Villareal v. County of Fresno

Filing 152

ORDER DENYING Stipulation for Protective, without prejudice 151 , signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 9/23/2019. (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ELAINE K. VILLAREAL,
Case No. 1:15-cv-01410-DAD-EPG (PC)
Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER DENYING STIPULATION FOR
PROTECTIVE, WITHOUT PREJUDICE

COUNTY OF FRESNO and MARGARET
MIMS,

(ECF No. 151)

Defendants.

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On September 20, 2019, the parties filed a stipulation for a protective order. (ECF No. 151).

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The stipulation will be denied, without prejudice, because it does not comply with Local Rule 141

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or Local Rule 141.1.

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Paragraph four of the stipulation states that all documents subject to the stipulation that are

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filed with the Court shall be filed under seal. (ECF No. 151, p. 3). This does not comply with the

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requirements of Local Rule 141, which deals with the sealing of documents.

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Additionally, the parties failed to comply with Local Rule 141.1(c). While the parties

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provided “[a] description of the types of information eligible for protection under the order, with the

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description provided in general terms sufficient to reveal the nature of the information (e.g.,

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customer list, formula for soda, diary of a troubled child),” they did not make “[a] showing of

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particularized need for protection as to each category of information proposed to be covered by the

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order,” or “[a] showing as to why the need for protection should be addressed by a court order, as

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opposed to a private agreement between or among the parties.” Local Rule 141.1(c).

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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the parties’ stipulation for a protective order is DENIED
without prejudice.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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September 23, 2019

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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