Stevenson v. Holland, et al.
Filing
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER and CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT, signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 10/26/2018. (Hall, S)
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XAVIER BECERRA, State Bar No. 118517
Attorney General of California
GRETCHEN K. BUECHSENSCHUETZ, State Bar
No. 208892
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
LEENA M. SHEET, State Bar No. 235415
Deputy Attorney General
300 South Spring Street, Suite 1702
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone: (213) 269-6023
Fax: (213) 897-1071
E-mail: Leena.Sheet@doj.ca.gov
Attorneys for Defendants
J. Dunnahoe, R. Valverde, S. Foster, A. Cantu,
V. White, M. Crotty and C. Gonzales
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MEREDITH FAHN, State Bar No. 154467
1702-L Meridian Ave. #151
San Jose, CA 95125
PHONE (408) 947-1512
EMAIL: fahn@sbcglobal.net
LAURIE WILMORE, State Bar No. 162610
P.O. Box 1174
101 S. Santa Cruz Ave. #1174
Los Gatos, CA 95031
PHONE (650) 867-3546
FAX
(650) 230-1146
EMAIL: lwilmore@rocketmail.com
Attorneys for Plaintiff
DOUGLAS JEROME STEVENSON
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
DOUGLAS JEROME STEVENSON
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DOUGLAS J. STEVENSON,
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v.
1:16-CV-01831-AWI-JLT
Plaintiff, [PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER
ON STIPULATION AND
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
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(Doc. 47)
K. HOLLAND, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Douglas J. Stevenson (“Plaintiff”) and California Department of Correction and
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Rehabilitation Defendants A. Cantu, M. Crotty, J. Dunnahoe, S. Foster, C. Gonzales, R. Valverde
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and V. White (“Defendants”) (inclusively, the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel
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of record, hereby stipulate and agree to the following Confidentiality Agreement and Protective
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Order:
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In the course of this litigation, the Parties to the above-entitled action may produce or
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seek discovery of documents, information, or other materials that may contain or relate to
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personal, sensitive, and/or confidential information of another party or third party.
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The Parties agree that public disclosure of such information may prejudice the
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Parties’ rights by, among other things, revealing confidential information that is not otherwise
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public, such as employment information, confidential portions of Plaintiff’s prison records, and
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other information.
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3.
The records identified below are designated as “Confidential Material” and may be
only disclosed in this action subject to protective order and this agreement:
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California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) records
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regarding the internal investigation into the use of force on Plaintiff. All birthdates,
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social security numbers, home and work addresses, drivers’ license numbers, home
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and work telephone numbers, and third party witnesses will be redacted.
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Records regarding processes, operations, investigations, or other information
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relating to the CDCR, disclosure of which may have the effect of causing harm to the
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safety and security of prison officials, the public, or Defendants. This includes, but
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is not limited to, institutional records, maps and diagrams, photographs, audio or
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video recordings, witness statements, SMS or text messages, and emails and other
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written correspondence. Confidential information is also personal information of
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Defendants, including, but not limited to home address, social security number,
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telephone number, email address, names or identifying information of family
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members, the disclosure of which places the safety of Defendants, who are current
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and former peace officers, and their family members at risk. Confidential
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information also includes all personal identifying information of any current or
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former CDCR employee, and any third party entitled to confidential protection of
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personal identifying information under California and/or applicable federal law. All
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birthdates, social security numbers, home and work addresses, drivers’ license
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numbers, home and work telephone numbers, information about family members,
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and third party witnesses will be redacted.
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c.
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including but not limited to training records, any records of complaints pertaining to
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excessive use of force, or discipline records. All personal identifying information
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such as birthdates, home addresses, home telephone numbers, social security and
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drivers’ license numbers, and information about family members, will be redacted.
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Irrelevant personnel records will not be produced.
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CDCR Use of Force Manuals and Operational Procedures.
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Confidential portions of Plaintiff’s prison records.
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Personnel records relating to the training and qualifications of Defendants,
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Confidential Material may not be disclosed except as set forth in paragraphs 5, 6 and
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Confidential Material may be disclosed only to the following persons:
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a. Counsel for any party to this action;
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b. Paralegal, stenographic, clerical and secretarial personnel regularly employed by
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counsel referred to in 5a.
c. Court personnel including stenographic reporters engaged in such proceedings as
are necessarily incidental to preparation for the trial of this action;
d. Any outside expert or consultant retained in connection with this action and not
otherwise employed by any party;
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e. Any “in house” expert designated by Defendants to testify at trial in this matter;
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f. Witnesses, other than the Plaintiff herein, who may have the documents disclosed
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to them during deposition proceedings; the witnesses may not leave the
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depositions with copies of the documents, and shall be bound by the provisions of
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paragraphs 6 and 7. Pages of transcribed deposition testimony or exhibits to
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depositions that reveal Confidential Material must be separately bound by the
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court reporter and may not be disclosed to anyone except as permitted under this
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Stipulated Protective Order.
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g. Any neutral evaluator or other designated ADR provider;
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h. CDCR, its representatives and counsel;
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i. The jury, should this matter go to trial.
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Each person to whom disclosure is made, with the exception of counsel who are
presumed to know of the contents of this protective order, shall, prior to disclosure: (1) be
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provided with a copy of this order by the person furnishing him/her such material, and (2) agree
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on the record or in writing that she/he has read the protective order and that she/he understand the
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provisions of the protective order. Such person must also consent to be subject to the jurisdiction
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of the United States District Court, Eastern District, with respect to any proceeding relating to the
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enforcement of this order. As counsel for Defendants, the California Office of the Attorney
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General herein shall be entitled to retain possession of the original writings described above.
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Nothing in this paragraph 6 is intended to prevent officials or employees of the CDCR or other
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authorized government officials or any other persons from having access to the documents if they
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would have had access in the normal course of their job duties. Further, nothing in this order
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prevents a witness from disclosing events or activities personal to them, i.e., a witness can
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disclose to others previous information given to the CDCR or other law enforcement with respect
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to what she/he saw, heard, or otherwise sensed. The Plaintiff’s expert(s) or consultant(s) must
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sign an “Acknowledgement and Agreement to be Bound,” by the terms of this Agreement and
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protective order (Exhibit A), an executed copy of which will be provided to Defendants’ counsel
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(i.e., the California Office of the Attorney General) within seven (7) days after formal disclosure
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of such consultants as expert witnesses in this litigation. A copy of the “Acknowledgement and
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Agreement to be Bound,” is attached as Exhibit A.
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Within sixty days after the conclusion of the trial and of any appeal or upon other
termination of this litigation, all Confidential Material received under the provision of this order
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(including any copies made) shall be returned to counsel for Defendants (i.e., the California
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Office of the Attorney General). Provisions of this order insofar as they restrict disclosure and
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use of the material shall be in effect until all Confidential Material (including all copies thereof) is
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returned to counsel for Defendants (i.e., the California Office of the Attorney General).
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In the event that any party wishes to file Confidential Material with the court, as an
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exhibit to a pleading or otherwise, the filing party shall first seek an order to file under seal
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pursuant to Local Rule 141. The Request to Seal documents shall refer to this stipulation and
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protective order.
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Nothing in this order shall preclude a party from showing or disclosing any
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documents, e.g., deposition transcript, pleading or brief, which otherwise contain Confidential
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Material as defined in paragraph 3, as long as such document has been redacted so as to prevent
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disclosure of such Confidential Material.
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The foregoing is without prejudice to the right of any party (a) to apply to the Court
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for a further protective order relating to any Confidential Material or relating to discovery in this
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litigation; (b) to apply to the Court for an order removing the Confidential Material designation
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from any document; and (c) to apply to the Court for an order compelling production of
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documents or modification of this order or for any order permitting disclosure of Confidential
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Materials beyond the terms of this order. The party making the motion must comply with all
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meet and confer requirements of the Court.
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Stipulation to this Confidentiality Agreement and protective order does not constitute
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a waiver of any objections, including but not limited to, to any discovery on the grounds of
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relevance, overbreadth, undue burden, equal access, admissibility, materiality, attorney-client
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privilege, attorney work product, official information privilege, deliberate process privilege,
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investigative privilege, law enforcement privilege, privileges pursuant to California Penal Code
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sections 832.7 and 832.8, Evidence Code sections 1040, 1043, and 1045, Government Code
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section 6250 et seq., California Code of Regulations, Title 15, sections 3321 and 3370, Peace
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Officers Bill of Rights, Government Code section 3300, et seq., Information Practices Act of
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1977, Civil Code sections 1798 et seq, HIPAA, and federal and state privacy laws.
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Confidential Material disclosed may be used in the litigation of this action only, and
not for any other purpose or in any other lawsuit, related or otherwise.
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Violation of the terms of this protective order may subject a party, and any signatories
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who violate the protective order including any party’s experts or consultants, to any and all
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permissible sanctions, including dismissal.
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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I, Leena M. Sheet, attest that all other signatories listed, and on whose behalf this filing is
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submitted, concur in the filing’s content and have authorized this filing.
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Respectfully submitted,
Dated: October 25, 2018
XAVIER BECERRA
Attorney General of California
GRETCHEN K. BUECHSENSCHUETZ
Supervising Deputy Attorney General
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/s/ Leena M. Sheet
LEENA M. SHEET
Deputy Attorney General
Attorneys for Defendants
J. Dunnahoe, R. Valverde, S. Foster, A.
Cantu, V. White, M. Crotty and C.
Gonzales
By:
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Dated: October 25, 2018
/s/ Laurie Wilmore
LAURIE WILMORE
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By:
/s/ Meredith Fahn
MEREDITH FAHN
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
DOUGLAS JEROME STEVENSON
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ORDER
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Based upon the stipulation of the parties, the Court GRANTS the stipulated protective
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order. In doing so, the Court reminds the parties that this protective order does not assure that
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any of the materials protected will be sealed by the Court in the event a party wishes to file them.
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Rather, they must comply with Local Rule 141 and meet the legal standard for sealing.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
October 26, 2018
/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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EXHIBIT A
ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
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I, _________________________________________ [print or type full name], of
_____________________________________________________ [print or type full address],
declare under penalty of perjury that I have read in its entirety and understand the Stipulated
Protective Order and Confidentiality Agreement that was issued by the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of California on __________________________ in the case of
_________________________ [insert formal name of the case and the number and initials
assigned to it by the court]. I agree to comply with and to be bound by all the terms of this
Stipulated Protective Order and I understand and acknowledge that failure to so comply could
expose me to sanctions and punishment in the nature of contempt. I solemnly promise that I will
not disclose in any manner any information or item that is subject to this Stipulated Protective
Order to any person or entity except in strict compliance with the provisions of this Order.
I further agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of California for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Stipulated Protective Order,
even if such enforcement proceedings occur after termination of this action.
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I hereby appoint __________________________ [print or type full name] of
__________________________________ [print or type full address and telephone number] as
my California agent for service of process in connection with this action or any proceedings
related to enforcement of this Stipulated Protective Order.
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Date: _________________________________
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City and State where sworn and signed: _________________________________
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Printed name: ______________________________
[printed name]
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Signature: __________________________________
[signature]
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