Ledford et al v. Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections et al

Filing 18

ORDER, Plainitffs shall file a motion to modify this Court imposed protective order on or before May 3, 2013. Signed by Judge B. Lynn Winmill. (caused to be mailed to non Registered Participants at the addresses listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) by (krb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF IDAHO

RHONDA LEDFORD, an individual;
RAYMON GREGSTON, an individual; JO
MCKINNEY, an individual; SHANE
PENROD, an individual; KIM
MCCORMICK, an individual; BOB
ROBINSON, an individual; and
GRACIE REYNA, an individual; LISA
LITTLEFIELD, an individual; ADDISON
FORDHAM, an individual; PHILIP
GREGSTON, an individual; TOM DE
KNIF, an individual, FRANK
FARNWORTH, an individual; DIANA
CARNELL, an individual,
Plaintiffs,
v.
IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE
CORRECTIONS, an executive department
of the State of Idaho; IDJC DIRECTOR
SHARON HARRIGFELD, in her individual
and official capacities; IDJC JUVENILE
CORRECTIONS CENTER- NAMPA
SUPERINTENDENT BETTY GRIMM, in
her individual and official capacities; and
DOES 1-20,
Defendants.

Case No. 1:12-CV-326-BLW
ORDER

The Court’s law clerk held a conference with all counsel on April 19, 2013. Counsel
were unable to agree on whether plaintiffs’ counsel could share the defendants’ discovery with
the press and public. They did agree, however, that the defendants’ discovery should be
produced immediately under a Court-imposed protective order that would treat the discovery as
confidential until the Court could rule on whether plaintiffs could share it with the press and
public.
More specifically, counsel agreed that the defendants’ discovery would be produced
immediately to plaintiffs, and treated as confidential by the plaintiffs, meaning that (1) neither
the documents nor the information contained in those documents would be shared with the press
or public, and (2) the documents and information could be shared with witnesses, including
experts, and others as necessary to prepare plaintiffs’ legal case.
The parties agreed to brief the issue whether the documents may be shared more broadly.
The plaintiff shall file a motion to modify this Court-imposed protective order on or before May
3, 2013, and the response and reply briefs shall be due as set forth in the Local Rules. Until the
Court rules on that issue, this Court-imposed protective order will remain in place. Accordingly,
NOW THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the defendants immediately
produce the discovery at issue to the plaintiffs.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the discovery produced by defendants is to be treated
as confidential by plaintiffs, meaning that neither the documents nor the information contained in
those documents may be shared with the press or public, although they may be shared with
witnesses, including experts, and others as necessary to prepare plaintiffs’ legal case.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that the parties are free to seek modification or
clarification of this protective order by e-mailing the law clerk at [e-mail]
who will pass counsels’ concerns along to the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that plaintiffs shall file a motion to modify this Courtimposed protective order on or before May 3, 2013.

DATED: April 19, 2013

B. LYNN WINMILL
Chief Judge
United States District Court

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