Shannon et al v. University of Arkansas Board of Trustees et al

Filing 7

PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 1/13/12. (kpr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

MELISSA SHANNON, M.D.

v.

PLAINTIFF

No.4:10-cv-2044-DPM

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS,
a Public Body Corporate; B. ALAN SUGG,
in his official capacity as President of the
University of Arkansas; UNIVERSITY OF
ARKANSAS; BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES; DANIEL RAHN,
M.D., in his official capacity as Chancellor of
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;
and KEVIN OLDEN, M.D., in his official capacity
as Supervisor at the University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences

DEFENDANTS

PROTECTIVE ORDER
The parties have jointly moved for a protective order, Document No.6.
In the motion, Defendants have agreed to make available to Plaintiff and her
counsel certain information regarding individuals not a party to this lawsuit,
specifically information contained in employee personnel and education files,
which are maintained by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; and
Plaintiff may also produce information regarding her educational, financial,
or employment records during the course of discovery.

These files and

documents contain confidential information, the release of which would
constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy.
The Court therefore orders that any information gained in any
documents photocopied from the files and documents and any additional files
and documents containing personal information as described in this Order,
and which are relevant to this case and designated confidential by either
party, may be used only in connection with preparing and presenting claims
or defenses in this case. These pages consisting of confidential information
will be stamped by the parties. The parties may object to a designation but
will abide by provisions of the protective order until the Court rules the
information is not confidential.
The Court also orders that any documents obtained by the parties which
are marked confidential shall remain in the custody of parties or their counsel.
None of the parties nor anyone acting on their behalf shall in any manner,
directly or indirectly, transfer or communicate any of the information or data
obtained to any person not a party to this litigation other than for proper
purposes directly related to the trial of this action, and that any such person
to whom such communication is made is bound by the terms of this Order.

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Any disclosed confidential material utilized as exhibits at trial, or in any
pleadings or papers filed with the Court, shall be maintained in a separate,
sealed envelope in the Court's file only to be available to the parties in any
appeal which might be taken from the Court's decision in this matter.
It is further ordered that three years after the conclusion of this

litigation, including any appeals, all copied documents received or furnished
in this litigation and designated as confidential shall be destroyed or, if the
parties so request 60 days before the time to destroy the documents, the
parties will return the documents and the parties, their counsel and
representatives are instructed not to retain any copies. If the parties charge
money for copies, that money shall be refunded if the copies are requested to
be returned.
So Ordered.

illanuary 2012

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