Order.
(a) If any document or information produced is deemed
confidential by the producing party and if the Court has not entered a
protective order, until a protective order is issued by the Court, the document
shall be marked AConfidential B Subject to Protective Order@ by the
disclosing party and disclosure of the confidential document or information
shall be limited to each party=s outside attorney(s) of record and the
employees of such outside attorney(s).
(b) If a party is not represented by an outside attorney, disclosure
of the confidential document or information shall be limited to one
designated Ain house@ attorney, whose identity and job functions shall be
disclosed to the producing party five (5) court days prior to any such
disclosure, in order to permit any motion for protective order or other relief
regarding such disclosure.
(c) Pending entry of a protective order (by stipulation or on
motion), all persons to whom disclosure of a confidential document or
information is made under this local rule shall not disclose any such
protected information to any person not entitled to have access to it. After
entry of such an order, the limits on disclosure provided by such order shall
apply to the disclosure of documents otherwise produced pursuant to this
rule.
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(d) A party that desires to file documents containing or disclosing
information protected by this rule must follow the procedures outlined in
Appendix H to the Local Rules for filing documents under seal in civil
cases.
(e) Nothing in this rule shall affect the burden of proof or
persuasion imposed by law on a party seeking to limit or prevent disclosure
or use of a document deemed confidential by that party.
