1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 CAL COAST ALMOND PROCESSING, No. 2:24-cv-2612 AC

INC.,

11 Plaintiff, 12 PROTECTIVE ORDER v. 13

GREAT HOST INTERNATIONAL, INC.,

14 Defendant. 15 16 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties’ Stipulated Protective Order (ECF No. 10), is 17 APPROVED and INCORPORATED herein. 18 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT: 19 1. The designation of documents (including transcripts of testimony) as confidential 20 pursuant to this order does not automatically entitle the parties to file such a document with the 21 court under seal. Parties are advised that any request to seal documents in this district is governed 22 by E.D. Cal. R. (“Local Rule”) 141. In brief, Local Rule 141 provides that documents may only 23 be sealed by a written order of the court after a specific request to seal has been made. Local 24 Rule 141(a). However, a mere request to seal is not enough under the local rules. In particular, 25 Local Rule 141(b) requires that “[t]he ‘Request to Seal Documents’ shall set forth the statutory or 26 other authority for sealing, the requested duration, the identity, by name or category, of persons 27 to be permitted access to the document, and all relevant information.” Local Rule 141(b) 28 (emphasis added). ] 2. A request to seal material must normally meet the high threshold of showing that 2 || “compelling reasons” support secrecy; however, where the material is, at most, “tangentially 3 || related” to the merits of a case, the request to seal may be granted on a showing of “good cause.” 4 | Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1096-1102 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 5 | 1378S. Ct. 38 (2016); Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-80 (9th 6 || Cir. 2006). 7 3. Nothing in this order shall limit the testimony of parties or non-parties, or the use of 8 | certain documents, at any court hearing or trial — such determinations will only be made by the 9 || court at the hearing or trial, or upon an appropriate motion. 10 4. With respect to motions regarding any disputes concerning this protective order which 11 | the parties cannot informally resolve, including any disputes regarding inadvertently produced 12 || materials under Fed. R. Evid. 502, the parties shall follow the procedures outlined in Local 13 | Rule 251. Absent a showing of good cause, the court will not hear discovery disputes on an ex 14 || parte basis or on shortened time. 15 5. The parties may not modify the terms of this Protective Order without the court’s 16 || approval. Ifthe parties agree to a potential modification, they shall submit a stipulation 17 || and proposed order for the court’s consideration. 18 6. Pursuant to Local Rule 141.1(f), the court will not retain jurisdiction over enforcement 19 | of the terms of this Protective Order after the action is terminated. 20 7. Any provision in the parties’ stipulation (ECF No. 10) that is in conflict with anything 21 || in this order is hereby DISAPPROVED. 22 IT IS SO ORDERED. 23 | DATED: November 8, 2024 24 Chttt0n— Chane

ALLISON CLAIRE

25 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 26 27 28