Harper v. Jefferson Hospital Association et al

Filing 23

CONSENT CONFIDENTIALITY AND QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge James M. Moody on 4/25/11. (kpr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DIS~ICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

PINE BLUFF DIVISION

GLENDA

liARPE~R

PL.AINTIFr

No, 5:10cv52JMM

VS,

JEFFERSON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
d/b/a JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER and CHnRLEs MABRY, M,D.

D8FENDAN'l'S

CONSENT CONFIDENTIALITY AND

QUALIFIED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Wher.eas,
this

the

{lDd stipuldt';;d
11"1

dls\:;losure

!l(0.:dt.h

and

Confident i fll i ty

Corlbent

discovt;;ry

Plaintiff

Oef(~nddnts

P:l.'ot.ecl~ive

and

that certain matericlli';

Chi s

under

Order

subject

:tnrormati.on"

Ulldf..'(,

ACColIntab11ity i'\ct of 1996

and

federal

t,hc

ne"tlth

("HIPA7\") .

law,

have

Lo

agrieed

to disclosure and
prol~ected

litigation contain information
Ar'k"JnSdS

partie3")

("l:he

trom

including documenLs

InSl.lrdf1CG

Pc,rtCibility

accordingly.

and

it is ot'den:::d

a,s fol J O'-"S:

Soope.

All

d.l.scovery,

et.II

depositlon

testimony

lnaterials

which

documents

responses

may

to

produced
d.i~;covery

and

deposition

bE!

Hubject

co

i.n

requesT.S

exhibits

di 3covery
c

the

snd

COUI 8G~

r71nd
any

of

all
other

(hel:einaft".et,

c,ollecti vely,

"documents")

will

subject

be

this

to

Order

concernJ.ng conLi,dent.ial information as set forth below.

2.
rnents

Form
will

and

be

so

"C'ONFID8NTIAL"

on

interferC!

Timing

the

wi tit

compleLe

permit

will

Documer:t5

Designation.

deSignated

by

documen t

the

logibiLll".y

placing
J.n

of

of

1:emoval

wi th

tIle

0

the

desi.gnati.on

or:

~[[ixing

manner

document

and

production

or

docu­

the

word

wi Ll

whi eh

rwt

whjch

\"i11

designation.

prior

co

or

d:i[Jclo.9ure

of

t:he

CON fI DEN'l'lAL

Inadvetr.0:nt or I..mintention"l

cJocumen ts •

Confidential

Contjdentii11

designated

be

c;ont.ernpoL'aneousl y

of

IJToduction of documents

confidential w:Lll. not be deemed a

without

pdor

l'Iai..

I!I:,r;,

ll1

a~

confidential as otherwiHe allowed by Lhis Order,

til

par L, of

the rL9bt, to dHsigna to document!3

Any

Doournents Whioh May be Designea.ted Confidential.

3.
party

whrJ tc or:

,'lS

de~d~Jn<:1te

Oltly

review of

by

confidentia':'

an atLorney who h'1H,

by

statute,

sensitive

confident.Lal

or

inforlT\dtion.

research,

blJt

only

in qond

afler

railh,

in

personal

information,

development.,

or

trade

commercial

The d(=slgrwtioTi will be made concurrent,ly with the

di sc:losur", of the dacurwantt!.

available

as

that t'he document.s contain H\for(l\ation protected from

discloBure
sec:rets,

docum~nt~s

the

del~(}nnined

documents

the

public

Information or documents which are
sector

conC.idontifll.

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may

not

be

designated

as

4•

Depositions.

or

within

transcri.pt.

of

d.epositions

if deS19nated as .such when

confidential only
taken

!?ol:tions

seven

Such

bu~)ine9S

(7)

designation

be

be

dl-;,erned

the deposition

after

dayB

will

will

receipt.

specific

:\13

of
to

HS

the
the

portions to be protected.

5.

Protection of

a.

Contidentia~

Protections.

General

CONFID~NTIAL

d.isclosed
parties
('j[

t.ht~

~ny

for

prepar lng

designated

under this

by

or

5.b.i

whi~h

Material.

for

OrdA~

part.ies

other

any

or

counsel

persons

purposes

and

will not he used or

identified

whatsoever

condocting

for

t.he

the
below

ot.her

than

1 i tigation

the documents were disclosed

::n

(JDcluding any

c\ppeal of that Ltigation).
b.

Third Party Diaclo3u:es.

L~mit8d

coungel
permit

for

parties

the

will

The parties and
not

disclose

or

t.he d.isclosure of any documents designated

CONFIDENTIAL under the terms of this Order to any

other

person

subparagraph.<;

(1)

coun8el

ox

en'ciLy

(1)-(5)

and

except

employees

preparation

lawsuit;

··3 ­

5f>.t

forth

below:

the parties who have
t:he

.,08

of

counsel

for

responsibility for

ilnd

trial

of

tho

In

(2)

and

parties

of

employe~s

a

party

to

thi sOeder:;
(3)

court reporters engaged
t.hose persons; if

and

engaged

tor

m~king

(4)

the

any,

specifically

purpose

limited

consultants,

invest.iqators,
referred

as

"~1xpeT·ts")

or counsel for

l"n,;suJt;

to

c;mplcyed

C.lt

experLs

collectively

by

the

parties

the parties to assist in

and

px:epaHition

oth!-lr

of

tria)

the

21Tlti

per sons only upon conSent

produci.ng

Court

of

photocopies of documents:

(hereinafter

(5)

deposir.ions

fC)t"

p~.rty

and

on

or

of the

nrder

of

the

conditions

as

are

upon

such

agreed to or ordered.
c.

Control

wi 11

of

Counsel

Dooumentf',!.

for

.-~ffolts

take

unauthorized

of

disclo~ure

the

prevent

to

document"

parties

dR51gnated

as Confidential based on the terms of this order.
d.

Copies.
sUlnmar:i.-:s
t(")

All
or

copies,

d€ 3 criptions

collectively

de.9ignated

as

duplicates,

as

"copies")

Confidential

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(her.einafter

under

extracts,
referred

or

document.s

thi~

Ord~r

0'"

any

pOI: clan

ilfJm",~diatel

such

of

y

with

if

appear

copy.

the

the

word

affixed

"CONFIDENTIAlJ"

on

dO',',L\rnen t

does

the

All

oHs.ignation

copi(~s

sllch

already

not

will

be

afforded the full protect jon of this Order.
e.

Redact:1.on.

of

lty

the

processes

In order to protect the confidentii'l1­

peer

revi0w

and

the

insofar

phy.eician!l
numbers

or

and

as

~dti

I... .i.th

of

indjvidual

for:

co:..lrtsel.

the parties

t'edacl

p055,ible,

p.nts

iHld

letter.s

of

~8surance

quality

prlvacy

phys icians dnd patier,ts,
aha] 1,

and

t..he

((:place
thE:

of

nam!1!l

them

wit.h

u1.ohdbp.t

accor.dance wi th physi.ci an and patient

in

keys t.o be

prov:i ded to courwe},.

F1l1n9

6.

to

party seeks
under

of

Confidential

filf~

this

Oede.!

appr:opr:iaLe

action

any material that
wilh

to

redacted document wit.h
the

document

relation
c10Cilmel\\:oS

to

en~ur:c

public

protect iQ:,

as

the

Court,

that

the

subject
!:

dC)CllnH~nts

preceding measures

axe not adequate,

a

to protc:ctiOl1
wi 11

teke

receive proper
(1)

fi li ng

a

(e,g.,

ill

.submitt.lng'

the

(3)

where

the

seeking pC'rmi::Jsiofl to

f.Ue

'when.

for

event

the party who designated

appropriate

discovery and evideIltia.t:y motions),
001e1)'

the

party

including

the r;onsent of
(2)

is

l,h~1

disclosure,

confidential;

In

Materials.

or:

Lhe

under

document

maldnq

pr IQ,r.

part;y

'laeking

C,OIlS u 1 t,
"III

wit!l

filing

to

sUbmit

co l)n~l81

to

~he

bc construed

DE:N'1'T AI,

Impract,ical
docurnen:.

Lhe

Pd 1: t

if

d'''ternllr\G

document

some

under

Tl1is duty

a~'l

[~l~d

the'

rips

less

this Order may

in

Cleek of Court to

The

is

subject

burden

(;onf,l.dentiral

aSBerLlng
b.

A

i~11ow

under sea].

procedures will apply to any
a.

provide

of the duty

Challenges to Designation a6 Confidential.
dl~,"liqnati0n

('irst

ciocumen t

to

,irrespectJvlf!

th~

the

t'estri,<;;tive

serve

Nothing

to

the

'i qnt,j',ud

may

seal

will

COurt

mea"ure

e.xJ,ilt~j

prior directive

(l

to

Clrcum~tances

inapproprLate f

0["

Y who

tho urujarLyjng motion.

any document he
'f .

axtr~nrdinary

the

tor

adequate prOtectlon.
LO consult on

Absent

c\J!lsul totion

conJidential

than

seal.

party

The

:: e,.Ll ow inC]

necessity

of

•

such challenge.

Lhe

pn:wing

of

l'Cln:nn~;

desiqnaUon

wiLt:

Ule

a

party

confidp~tjdlily.

who

CONFiDENTIAL
t.r.ei')t,rnent:

chi'l11 eng i ,:

to

lAny CONF'l­

ducurnenr:s

cOllLends

thnt

are

entitled

will

not

give

\>ni t',t.en

to

notice

designat.€d

Confident~al

to

the

party

who affixed the designation of the ,'3peci,tic basis
foJ:'

~he

thE~

document8

challenge.

The

will

hf\ve

party

who

fift,een

30

(1'»)

designatC'd
days

service of the writLuCl not ice to <ifd'crmilie it

dispute

c",n

be

resolved

[tom

the

jUdicia,l

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.._-~,-----------

olnd,

in t,ervenU, on
confi,nnlnCj

c.

nOl:,

Lo

challenge

any

move

tor

to

to be

all

desiqnated

will

CONfIOENTIAL

as sUbjecl:

Lrecrted

to

the

materiaL
continue

f1J 11

protect; OilS

of tr:is Order' untU one of the fol '} owing
(1)

t.he

party

\~ho

confidenti~l
Itlf i

('2)

cl<:\lms

that

withdraws

the

such

OCCI)LS:

documents

Cire

deSignation

in

ting;

the pacty who claimg

fails

confidential

confidential
dbove;

the documents are

thctt

to

move

as

set

timely

for

an

documents

de~liqnating

Order

(3)

Order

the desiqnation

documents

previously

"n

dc~)iqnclL,on.

the ConLu:icnLial

NQtwi tJlstandi.ng

of

it

fOl:th

in paragraph

r3 S

8.b.

OJ:

the COUJ:t rules

that 1:he do(.;umenLs :,hould no

designated

longel:"

inCormation.

d.

Challenges

La

confidentiali.ty

the

of

document~

may be made at any time and are not waived by the
failure

to

raise

the

challenge

initial disclosure or designation.

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at

the

time

oJ:

8,

Treatment on Conclusion of Litigation,

a.

O:da~

Remains in Effect.

All provisions of this

Order' restrlct1.ng the use of docUlllcnt.$ dE:::lignated
CONF'IDE'.NTII\I.

will

convinue

t,l\e cone 1 'lS.i on of
~greed

b,

of

(30)

afte~

binding

1 i t i got i on un 1ess otherwi se

the

CONFIDENTIAL Documents,

days after the conclusion of

i..ncluding conr.li.wior'l of any

treated

be

copl<:,!:;

(unless

parties

~,ior'lS
d(.~st

qf

ha~l

t:>nlerc·d

introduced or
stipUlate

the

,,!Jove

Order,

(S!;;.d.),

as

'filed

to

under

(1)

or

r,w.idenc()

seal);

will
the

Eil cd

(2)

the

lieu

of

de9t~uction

,'((,ceivinq

in

pa,rty,

party elects

that

ructi on,

or destroy

as

the

above

document~;,

p.r.-oduct I

relateH

lonq

all documents

this

defined

as

b(~en

Notwithstandi.ng

v,or k

appeal,

lit.igation,

to t.he producjng piH'ly unless

returned

document

the

confidential

a,s

includLnq

c.

be

or ordered,

Return

to

reql,;It'?lTlcnts

couDse)

l.rlclud.Lng

an

to r.eturn

may J::'etain El t. t:orney

index

which

refer/;

or

Lo informdtlon designated CONF.rOGNTIAL so
thu!.

work

-8­

product

doe,9

not

duplicate

verbatim

substantial

confident'LaJ

docLlnents.

to be

contio1..le8

the

of

work

fjtoducl

tet.;

Th.L t5

Confjdent.Ldl

text

t:erms of

under

An attorney may use his Qr hell work

this Order.

product in

of

portions

f:lubsequent litigation, provided that

<:1

ita

d i~;clo8f'

not.

the

conf.idential

document.':! ,

Orde:l:

9.
sllbje,;l..

to

modification

t.o

who

P('J'OHJll

Subjeot

may

show

intf.lrvene fot

P\lq)o~)es

Order.

Order

The

c.'n

an

Modifi.cation.
rnoti.0l1

of

adequate

This

any

Order

pdrty

in

interest

will

any

ot"

the

be

other:
to

mattor

of address:ing the scope Mtd terms of this

will

not,

however,

be

modified

until

the

parties have been given notice and an opportunity to be heard on

10.
bcH~(~cl

on

No

Judioial

Oetarmination.

tlle

agreernenLS

of

This

parties

:'he

Nothtng

anri

herein

ox

ite~

sub]ect

Civil.

J I.

entered

purpose

of

construed

or

th(,?

be

entered

specific doc1..mlent

allY

of information designated as CONFIDENTIAL by cauDael 19
to

protection \.HIder EtJ.l.e 26(c:)

Pr:oc:edure

sp~cifi~

for

wUl

presenc:ed as a judicial det:ermination that

is

Order

or

otherwiBo

until

of.

Buch

h,"cleral

the

tirne

as

a

Ruled

of

dO<C\lrnent­

ruling has been made.
Persons

and

will

Bound.

be

This

binding

Order
upon

9

will
(1) all

take

effect

parties

to

when
this

] ltigation and their agents end employees: and

the pclrties and the agents,

employees,

(2)

attorneys for

and consultants of such

attorneys.
12.

any

'I'his Order serves as a Qualified Protective Order for

and

all

documents

or

information

used

or

disclosed

accordance with 45 eFn §512(e).
IT IS SO ORDERED this

"2-~ day

APPROVED:
John W. Walker

JOHN W. WALKER, P.A.
1723 South Broadway
Little Rock, Arkansas

72206

Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: jOhn....:~!~eratt
..t~@aol.com
Paul E. Lindsey
HARRELL, LINDSEY & CARR

Post Office Box K
Camden, Arkansas 71711
Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: !.el@h-c?rlind.com
Allen P. Roberts
ALLEN P. ROBERTS, P.A.
325 Jefferson Street
Camden, Arkansas 71701
Telephone: 870-836-~310
E-(Vj[Ji J;
allen@aprob§1rtslaw.021\'\

By:~(jJ~_~
ALLEN P. ROBERTS

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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~

of

~

, 2010.

in

Spencer F. Robinson
RAMSAY, BRIDGFORTH, ROBINSON & RALEY LLP
Post Office Box 8509
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611
Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: ~B.§!llc~Er~!?~!:l.~CJrl~ram~aYJ~w.com
By:

a." .;:tJ- ~_.....~.
SPENCER F. ROBINSON

Attorneys for Jefferson
Ilosp.ital Association d/b/a
Jefferson Regional
Medical Center

Byron Freeland

MITCHELL, WILLIAMS, SELIG,

GATES b WOODYARD, PLLC
425 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 1800
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3525
Telephone: [phone]
E-Mail: ~Freelarld~~wlaw.co~
ANDERSON, MURPHY & HOPKINS, L.L.P.
400 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 2470
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Telephone: [phone]
E-mai:
ndecson@amhfirm,net

::r * :~~O~3:~}~)
OV~W.TON f ~'~ON
Attorneys for

Dr. Charles Mabry

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