Model (Protective Order)

PROTECTIVE ORDER. This form is used in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California to establish guidelines for handling confidential information during litigation. The Court recognizes that at least some of the documents and information ("materials") being sought through discovery are, for competitive reasons, normally kept confidential by the parties. The parties have agreed to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order (“Order”) in this action. The materials to be exchanged throughout the course of the litigation between the parties may contain trade secret or other confidential research, technical, cost, price, marketing or other commercial information, as is contemplated by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c)(1)(G). The purpose of this Order is to protect the confidentiality of such materials as much as practical during the litigation. www.FormsWorkflow.com