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lement agreement at trial under Fed. R. Evid. 403).3 And because plea negotiations, "if publicly released, could be damaging to reputation and 'See Wagner v. Wastiffs, Case No. 2:08-cv-431 (S.D. Ohio May 14, 2013), 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68349 (denying motion to compel discovery of settlement agreement

mit how that information is used in the litigation. We believe this Court's inquiry is guided generally by the following Eleventh Circuit cases: * Chicago Tribune Co. v. Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., 263 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2001). * FTC v. Abbvie Prod. LLC, 713 F.3d 54, (11th Cir. 2013). * Newman v. Graddic, 696 F

ettlement agreement materials may sometimes be discoverable, see, e.g., In re MSTG, Inc., 675 F.3d 1337, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2012),' they are ' But see Wagner v. Waal*, Case No. 2:08-cv-431 (S.D. Ohio May 14, 2013), 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68349 (denying motion to compel discovery of settlement agreement on

edged the private nature of discovery" Looney v. Moore, No. 2:13-CV-00733-KOB (N.D. Ala. April 7, 2014), 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48349, at *3, citing Chicago Tribune Co. v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 263 F.3d 1304, 1316 (11t' Cir. 2001) ("Discovery, whether civil or criminal, is essentially a private process becau

t the dissemination and use of discovery concerning settlement discussions, even if the communications themselves are not privileged. See 3 But see Wagner v. Wastiffc, Case No. 2:08-cv-431 (S.D. Ohio May 14, 2013), 2013 U.S. Dist. LEX1S 68349 (denying motion to compel discovery of settlement agreement

it how that information is used in the litigation. We believe this Court=s inquiry is guided generally by the following Eleventh Circuit cases: * Chicago Tribune Co. v. Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., 263 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2001). * FTC v. Ahhvie Products LLC, 713 F.3d 54, (11th Cir. 2013). * Newman v. Graddic, 69

settlement agreement materials may sometimes be discoverable, see, e.g., In re MSTG, Inc., 675 F.3d 1337, 1348 (Fed. Cir. 2012),' they are But see Wagner'. Wash{/)`, Case No. 2:08-cv-431 (S.D. Ohio May 14, 2013), 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68349 (denying motion to compel discovery of settlement agreement o

ledged the private nature of discovery" Looney I Moore, No. 2:13-CV-00733-KOB (N.D. Ala. April 7, 2014), 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48349, at *3, citing Chicago Tribune Co. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., 263 F.3d 1304, 1316 (11'1' Cir. 2001) ("Discovery, whether civil or criminal, is essentially a private process becaus