Poitra v. Denver Public Schools, District No. 1 et al
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PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer on 11/12/14. ORDERED that parties 21 Stipulated Motion for Protective Order is GRANTED. ORDERED that when filing documents under seal parties MUST fully comply with the requirements of D.C.ColoL.CivR. 7.2 and D.C.COLO. ECF. PROC. 5.1. (cbssec)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Civil Action No. 14-cv-00887-WYD-CBS
MICHAEL G. POITRA,
Plaintiff,
v.
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE COUNTY OF DENVER
AND STATE OF COLORADO,
ANITA MARCHANT, Individually and as an employee of DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
Defendants.
AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER
Plaintiff, Michael G. Poitra, and Defendants, Denver Public Schools and Anita Marchant,
by and through their respective Attorneys, having shown good cause in support of the entry of
this protective order to protect against dissemination of the confidential information set forth
herein, and recognizing the parties to this case have stipulated hereto, IT IS ORDERED:
1.
This Protective Order shall apply to all documents, materials, and information,
including without limitation, documents produced, answers to interrogatories, responses to
requests for admission, deposition testimony and other information disclosed pursuant to the
disclosures or discovery duties created by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which have been
marked as “CONFIDENTIAL” in accordance with this Order.
2.
As used in this Protective Order, “document” is defined as provided in
Fed.R.Civ.P. 34(a). A draft or non-identical copy is a separate document within the meaning of
this term.
3.
Information designated by a party as “CONFIDENTIAL” shall be information
that is confidential pursuant to federal or state law, or which implicates common law privacy
interests of current and/or former School District employees, including Plaintiff, and current and
former School District students, and may include, without limitation, personnel records, student
records, and personal information related to the Plaintiff (e.g. financial and medical records).
See, e.g., 22 U.S.C. § 1232g and 34 C.F.R. § 99.3 (prohibiting an educational institution from
disclosing personally identifiable information regarding students); Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72204(3)(a)(II)(A) (prohibiting a public entity from disclosing personnel records). Neither party
shall designate as confidential documents which are public record, nor is either party permitted
to designate as confidential documents which do not implicate the interests sought to be
protected herein. Wholesale designation of all documents as confidential is not permitted.
4.
A party may designate any document or information, including any portion of a
document, any interrogatory response, other discovery response, and/or transcript of a discovery
response, as “Confidential” that in good faith contends, constitutes or contains information that is
entitled to protection under Fed.R.Civ.P.26(c)(1)(G) and this Protective order.
5.
This CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION shall not be disclosed or used for any
purpose except the preparation and trial of this case.
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6.
The 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 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, or at trial, or at
other proceedings in this case;
c.
The parties, including designated representatives for Defendant;
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 or witnesses; and
h.
Other persons by written agreement of the parties.
7.
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 acknowledgement 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 for review is demonstrated by
opposing counsel.
8.
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”.
9.
Whenever a deposition involves the disclosure of said CONFIDENTIAL
information, the deposition or portions thereof shall, at the election of counsel, 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.
10.
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 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 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 dispute 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
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CONFIDENTIAL shall bear the burden of establishing that good cause exists for the disputed
information to be treated as CONFIDENTIAL.
11.
At the conclusion of this case, unless other arrangements are agreed upon, each
document and all copies thereof which have been designated as CONFIDENTIAL shall be
returned to the party that designated as CONFIDENTIAL or the parties may elect to destroy
CONFIDENTIAL documents. Where the parties agree to destroy CONFIDENTIAL documents,
the destroying party shall provide all parties with an affidavit confirming destruction.
12.
The Court may modify this Protective order at any time for good cause shown
following notice to all parties and an opportunity for them to be heard.
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, on November 12, 2014.
BY THE COURT:
s/Craig B. Shaffer
Craig B. Shaffer
United States Magistrate Judge
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