Under Rules 5.2 and 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, this Order Governing the Production and Exchange of Confidential Information (the “Order”) will govern the handling of documents, testimony (in any form whether by affidavit, declaration, or deposition), exhibits, transcripts, written discovery requests, interrogatory responses, responses to requests for admission, responses to requests for documents, and any other information or material produced, given, or exchanged, including any information contained therein or derived therefrom (“Discovery Material”), by or among any Party or non- Party providing Discovery Material (each a “Producing Party”) in the Litigation1 to the party receiving the Discovery Material (“Receiving Party”).
Each such person will maintain the Confidential or Attorneys’ Eyes Only Discovery Material, or information derived therefrom, in a manner reasonably calculated to prevent unauthorized disclosure.
This Court will retain jurisdiction over all persons subject to this Order to the extent necessary to enforce any obligations arising hereunder or to impose sanctions for any contempt thereof.
WHEREAS, the parties to the above-captioned action (the “Litigation”) are engaged in or may become engaged in discovery proceedings, which include, among other things, taking depositions, answering interrogatories, and producing documents; WHEREAS, the Court entered an Order Governing the Production and Exchange of Confidential Information, as amended (the “Protective Order”); and WHEREAS, the Parties to this litigation believe that discovery may include production of computer source code that contains proprietary information that is highly commercially sensitive; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, pursuant to Rules 5.2 and 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, that the provisions of this Order shall govern the production and treatment of confidential source code and any documents or testimony containing source code.2
describe in detail the algorithms or structure of software or hardware designs, disclosure of which would create a substantial risk of serious harm that could not be avoided by less restrictive means.