Shawn Tulcey v. Alessandro Bonilla et al

Filing 29

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Frederick F. Mumm re Stipulation for Protective Order, 28 Not Changes Made by Court: ( see attached) (jm)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION

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Plaintiff,

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10 SHAWN TULCEY, an individual,

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v.

13 ALESSANDRO BONILLA, an
individual; CARLOS SUTTON; an
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ANGELES, a public entity; and DOES
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Defendants.

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CASE NO. CV13-3773 BRO (FFMx)
[PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE
ORDER GOVERNING
DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION PRODUCED
DURING DISCOVERY
Note Changes Made by Court.
Trial Date:

March 17, 2015

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19 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
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After full consideration of the stipulation by the parties for a Protective Order,

21 and FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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The information contained in the information and/or documents the

23 parties may disclose and/or produce pursuant to FRCP 26 and during the course of
24 discovery, contains private and confidential information.
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Plaintiff SHAWN TULCEY and defendants COUNTY OF LOS

26 ANGELES (“County”), DEPUTY ALESSANDRO BONILLA, and DEPUTY
27 CARLOS SUTTON (collectively “defendants”) will produce documents and
28 information as required by the Initial Disclosures and responsive discovery requests,

1 but only under the strict circumstances and limitations of this Stipulated Protective
2 Order (hereinafter “Protective Order”) where said documents and information are
3 kept confidential and private and with assurances that said documents and
4 information shall not be produced, copied, or disseminated to any person or entity
5 unless authorized by this Protective Order.
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GOOD CAUSE STATEMENT: Good cause exists for entry of this

7 Order. As defendants, they may produce, among other things, third party private
8 and confidential information, investigation files - including but not limited to,
9 incident reports, witness statements, policies and procedures, and any official
10 information documents produced to plaintiff during the course of discovery in this

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11 litigation and any subsequent reproduction thereof, as well as private information of
12 County employees.

Disclosure of such information would be invasive of the

13 privacy of third parties and County personnel which could pose a serious risk to
14 their personal safety and well-being. Additionally, these materials include sensitive
15 law enforcement information. Limiting disclosure of these documents to the context
16 of this litigation as provided herein will, accordingly, further important law17 enforcement objectives and interests, including safety of personnel and the public.
18 Plaintiff will also produce medical records connected with the claimed injuries and
19 damages in this case.

Disclosure of such information would be invasive to

20 plaintiff's right to privacy.
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The documents identified in ¶3, which plaintiff and defendants believe

22 in good faith constitute or embody confidential information, and/or other materials
23 that are entitled to privileges and/or protections against discovery or disclosure by
24 the United States Constitution, First Amendment; the California Constitution,
25 Article I, Section 1; California Penal Code sections 832.5, 832.7 and 832.8;
26 California Evidence Code sections 1040 and 1043 et. seq; the Official Information
27 Privilege; the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a; the right to privacy; and
28 decisional law relating to such provisions, which matter is not generally known and
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1 which plaintiff and defendants would not voluntarily reveal to third parties and
2 therefore is entitled to heightened protection from disclosure, are to be designated as
3 “confidential material.”
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Confidential material shall be used solely in connection with the

5 preparation and trial of the within case, Shawn Tulcey v. Alessandro Bonilla, et al.
6 Case No. CV13-3773 BRO (FFM), or any related appellate proceeding and not for
7 any other purpose, including any other litigation.
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Material designated as "confidential" under this Protective Order, as

9 well as the information contained therein, and any summaries, copies, abstracts, or
10 other documents derived in whole or in part from material designated as confidential

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11 (hereinafter "confidential material" or "confidential information") shall be used
12 solely for the purpose of litigating this action, and for no other action or purpose.
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Confidential material may not be disclosed except as provided in

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Confidential material may be disclosed only to the following persons:

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Counsel for any party, and any party to this litigation;

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Paralegal, stenographic, clerical and secretarial personnel

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(c)

Court personnel, including stenographic reporters engaged in

20 such proceedings as are necessarily incidental to preparation for the trial of this
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Any outside expert or consultant retained in connection with this

23 action, and not otherwise employed by either party; and
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Any “in-house” expert designated by either party to testify at

25 trial in this matter.
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Nothing in paragraph 7 is intended to prevent officials or employees of

27 the County or other authorized government officials from having access to the
28 documents if they would have had access in their normal course of their job duties.
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Each person to whom disclosure is made, with the exception of those

2 identified in paragraph 8 who are presumed to know the contents of the protective
3 order, shall, prior to the time of disclosure, be provided a copy of this order by the
4 person furnishing him/her such material, and shall agree on the record or in writing,
5 that he/she has read the protective order, and that he/she understands the provisions
6 of the protective order. Such person must also consent in writing to be subject to the
7 jurisdiction of the district court for the Central District of California, with respect to
8 any proceedings relating to enforcement of this order, including without limitation,
9 any proceedings for contempt. Unless made on the record in this litigation, counsel
10 making the disclosure to any person described above shall retain the original

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11 executed copy of said agreement until final termination of this litigation. (See,
12 Appendix "A").
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Designation in conformity with this Protective Order requires: For

14 information in documentary form (apart from transcripts of depositions or other
15 pretrial or trial proceedings), defendants shall affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL”
16 at the bottom of each page that contains protected material.
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Confidential material must be stored and maintained by counsel for the

18 parties at a location and in a secure manner that ensures that access is limited to the
19 persons authorized under this Protective Order. Confidential material shall be
20 clearly marked by counsel for the parties and maintained by counsel for the parties
21 with the following or similar legend recorded upon it in a way that brings its
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CONFIDENTIAL: THESE DOCUMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE

24 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER, CASE NO. CV1325 3773 BRO (FFM).
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Each person to whom disclosure is made shall not duplicate any

27 confidential information except for working copies and for filing with the Court.
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Testimony taken at a deposition may be designated as confidential by

2 making a statement to that effect on the record at the deposition. Arrangements
3 shall be made with the court reporter transcribing the deposition to separately bind
4 such portions of the transcript containing information designated as confidential,
5 and to label such portions appropriately.
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If any information and/or documents which are the subject of this

7 Protective Order are presented to this or any other court in any other manner prior to
8 the time of trial, said information and/or documents shall be lodged along with an
9 application to file the same under seal in compliance with Central District Local
10 Rule 79-5.1. (FFM)

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In the event that any confidential material is used in any court

12 proceeding in this action, it shall not lose its confidential status through such use,
13 and the party using such material shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its
14 confidentiality during such use. (FFM)
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At the conclusion of the trial and of any appeal or upon termination of

16 this litigation, all confidential material received under the provisions of this order
17 shall be destroyed or, if appropriate, returned to the respective defendant and
18 confirm such actions in writing to that defendant.
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If plaintiff is served with a subpoena or an order issued in other

20 litigation that would compel disclosure of any information or items designated in
21 this action as “confidential,” must so notify the relevant defendant, in writing (by
22 fax, if possible) immediately and in no event more than three (3) court days after
23 receiving the subpoena or order. Such notification must include a copy of the
24 subpoena or court order.
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If plaintiff learns that, by inadvertence or otherwise, he has disclosed

26 confidential material to any person or in any circumstance not authorized under this
27 Protective Order, plaintiff must immediately (a) notify the relevant defendant in
28 writing of the unauthorized disclosures, (b) use its best efforts to retrieve all copies
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1 of the confidential material, (c) inform the person or persons to whom unauthorized
2 disclosures were made of all the terms of this Order, and (d) request such person or
3 persons to execute the Confidentiality Agreement ("Appendix "A").
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Nothing in this Protective Order shall be construed in any way to

5 control the use, dissemination, publication or disposition of confidential
6 information by the party who designated it confidential. Nothing in this Protective
7 Order shall be construed as a waiver of any privilege (including work product) that
8 may be applicable to any document or information. Further, by stipulating to the
9 entry of this Protective Order, parties do not waive any right they otherwise would
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11 addressed in this Protective Order. Similarly, parties do not waive any right to
12 object on any ground for use as evidence of any of the material covered by this
13 Protective Order.
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Further, this Protective Order is entered solely for the purpose of

15 facilitating the exchange of documents, material, and information between the
16 parties to this action without involving the Court unnecessarily in the process.
17 Neither this Protective Order, nor the production of any document, material, or
18 information, shall be deemed to have the effect of an admission or waiver by either
19 party, or of altering the confidentiality or non-confidentiality of any such document,
20 material, or information, or altering any existing obligation of any party or the
21 absence thereof.
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The Court shall have jurisdiction over the parties, their counsel and all

23 persons to whom confidential information has been disclosed for the purpose of
24 enforcing terms of this Protective Order, redressing any violation thereof, and
25 amending or modifying the terms as the Court may deem appropriate.
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The foregoing is without prejudice to the right of any party:
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To apply to the Court for a further protective order relating to

28 confidential material or relating to discovery in this litigation;
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To apply to the Court for an order removing the confidential

2 material designation from any documents; and
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To apply to the Court for an order compelling production of

4 documents or modification of this order or for any order permitting disclosure of
5 confidential material beyond the terms of this order.
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Nothing in this Protective Order abridges the right of any person to

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APPROVED AND SO ORDERED:

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/S/ FREDERICK F. MUMM
FREDERICK F. MUMM
United States Magistrate Judge

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APPENDIX “A”

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND

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I have read and understand the Stipulation for Protective Order and Protective

4 Order of the United States District Court, Central District entered on the _____ day
5 of ______________, 2013, in the matter of Shawn Tulcey v. Alessandro Bonilla, et
6 al. Case No. CV13-3773 BRO (FFM). A copy of the Stipulation for Protective
7 Order and Protective Order has been delivered to me with my copy of this
8 Acknowledgement and Agreement to Be Bound (hereinafter “Confidentiality
9 Agreement”).

I agree to be bound by all the terms of this Confidentiality

10 Agreement.

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I further agree to be bound by all the terms of the Stipulation for Protective

12 Order and Protective Order and hereby agree not to use or disclose the confidential
13 information or material (as defined by that Order) disclosed to me, except for
14 purposes of this litigation as required by the Stipulation for Protective Order and
15 Protective Order. I further agree and attest to my understanding that a breach of this
16 Confidentiality Agreement may be directly actionable, at law and equity, and may
17 constitute a violation of the Stipulation for Protective Order and Protective Order,
18 and I further agree that in the event I fail to abide by the terms of the Stipulation for
19 Protective Order and Protective Order, or if I disclose or make use of any
20 confidential information acquired during this litigation, I may be subject to civil
21 sanctions, including sanctions by way of contempt of court, imposed by the Court
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I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court,

2 Central District for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Confidentiality
3 Agreement and Protective Order, even if such enforcement proceedings occur after
4 termination of this action.
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