Robinson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Assoc.

District Court, E.D. California·Decided June 20, 2025·No. 2:24-cv-03085·Unknown

Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SCOTT ROBINSON; and SHELBY 11 ROBINSON Case No. 2:24-cv-03085-DAD-SCR

12 Plaintiffs, STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 13 v.

14 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 15 Defendant. 16

17 1. PURPOSES AND LIMITATIONS 18 Disclosure and discovery activity in this action are likely to involve production of 19 confidential, proprietary, or private information. This information includes, but is not limited to, the 20 policies and procedures of Defendant Chase for which special protection from public disclosure and 21 from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation may be warranted to avoid its 22 misappropriation for criminal purposes by third parties who would use this information to commit 23 acts of fraud. The Parties contend there is good cause and a particularized need for a protective order 24 to preserve the interests of confidentiality and avoidance of fraudulent acts by third parties. 25 Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate to and petition the court to enter the following Stipulated 26 Protective Order. The parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all 27 disclosures or responses to discovery and that the protection it affords from public disclosure and use 1 extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to confidential treatment under the 2 applicable legal principles. 3 1.2 Good Cause Statement: This action is likely to involve trade secrets, commercial, 4 financial and/or proprietary information for which special protection from public disclosure and 5 from use for any purpose other than litigation of this action is warranted. Such confidential and 6 proprietary materials and information consist of, among other things, confidential business or 7 financial information, information regarding confidential business practices, information otherwise 8 generally unavailable to the public, or which may be privileged or otherwise protected from 9 disclosure under state or federal statutes, court rules, case decisions, or common law. Accordingly, 10 to expedite the flow of information, to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes over 11 confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately protect information the parties are entitled to 12 keep confidential, to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonable necessary uses of such material 13 in preparation for and in the conduct of trial, to address their handling at the end of the litigation, and 14 serve the ends of justice, a protective order for such information is justified in this matter. It is the 15 intent of the parties that information will not be designated as confidential for tactical reasons and 16 that nothing be so designated without a good faith belief that it has been maintained in a confidential, 17 non-public manner, and there is good cause why it should not be part of the public record of this 18 case. 19 1.3 Acknowledgment of Procedure for Filing Under Seal. The parties further acknowledge, 20 as set forth below in Section 12.3, that this Stipulated Protective Order does not entitle them to file 21 confidential information under seal. See Hon. Dale A. Drozd Standing Order in Civil Actions, DAD 22 Standing Order_05222025.pdf . United States District Court Eastern District of California Local 23 Rules 140 and 141 sets forth the procedures that must be followed and the standards that will be 24 applied when a party seeks permission from the court to file material under seal. 25 There is a strong presumption that the public has a right of access to judicial proceedings and 26 records in civil cases. In connection with non-dispositive motions, good cause must be shown to 27 support a filing under seal and a specific showing of good cause or compelling reasons with proper 1 party seeks to file under seal. See, e.g., Kamakana v. City and Cnty. of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 2 1176 (9th Cir. 2006), Phillips ex rel. Ests. of Byrd v. Gen. Motors Corp., 307 F.3d 1206, 1210–11 3 (9th Cir. 2002). The parties’ mere designation of Disclosure or Discovery Material as 4 “CONFIDENTIAL” does not—without the submission of competent evidence by declaration, 5 establishing that the material sought to be filed under seal qualifies as confidential, privileged, or 6 otherwise protectable constitute good cause. 7 Further, if a party requests sealing related to a dispositive motion or trial, which does not 8 include discovery or class certification motions, then compelling reasons, not only good cause, for 9 the sealing must be shown, and the relief sought shall be narrowly tailored to serve the specific 10 interest to be protected. See Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677–79 (9th Cir. 2010). 11 For each item or type of information, document, or thing sought to be filed or introduced under seal 12 in connection with a dispositive motion or trial, the party seeking protection must articulate 13 compelling reasons, supported by specific facts and legal justification, for the requested sealing 14 order. Again, competent evidence supporting the application to file documents under seal must be 15 provided by declaration. 16 Any document that is not confidential, privileged, or otherwise protectable in its entirety will 17 not be filed under seal if the confidential portions can be redacted. If documents can be redacted, 18 then a redacted version for public viewing, omitting only the confidential, privileged, or otherwise 19 protectable portions of the document, shall be filed. Any application that seeks to file documents 20 under seal in their entirety should include an explanation of why redaction is not feasible. 21 2. DEFINITIONS 22 2.1 Challenging Party: a Party or Non-Party that challenges the designation of 23 information or items under this Order. 24 2.2 “CONFIDENTIAL” Information or Items: For purposes of this Order, information 25 (regardless of how it is generated, stored or maintained) or tangible things considered to be 26 “CONFIDENTIAL” Material include any information that a Party believes in good faith to be 27 confidential or sensitive non-public information, including, but not limited to, trade secrets, 1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and any applicable case law interpreting Rule 26(c)(l)(G). 2 2.3 Counsel (without qualifier): Outside Counsel of Record and House Counsel (as well 3 as their support staff). 4 2.4 Designating Party: a Party or Non-Party that designates information or items that it 5 produces in disclosures or in responses to discovery as “CONFIDENTIAL.” 6 2.5 Disclosure or Discovery Material: all items or information, regardless of the medium 7 or manner in which it is generated, stored, or maintained (including, among other things, testimony, 8 transcripts, and tangible things), that are produced or generated in disclosures or responses to 9 discovery in this matter. 10 2.6 Expert: a person with specialized knowledge or experience in a matter pertinent to the 11 litigation who has been retained by a Party or its counsel to serve as an expert witness or as a 12 consultant in this action. 13 2.7 House Counsel: attorneys who are employees of a party to this action. House Counsel 14 does not include Outside Counsel of Record or any other outside counsel. 15 2.8 Non-Party: any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal 16 entity not named as a Party to this action.

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