White et al v Spokane County et al
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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Thomas O. Rice. (LLH, Courtroom Deputy)
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HONORABLE JUDGE THOMAS O. RICE
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Heather C. Yakely, #28848
Evans, Craven & Lackie, P.S.
818 W. Riverside, Suite 250
Spokane, WA 99201-0910
(509) 455-5200; fax (509) 455-3632
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
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BARRY L. WHITE and LORRAINE
M. WHITE, husband and wife,
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Plaintiffs,
Case No. CV-16-00096-TOR
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE
ORDER
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vs.
SPOKANE COUNTY, and MARK
HOLTAUS; and BRAD GILBERT;
and TODD MILLER; Individually
and in their capacity as employees of
Spokane County.
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Defendants.
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ORDER
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the following procedures shall apply to the
personnel, internal affairs, training records, hiring files, employment files, FTO
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files, administrative files and any other files pertaining to deputies of Spokane
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Evans, Craven &
Lackie, P.S.
818 W. Riverside, Suite 250
Spokane, WA 99201-0910
(509) 455-5200; fax (509) 455-3632
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County Sheriff’s Department, and any documents, written or other that contain
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any personal information regarding any third party in the above-referenced matter
or not a party hereto but pursuant to a request for release by Plaintiff’s counsel.
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Spokane County has designated these records as confidential subject to the
following provisions:
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1.
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The
personnel
records,
employment
records,
hiring
files,
administrative files, training records, and/or internal affairs reports
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and/or investigations, financial and tax records, of all deputies of the
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Spokane County Sheriff’s Department (herein “Records”), and shall
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be produced and used solely for the purposes of this litigation and
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shall not be disclosed, except pursuant to court order, to anyone
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except:
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a.
The party(ies), their attorneys and the attorney’s employees;
b.
Consultants and experts retained by any party for the purposes
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of assisting in the preparation or presentation of claims or
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defenses;
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c.
Any other person with prior written consent of the party
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producing the documents.
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2.
All of the foregoing persons, other than the parties’ attorneys and
their employees, shall be shown a copy of this order and shall sign it
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Evans, Craven &
Lackie, P.S.
818 W. Riverside, Suite 250
Spokane, WA 99201-0910
(509) 455-5200; fax (509) 455-3632
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or otherwise signify in writing prior to being shown confidential
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documents that the person has read the order and consents to be
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bound by its terms. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a sample copy of
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a consent form.
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3.
All documents bearing the social security, dates of birth, bank
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account identifications, financial information, and driver’s license of
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any individual, whether a sheriff deputy or a third party, shall be
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redacted prior to providing a copy of the same to Plaintiff’s counsel.
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4.
All documents bearing the addresses and phone numbers of Sheriff
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Deputies or other law enforcement personnel and those individual’s
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friends and families shall be redacted prior to providing a copy of the
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same to Plaintiff’s counsel.
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5.
The addresses and phone numbers of non-party individuals
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mentioned, referenced, or noted in any way in the above-referenced
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documents (Paragraph 1) shall also be redacted.
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6.
Prior to the filing or submission into evidence in this action of any
“Confidential” material (including the filing of any pleadings which
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incorporate or disclose “Confidential” material) by counsel for either
party in this action, said counsel shall seal said and is to be retained
under seal unless ordered by the Court to be opened. Such sealing
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Evans, Craven &
Lackie, P.S.
818 W. Riverside, Suite 250
Spokane, WA 99201-0910
(509) 455-5200; fax (509) 455-3632
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and filing shall be accomplished in accordance with the appropriate
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court rules for filing material under seal, and the material shall remain
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under seal with the Court order otherwise. Such “Confidential”
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material shall not become a part of the public record in this action,
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nor shall it otherwise be made available to the public. Only persons
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authorized under the provisions of this Protective Order, the Court
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(including any court to which this action may be appealed or
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transferred), and persons employed by or assisting the Court in this
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action shall be give access to any such “Confidential” material or to
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any testimony or oral statements disclosing the substance thereof.
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Upon completion of this litigation, all copies of the Records or
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documents or testimony with references thereto shall, at Spokane
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County’s option, be destroyed or returned to Spokane County’s
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counsel. This is to include all copies reproduced by any party, agent,
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employee or expert of Plaintiffs and Co-Defendants.
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No documents or information from the Records shall be used for any
purpose unrelated to the conduct of this litigation.
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prejudice or limit any
party’s right to use the Records in taking of depositions or at trial to
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Evans, Craven &
Lackie, P.S.
818 W. Riverside, Suite 250
Spokane, WA 99201-0910
(509) 455-5200; fax (509) 455-3632
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the extent permitted, if at all, under the Rules of Evidence and Civil
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Procedure.
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Nothing in this order shall prevent any party hereto from seeking
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modification of this order or from objecting to discovery which it
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believes to be otherwise improper.
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Violation of the terms of this Order, by any of the signators to this
agreement, their employees, agents or experts may be subject the
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violator to terms (monetary and/or injunctive) as well as attorney’s
fees and costs incurred in enforcing this Order and as the Court deems
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appropriate.
DONE IN OPEN COURT this 5th day of April, 2017.
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HONORABLE JUDGE RICE
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EVANS, CRAVEN & LACKIE, P.S.
BY:_s/Heather C. Yakely __________
HEATHER C. YAKELY, #28848
Attorney for Defendants
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LAW OFFICE WILLIAM A. GILBERT
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BY: s/William A. Gilbert_____________
WILLIAM A. GILBERT, #30592
Attorney for Plaintiffs
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Evans, Craven &
Lackie, P.S.
818 W. Riverside, Suite 250
Spokane, WA 99201-0910
(509) 455-5200; fax (509) 455-3632
Exhibit A
Confidentiality Acknowledgement
1. I have read and understand the attached Stipulated Protective Order that has
been entered in Barry L. White and Lorraine M. White v. Spokane County, et
al. CV-16-00096-TOR before the District Court of the Eastern District of
Washington;
2. I understand that I may be given access to Confidential information, and in
consideration of that access, I agree that I shall be bound by all the terms of
the Stipulated Protective Order;
3. I understand that I will not disclose or discuss Confidential information with
any persons other than counsel for any party and paralegal and clerical
personnel assisting such counsel and other persons who have signed this
Confidentiality Agreement;
4. I understand that all Confidential information shall be used solely for the
purposes of this action and shall not, directly or indirectly, be used for any
other purpose and that any use of this Confidential information, or any
information obtained there from, in any manner contrary to the provisions of
the Protective Order will subject me to possible sanctions by the Court.
Dated this ____ day of _____________2017.
______________________________
Name:
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