Castillo v. Starbucks Corporation

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California grants the parties’ proposed confidentiality stipulation and protective order in Castillo v. Starbucks Corporation. The Court explains that the order cannot bind the Court or its personnel and that the Court’s established practices and rules govern any conflict, including procedures for resolving discovery disputes.

Holdings

1. The court granted the parties' proposed stipulated confidentiality and protective order.
2. A protective order may not bind the court or its personnel, and any provision conflicting with the court's established practices or rules—including procedures for resolving discovery disputes—is subordinate to those practices and rules.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should grant the parties' proposed confidentiality stipulation and protective order.
2. Whether a stipulated protective order may override the court's established practices and rules or bind the court and its personnel.

Disposition

other