Schatz v. Live Auctioneers, LLC

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order entered in Howard Schatz and Beverly Ornstein v. Live Auctioneers, LLC, 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 parties stipulated to the order on August 26, 2025, and Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver ordered it on August 27, 2025.

Holdings

1. Good cause having been shown, the court granted the parties' joint motion and entered the stipulated protective order.
2. The protective-order designation alone does not authorize filing material under seal; requests to seal must comply with Local Civil Rule 79-5 and satisfy the applicable good-cause or compelling-reasons standard, with redaction used where feasible.
3. Protected material may be used only for prosecuting, defending, or attempting to settle the action, and the protective-order terms generally do not extend beyond commencement of trial; material used or introduced as a trial exhibit becomes presumptively public absent a qualifying sealing order.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause supported entry of the parties' stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery material.
2. What procedures and standards govern designation, disclosure, challenge, sealing, and final disposition of protected material.

Disposition

other