Application for Access to Information under Protective Order by Expert Consultant or Witness

• Legal Form Number: 10
• Court: U.S. Claims Court
• Section: Court of Federal Claims

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FORM 10

APPLICATION FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION UNDER

PROTECTIVE ORDER BY EXPERT CONSULTANT OR WITNESS

United States Court of Federal Claims

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________________________, )

) No. _____________

Plaintiff, )

) Judge ____________________

v. )

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THE UNITED STATES, )

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Defendant. )

APPLICATION FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION UNDER

PROTECTIVE ORDER BY EXPERT CONSULTANT OR WITNESS

1. I, the undersigned, am a _______________ with ___________________ and hereby apply

for access to protected information covered by the Protective Order issued in connection with this

proceeding.

2. I have been retained by _____________________ and will, under the direction and control

of ______________________, assist in the representation of ___________________in this

proceeding.

3. I hereby certify that I am not involved in competitive decision making as discussed in U.S.

Steel Corp. v. United States, 730 F.2d 1465 (Fed. Cir. 1984), for or on behalf of any party to this

proceeding or any other firm that might gain a competitive advantage from access to the

information disclosed under the protective order. Neither I nor my employer provides advice or

participates in any decisions of such parties in matters involving similar or corresponding

information about a competitor. This means, for example, that neither I nor my employer provides

advice concerning, or participates in decisions about, marketing or advertising strategies, product

research and development, product design or competitive structuring and composition of bids,

offers, or proposals with respect to which the use of protected information could provide a

competitive advantage.

4. My professional relationship with the party for whom I am retained in this proceeding and

its personnel is strictly as a consultant on issues relevant to the proceeding. Neither I nor any

member of my immediate family holds office or a management position in any company that is a

party in this proceeding or in any competitor or potential competitor of a party.

5. I have attached the following information:

a. a current resume describing my education and employment experience to date;

b. a list of all clients for whom I have performed work within the two years prior to the

date of this application and a brief description of the work performed;

c. a statement of the services I am expected to perform in connection with this proceeding;