Laatz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 NICKY LAATZ, Case No. 22-cv-04844-BLF (VKD)

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

v. DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE

PROTECTIVE ORDER

ZAZZLE, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 149 Defendants.

13 Plaintiff Nicky Laatz and defendants Zazzle, Inc. and Mohamed Alkhatib (collectively, “Zazzle”) ask the Court to resolve a dispute over certain terms to be included in a blanket protective order governing information and items that are produced in discovery. Dkt. No. 149. As a starting point, the parties propose to use this district’s two-tier model order, which provides that materials produced in discovery may be designated “Confidential” or “Highly Confidential— Attorneys’ Eyes Only” (“AEO”). However, the parties disagree whether the protective order should include a term prohibiting certain categories of financial and other information from being designated “AEO.” They also disagree about the proper…