James Robertson and Karyn A. Robertson v. IQ Data International, Inc.; Equifax Information Services, LLC; Experian Information Solutions, Inc.; Trans Union, LLC; and Does 1-10, inclusive

Summary

This document is a stipulated protective order governing the designation, use, disclosure, and disposition of confidential discovery materials in James Robertson and Karyn A. Robertson v. IQ Data International, Inc., et al. The action is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division, under case number 2:25-cv-0759-TLN-JDP. The parties stipulated to the order on October 7, 2025, and Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson entered it on October 8, 2025.

Holdings

1. Good cause existed to enter the parties' stipulated protective order because discovery was likely to involve confidential commercial information and sensitive personal and consumer information requiring protection from public disclosure and use outside the litigation.
2. The protective order does not itself authorize a party to file confidential material under seal; a party must separately comply with the applicable local rules and obtain a court order authorizing sealing of the specific material.

Questions Presented

1. Whether good cause existed to enter a stipulated protective order governing confidential discovery material.
2. Whether designation of discovery material as confidential under the protective order independently authorizes filing that material under seal.
3. What procedures and limitations should govern the designation, use, disclosure, challenge, return, and enforcement of protected discovery material.

Disposition

other