Moreno et al v. Nevada Beverage Co. et al
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER Granting 18 Proposed Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 09/24/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)
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1 DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
2 District of Nevada
3 PATRICK A. ROSE
Assistant United States Attorney
4 Nevada Bar No. 5109
U.S. Attorney’s Office
5 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Suite5000
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
6 Telephone: 702-388-6336
Facsimile: 702-388-6787
7 Email: patrick.rose@usdoj.gov
Attorneys for the United States.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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12 JENNIFER MORENO and FRANCISCO
MORENO,
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Plaintiffs,
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NEVADA BEVERAGE CO., a Nevada
16 corporation; and UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA,
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Defendants.
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
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Plaintiff and Defendants, through their undersigned counsel, stipulate and request the entry of a
20 protective order as stated herein.
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Without admission or waiver by any party, the general nature of this action is as follows. This
22 action arises out of a slip-and-fall accident that occurred on or about August 28, 2010, at the Shoppette
23 on Nellis Air Force Base. Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants were negligent in their respective
24 maintenance of a beverage cooler and the floor of the Shoppette. Defendants deny such allegations.
25 The parties anticipate that discovery may involve personnel, training, medical, and/or other records
26 that are likely to contain confidential information including, but not limited to, records and
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1 information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and the Health Insurance
2 Portability and Protection Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 (1996).
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Through this protective order, the parties seek to address the handling of such personnel,
4 training, medical, and other records that are likely to contain confidential information including, but
5 not limited to, records and information protected by the Privacy Act and the Health Insurance
6 Portability and Protection Act. In order to permit the parties to discover and disclose to each other
7 such confidential information as is relevant to this case, and pursuant to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules
8 of Civil Procedure, the parties stipulate and consent to the following:
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The United States is authorized to release to other parties in this case records and
10 information otherwise protected by the Privacy Act without obtaining prior written consent of the
11 individual(s) to whom such records pertain, provided that such information is reasonably related to this
12 litigation. Nothing in the protective order is intended to limit or preclude in any way the United
13 States’ existing rights to access and review documents containing Privacy Act information.
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Whenever counsel for any party believes that formal or informal discovery in this case,
15 in whatever form, may reveal or has revealed personnel, training, medical, and/or other records that
16 are likely to contain confidential information including, but not limited to, records and information
17 protected by the Privacy Act or the Health Insurance Portability and Protection Act, the following
18 procedures shall be followed:
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Counsel for the party producing records containing confidential information
20 shall designate the information as subject to this order by letter and by marking documents containing
21 such information with the notation “CONFIDENTIAL.” Upon request from the other party, counsel
22 for the producing party will promptly explain its basis for designating material as being subject to the
23 protective order.
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The right of access to all records designated “CONFIDENTIAL” under this
2 order (unless the parties have agreed otherwise or the Court enters a separate order permitting
3 disclosure) shall be limited to the parties, counsel for the parties, consultants, and expert witnesses, as
4 well as staff in their employ with a need for access in order for each party to prosecute or defend this
5 action including, but not limited to, paralegals, legal assistants, and nurses, and any other persons
6 mutually authorized by all counsel to examine such materials. Any person having access to
7 information subject to this order shall be informed that it is confidential and subject to a protective
8 (non-disclosure) order of the Court. Persons outside the employ of the parties or counsel, such as
9 retained consultants and expert witnesses, shall sign an acknowledgment in accordance with paragraph
10 2(d) below.
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Except as provided herein, no person having access to records designated as
12 subject to this order shall reveal to any person not named in paragraph 2(b) any information contained
13 in such material without further order of the Court or stipulation of the parties.
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Each person outside the employ of a party or counsel, such as retained
15 consultants and expert witnesses, to whom is disclosed records or information designated
16 “CONFIDENTIAL” under this protective order, shall sign and date an acknowledgment, substantially
17 in the form as that attached hereto, affirming that they have read and agree to be bound by the terms of
18 this protective order, and the retaining counsel shall maintain a copy of such acknowledgement in his
19 or her files.
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When a CONFIDENTIAL record is marked as an exhibit, or otherwise used
21 during questioning at a deposition, counsel shall inform the court reporter of the CONFIDENTIAL
22 designation, and the document and applicable portions of the deposition transcript shall be treated as
23 CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the terms of this order.
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CONFIDENTIAL records shall be filed, if at all, under seal, subject to and in
2 accordance with, Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172 (9th Cir. 2006) and this
3 Court’s CM/ECF filing procedures for sealed materials.
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If a party disagrees with a designation of any records or information as
5 CONFIDENTIAL, such party shall serve a written notice of objection and bases for objection within
6 fifteen (15) days of the production of the designated CONFIDENTIAL records or information. The
7 parties shall then have fifteen (15) days to confer in good faith efforts to resolve the dispute, and no
8 motion concerning same shall be filed with the Court during this period of time to confer. If the
9 parties are unable to resolve the dispute, the party asserting the CONFIDENTIAL designation shall
10 file an appropriate motion with the Court within fifteen (15) days after the parties’ failure to resolve
11 the dispute. The failure to timely serve a written objection and bases, as set forth herein, shall
12 constitute a waiver of the objection. The failure to timely file an appropriate motion with the Court, as
13 set forth herein, shall constitute a waiver of the designation. Until such time as any designation
14 dispute is resolved by the parties or adjudicated by the Court, the parties shall treated designated
15 records or information as CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the terms of this order.
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Within forty-five (45) days of the conclusion of all trial and appellate
17 proceedings in this case, counsel for the receiving party shall either return to counsel for the producing
18 party all documents and copies of documents designated as “CONFIDENTIAL” under this order or
19 certify that such documents and copies have been destroyed.
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This order is without prejudice to the rights of any party to introduce, or object
21 to the introduction, into evidence at trial or during summary judgment proceedings any materials that
22 are subject to this order.
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This order is without prejudice to the rights of any party to make any objections
2 to discovery requests as permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, statute or other authority.
3 Respectfully submitted this 20th day of September, 2012.
4 DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
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//S// PATRICK A. ROSE
6 PATRICK A. ROSE
Assistant United States Attorney
7 333 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 5000
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
8 Phone: (702) 388-6336
patrick.rose@usdoj.gov
9 Attorneys for the United States
10 LAW OFFICES OF TRACY STRICKLAND
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//S// JOHN W. KIRK
12 JOHN W. KIRK, ESQ.
7201 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Suite 106
13 Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Phone: (702) 228-3176
14 LasVegasLegal@LibertyMutual.com
Attorneys for Defendant Nevada Beverage Co.
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TANNER LAW FIRM
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17 //S// DAVID A. TANNER
DAVID A. TANNER, ESQ.
18 8635 S. Eastern Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89123
19 Phone: (702) 987-8888
david@tannerlawfirm.com
20 Attorneys for Plaintiff
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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DATED:
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September 24, 2012
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT
RE: ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION
SUBJECT TO STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER
NAME:
(print or type)
NAME OF FIRM:
(print or type)
ADDRESS OF FIRM:
(print or type)
PHONE NUMBER:
(print or type)
E-MAIL:
(print or type)
I,
the Stipulated Protective Order, dated
(print or type), certify that I have read
, and entered in the
case entitled Jennifer and Francisco Moreno v. Nevada Beverage, Co., United States of
America,, case no. 2:12-cv-00126-GMN-PAL, in the United States District Court, District of
Nevada (the “Court”). I acknowledge, understand, and agree that I am personally bound by and
subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Stipulated Protective Order with respect to the
handling and non-disclosure of records that have been designated CONFIDENTIAL. I subject
myself to the jurisdiction and venue of said Court for purposes of enforcement of the Stipulated
Protective Order.
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