Buechel v. United States of America et al

Filing 87

ORDER granting 86 Motion To Extend The Privacy Act/Protective Order And Permit Discovery by Joseph W Buechel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Clifford J. Proud on 11/30/10. (amv)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JOSEPH W. BUECHEL, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ORDER Before the Court is plaintiff's motion to extend the protective order previously entered in this case to cover additional information and materials. (Doc. 86.) For good cause shown, the subject motion is GRANTED. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, to ensure that such material is kept confidential and is not used for any purpose other than discovery and trial preparation in this case, the parties shall comply with the following Protective Order: 1. This Order shall apply to and govern the handling of all documents/electronic

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documents, deposition testimony and other information, including all copies, excerpts, and summaries thereof (hereinafter referred to as "Material") that is designated "Confidential" in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Order, and is produced, given or filed during discovery and other proceedings prior to trial of this action. This Order shall not apply at any trial of this matter and for that purpose, to the extent necessary, issues of confidentiality at trial will be addressed separately.

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The following Material shall be designated "Confidential": (1) the log created by

the Health Services department at FCI-Greenville containing the names of all inmates who testified positive for MRSA in the year 2006; (2) the medical records of inmate Joseph Hansen; (3) records relating to the work history and cell assignments of non-party inmates at FCIGreenville; (4) for all FCI-Greenville inmates who tested positive for a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA") infection in 2006, all documents showing the antibiotic susceptibilities of the inmates' MRSA infection; (5) for all FCI-Greenville inmates who tested positive for a MRSA infection in 2006 and lived in the same housing unit as Joseph Buechel, all appointment notes or records of examination relating to treatment the inmate received at FCIGreenville in 2006 for MRSA or wounds later determined to be infected with MRSA bacteria. 3. Material designated "Confidential" shall be maintained in confidence by the

attorneys for the party to whom such Material is produced and shall not be produced to Plaintiff or disclosed in writing to Plaintiff, and will not be disclosed to any other person except: (a) (b) (c) (d) the Court and its officers; counsel; employees of counsel; and third parties engaged by counsel of the parties to assist in this litigation, deponents, or hearing witnesses, provided that any such third party, deponent, or hearing witness has (i) read this order and (ii) first been requested to sign an undertaking to comply with this Order, which counsel will use all good faith efforts to obtain; such third parties do not include family members of the parties. In the event that a third party witness refuses to sign such undertaking, the third party witness will not be allowed to take custody or maintain any such document

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or copy thereof, except for purposes of reviewing a deposition transcript prior to signature. 4. Any deposition testimony or written discovery related to the records designated

"Confidential" pursuant to Paragraph 2 shall also be designated "Confidential." 5. Material produced without the designation of "Confidential" may be so

designated subsequent to production when the producing party failed to make such designation at the time of production through inadvertence or error, provided correction occurs within thirty days of discovery of the inadvertence or error and the party making the correction notifies the recipient of said material by specifying, by document number, which documents are now deemed to be covered by this Order. 6. Nothing herein shall prohibit either party from seeking an Order that designated

Material is not entitled to "Confidential" treatment or that otherwise affects the treatment of Material. 7. Other than as provided in paragraph 5 above, no designation of "Confidential"

shall be effective unless there is placed or affixed on such Material a "CONFIDENTIAL" marking. To the extent necessary, the parties may file redacted copies eliminating the

confidential material with the Court. 8. All Material designated as "Confidential" shall be used solely for the prosecution

or defense of the claims in this action and shall not be used for any business, commercial, competitive, personal or other purpose, except in response to a court order, order of an administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction, valid subpoena, or search warrant. The parties will notify each other of receipt of such orders, subpoenas, or warrants within two business day's receipt by counsel of same by forwarding a copy by electronic or facsimile means and by U.S.

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Mail to the counsel listed below. With respect to any such order, subpoena or warrant, no party shall respond to such order, subpoena or warrant in a time frame that is earlier than the time frame for compliance set forth in the order, subpoena or warrant. 9. At the final conclusion of this case (including exhaustion of appeals) all Material

designated as "Confidential" produced pursuant to discovery, and all copies thereof, shall within 60 days of the conclusion of the case, including by settlement and after the time for all appeals have expired, be returned or, if the other party shall consent, be destroyed (by shredding or other similar means) and opposing counsel shall certify in writing that such Material has been destroyed. After this return, destruction and certification, or the time period referred to in this period has expired, the notice obligations contained in paragraph 8 will expire. 10. If counsel for a party desires to file in the public record in this action any

"Confidential" Material, that counsel must, reasonably in advance of the date for filing, attempt to confer with counsel for all other parties and, if unsuccessful in so conferring, certify that he or she made such attempt and the details of such attempt. The purpose of such advance

consultation is to permit any party to move to file such Material under seal; absent such a motion, this Order does not prohibit the filing of such Material with the Court. 11. Material that: (a) was, is, or became public knowledge in a lawful manner other than by violation of this Order; (b) is acquired by the non-designating party from a third party having the right to disclose such Material; or The restrictions set forth in any of the preceding paragraphs shall not apply to

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(c)

was lawfully possessed by the non-designating party prior to the entry by the Court of this Order.

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This Order shall remain in full force and effect after the termination of this

litigation, or until canceled or otherwise modified by order of the Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: November 30, 2010 s/ Clifford J. Proud CLIFFORD J. PROUD U.S. Magistrate Judge

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