James F. Parker, Jr. v. ManTech International Corporation

Filing 34

MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Kenly Kiya Kato re Stipulation for Protective Order 33 The parties are advised the Court declines to issue the proposed protective order to which they have stipulated (See Order for details) (dts)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES--GENERAL

Case No. EDCV 14-02301-VAP (KKx)

Date: July 6, 2015

Title: James F. Parker, Jr. v. Mantech International Corp.
DOCKET ENTRY
PRESENT:

HON. KENLY KIYA KATO, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
D. Taylor
Deputy Clerk
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFFS:

None present

n/a
Court Reporter
ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:

None present

PROCEEDINGS: (IN CHAMBERS)

The parties’ proposed Stipulation and Protective Order has been referred by the
District Judge to the Magistrate Judge for consideration. The parties are advised the
Court declines to issue the proposed protective order to which they have stipulated
for the following reasons:
1.

While the Court is willing to enter a protective order in
accordance with the parties’ stipulation in order to facilitate the
conduct of discovery, the Court is unwilling to include in the
protective order any provisions relating to evidence presented at
trial or other court hearings or proceedings. That is a matter the
parties will need to take up with the judicial officer conducting the
proceeding at the appropriate time. The stipulation should, thus,
include language to make this explicit.

2.

The protective order needs to be revised to make clear that the
terms of the Protective Order do not apply to the Court and court
personnel, who are subject only to the Court’s internal procedures
regarding the handling of material filed or lodged, including
material filed or lodged under seal.

3.

Proposed ¶¶ 6 and 12 need to be revised to make clear that any
motion challenging a designation of material as Confidential or
requesting a modification of the Protective Order will need to be

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES--GENERAL
Case No.: EDCV 14-02301-VAP (KKx)
James F. Parker v. Mantech International Corp.

July 6, 2015
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made in strict compliance with Local Rules 37-1 and 37-2
(including the Joint Stipulation requirement).
The parties are further directed to the Court’s sample stipulated protective
order located on the Court’s website for a sample of the format of an approved
stipulated protective order.

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