Anthony Del Real, et al v. City of Long Beach, et al

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PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Wistrich re Stipulation for Protective Order 41 (yb)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 ANTHONY DEL REAL, ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,

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13 CITY OF LONG BEACH, ET AL,
Defendants.

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Based upon the Stipulation of the Parties and, GOOD CAUSE APPEARING,

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The PROTECTED DOCUMENTS shall be used solely in connection

19 with the preparation and trial of this action, Anthony Del Real, et al. v. City of Long
20 Beach, et al. -- Case No. CV 14-2831 MWF (AJWx), or any related appellate
21 proceeding, and not for any other purpose, including any other litigation. This
22 paragraph shall not preclude the Plaintiffs' or Defendants' attorneys of record in this
23 case from indicating, in connection with discovery or a discovery motion in another
24 action, an awareness of responsive documents. In indicating such awareness in any
25 other action, the Plaintiffs' and Defendants' attorney of record shall not disclose the
26 substance of the Confidential Information.
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The PROTECTED DOCUMENTS shall be treated as confidential by

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1 Plaintiffs and Defendants and their respective counsel and shall not be further
2 disclosed, disseminated or otherwise distributed except as provided in this
3 Protective Order.
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The PROTECTED DOCUMENTS, or any portion thereof, may not be

5 disclosed, distributed or disseminated except as provided in subparagraph (d) below.
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The PROTECTED DOCUMENTS, or any portion thereof, may only be

7 disclosed to the following persons:
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(a)

Counsel for Parties only and specifically not to Plaintiffs or Defendants

9 with the exception of any recordings, written or otherwise, of Plaintiffs’ or
10 Defendants’ own statements;
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All members of the Parties' legal teams, including, but not limited to,

12 paralegal, investigative, support, stenographic, clerical and secretarial and related
13 personnel regularly employed by counsel referred to in subparagraph (1) above.
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The Court and Court personnel, including stenographic reporters

15 engaged in such proceedings as are necessarily incidental to preparation for the trial
16 of this action; and
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Expert witnesses designated by Plaintiffs' or Defendants' counsel solely

18 for the purpose of this litigation.
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Furthermore, each person (except Court personnel) to whom disclosure

20 of The PROTECTED DOCUMENTS, or any portion thereof, is made, with the
21 exception of those identified in subparagraph d. above who are presumed to know
22 the contents of this Protective Order, shall, prior to the time of disclosure, be
23 provided a copy of this Protective Order by the person furnishing him/her such
24 material, and shall agree on the record or in writing that he/she has read the
25 Protective Order, and that he/she understands the provisions of the Protective Order,
26 and that he/she agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Protective Order. Such
27 person (except Court personnel) also must consent in writing to be subject to the
28 jurisdiction of the United States District Court, Central District of California, with
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1 respect to any proceeding relating to enforcement of this Order, including without
2 limitation, any proceeding for contempt. Unless made on the record in this
3 litigation, counsel making the disclosure to any person described above shall retain
4 the original executed copy of said agreement until final termination of this litigation.
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If the PROTECTED DOCUMENTS, or any portion thereof which were

6 not part of a public filing, are to be filed with the Court by any of the parties to this
7 STIPULATION, in any form, the party who wishes to do so shall prepare the
8 Application required by Local Rule 79-5.1 beforehand.
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Nothing in paragraph 4 is intended to prevent officials or employees of

10 the County of Los Angeles or other authorized governmental officials from having
11 access to the PROTECTED DOCUMENTS if they would have had access in the
12 normal course of their job duties. Further, nothing in this Protective Order prevents
13 subsequent attorneys representing Plaintiffs or Defendants in a re-trial or other post14 trial proceedings from gaining access to the PROTECTED DOCUMENTS to the
15 extent they are otherwise available through ordinary discovery procedures or similar
16 means. Finally, nothing in this Order precludes a witness from disclosing events or
17 activities personal to him or her; that is, a witness can disclose to others information
18 previously given to the County of Los Angeles with respect to what he or she saw,
19 heard or otherwise sensed.
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The foregoing is without prejudice to the right of the Plaintiffs,

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To apply to the Court for a further protective order relating to

23 confidential material or relating to discovery in this litigation; and
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To apply to the Court for an order compelling production of documents

25 or modification of this protective order or for any order permitting disclosure of
26 documents or the information contained therein the terms of this protective order.
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Plaintiffs and Defendants do not waive any right to assert, inter alia,

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1 reflecting and/or related to its internal decision making process in Plaintiffs' or
2 Defendants' case and do not waive their respective rights seeking discovery of these
3 documents. Plaintiffs and Defendants do not waive their rights to seek disclosure of
4 any and all documents in the possession of the DA relating to the District Attorney
5 files for the cases subpoenaed and identified above on any and all applicable
6 grounds, including but not limited to his rights and guarantees afforded to them by
7 law.
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Once the Protective Order issues, the following schedule will take

9 effect, subject to extraordinary circumstances or by mutual agreement of the
10 Plaintiffs, Defendants and the DA:
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Within Fifteen (15) days of the notice to counsel for the DA, of

12 the Court's entry of the Protective Order, the DA will make available, for inspection
13 and/or photocopying, the non-privileged, non-confidential documents in its
14 possession, custody or control, which are responsive to the above-referenced
15 subpoenas duces tecum. Plaintiffs and Defendants will bear the reasonable cost of
16 duplicating the materials.
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The Plaintiffs and Defendants shall place a stamp on each

18 PROTECTED DOCUMENT marked "Confidential–Subject to Protective Order."
19 The marking shall not, to the extent practicable, prevent or impede the reading of the
20 text of the PROTECTED DOCUMENT. If through its inadvertence, surprise or
21 neglect, the Plaintiffs or Defendants do not label a PROTECTED DOCUMENT as
22 indicated, counsel for Plaintiffs or Defendants shall so notify the DA and shall place
23 the phrase "Confidential–subject to Protective Order," on the PROTECTED
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Within Thirty (30) days after the date that an Order terminating

26 this litigation becomes no longer subject to judicial review, counsel for Plaintiffs
27 and Defendants shall promptly return to the DA all copies of the PROTECTED
28 DOCUMENTS and shall certify it has not retained any such documents, or portions
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1 thereof except as required by the Court.
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This Protective Order, when entered into by the Court, shall be

3 retroactive to the date of the initial disclosure of documents made by the DA in this
4 matter.
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This Protective Order is entered into without prejudice to the right of

6 any party and/or the DA to file any motion for relief from the Court from any
7 restriction hereof or for any other or further restriction on the production, exchange,
8 or use of any documents, testimony, or other information produced, given, or
9 exchanged in the course of discovery in this action. Further, by entering into this
10 Protective Order, neither Plaintiffs nor Defendants waive the right to file a Motion
11 in Limine regarding all or a portion of the PROTECTED DOCUMENTS. This
12 Order may be modified, amended, or vacated by further Order of the Court.
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This Protective Order shall survive the final determination for this

14 action and shall remain in full force and effect after conclusion of all proceedings
15 herein, and the court shall have continuing jurisdiction to enforce its terms.
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17 IT IS SO ORDERED.
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19 DATED: February 09, 2015

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HON. ANDREW J. WISTRICH
United States Magistrate Judges

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