Opinion
3:22-cv-00012-JMK
11-28-2022
NORTHERN HOSPITALITY GROUP, INC., an Alaska corporation, d/b/a 49th State Brewing Company; and DENALI VISIONS 3000 CORPORATION, an Alaska corporation, d/b/a 49th State Brewing Company, Plaintiffs, v. DON POYNTER, Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE ORDER
JOSHUA M. KINDRED UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
At Docket 28, Plaintiffs Northern Hospitality Group, Inc., and Denali Visions 3000 Corporation filed an Unopposed Motion for a Protective Order. The Court later learned that Plaintiffs' Motion was opposed by Defendant Don Poynter and directed the parties to meet and confer to reach an agreement regarding a protective order.If an agreement could not be reached, the Court directed Defendant to file objections to Plaintiffs' proposed protective order by November 11, 2022.
Defendant objects to Plaintiffs' proposed protective order on the grounds that “such confidentiality solely benefits the plaintiff and provides no benefit to defendant who has nothing to hide or keep protected from public record.”Plaintiffs then moved for entry of a confidentiality order, arguing that their proposed confidentiality order “benefits both parties if either party believes that documents or testimony should be designated ‘confidential'” under the confidentiality order.The Court agrees with Plaintiffs and finds that their proposed confidentiality order benefits both parties. Further, the Court finds that good cause exists for entry of a confidentiality order where, as here, the litigation likely will entail the exchanging of confidential or proprietary business information.
Plaintiffs are directed to submit a Microsoft Word version of the proposed confidentiality order, filed at Docket 37-1, to this Court's proposed orders inbox for separate docketing.
IT IS SO ORDERED