Caldarella v. Westminster, City of et al

Filing 52

Minute ORDER denying 50 Joint MOTION for Protective Order and for Entry of Stipulation by Defendants Westminster, City of, Jarod Balson, Robert Wood and the proposed Protective Order is REFUSED by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 9/16/09.(kmtcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya Civil Action No. 08­cv­02360­MSK­KMT DENISE CALDARELLA, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF WESTMINSTER, COLORADO, a municipal corporation, JAROD BALSON, in his individual and official capacities, and OFFICER ROBERT WOOD, in his individual and official capacities, Defendants. MINUTE ORDER ORDER ENTERED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE KATHLEEN M. TAFOYA The "Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulation and Protective Order" (#50, filed September 15, 2009) is DENIED and the proposed Protective Order is REFUSED. The proposed Protective Order does not comply with the requirements established in Gillard v. Boulder Valley School District, 196 F.R.D. 382 (D. Colo. 2000). Gillard set out certain requirements for the issuance of a blanket protective order such as the one sought here. Among other things, any information designated by a party as confidential must first be reviewed by a lawyer who will certify that the designation as confidential is "based on a good faith belief that [the information] is confidential or otherwise entitled to protection" under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c)(7). Gillard, 196 F.R.D. at 386. The parties are granted leave to submit a motion for protective order and revised form of protective order consistent with the comments contained here. Dated: September 16, 2009