Catalina Yachts, Inc. v. Sharon Day

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order entered in Catalina Yachts, Inc. v. Sharon Day et al., pending in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. It governs the designation, use, disclosure, challenge, filing under seal, and final disposition of confidential discovery materials. The order was signed by counsel and ordered on July 25, 2025.

Holdings

1. Good cause having been shown, the court entered the parties' stipulated protective order to protect qualifying confidential discovery material from public disclosure and use outside the litigation.
2. A confidentiality designation under the protective order does not itself authorize filing material under seal; a party must comply with Local Civil Rule 79-5 and obtain a court order based on the applicable good-cause or compelling-reasons standard.
3. The protective order's confidentiality terms do not extend beyond commencement of trial for material used or introduced as a trial exhibit, which becomes presumptively available to the public absent advance findings of compelling reasons for continued protection.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause supported entry of a stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery material.
2. What procedures should govern designation, access, use, challenge, filing under seal, inadvertent disclosure, and final disposition of protected discovery material.

Disposition

other