Thiede v. Burcoff et al

Filing 24

PROTECTIVE ORDER re: Stipulation [Dkt 20] Signed by District Judge Robert H. Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
JOHN THIEDE,
Plaintiff,
vs.

Hon. Robert H. Cleland
Case No.: 16-13650

MAYOR LEROY BURCOFF, in his
Individual and official capacity, JADIE
SETTLES, in his individual and official capacity,
JULIE WOJTYLKO, in her individual and official
Capacity, and the CITY OF ROMULUS, a Michigan
Municipal Corporation,
Defendants.
JOEL B. SKLAR (P38338)
Law Offices of Joel B. Sklar
Attorney for Plaintiff
500 Griswold, Ste. 2450
Detroit, MI 48226
[phone]/[phone] Fax
[e-mail]

JAMES E. TAMM (P38154)
O’Connor, DeGrazia, Tamm &
O’Connor, PC
Attorney for Defendants
40701 Woodward Avenue, Ste. 105
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
[phone]/[phone] Fax
[e-mail]
AUDREY J. FORBUSH (P41744)
Plunkett Cooney
Attorney for Defendant Settles
Plaza One Financial Center
111 E. Court Street, Suite 1B
Flint, MI 48502
(810) 342‐7014
(810) 232‐3159
[e-mail]

ORDER REGARDING DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION REQUESTED
IN DISCOVERY
This matter having come before the Court on stipulation of the parties, and
the Court being fully advised in the premises;
IT IS ORDERED that because discovery in this action will likely involve
requests for information which is private and confidential to a party or witness, the
disclosure of information requested in discovery shall be limited in the following
manner pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c):
1.

The parties will treat all information requested in discovery as private

and confidential and will only use said information in connection with this action,
and for no other purpose.
2.

Information requested in discovery will not, without leave of the court,

be disclosed or the content communicated in any way to anyone other than: (1) this
Court and its officers, (2) the parties to this action, (3) witnesses, and (4) counsel for
the parties in this action and their paralegal and clerical assistants.
3.

This Protective Order does not prevent information requested in

discovery from being used at trial, case evaluation, facilitation and/or during
depositions, with appropriate safeguards.
4.

Any party to this action may request, and the opposing party may agree,

that the provisions of this Protective Order be waived for any particular document

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or other information requested in discovery. Any such waiver must be in writing,
must be signed by counsel, and must be limited to the particular materials
specifically identified in such written waiver.
5.

This Protective Order, insofar as it restricts the disclosure and use of a

document and/or materials, continues to be binding throughout and after the
conclusion of this action, including all appeals. At the conclusion of this action,
including all appeals, all documents and/or information disclosed to another party to
this litigation in discovery, including copies, must promptly be returned to counsel
for the party producing it, or destroyed.
6.

Nothing in the stipulated protective order will prejudice any party from

seeking amendments hereto broadening or restricting the rights of access to and/or
use of confidential documents or other modifications thereof.
7.

This Protective Order is intended solely to protect the confidentiality of

the information in this action, and to facilitate trial preparation, and must not be
construed in any way as an admission or agreement by any party that the designated
disclosure actually constitutes, or contains any privileged, confidential, or
proprietary information under applicable law.

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8.

This Protective Order will become effective on its execution by the

undersigned counsel for the parties on the date that the court enters the Protective
Order.
S/Robert H. Cleland
ROBERT H. CLELAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Dated: June 8, 2017

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of
record and/or pro se parties on this date, June 8, 2017, by electronic and/or
ordinary mail.

S/Lisa Wagner
Case Manager and Deputy Clerk
[phone]

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