Barr et al v. Wadiak et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HARRISON DIVISION
MELISA BARR; JOHNNIE BUNCH; DUSTIN MAYBEE;
LAKEVIEW FARMS LLC; LESLIE HARP; LANCE LOGAN;
LINDA SPARKS; MIKE UNRUH; STUART TANNER;
TONY WAGONER; DARREN SWOFFORD; GREGORY WILSON;
BILL MELBOURNE; and CHARLES SMITH 	PLAINTIFFS
v. 	CASE NO. 3:24-CV-3041
MATTHEW WADIAK; JOHN NIEMANN; BLAKE EVANS;
and TIM SINGLETON 	DEFENDANTS
AMENDED PROTECTIVE ORDER
The parties0F
1 stipulate to the Court’s entry of the following protective order to govern
pretrial discovery in this case:
1. 	Confidential Information. Confidential information is information that is normally kept
secret and that derives independent value from being kept secret. Examples of
confidential information include social security numbers, medical information, trade
secrets, and other confidential research, development, or commercial information.
2. 	Designation. When designating information as confidential, the parties must make
every effort to limit claims of confidentiality to specific citations—such as sentences,
paragraphs, or pages—rather than entire documents or large page ranges.
a. 	To 	designate 	documentary 	information—such 	as 	paper 	or 	electronic
documents but excluding deposition transcripts—as containing confidential
information, the producing party must conspicuously mark each page that
contains confidential information with the word “CONFIDENTIAL.” If only a
portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the
1 The protections of this protective order shall extend to confidential information shared by third-parties.
Thus, any reference to “party” or “parties” includes both parties to the case and any third-parties.
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designating party also must clearly identify the confidential portion(s) (e.g., by
making appropriate markings in the margins).
b. 	To designate an interrogatory answer as confidential, the answering party
must insert the word “CONFIDENTIAL” in brackets at the beginning of each
answer claimed to contain confidential information.
c. 	To designate all other information or items as confidential, the designating
party must conspicuously affix the word “CONFIDENTIAL” to the portion or
portions of the information or items that warrants protection under this Order.
If timely corrected, a party’s inadvertent failure to designate information or items
as confidential does not, standing alone, waive the party’s right to secure protection
under this Order for such material.
3. 	Disputes. The designating party has the burden to show designated information is
confidential, but the receiving party must treat as confidential all designated information
until the designating party removes its designation or the Court rules that the information
is not confidential. If the parties cannot agree on a designation or otherwise have a
dispute arising under this Order, the parties must follow the procedures for resolution of
a discovery dispute provided in the case management order.
4. 	Dissemination. 	Confidential Information shall be used only for the purpose of this
litigation. 	Confidential information may 	not be 	given, 	shown, made 	available, 	or
communicated to anyone except the following:
a. 	the Court and its staff;
b. 	the parties in this case, including a party’s officers, directors, partners,
managers, members, employees, and independent contractors;
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c. 	counsel of record for any party in this case, including other attorneys and
support personnel in counsels’ law firms and third parties engaged for
litigation support;
d. 	experts and consultants—including their employees, associates, and support
staff—retained by a party for the preparation or trial of this case;
e. 	witnesses who may give deposition or trial testimony in this case and to whom
disclosure is reasonably necessary;
f. 	court 	reporters, 	videographers, 	and 	other 	support 	staff 	engaged 	for
depositions;
g. 	the original author or recipient of a document containing the information or a
custodian or other person who otherwise possessed or knew the information;
h. 	any other person for whom the designating party provides prior, written
consent; and
i. 	any other person as this Court may order.
When giving confidential information to anyone, other than the Court or its staff,
the disclosing party must provide the recipient with a copy of this Order and obtain a
signed copy of the attached Acknowledgment form from the recipient.
5. 	Filing. 	Any 	confidential 	material 	disclosed 	in 	any 	pleading, 	motion, 	deposition
transcript, 	brief, 	exhibit, 	or 	other 	filing 	with 	the 	Court 	shall 	be 	maintained
under 	seal. 	To 	the 	extent 	such 	confidential 	filing 	is 	capable 	of 	redaction, 	the
redacted version of the document is to be filed on the public docket, with the
unredacted 	version 	filed 	in 	CM/ECF 	using 	the 	Civil 	or 	Criminal 	RESTRICTED
event 	→ 	Sealed 	Document. 	The 	redacted 	version 	of 	a 	confidential 	filing 	may
include, 	when 	necessary, 	slip 	pages 	appropriately 	labeled 	"UNDER 	SEAL" 	to
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indicate the 	exhibits or 	other materials that 	have been omitted 	in 	their 	entirety
from the public filing. The parties are permitted to file confidential information without
further leave of Court. However, in no event shall an entire motion or brief be filed under
seal without a corresponding redacted version of the motion or brief also filed on the
public docket unless prior leave of Court is sought and granted.
6. 	Duration. 	After 	the 	final 	resolution 	of 	this 	case—including 	any 	appeals—the
confidentiality obligations imposed by this Order shall remain in effect until a designating
party agrees otherwise in writing or a court orders otherwise.
7. 	Return or Destruction of Information. Within 60 days of the final resolution of this
case—including any appeals—the receiving party must return or destroy and, if
applicable, 	permanently 	delete 	from 	all 	databases 	all 	information 	designated 	as
confidential. 	However, 	counsel 	of 	record 	may 	retain 	a 	copy 	of 	any 	confidential
information that has been filed with the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED on this 24th day of April, 2026.
/s/ Timothy L. Brooks
TIMOTHY L. BROOKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HARRISON DIVISION
MELISA BARR; JOHNNIE BUNCH; DUSTIN MAYBEE;
LAKEVIEW FARMS LLC; LESLIE HARP; LANCE LOGAN;
LINDA SPARKS; MIKE UNRUH; STUART TANNER;
TONY WAGONER; DARREN SWOFFORD; GREGORY WILSON;
BILL MELBOURNE; and CHARLES SMITH 	PLAINTIFFS
v. 	CASE NO. 3:24-CV-3041
MATTHEW WADIAK; JOHN NIEMANN; BLAKE EVANS;
and TIM SINGLETON 	DEFENDANTS
PROTECTIVE ORDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have received information designated as confidential and understand disclosure of
this information is governed by the Protective Order entered in this case. I have read the
Protective Order, understand it, and agree to be bound by its terms.
I agree not to disclose any information designated as confidential to anyone other
than those people to whom disclosure is allowed by the Protective Order. I agree to return
or destroy and, if applicable, permanently delete from all databases all information
designated as confidential upon the conclusion of my role in this case or 60 days after the
final resolution of the case, whichever comes first.
I submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Western District
of Arkansas in matters relating to the Protective Order. I understand that violating the terms
of the Protective Order could expose me to penalties and other punishment for contempt of
court.
Printed Name 	Signature 	Date
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