Judge signs protective order; AES told to produce documents under confidentiality terms

The court signed an agreed protective order to govern AES's document production and instructed parties that AES may produce sensitive materials under that order. "I have now signed the order, and it's been March 12, so we can move forward from there," the judge said when confirming entry of the protective order.

Connor Blair, attorney for AAC and counsel for AES in document-production matters, told the court the company is prepared to make a full production once the protective order is in place; defense counsel said production could be ready "by lunch" after the order was signed. Plaintiffs noted they were concerned AES had not complied earlier with a prior 60‑day production deadline but did not oppose the proposed protective language.