Fieselman v. City and County of Denver, The et al
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. By Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer on 03/06/2014. (cbslc1)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-0030-RM-CBS
KATHLEEN FIESELMAN,
Plaintiff,
v.
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER,
GARY WILSON (Denver Sheriff Department Director of Corrections),
JANE DOE, Denver Deputy Sheriff (in her personal capacity), and
ALEX J. MARTINEZ (City and County of Denver, Manager of Public Safety),
Defendants.
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
Each party and each Counsel of Record stipulate and move the Court for entry of
this Protective Order pursuant to Rule 26(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
concerning the treatment of Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), and,
therefore, the Court orders as follows:
1.
The nature of the claims, defenses and damages asserted in this lawsuit
involves discovery of documents and information containing Confidential Information (as
defined in paragraph 4 below).
2.
The purpose of this Protective Order is to preclude disclosure of
Confidential Information to any person or entity not subject to this litigation as defined in
this Protective Order. The disclosure of such information outside the scope of this
litigation could result in significant injury to one or more of the Parties’ business or
privacy interests.
3.
The Parties have entered into this Stipulation and request the Court enter
the within Protective Order for the purpose of preventing the disclosure and use of
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Confidential Information except as set forth herein, and prohibiting the Parties from
using or disclosing the Confidential Information for any purpose other than this
litigation.
4.
“Confidential Information” means any document, file, portions of files,
deposition or transcribed testimony, or response to a discovery request, including any
extract, abstract, chart, summary, note, or copy made therefrom, which contains
information that is confidential and implicates common law and statutory privacy
interests of the individuals who are named, and may include, but is not necessarily
limited to, internal affairs investigation files, personnel files, medical records and/or
other employment records that pertain to any party or third-party, which are not made
available to the public, and as to which a reasonable expectation of privacy or
confidentiality exists.
5.
Information designated as confidential must first be reviewed by the
attorney for the designating party, who must have a good faith belief that the information
is confidential or otherwise entitled to protection under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c). Gillard v.
Boulder Valley Sch. Dist., 196 F.R.D. 382, 386 (D. Colo. 2000).
6.
When Confidential Information is produced, provided or otherwise
disclosed by a Party in response to any discovery request, it will be designated in the
following manner by:
a. imprinting the word “Confidential” on the first page or cover of any
document produced;
b. imprinting the word “Confidential” next to or above any response to a
discovery request; and
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c. designating
deposition
testimony
as
“Confidential”
or
containing
“Confidential Information” on the record at the time of the deposition, or by
designating portions of depositions as “Confidential” after transcription,
provided written notice of the designation is given to all counsel of record
within thirty (30) days after notice by the court reporter of the completion of
the transcript.
7.
All Confidential Information provided by a Party in response to a discovery
request or transcribed testimony shall be subject to the following restrictions:
a. It shall be used only for the purposes of this litigation and not for any other
purpose;
b. It shall not be communicated or disclosed by any Party’s counsel or a
Party in any manner, either directly or indirectly, except for purposes of
this litigation, to anyone other than those specified in this subparagraph:
(i)
attorneys actively working on this case;
(ii)
persons regularly employed or associated with the attorneys
actively working on this case, whose assistance is required by said
attorneys for the purpose of this litigation;
(iii)
the parties and designated representatives of the City and County
of Denver, Colorado;
(iv)
expert witnesses and consultants retained in connection with this
litigation, to the extent such disclosure is necessary for the purposes
of this litigation, who execute the attached Exhibit A;
(v)
the Court and its employees;
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(vi)
(vii)
8.
stenographic reporters who are engaged in this litigation;
deponents and witnesses who execute the attached Exhibit A;
The Party’s counsel who discloses Confidential Information shall be
responsible for assuring compliance with the terms of this Protective Order with respect
to persons to whom such Confidential Information is disclosed and shall retain the
original affidavits signed by qualified recipients of confidential information and maintain
a list of all persons to whom any Confidential Information is disclosed.
9.
During the pendency of this action, opposing counsel may upon court
order or agreement of the Parties inspect the list maintained by counsel pursuant to
paragraph 8 above upon showing of substantial need.
10.
No copies of Confidential Information shall be made except by or on
behalf of counsel in this litigation for work product purposes, including for review by
experts in this case. Any such copies shall be made and used solely for purposes of
this litigation, and subject to all restrictions herein.
11.
During the pendency of this litigation, counsel shall retain custody of
Confidential Information, and copies made there from pursuant to paragraph 10 above.
12.
A party may object to the designation of particular Confidential Information
by giving written notice to the party designating the disputed information within thirty
(30) days of the receipt of said Confidential Information. The written notice shall identify
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 that the Court determine whether the disputed
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information should be subject to the terms of this Protective Order. If such a 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 the grounds for the disputed information to be treated as confidential.
13.
In the event it is necessary for the Parties to file Confidential Information
with the Court in connection with any proceeding or motion, the Confidential
Information shall be filed in accordance with the requirements of D.C.COLO.LCiv.R 7.2.
In addition, any pleadings or briefs quoting or discussing any information designated as
“Confidential” will not be accepted for filing “under seal” or otherwise kept out of the
public record in this action, except pursuant to Court Order issued upon motion of the
party seeking to file such information under seal.
14.
The termination of this action shall not relieve counsel or any party or
other persons obligated hereunder from their responsibility to maintain the
confidentiality of Confidential Information pursuant to this Protective Order, and the
Court shall retain continuing jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Protective Order,
even after this action is terminated.
15.
By agreeing to the entry of this Protective Order, the Parties adopt no
position as to the authenticity or admissibility of documents produced subject to it, and
admissibility of the designated Confidential Information will be reserved for and
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addressed at trial. Neither the taking of any action in accordance with the provisions of
this Protective Order, nor the failure to object thereto, shall be construed as a waiver of
any claim or defense in this action.
16.
Within fifteen days following the complete conclusion of this matter,
including any appeals, each Party’s counsel shall either return to the producing party all
Confidential Information provided subject to this Protective Order or shall destroy such
information and provide written notification to opposing counsel confirming the
destruction of all Confidential Information.
17.
Nothing in this Protective Order shall preclude any Party from filing a
motion seeking further or different protection from the Court under Rule 26(c) of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, or from filing a motion with respect to the manner in
which Confidential Information shall be treated at trial.
DATED at Denver, Colorado this 6th day of March, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
s/Craig B. Shaffer
United States Magistrate Judge
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