Terry et al v. Ola, City of

Filing 17

AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER regarding confidential information 16 . Signed by Chief Judge J. Leon Holmes on 2/9/12. (vjt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DlSTRlCI' OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

ROBERT TERRY and
JOHN STAFFORD
V.

PLAINTIFFS
CASE NO. 4:1l-CV-064SJLB

ClTYOFOLA

DEFENDANT

AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Pursuant to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the agreement of the
parties. the Court hereby enters the following Protective Order.

In order to pennit Plaintiff adequate access to the information necessary to completely

present his case herein, it is hereby ordered:
I. Defendant. City of OIa, Arkansas, has agreed to produce for Plaintiffs copies of the
personnel files of Robert Terry and John Stafford and employee payroll infonnation on other
present and/or past police personnel, including their home addresses and infonnation from the
U.S. Department of Labor;

2. Said infonnation shall be considered confidential;
3. The information provided hereunder shaH be used for the use of Plaintiffs· counsel
and none others, including the Plaintiffs themselves. The use of the confidential material may
not be used for any other purpose whatsoever. Moreover, Plaintiffs may not utilize directly or
indirectly any confidential records., docmnenls, or other infonnation relevant to the
aforementioned disclosure which is made available pursuant to this Order in any other
administrative complaint, proceeding, or civil action;

4. Any and all related confidential rewrds. documents, or other infonnlltion provided
herewuier shall be retained in the custody

of Plaintiffs' counsel only during the pendency of this

litigation;
5. Plaintiffs' counsel shall not use of the aforementioned infonnation in any manner
except in the fuUowing respects:
a.

For use in this litisation only; and

b.

For use only by Plaintiffs' counsels, necessary personnel; and

c.

For the destruction ofall such documents at the conclusion of this
litigation.

6. Plaintiffs, promptly upon completion of this litigation. or before if at such time they
have no further use of the confidential information., whichever shall first occur, shall destroy any
and all copies and extracts of data from such material; and
7. This Order is without prejudice to the rights of any party to make clear Objection to
the discovery permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. or by any statute or other

authority.

IT IS ORDERED. THIS

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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Attorney for Defendant
City ofOla. Arkansas

losh Sanford

Cheslee Mahan

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SANFORD LAW FIRM, PLLC

303 West Main St.

P.O. Box 39
Russellville, AR n81 1
Attorneys for Plwntiffs