Edgar Estrada v. Nissan North America, Inc.

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order governing the designation, use, disclosure, challenge, filing, and final disposition of confidential discovery materials in Edgar Estrada v. Nissan North America, Inc. It was stipulated through counsel on September 25, 2025, and ordered by the United States District Court for the Central District of California on September 26, 2025. The document includes an acknowledgment and agreement to be bound for persons receiving protected material.

Holdings

1. For good cause shown, the court entered the parties' stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery materials in the action.
2. Designation of material as confidential under the protective order does not itself authorize filing that material under seal; a party seeking to file protected material under seal must comply with Central District of California Local Rule 79-5 and obtain a court order.
3. The protective order's terms do not extend beyond commencement of trial, subject to the trial judge's authority to govern use of protected material at trial and to make specific findings supporting continued sealing.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause existed to enter a stipulated protective order governing the designation, disclosure, use, challenge, filing, and disposition of confidential discovery materials.
2. Whether the protective order should distinguish the good-cause standard for discovery materials from the compelling-reasons standard applicable to merits-related documents filed with the court.

Disposition

other