.6 These obligations of confidentiality and nondisclosure shall bind the parties through all proceedings in this action, including all appeals, arbitrations, and proceedings upon remand, and shall survive the conclusion of this action unless and until otherwise ordered by the Court, or until the parties to this action stipulate that designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material can be disclosed.

2.7 A party that disputes the propriety of a designation shall challenge such designation within a reasonable time after the materials are so designated, pursuant to the procedures of Local Rules 37-1 through 37-4. If the dispute cannot be resolved, the receiving party may apply to the Court for a ruling concerning the status of such material, in which case the burden of proving that material has been properly designated shall be on the party making such designation. Pending such application and ruling, the receiving party shall treat such material as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material under this PROTECTIVE ORDER.

3. DEPOSITIONS

3.1 When designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material is supplied to a deponent, or when the deponent's testimony contains, reflects, or comments on designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material, the deposition reporter and/or video operator shall be informed of this PROTECTIVE ORDER by the party or third party seeking to invoke its protection, and will be required to agree to be bound by its terms. The reporter and/or video operator then shall place on the cover of any deposition transcript or video that contains any designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material the words "CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A COURT PROTECTIVE ORDER." Counsel for the parties then shall take appropriate steps to prevent any portions of any deposition transcript or videotape designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY from being disclosed to any person, except as provided in this PROTECTIVE ORDER.

3.2 Testimony at a deposition may be designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY if this PROTECTIVE ORDER is invoked at the deposition by counsel for a party or third party or the deponent, or within thirty (30) days after receiving a copy of the deposition transcript.

3.3 Each deponent to whom any party or third party proposes to disclose designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material at a deposition, trial, or other proceeding shall be given a copy of this PROTECTIVE ORDER and the parties shall take all reasonable steps to have the deponent abide by its contents.

3.4 If designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material is to be discussed or disclosed in a deposition, any party or third party claiming such confidentiality may exclude from the room any person who is not entitled to receive such CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material during that portion of the deposition in which the CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material is discussed or disclosed. If designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material is to be discussed or disclosed at a hearing or at trial, the parties may request that the Court exclude from the courtroom any person who is not entitled to receive such CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material during that portion of the hearing or trial in which the CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material is discussed or disclosed.

4. DISCLOSURE OF DESIGNATED CONFIDENTIAL OR HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY MATERIAL

4.1 Access to material designated as CONFIDENTIAL shall be limited to the following persons:

4.1.1 Outside and in-house counsel for the parties and their support personnel such as paralegal assistants, secretarial, stenographic and clerical employees and contractors, and outside copying services who are working on this litigation under the direction of such attorneys and to whom it is necessary that the materials be disclosed for purposes of this litigation.

4.1.2 Bona fide experts and/or consultants (together with their clerical staff) retained by counsel of record on behalf of the parties for purposes of this litigation.

4.1.3 Pursuant to Paragraphs 3.1 through 3.4, supra, deponents at their depositions. Counsel should have a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary before disclosing designated CONFIDENTIAL material to the deponent.

4.1.4 Court reporters and videographers employed in this litigation.

4.1.5 The parties to this action, as well as current officers, directors, and employees of the parties to this action that are corporate entities.

4.1.6 The Court and its staff, mediators used in settlement proceedings in this action and their staff, and members of a jury impaneled for a trial in this action.

4.2 Access to material designated as HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY shall be limited to the following persons:

4.2.1 In-house counsel for the corporate parties to this action who have supervisory responsibility for this litigation and their support personnel, attorneys of record in this proceeding, their partners and associates, and their support personnel. Support personnel includes paralegal assistants, secretarial, stenographic and clerical employees, and outside contractors.

4.2.2 Bona fide experts and/or consultants (together with their clerical staff) retained by counsel of record on behalf of the parties for purposes of this litigation.

4.2.3 Pursuant to Paragraphs 3.1 through 3.4, supra, deponents at their depositions. Counsel should have a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary before disclosing designated HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY material to the deponent.

4.2.4 Court reporters and videographers employed in this litigation.

4.2.5 The Court and its staff, mediators used in settlement proceedings in this action and their staff, and members of a jury impaneled for a trial in this action.

4.3 Each person referred to in paragraphs 4.1.2 and 4.2.2 to whom material designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY is to be given, shown, disclosed, made available or communicated in any way, shall execute a declaration, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, agreeing to be bound by the terms of this Order, and a copy of the declaration shall be maintained by outside litigation counsel for the party making such disclosure.

5. CUSTODY AND DISPOSITION OF DESIGNATED CONFIDENTIAL OR HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY MATERIAL

5.1 Material designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY shall be maintained in the custody of counsel for the parties, except for information in the custody of: (a) the Court; (b) any court reporter transcribing testimony given in this action, for the limited purpose of rendering his or her normal transcribing services; and (c) consultants entitled to see such information under the terms of this PROTECTIVE ORDER, to the extent necessary for their study, analysis, and preparation of the case. Except for the Court, a person with custody of information designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY shall maintain it in a manner that limits access to it to only those persons entitled under this PROTECTIVE ORDER to examine it.

5.2 Should any material designated as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY be disclosed, through inadvertence or otherwise, to any person or party not authorized to see such materials under this PROTECTIVE ORDER, then the disclosing party or third party shall (a) use its best efforts to bind such person to the terms of this PROTECTIVE ORDER, and (b) identify the name, address, telephone number, employer, and title or position of such person immediately to the party or third party that or who designated the document.

5.3 Unless counsel agree otherwise in writing, within sixty (60) days of the conclusion of this litigation, whether by settlement or final, non-appealable decision of the Court, the parties, counsel for the parties, and all other persons who are in possession of documents designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY shall destroy or return to the producing party or third party all hard copy documents, other than attorney work product, containing designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material; and delete all electronically stored documents, other than attorney client-communications, attorney work product and communications between counsel of record (excluding document productions transmitted between counsel), containing designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material; notwithstanding the foregoing (a) the parties shall not have any obligation to ensure the destruction of any copies of electronically-stored CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material made by the automatic processes of their computer systems, such as copies that may reside on their servers and/or backup tapes; (b) counsel of record and each party may retain a file copy of all pre-trial, trial, and post-trial materials, depositions and deposition exhibits, and document databases; and (c) nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to require any party to return or destroy attorney client privileged communications, whether from or to outside or in-house counsel, attorney work product or communications between counsel of record (excluding document productions transmitted between counsel).

6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

6.1 No party to this action, by acquiescing in any other party's designation of any material as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY, shall be deemed to have admitted or agreed that any such material is, in fact, a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information.

6.2 The Court retains jurisdiction even after termination of this action to enforce this PROTECTIVE ORDER and to make such deletions from or amendments, modifications, and additions to the PROTECTIVE ORDER that the Court may from time to time deem appropriate. The parties hereto reserve all rights to apply to the Court at any time, before or after termination of this action, for an order modifying this PROTECTIVE ORDER or seeking further protection against disclosure or use of claimed CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material.

6.3 Nothing contained herein shall restrict any party from introducing designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material as evidence at trial. A party may seek a protective order prior to trial with respect to testimony containing designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material that may be offered at trial or specific documents containing designated CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYE ONLY material that may be marked as exhibits at trial in order to maintain the continued confidentiality of such information.

6.4 In general, court orders are available to the public. To the extent that a party refers to or relies upon material that is filed under seal in its pleadings, the pleadings must request that specific information be kept confidential. Absent the granting of such advance request, the Court may incorporate all evidence in its written and oral rulings.

7. GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c), good cause exists for entry of this PROTECTIVE ORDER because the parties to this action: (1) have sought and expect to seek in the future the discovery of certain information in this action that is sensitive, private, and confidential, or that third parties required to get involved in discovery in this action might believe is sensitive, private, and confidential, including, but not limited to, (a) information concerning the amounts paid under and other terms in confidential contracts entered into by the parties with third parties, and the financial and other terms of contracts entered into by the parties that are competitively sensitive and that would harm the parties if such terms were disclosed to their competitor, (b) other information that constitutes proprietary information, confidential business information, information that a party or third party may need, for any business, employment or competitive purposes, to be protected from disclosure, (c) trade secrets, and/or information in which a party or any third party has a privacy interest, and (d) information that is subject to protection from disclosure, or limitation upon disclosure, under applicable law; (2) believe that unrestricted disclosure or dissemination of such CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY material will cause them some business, commercial, and privacy injury; (3) desire an efficient and practicable means to designate such information as CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY and thereby help ensure its continued protection against unwarranted disclosure or dissemination; and (4) have agreed to such means as set forth herein.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

EXHIBIT A

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO JURISDICTION

I,_______________________________, acknowledge that I have been given a copy and have read the Stipulation and Protective Order Regarding Confidential Information (the "Order") in UMG Recordings, Inc. et al., v. Global Eagle Entertainment Inc., et al., Case No. CV 14-03466 MMM (JPR), and I agree to be bound by its terms. I acknowledge and agree that any documents received by me in connection with this matter, including, without limitation, those marked CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY, and any copies, excerpts, summaries and abstracts of such documents, shall not be disclosed to or discussed with anyone except as expressly provided in the Order. I further acknowledge and agree that all documents received or prepared by me in connection with this matter, including, without limitation, documents marked CONFIDENTIAL or HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY, shall be used only in the prosecution or defense, including any appeal, of this matter and shall be returned at the conclusion of the case.

I consent to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Central District of California for the purposes of enforcing the Order and penalizing violations thereof. EXECUTED on ____________________________, at _______________________.

I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true and correct.

By: ________________________________ Name: ____________________________ Title: _____________________________
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