McFarland v. City of Clovis et al

Filing 35

ORDER RE STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 7/27/2016. (Rooney, M)

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Bruce D. Praet, State Bar No. 119430
G. Craig Smith State Bar No. 265676
FERGUSON, PRAET & SHERMAN
A Professional Corporation
1631 East 18th Street
Santa Ana, California 92705-7101
[phone] telephone
[phone] facsimile
[e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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LYLE S. MCFARLAND, an individual, Case No. 1:15-CV-01530 AWI-SMS
Plaintiff,

[PROPOSED] ORDER re STIPULATED
PROTECTIVE ORDER

vs.

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CITY OF CLOVIS; CLOVIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT, a municipal law
enforcement agency; JACOB RIOS, an
Officer of Defendant CLOVIS POLICE
DEPARTMENT, and an individual; and
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Defendants.

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To expedite the flow of discovery materials, to facilitate the prompt
resolution of disputes over confidentiality of discovery materials, to adequately

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protect information the parties are entitled to keep confidential, to ensure that only
materials that the parties and third-parties are entitled to keep confidential are
subject to such treatment, and to ensure that the parties are permitted reasonably
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necessary uses of such materials in preparation for and in the conduct of trial,
pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is HEREBY

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ORDERED THAT:

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Documents designated as “Confidential” or “Confidential – Counsel

Only” (hereinafter collectively “Protected Information”), and produced by parties

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to this action, are subject to this Protective Order.
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“Confidential” documents shall be defined as documents for whichthe

designating party would be entitled to have protected from public disclosure by

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Court order under Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the
relevant case law.

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“Confidential - Counsel Only” documents shall be defined as

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“Confidential” documents, as defined in paragraph 2, that also contain sensitive
personal information, including, for example, personnel records and medical
records.

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4.

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Protected Information shall be used solely in connection with the

civil case of Lyle S. McFarland v. City of Clovis, et al, Case No. 1:15-cv-01530
AWI-SMS, and in the preparation of trial of this case, or any related proceeding.

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5.

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A party producing the documents and materials described above may

designate those materials by affixing a mark labeling them as “Confidential” or
“Confidential –Counsel Only.” If any Protected Information cannot be labeled

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with the aforementioned marking, those materials shall be placed in a sealed
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envelope or other container that is in turn marked with the appropriate designation
in a manner agreed upon by the disclosing and requesting parties.

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Protected Information designated under this Protective Order as

“Confidential” may only be disclosed to the following persons:

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a)

Counsel for the parties;

b)

Paralegal, clerical, and secretarial personnel regularly employed

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by counsel referred to in subpart (a) directly above, including

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stenographic deposition reporters or videographers retained in
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connection with this action;

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c)

Court personnel including stenographic reporters or

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videographers engaged in proceedings as are necessarily

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incidental to the preparation for the trial of the civil action;

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Any expert or consultant retained in connection with this action;

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The finder of fact at the time of trial, subject to the court’s

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rulings on in limine motions and objections of counsel; and

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f)

The parties, to the extent reasonably necessary to assist their

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counsel in this litigation or for their counsel to advise them with

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respect to the litigation.

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Protected Information designated under this Protective Order as

“Confidential – Counsel Only” may only be disclosed to the following persons:
a)

Counsel for the parties;
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b)

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Paralegal, clerical, and secretarial personnel regularly employed
by counsel referred to in subpart (a) directly above, including

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stenographic deposition reporters or videographers retained in

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connection with this action;

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c)

Court personnel including stenographic reporters or

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videographers engaged in proceedings as are necessarily

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incidental to the preparation for the trial of the civil action;

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Any expert or consultant retained in connection with this action;

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and

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e)

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The finder of fact at the time of trial, subject to the court’s
rulings on in limine motions and objections of counsel.

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All Protected Information filed with the Court for any purpose shall be

filed and served under seal in accordance with Local Rule 141.
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The designation of information as Protected Information, and the

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subsequent production thereof, is without prejudice to the right of any party to

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oppose the admissibility of the designated information.

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A nonparty producing information or material voluntarily or pursuant

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to a subpoena or a court order may designate such material or information as

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Protected Information pursuant to the terms of this Protective Order. The

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signatories to this Protective Order will treat such information as Protected
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Information to the same extent as if it had been produced by a party.
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A party may apply to the Court for an order that information

designated as Protected Information pursuant to this Protective Order is not, in

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fact, “Confidential,” or appropriately designated as “Confidential –Counsel

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Only.” Prior to so applying, the party seeking to reclassify Protected Information

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shall meet and confer with the producing party. Until the matter is resolved by

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the parties or the Court, the Protected Information in question shall continue to be

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treated according to its designation under the terms of this Protective Order. The

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producing party shall have the burden of establishing the propriety of the
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“Confidential” or “Confidential –Counsel Only” designation. A party shall not be

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obligated to challenge the propriety of a confidentiality designation at the time

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made, and a failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto.
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Each person to whom disclosure is made, with the exception of

counsel, and its paralegal, clerical, and secretarial personnel, who are presumed to

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know the contents of this Protective Order, shall, prior to the time of disclosure,

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be provided by the person furnishing him or her such material, a copy of this

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Protective Order. Each person to whom disclosure is made shall agree on the

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understands the provisions of the Protective Order. Such person must also consent

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to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court, Eastern

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District of California, with respect to any proceeding related to enforcement of

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this Protective Order, including without limitation, any proceeding for contempt.
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Provisions of this Protective Order, insofar as they restrict disclosure and use of
the material, shall be in effect until further order of this Court.

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After the conclusion of this litigation, all documents, in whatever

form stored or reproduced, containing Protected Information will remain
confidential and subject to this Protective Order. The conclusion of this litigation

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means a termination of the case following applicable post-trial motions, appeal

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and/or retrial. After the conclusion of this litigation, all Protected Information

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received under the provisions of this Protective Order, including copies made,
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shall be destroyed, or tendered back to the attorneys for the party or parties

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producing the documents. The parties will also take all reasonable and necessary

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steps to ensure that persons to whom they disclose another party’s Protected
Information destroy or return the Protected Information to the producing party.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:

July 27, 2016

/s/ Sandra M. Snyder
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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