McMurray v. County of Sacramento et al
Filing
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STIPULATION and PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 7/26/2011 ORDERING that the documents described may be designated as "Confidential" and produced subject to this Order and used solely for preparation and trial of this case. (Waggoner, D)
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A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
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Terence J. Cassidy, SBN 99180
Kristina M. Hall, SBN 196794
350 University Ave., Suite 200
Sacramento, California 95825
TEL: 916.929.1481
FAX: 916.927.3706
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Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, SHERIFF JOHN McGINNESS,
DEPUTY SHERIFFS JAVIER BUSTAMANTE, V. CANDIDO, L. CULP
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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VALETTA McMURRAY,
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Case No. 2:09-CV-02245-GEB-EFB
Plaintiff,
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
REGARDING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
RECORDS OF PLAINTIFF AND
DECEDENT
vs.
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, SHERIFF
JOHN McGINNESS, DEPUTY SHERIFFS
JAVIER BUSTAMANTE, V. CANDIDO, L.
CULP, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive.
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Defendants.
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Counsel for Defendants COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, JOHN McGINNESS, JAVIER
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BUSTAMANTE, V. CANDIDO and L. CULP have sought the criminal history records of Plaintiff
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VALETTA McMURRAY and decedent Damion McMurray via subpoenas to the California
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Department of Justice (“DOJ”), a third party, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 45. DOJ is the custodian
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of records and maintains the records Defendants seek. DOJ in good faith asserts that the subpoenaed
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records contain information that is (a) confidential, sensitive, or potentially invasive of an
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individual’s privacy interests; (b) not generally known; and, ( c) not normally revealed to the public
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or third parties or, if disclosed to third parties, would require such third parties to maintain the
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information in confidence. Thus, DOJ intended to object to the subpoenas. However, as a showing
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of good faith and cooperation, and to avoid bringing this matter before the Court in a motion to
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PORTER * SCOTT
ATTORNEYS
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND RECORDS OF PLAINTIFF AND DECEDENT
350 UNIVERSITY AVE., SUITE 200
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
TEL: 916. 929.1481
FAX: 916. 927.3706
www.porterscott.com
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compel the production of the documents, counsel for DOJ has agreed to produce the requested
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documents subject to a stipulated protective order based on Defendants’ representation that the
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sought documents are relevant and that good cause exists to obtain them. In accordance therewith,
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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by, among and between counsel of record for Defendants
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and DOJ that the documents described above may be designated as “Confidential” and produced
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subject to the following Protective Order:
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The disclosed documents shall be used solely in connection with the federal civil case
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of Valetta McMurray v. County of Sacramento, et al., Case No. 2:09-CV-02245-GEB-EFB, and in
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the preparation and trial of this case. The parties are not waiving any objections to the admissibility
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of the documents or portions of the documents in future proceedings, including the trial in this
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matter.
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A party producing the documents and materials described above may designate those
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materials by affixing a mark labeling them as “Confidential Material Subject to Protective Order.”
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If any Confidential materials cannot be labeled with the aforementioned marking, those materials
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shall be placed in a sealed envelope or other container that is, in turn, marked Confidential in a
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manner agreed upon by the disclosing and requesting parties.
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Documents or materials designated under this Protective Order as Confidential may
only be disclosed to the following persons:
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Plaintiff Valetta McMurray;
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Counsel for Defendants: Terence J. Cassidy and Kristina M. Hall of Porter
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Scott on behalf of Defendants County of Sacramento, John McGinness,
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Javier Bustamante, V. Candido and L. Culp. Counsel may in turn disclose
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this information to the individual Defendants to the extent reasonably
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necessary to assist their counsel in this litigation, or for this counsel to advise
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them with respect to the litigation.
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“Confidential” information or materials to any other persons without court
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authorization;
Defendants are not to disclose
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PORTER * SCOTT
ATTORNEYS
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND RECORDS OF PLAINTIFF AND DECEDENT
350 UNIVERSITY AVE., SUITE 200
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
TEL: 916. 929.1481
FAX: 916. 927.3706
www.porterscott.com
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c)
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Attorneys, paralegals, clerical and secretarial personnel regularly employed
by counsel;
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d)
Court personnel, including stenographic reporters or videographers engaged
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in proceedings as are necessarily incidental to the preparation for the trial of
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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 rulings on in
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limine motions and objections of counsel.
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Prior to the disclosure of any Confidential information to any person identified in
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paragraph 3, each such recipient of Confidential information shall be provided with a copy of this
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Protective Order, which he or she shall read. Such person also must consent to be subject to the
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jurisdiction of the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, with respect to any
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proceeding for contempt. Provisions of this Protective Order, insofar as they restrict disclosure and
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use of the material, shall be in effect until further order of the Court. Plaintiff and counsel for
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Defendants shall be responsible for internally tracking the identities of those individuals to whom
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copies of documents marked “Confidential” are given. The parties will advise each other of the
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names and addresses of all individual(s) to whom they wish to provide Confidential documents.
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All documents or materials designated as Confidential pursuant to this Protective
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Order, and all papers or documents containing information or materials designated as Confidential,
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that are filed with the Court for any purpose shall be filed and served under seal pursuant to the
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procedures outlined in Local Rules 140 and 141, with the following statement affixed to the
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document or other information:
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“This envelope is sealed pursuant to order of the Court and contains Confidential
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Information filed in this case by [name of party] and is not to be opened or the
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contents thereof to be displayed or revealed except by order of the Court.”
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The designation of information as Confidential, as the subsequent production thereof,
is without prejudice to the right of any party to oppose the admissibility of the designated
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PORTER * SCOTT
ATTORNEYS
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND RECORDS OF PLAINTIFF AND DECEDENT
350 UNIVERSITY AVE., SUITE 200
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
TEL: 916. 929.1481
FAX: 916. 927.3706
www.porterscott.com
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information.
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A party may apply to the Court for an order that information or materials labeled
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Confidential are not, in fact, confidential. Prior to so applying, the party seeking to reclassify
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Confidential Information shall meet and confer with the producing party. Until the matter is
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resolved by the parties or the Court, the information in question shall continue to be treated
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according to its designation under the terms of this Order. The producing party shall have the
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burden of establishing the propriety of the Confidential designation. A party shall not be obligated
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to challenge the propriety of a Confidential designation at the time made, and a failure to do so shall
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not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto.
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Copies of Confidential documents or materials will be handled in the following
manner:
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a)
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The parties shall not copy, duplicate, furnish, disclose, or otherwise divulge
any information contained in these Confidential documents to anyone;
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If, for a justifiable reason, the parties in good faith reasonably believe they
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need an additional copy or copies for preparation of their case, including any
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copies for court filing, they shall notify the other party’s attorney of the
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specific number of copies of documents marked “Confidential” that will be
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reproduced;
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The parties shall maintain Confidential information with a red marking
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labeled, “CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE
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ORDER”;
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If any document, information or material designated as Confidential pursuant
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to this Protective Order is used or disclosed during the course of a deposition,
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that portion of the deposition record reflecting such material shall be stamped
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with the appropriate designation and access shall be limited pursuant to the
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terms fo this Protective Order. The court reporter for the deposition shall
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mark the deposition transcript cover pages and all appropriate pages or
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PORTER * SCOTT
ATTORNEYS
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND RECORDS OF PLAINTIFF AND DECEDENT
350 UNIVERSITY AVE., SUITE 200
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
TEL: 916. 929.1481
FAX: 916. 927.3706
www.porterscott.com
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exhibits, and each copy thereof, in accordance with paragraph 5 of this
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Protective Order. Only individuals who are authorized by this Protective
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Order to see or receive such material may be present during the discussion
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or disclosure of such material.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3, Confidential information produced
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pursuant to this Protective Order shall not be delivered, exhibited or otherwise disclosed to any
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reporter, writer or employee of any trade publication, newspaper, magazine or other media
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organization.
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Should any information designated Confidential be disclosed, through inadvertence
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or otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive it under this Protective Order, the disclosing
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person(s) shall promptly:
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inform the opposing party or its counsel regarding the recipient(s) and the
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circumstances of the unauthorized disclosure to the relevant producing
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persons(s); and,
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use best efforts to bind the recipient(s) to the terms of this Protective Order.
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No information shall lose its Confidential status because it was disclosed to
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a person not authorized to receive it under this Protective Order.
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At the conclusion of this litigation, all documents or materials, in whatever form they
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may be stored, that have been designated Confidential shall remain Confidential and, if filed with
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the Court, shall remain under seal. All parties shall also ensure that all persons to whom
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Confidential documents were disclosed shall be returned to counsel for the producing party.
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“Conclusion” means a termination of the case following applicable post-trial motions, appeal and/or
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retrial. After the conclusion of this litigation, all Confidential documents received pursuant to the
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provisions of this Protective Order, including all copies made, shall be returned to counsel for
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Defendants for the oversight of destruction.
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PORTER * SCOTT
ATTORNEYS
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND RECORDS OF PLAINTIFF AND DECEDENT
350 UNIVERSITY AVE., SUITE 200
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
TEL: 916. 929.1481
FAX: 916. 927.3706
www.porterscott.com
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This Protective Order shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue to be
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binding on all parties and affected persons in this case after this litigation terminates, subject to any
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subsequent modifications of this Protective Order for good cause shown by this Court or any Court
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having jurisdiction over an appeal of this action. After this action terminates, any party may seek
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to modify or dissolve this Protective Order for good cause or by the stipulation of the parties.
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The Court shall retain jurisdiction, even after this lawsuit terminates to (a) make such
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amendments, modifications and/or additions to this Protective Order as it may from time to time
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deem appropriate upon good cause shown, and (b) adjudicate any dispute regarding improper use
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or disclosure of confidential material(s).
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No later than 45 days after receiving the notice of the entry of an order, judgment or
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decree terminating this entire action, all persons having received protected information as identified
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herein shall return all Confidential documents or materials to the counsel for Defendants for proper
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destruction.
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Upon receiving the documents from DOJ, counsel for Defendants shall notify
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Plaintiff that counsel is in receipt of said documents and make the documents available to Plaintiff
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for inspection and/or copying.
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Respectfully submitted,
Dated: July 18, 2011
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE
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By
/s/ Ashante Norton (auth’d 7/18/11)
Ashante Norton
Deputy Attorney General
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PORTER * SCOTT
ATTORNEYS
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND RECORDS OF PLAINTIFF AND DECEDENT
350 UNIVERSITY AVE., SUITE 200
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
TEL: 916. 929.1481
FAX: 916. 927.3706
www.porterscott.com
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Dated: July 18, 2011
PORTER SCOTT
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
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By
/s/ Terence J. Cassidy
Terence J. Cassidy
Kristina M. Hall
Attorney for Defendants
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, JOHN
McGINNESS, JAVIER BUSTAMANTE, V.
CANDIDO and L. CULP
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated: July 26, 2011.
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PORTER * SCOTT
ATTORNEYS
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER REGARDING
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND RECORDS OF PLAINTIFF AND DECEDENT
350 UNIVERSITY AVE., SUITE 200
SACRAMENTO, CA 95825
TEL: 916. 929.1481
FAX: 916. 927.3706
www.porterscott.com
00915239.WPD
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