Alan Williams v. Anthony Hedgepeth

Filing 104

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver re REQUEST for Protective Order STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 103 (dml)

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ROB BONTA
Attorney General of California
LANCE E. WINTERS
Chief Assistant Attorney General
SUSAN SULLIVAN PITHEY
Senior Assistant Attorney General
XIOMARA COSTELLO
Deputy Attorney General
TAYLOR NGUYEN
Deputy Attorney General
State Bar No. 213785
300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Respondent

10 CUAUHTÉMOC ORTEGA (Bar No. 257443)
Federal Public Defender
11 MORIAH S. RADIN (Bar No. 260245)
Deputy Federal Public Defender
12 321 East 2nd Street
Los Angeles, California 90012-4202
13 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
14 E-mail: [e-mail]
15 Attorneys for Petitioner
ALAN WILLIAMS
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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ALAN WILLIAMS,

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v.

Case No. CV 12-08287-MCS (RAO)
Petitioner, STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER

RAYMOND MADDEN, Warden,
Respondent. The Honorable Rozella A. Oliver
United States Magistrate Judge

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Pursuant to Bittaker v. Woodford, 331 F.3d 715 (9th Cir. 2003) (en banc),

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Petitioner and Respondent, through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and

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agree as follows:

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Pursuant to the parties’ Joint Discovery Stipulation filed June 10,

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2021, and this Court’s order approving the Joint Discovery Stipulation filed

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June 11, 2021, the parties expect to receive documents and other materials

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from: (a) the Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender’s Office or

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Deputy Alternate Public Defender Jason D. Sanabria, including his or their

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investigators or staff, in connection with their representation of Petitioner in

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People v. Williams, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. TA088616;

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(b) trial counsel Mawuli Bakari, including his investigators or staff, in

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connection with his representation of Petitioner in People v. Williams, Los

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Angeles County Superior Court Case No. TA088616; (c) post-verdict counsel

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Andy A. Miri and/or Lawrence R. Young, including each of their

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investigators or staff, in connection with their representation of Petitioner in

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People v. Williams, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. TA088616;

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(d) appellate attorney Mark S. Givens, including his staff, in connection with

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his representation of Petitioner on direct state appeal in People v. Williams,

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California Court of Appeal Case No. B209510; and/or (e) habeas counsel,

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Paul McCarthy and/or Robert J. Beles, including either of their staff, in

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connection with their representation of Petitioner in the instant habeas action.

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In addition, the parties anticipate some testimony at the evidentiary hearing

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will relate to the documents and materials referenced above, and,

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subsequently, anticipate the transcript of the hearing and the parties’ post-

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hearing briefs submitted to the Court will also reference the documents and

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materials described in this paragraph.

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2)

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received from the persons identified in paragraph 1 pursuant to the Joint

The parties stipulate and agree that any and all documents or materials

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Discovery Stipulation are confidential, privileged, or both, and may otherwise

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contain private information for which special protection from public

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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation

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may be warranted. Any testimony at the evidentiary hearing divulging or

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revealing confidential and/or privileged information, including the transcript

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of such testimony, shall also be accorded special protection from public

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disclosure and from use for any purpose other than prosecuting this litigation.

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The parties further agree and stipulate that any and all of the following

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documents or materials are not confidential or privileged and are not protected

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by this Protective Order: any and all documents or materials that were

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available to or in the possession of the prosecution, law enforcement, or

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Respondent, before the filing of the Joint Discovery Stipulation, and any and

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all documents that were publicly filed or otherwise disclosed before the filing

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of the Joint Discovery Stipulation.

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3)

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used only for purposes of litigating this habeas action. The protected

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documents or materials must not be disclosed to persons other than:

All privileged documents or materials produced in this action may be

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a)

Counsel for the parties and all members of the parties’ legal

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teams, including, but not limited to, paralegal, investigative, support,

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stenographic, clerical, and secretarial staff, and related personnel

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regularly employed by counsel referred to in subparagraph (a) above,

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but no confidential or identifying information relating to the victims

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and/or witnesses shall be disclosed to Petitioner;

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b)

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reporters engaged in such proceedings as are necessarily incidental to

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preparation for the trial of this action; and

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c)

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for the purpose of this litigation.

The Court and Court personnel, including stenographic

Expert witnesses designated by counsel for the parties solely

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Except as permitted by Paragraph 3, and excluding the documents

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designated as unprotected or unprivileged in Paragraph 2, disclosure of the

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contents of the documents and the documents themselves shall not be made to

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any other persons or agencies, including, but not limited to, prosecutorial

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agencies and law enforcement personnel, without the Court’s order.

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blanket protection of protected documents and that the protection it affords

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from public disclosure and use outside the litigation of this federal habeas

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action extends only to the limited information or items that are entitled to

The parties acknowledge that this Protective Order does not confer

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confidential or privileged treatment under California or federal law. In other

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words, an unprivileged document or item does not become privileged or

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confidential by virtue of this Protective Order. The parties further

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acknowledge that this Protective Order does not entitle them to file

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confidential information under seal. Each party will comply with Local Rule

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79-5 if the party seeks to file any document or material under seal. It is the

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intent of the parties that information will not be designated as confidential or

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otherwise protected for tactical reasons and that nothing be so designated

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without a good faith belief that it has been maintained in a confidential, non-

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public manner.

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shall be clearly designated as such by labeling the document or material in a

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manner that does not prevent reading the text of the document or otherwise

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viewing the material.

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are filed with this Court’s permission, they shall be submitted in a manner

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reflecting their confidential nature and designed to ensure that the privileged

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material will not become part of the public record. Testimony from the

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evidentiary hearing relating to privileged matters shall be clearly designated

Privileged documents and testimony relating to privileged matters

If privileged documents or documents containing privileged matters

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as such by marking the transcripts of the proceeding. The parties may seek

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Court approval to file under seal any pleading or other papers served on

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opposing counsel, or filed or lodged with the Court that contains or reveals

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the substantive content of the privileged matter. The filing shall include a

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separate caption page that includes the following confidentiality notice or its

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equivalent. If physical documents or materials are filed with the Court, they

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shall be filed with the Clerk of this Court in sealed envelopes prominently

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marked with the caption of the case and the following confidentiality notice:

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TO BE FILED UNDER SEAL

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THIS ITEM CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A

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PROTECTIVE ORDER AND IS NOT TO BE OPENED NOR ITS

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CONTENTS DISPLAYED OR DISCLOSED WITHOUT COURT ORDER.

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any documents filed in accordance with the above. Insofar as reasonably

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feasible, only confidential portions of the filings shall be under seal; and the

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parties shall tailor their documents to limit, as much as is practicable, the

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quantity of material that is to be filed under seal. When a pleading or

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document contains only a limited amount of privileged content, a party may

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file a complete copy under seal and at the same time file on the public record

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an additional, redacted version of the document, blocking out the limited

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matter comprising the confidential portions.

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action, and related testimony by Petitioner or members of Petitioner’s trial

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team at the evidentiary hearing in this case, does not constitute a waiver of

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Petitioner’s rights under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the United States

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Constitution in the event of any retrial.

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Petitioner’s disclosure of documents from trial counsel’s file in this

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The Clerk of the Court is directed to maintain the confidentiality of

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This Protective Order shall survive the final disposition for this action

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and shall remain in full force and effect after conclusion of all proceedings

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herein, and the Court shall have continuing jurisdiction to enforce its terms.

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SO STIPULATED:

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Dated: June 29, 2021

ROB BONTA
Attorney General of California
LANCE E. WINTERS
Chief Assistant Attorney General
SUSAN SULLIVAN PITHEY
Senior Assistant Attorney General
XIOMARA COSTELLO
Deputy Attorney General

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/s/ Taylor Nguyen
TAYLOR NGUYEN
Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for Respondent

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CUAUHTÉMOC ORTEGA
Federal Public Defender

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/s/ Moriah S. Radin
MORIAH S. RADIN
Deputy Federal Public Defender
Attorneys for Petitioner

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
Dated: June 30, 2021
The Honorable Rozella A. Oliver
United States Magistrate Judge

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