UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CASE NUMBER: Plaintiff(s) Date(s) of Proceeding(s): v. ADR PROCEEDING CONFIDENTIALITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT Defendant(s). THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT TO BE FILED WITH THE COURT. Consistent with Central District of California Local Rule 16-15, General Orders 04-01 and 07-01, related Federal Rules of Evidence and to the extent applicable, California Evidence Code Sections 703.5 and 1115-1128, the participants in the above-referenced ADR proceeding(s) agree that: 1. No written or oral communication made by any party, attorney, attorney settlement officer or other participant in any ADR proceeding in the above-named case may be used for any purpose in any pending or future proceeding unless all parties, including the attorney settlement officer, so agree. 2. The parties agree that evidence admissible or subject to discovery or disclosure shall not be inadmissible or protected from disclosure solely by reason of its introduction or use in the ADR process. Disclosure of information that otherwise is privileged shall not alter its privileged character. 3. The parties shall not subpoena the attorney settlement officer or any documents submitted to or prepared by the attorney settlement officer in connection with or during the ADR process. The attorney settlement officer shall not testify voluntarily on behalf of a party. 4. This agreement shall not preclude the reporting of information to the Central District of California ADR Program Office, pursuant to General Orders 04-01 and 07-01. 5. This agreement shall not render inadmissable a written settlement agreement reached as a result of the ADR proceeding(s) in an action to enforce that settlement. Dated: Attorney Settlement Officer Plaintiff Defendant Plaintiff”s Attorney Defendant’s Attorney ADR–17 (11/10) ADR PROCEEDING CONFIDENTIALITY ACKNOWLEDGMENT American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com