Johnson v. City of Colorado Springs et al

Filing 31

Stipulated PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya on 10/15/09. (kmtcd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No.: 09-cv-00923-MSK-KMT MARC JOHNSON, Plaintiff, v. THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS and PETER TOMITSCH, in his official capacity as a Colorado Springs Police Officer and personally. Defendants. STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER Upon a showing of good cause in support of the entry of a protective order to protect the discovery and dissemination of confidential information or information which will improperly annoy, embarrass, or oppress any party, witness, or person providing discovery in this case, IT IS ORDERED: 1. i n f o r ma t i o n , This Protective Order shall apply to all documents, materials, and including without limitation, documents produced, answers to

interrogatories, responses to requests for admission, deposition testimony, and other information disclosed pursuant to the disclosure or discovery duties created by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 2. As used in this Protective Order, "document" is defined as provided in

F.R.C.P. 34(a). A draft or non-identical copy is a separate document within the meaning of this term. 3. Information designated "CONFIDENTIAL" shall be information that is

confidential and implicates common law and statutory privacy interests of any of the

parties to this action. CONFIDENTIAL information shall not be disclosed or used for any purpose except the preparation and trial of this case. 4. CONFIDENTIAL documents, materials, and/or information (collectively

"CONFIDENTIAL information") shall not, without the consent of the party producing it or further Order of the Court, be disclosed except that such information may be disclosed to: (a) attorneys actively working on or supervising the work on this case; (b) persons regularly employed or associated with the attorneys actively working on the case whose assistance is required by said attorneys in the preparation for trial, at trial, or at other proceedings in this case; (c) the parties, including designated representatives and agency counsel for the entity defendants; (d) expert witnesses and consultants retained in connection with this proceeding, to the extent such disclosure is necessary for preparation, trial or other proceedings in this case; (e) the Court and its employees ("Court Personnel"); (f) stenographic reporters who are engaged in proceedings necessarily incident to the conduct of this action; (g) deponents, witnesses, or potential witnesses; and (h) other persons by written agreement of the parties. 5. Any information designated by a party as CONFIDENTIAL must first be

reviewed by an attorney 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. 6. Prior to disclosing any CONFIDENTIAL information to any person listed

above (other than counsel, persons employed by counsel, Court Personnel, and stenographic reporters), counsel shall provide such person with a copy of this Protective Order and obtain from such person a written acknowledgment stating that he or she has read this Protective Order and agrees to be bound by its provisions. All such

acknowledgments shall be retained by counsel and shall be subject to in camera review by the Court if good cause is demonstrated by opposing counsel. 7. Documents are designated as CONFIDENTIAL by placing or affixing on

them (in a manner that will not interfere with their legibility) the following or other appropriate notice: "CONFIDENTIAL." To the extent that a party obtains records

pursuant to a subpoena or records release, any party may inform the requesting party that it is seeking confidential treatment of the responsive documents and such documents will be treated as if marked "CONFIDENTIAL." 8. Whenever a deposition involves the disclosure of CONFIDENTIAL

information, the deposition or portions thereof shall be designated as CONFIDENTIAL and shall be subject to the provisions of this Protective Order. Such designation shall be made on the record during the deposition whenever possible, but a party may designate portions of depositions as CONFIDENTIAL after transcription, provided written notice of the designation is promptly given to all counsel of record within thirty (30) days after notice by the court reporter of the completion of the transcript.

9.

A party may object to the designation of particular CONFIDENTIAL

information by giving written notice to the party designating the disputed information. The written notice shall indentify the information to which the objection is made. If the parties cannot resolve the objection within ten (10) business days after the time the notice is received, it shall be the obligation of the party designating the information as CONFIDENTIAL to file an appropriate motion requesting the Court determine whether the disputed information should be subject to the terms of this Protective Order. If such motion is timely filed, the disputed information shall be treated as CONFIDENTIAL under the terms of this Protective Order until the Court rules on the motion. If the designating party fails to file such a motion within the prescribed time, the disputed information shall lose its designation as CONFIDENTIAL and shall not thereafter be treated as CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with this Protective Order. In connection with a motion filed under this provision, the party designating the information as CONFIDENTIAL shall bear the burden of establishing that good cause exists for the disputed information to be treated as CONFIDENTIAL. 10. Within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of this litigation, unless other

arrangements are agreed upon, each document and copies thereof which have been designated as CONFIDENTIAL shall be stored in a manner in which will preclude others from obtaining such documents. Moreover, copies of all deposition transcripts referring to the CONFIDENTIAL documents shall be sealed by counsel and shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Protective Order.

11.

This Protective Order may be modified by the Court at any time for good

cause shown following notice to all parties and an opportunity for them to be heard. Dated this 15th day of October, 2009. BY THE COURT:

Kathleen M. Tafoya United States Magistrate Judge