Free Order on Motion for Protective Order - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

WO

IN THE UNITED S TATES DIS TRICT COURT FOR THE DIS TRICT OF ARIZONA ) ) Plaintiff/Counterdefendant, ) ) vs. ) ) Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc.,) et al., ) ) D efendant s /Counterclaimants. ) ) Defendants Harlem Globetrotters M eadowlark Lemon, a married man, No. CV-04-0299-PHX-DGC CV-04-1023-PHX-DGC

ORDER

International,

Inc.,

Harlem

Globetrotters

International Foundation, Inc., and M annie L. & Catherine Jackson (the "Globetrotter Defendants") have filed a M otion for Protective Order Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) (D oc. #175) and a M otion to File Documents Under Seal (#179). The Court has reviewed both motions and the documents submitted for in camera review. Upon review of the documents in camera, the Court concludes: (1) for the most part, the documents do not contain information relevant to this litigation; (2) to the extent the documents do contain information relevant to this litigation, the information consists of the Globetrotter Defendants' assessment of their financial risk in this case, information that constitutes attorney work p roduct and is subject to protection; (3) the documents contain other sensitive business information. The Court concludes Globetrot t ers Defendants have s how n good cause for the entry of a protective order under Rule 26(c). The Globet rot t er Defendants shall not be required to produce to other parties in t his litigation the documents submitted to the Court in camera.

Case 2:04-cv-00299-DGC

Document 200

Filed 10/28/2005

Page 1 of 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

IT IS ORDERED that Globetrotter's M otion for Protective Order Pursuant to Fed R. Civ. P. 26(c) (Doc. #175) is granted. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the M otion t o F ile Documents Under Seal (Doc #179) is granted. DATED this 25th day of October, 2005.

-2-

Case 2:04-cv-00299-DGC

Document 200

Filed 10/28/2005

Page 2 of 2