Robinson v. State of Nevada et al

Filing 52

ORDER granting ECF No. 51 Stipulated Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Cobb on 7/23/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LH)

Case 3:17-cv-00611-HDM-WGC Document 51 Filed 07/23/18 Page 1 of 7

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Katherine F. Parks, Esq. - State Bar No. 6227
Thorndal Armstrong Delk Balkenbush & Eisinger
6590 S. McCarran Blvd., Suite B
Reno, Nevada 89509
[phone]
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendant
LYON COUNTY

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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ALAMA ROBINSON,
CASE NO. 3:17-cv-00611-HDM-WGC

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Plaintiff,
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

vs.

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STATE OF NEVADA, LYON COUNTY, AND
DOES I-X,

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Defendants.

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In order to protect the confidentiality of confidential information obtained by the parties
in connection with this case, the parties hereby agree as follows:

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1.

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Any party or non-party may designate as “confidential” (by stamping the relevant

page or otherwise set forth herein) any document or response to discovery which that party or

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non-party considers in good faith to contain confidential information, including but not limited to

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personal information of juveniles or students, subject to protection under the Federal Rules of

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Civil Procedure, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or state or federal law
(“Confidential Information”). Where a document or response consists of more than one page,

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the first page and each page on which confidential information appears shall be so designated.

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2.

A party or non-party may designate information disclosed during a deposition or

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in response to written discovery as “confidential” by so indicating in said response or a party or

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non-party may designate in writing, within twenty (20) days after receipt of said responses or of

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the deposition transcript for which the designation is proposed, that specific pages of the
transcript and/or specific responses be treated as “confidential” information. Any other party

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may object to such proposal, in writing or on the record. Upon such objection, the parties shall

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follow the procedures described in paragraph 8 below. After any designation made according to

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the procedure set forth in this paragraph, the designated documents or information shall be

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treated according to the designation until the matter is resolved according to the procedures

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described in paragraph 8 below, and counsel for all parties shall be responsible for making all

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previously unmarked copies of the designated material in their possession or control with the

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specific designation.

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3.

All information produced or exchanged in the course of this case (other than

information that is publicly available) shall be used by the party or parties to whom the
information is produced solely for the purpose of this case.
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Except with the prior written consent of other parties, or upon the prior order of

this Court obtained upon notice to opposing counsel, Confidential Information shall not be
disclosed to any person other than:
(a)

counsel for the respective parties to this litigation, including in-house counsel and

co-counsel retained for this litigation;

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(b)

employees of such counsel;

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(c)

individual parties, class representatives, any officer or employee of a party, to the

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extent deemed necessary by Counsel for the prosecution or defense of this litigation;

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(d)

consultants or expert witnesses retained for the prosecution or defense of this

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litigation, provided that each such person shall execute a copy of the Certification annexed to this

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Order as Exhibit “A” (which shall be retained by counsel to the party so disclosing the

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Confidential Information and made available for inspection by opposing counsel during the
pendency or after the termination of the action only upon good cause shown and upon order of
the Court) before being shown or given any Confidential Information;

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(e)

any authors or recipients of the Confidential Information;

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(f)

the Court, Court personnel, and court reporters; and

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witnesses (other than persons described in paragraph 4(e)). A witness shall sign

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the Certification before being shown a confidential document. Confidential Information may be

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disclosed to a witness who will not sign the Certification only in a deposition at which the party

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who designated the Confidential Information is represented or has been given notice that

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Confidential Information shall be designated “Confidential” pursuant to paragraph 2 above.

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Witnesses shown Confidential Information shall not be allowed to retain copies.
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Any persons receiving Confidential Information shall not reveal or discuss such

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information to or with any person who is not entitled to receive such information, except as set

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forth herein.

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Unless otherwise permitted by statute, rule or prior court order, papers filed with

the Court under seal shall be accompanied by a contemporaneous motion for leave to file those
documents under seal, and shall be filed consistent with the court’s electronic filing procedures

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in accordance with Local Rule IA 10-5. Notwithstanding any agreement among the parties, the

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party seeking to file a paper under seal bears the burden of overcoming the presumption in favor

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of public access to papers filed in court. Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.2d

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1172 (9th Cir. 2006); Pintos v. Pac. Creditors Ass’n, 605 F.3d 665, 677-78 (9th Cir. 2010); see
also, Center for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Group, LLC., 809 F.3d 1092, 1097 (9th Cir. 2016.)
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A party may designate as “Confidential” documents or discovery materials

produced by a non-party by providing written notice to all parties of the relevant document
numbers of other identification within thirty (30) days after receiving such documents or

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discovery materials. Any party or non-party may voluntarily disclose to others without

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restriction any information designated by that party or non-party as confidential, although a

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document may lose its confidential status if it is made public.

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If a party contends that any material is not entitled to confidential treatment, such

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party may at any time give written notice to the party or non-party who designated the material.

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The party or non-party who designated the material shall have twenty-five (25) days from the

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receipt of such written notice to apply to the Court for an order designating the material as

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confidential. The party or non-party seeking the order has the burden of establishing that the

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document is entitled to protection.
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Notwithstanding any challenge to the designation of material as Confidential

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Information, all documents shall be treated as such and shall be subject to the provisions hereof

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unless and until one of the following occurs:

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(a)

the party or non-party claims that the material is Confidential Information

withdraws such designation in writing; or
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the party or non-party who claims that the material is Confidential Information

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fails to apply to the Court for an order designating the material confidential within the time

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period specified above after receipt of a written challenge to such designation; or

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(c)

the Court rules the material is not confidential.

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10.

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Although the dismissal of this action will terminate the jurisdiction of this court,

all provisions of this Order restricting the communication or use of Confidential Information
upon the parties
shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of this action, unless otherwise agreed or
ordered. Upon conclusion of the litigation, a party in the possession of Confidential Information,
other than that which is contained in pleadings, correspondence, and deposition transcripts, shall

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either (a) return such documents no later than thirty (30) days after conclusion of this action to

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counsel for the party or non-party who provided such information, or (b) destroy such documents

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within the time period upon consent of the party who provided the information and certify in

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writing within thirty (30) days that the documents have been destroyed. Although the parties

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may agree to be bound by the confidentiality terms of this Order beyond the conclusion of this
lawsuit, the dismissal of this action will terminate the jurisdiction of this Court.

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use of documents at trial.

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The terms of this Order do not preclude, limit, restrict, or otherwise apply to the

Nothing herein shall be deemed to waive any applicable privilege or work product

protection, or to affect the ability of a party to seek relief for an inadvertent disclosure of material

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protected by privilege or work protection.

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Any witness or other person, firm or entity from which discovery is sought may

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be informed of and may obtain the protection of this Order by written advice to the parties’

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respective counsel or by oral advice at the time of any deposition or similar proceeding.

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DATED this 23rd day of July, 2018.

DATED this 23rd day of July, 2018.

NEVADA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE

THORNDAL ARMSTRONG
DELK BALKENBUSH & EISINGER

By:

By: / s / Katherine F. Parks, Esq.
Katherine F. Parks, Esq.
State Bar. No. 6227
6590 S. McCarran Blvd, Suite B
Reno, NV 89509
Attorneys for Defendants
LYON COUNTY

/ s / Linda Anderson, Esq.
Linda Anderson, Esq.
Andolyn R. Johnson, Esq.
555 East Washington Ave., Suite 3900
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Attorneys for Defendant
State of Nevada

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
July
23rd
DATED: This ______ day of _____________________2018.
_________________________________________
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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EXHIBIT “A”

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CERTIFICATION

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I hereby certify my understanding that Confidential Information is being provided to me
pursuant to the terms and restrictions of the Protective Order dated _________________, 2018,
in “ALAMA ROBINSON, Plaintiff, vs. STATE OF NEVADA, LYON COUNTY, AND DOES

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I-X, Defendants, Civil No. 3:17-cv-00611-HDM-WGC.” I have been given a copy of that Order

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and read it. I agree to be bound by the Order. I will not reveal the Confidential Information to

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anyone, except as allowed by the Order. I will maintain all such Confidential Information –

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including copies, notes, or other transcriptions made therefrom – in a secure manner to prevent

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unauthorized access to it. No later than thirty (30) days after the conclusion of this action, I will

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return the Confidential Information – including copies, notes, or other transcriptions made

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therefrom – to the counsel who provided me with the Confidential Information. I hereby consent

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to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the purpose of enforcing the Protective

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Order.
DATED: __________________.

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