CONNIE DAVERN
v.
MANPOWER GROUP US, INC.
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The court approved a joint stipulated protective order and clawback agreement between plaintiff Connie Davern and defendant Manpower Group US, Inc. in a civil discovery dispute. The order permits the parties to designate certain materials as confidential under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c), facilitating efficient discovery without requiring case-by-case confidentiality disputes.
The court approved the stipulated protective order and clawback agreement, finding good cause exists under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) to permit protection of trade secrets and confidential research, development, or commercial information.
[1] A court may issue a protective order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c) upon a showing of good cause, requiring that trade secrets or other confidential informat…
[2] A stipulated protective order and clawback agreement between parties serves a useful purpose in the efficient dissemination of discovery and avoiding litigation over conf…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“Rule 26(c) provides that, upon a showing of good cause, a court may issue a protective order requiring "a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information not be revealed or be revealed only in a specified way."”
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Before the Court is the parties' Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Protective Order and Clawback Agreement. (Doc. 21). The issuance of protective orders is governed generally by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c). See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c). Rule 26(c) provides that, upon a showing of good cause, a court may issue a protective order requiring "a trade secret or other confidential research, development, or commercial information not be revealed or be revealed only in a specified way." Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1)(G); see also Chicago Tribune Co. v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 263 F. 3d 1304, 1313 (11th Cir. 2001) (per curiam).
In the interest of the efficient dissemination of the discovery in this action and to allow the parties to avoid litigating the issue of confidentiality as to each item disclosed, the parties' stipulated protective order serves a useful purpose, and the Court
therefore finds there is good cause to enter it. Accordingly, the parties' proposed protective order and clawback agreement are adopted and approved. (Doc. 21-1). Nothing in this Order, the parties' protective order, or their clawback agreement shall be construed as excusing the parties from their obligations under the Local Rules, including Local Rules 1.11 and 3.01(g).
SO ORDERED in Tampa, Florida, this 19th day of November 2025.
Christopher P. J HONORABLE CHRISTOPHER P. TUITE United States Magistrate Judge
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- Chicago Tribune Co. v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 263 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2001)