Marie T. Wryn v. Oliphant Financial LLC

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order entered by the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Wryn v. Oliphant Financial, LLC, Case No. 2:24-cv-10211-JWH-E. It governs the designation, handling, disclosure, challenge, filing under seal, and ultimate return or destruction of confidential discovery materials, and was stipulated and ordered on August 12, 2025.

Holdings

1. For good cause shown, the court entered the parties' stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery material and limiting its use to prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle the action.
2. The protective order does not itself authorize filing confidential material under seal; a party must comply with Local Rule 79-5 and obtain a court order authorizing sealing of the specific material.
3. A designating party must limit confidentiality designations to specific material that qualifies for protection; mass, indiscriminate, or routinized designations are prohibited and unjustified designations may result in sanctions.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause supported entry of a stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery material.
2. What restrictions and procedures should govern designation, disclosure, use, challenge, sealing, and final disposition of protected material in the action.

Disposition

other