Joint Motion For Entry Of Protective Order, 502(D) Order, And Esi Order – Page 1: PAUL PIETSCHNER, v. KATHRYN PETRALIA
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A joint motion filed April 24, 2025 as Document 73 in United States of America, et al., ex rel. Paul Pietschner v. Kathryn Petralia, Robert Frohwein and Spencer Robinson, Civil Action No. 4:21-CV-110-SDJ, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The parties jointly ask the court to enter an agreed Protective Order, a Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) Order, and an order on production of documents and electronically stored information. The motion describes the action as seeking treble damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733, against former executives of Kabbage, Inc. relating to its PPP lending. It states discovery will likely include trade secrets, borrower financial information and voluminous ESI. The five-page filing ends with signature blocks and certificates of service and conference.
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Case 4:21-cv-00110-SDJ Document 73 Filed 04/24/25 Page 1 of 5 PageID #: 793
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
SHERMAN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,
ex rel. PAUL PIETSCHNER, Civil Action No. 4:21-CV-110-SDJ
Plaintiffs,
v.
KATHRYN PETRALIA; ROBERT FROHWEIN;
and SPENCER ROBINSON,
Defendants.
JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PROTECTIVE ORDER, FEDERAL RULE OF
EVIDENCE 502(D) ORDER, AND ORDER ON THE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
AND ELECTRONICALLY STORED INFORMATION
Plaintiff United States of America (the “United States”), Relator Paul Pietschner, and
Defendants Kathryn Petralia, Robert Frohwein, and Spencer Robinson (“Defendants”)
(collectively referred to as the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel, jointly file this
Motion for the entry of a Protective Order, Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) Order, and Order on
the Production of Documents and Electronically Stored Information.
I.
This is an action against Defendants, former executives of a financial technology company,
Kabbage, Inc., to recover treble damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act (“FCA”),
31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733, and to recover money for common law claims for payment by mistake
and unjust enrichment, relating to Kabbage’s participation in the Government’s Paycheck
Protection Program (“PPP”) as a PPP lender and loan service provider. The Parties anticipate
discovery will likely include information subject to protections, such as trade secrets; proprietary
financial or commercial material; other competitively sensitive information; sensitive personal
identification or financial information, including such information relating to PPP borrowers and
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their principals; sensitive investigatory information, including law-enforcement sensitive
information; any information that may be subject to protections under the Bank Secrecy Act; and
information relating to the investigation or supervision of a financial institution, or that is subject
to any bank examiner’s privilege. The Parties also anticipate that discovery will likely include
disclosure of voluminous electronically stored information (ESI).
II.
Given the nature of the claims asserted in this action, the Parties represent to this Court that
there is good cause for the entry of a protective order, 502(d) order, and order on the production
of documents and ESI as such orders are needed to streamline discovery and to protect confidential
information produced or is likely to be produced in discovery in this action, while also allowing
the Parties to claw-back any privileged material inadvertently produced during discovery. See Fed.
R. Civ. P. 26(c)(1). Pursuant to the Court’s Order Governing Proceedings (ECF 69), the Parties
have conferred and jointly submit the attached agreed upon Protective Order, a Federal Rule of
Evidence 502(d) Order, and an Order on the Production of Documents and Electronically Stored
Information for entry by this Court.
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Date: April 24, 2025
Respectfully submitted,
MICHAEL D. GRANSTON /s/ Julie Bracker (with permission)
Deputy Assistant Attorney General JULIE BRACKER
Georgia Bar No. 073803
ABE MCGLOTHIN, JR. Bracker & Marcus LLC
Acting United States Attorney 3355 Lenox Road, Suite 660
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
/s/ Betty Young_________________ E-mail: Julie@FCACounsel.com
JAMES GILLINGHAM, Texas Bar # (770) 988-5035
24065295 (678) 648-5544 (fax)
BETTY YOUNG, Texas Bar #24102498
Assistant U.S. Attorneys SARAH M. FRAZIER
110 N. College Street; Suite 700 Texas Bar # 24027320
Tyler, Texas 75702 Murphy Anderson PLLC
E-mail: James.Gillingham@usdoj.gov 1919 Decatur Street
E-mail: Betty.Young@usdoj.gov Houston, Texas 77007
(903) 590-1400 (202) 223-2620 ext. 116
(903) 590-1436 (fax) sfrazier@murphypllc.com
ATTORNEYS FOR RELATOR
JAMIE ANN YAVELBERG PAUL PIETSCHNER
COLIN M. HUNTLEY
SARAH E. LOUCKS
KELLY E. PHIPPS /s/ Hank W. Asbill (with permission)
Attorneys, Civil Division
Henry W. Asbill (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
United States Department of Justice DC Bar #938811
P.O. Box 261 hasbill@schertlerlaw.com
Ben Franklin Station Christopher B. Mead (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Washington, D.C. 20044
MD Bar #8512010419
E-mail: Sarah.E.Loucks@usdoj.gov cmead@schertlerlaw.com
E-mail: Kelly.E.Phipps@usdoj.gov Lisa H. Schertler (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
(202) 616-4203 DC Bar #430754
(202) 514-0280 (facsimile)
lschertler@schertlerlaw.com
ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Paola Pinto (admitted Pro Hac Vice)
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FL Bar #1013933
ppinto@schertlerlaw.com
SCHERTLER ONORATO MEAD & SEARS
555 13th Street NW Suite 500W
Washington DC 20004
Telephone: 202-628-4199
Facsimile: 202-628-4177
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
SPENCER ROBINSON
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/s/ Miranda Hooker (with permission) /s/ George P. Varghese (with permission)
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP George P. Varghese (pro hac vice)
Miranda Hooker (pro hac vice) Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Kate E. MacLeman (pro hac vice) 60 State Street
Kara N. Czekai (pro hac vice) Boston, MA 02109
Goodwin Procter LLP Telephone: (617) 526-6000
100 Northern Avenue Fax: (617) 526-5000
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 george.varghese@wilmerhale.com
Telephone: (617) 570-1000
Fax: (617) 523-1231 Anjan Sahni (pro hac vice)
MHooker@goodwinlaw.com Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
KMacLeman@goodwinlaw.com 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street
KCzekai@goodwinlaw.com New York, NY 10007
Telephone: (212) 230-8800
MCKOOL SMITH, PC Fax: (212) 230-8888
Nicholas M. Mathews anjan.sahni@wilmerhale.com
Alexander J. Chern
McKool Smith, PC - Dallas Christopher E. Babbitt (pro hac vice)
300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500 Michaela S. Wilkes Klein (pro hac vice)
Dallas, TX 75201 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Telephone: (214) 978-4258 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Fax: (214) 978-4044 Washington, DC 20037
NMathews@mckoolsmith.com Telephone: (202) 663-6000
AChern@mckoolsmith.com Fax: (202) 663-6363
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT christopher.babbitt@wilmerhale.com
ROBERT FROHWEIN michaela.wilkesklein@wilmerhale.com
Melissa R. Smith
Gillam & Smith LLP
303 South Washington Avenue
Marshall, TX 75670
Telephone: (903) 934-8450
Fax: (903) 934-9257
melissa@gillamsmithlaw.com
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
KATHRYN PETRALIA
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on April 24, 2025, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing
document to be transmitted through the Court’s electronic mailing service (CM/ECF) to all counsel
of record who have consented to electronic service by the Court’s electronic mailing service
(CM/ECF).
/s/ Betty Young__________
BETTY S. YOUNG
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
I hereby certify that I have complied with Local Rule CV-7(h) and conferred with counsel
for Relator and Defendants on April 23, 2025. Counsel for Relators and Defendants agree and join
in this motion for entry of the attached protective order, Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) order, and
the order on the Production of Documents and Electronically Stored Information.
/s/ Betty Young__________
BETTY S. YOUNG
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