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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Wrongful Death

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Stipulated Protective Order - Fresno Co. Coroner’s Photographs

James D. Weakley, Esq. Bar No. 082853

Erica M. Camarena, Esq. Bar No. 227981

THE LAW FIRM OF

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF,

ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Attorneys for Defendants, FRESNO POLICE OFFICERS, 

JESSE HERRING and CARL MCKNIGHT

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO

TIA VANG, YER XIONG,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

FRESNO POLICE OFFICERS, CARL

McNIGHT, JESSE HERRING and DOES 

1-50,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1: 05 CV 161 REC-DLB

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

RE: AUTOPSY PHOTOGRAPHS AND

AUTOPSY REPORTS OF DECEDENT 

VUE XIONG TAKEN BY OR

AT THE DIRECTION OF THE FRESNO 

COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE

It is stipulated by and between the parties through their respective counsel and ordered

by the Court that the County of Fresno may release to counsel in this case, all photographs taken

by or at the direction of the Fresno County Coroner’s Office in connection with the death of Vue

Xiong, including but not limited to, autopsy reports and autopsy photographs. Based on the

foregoing, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED:

1. The subject documents are to be designated as “Confidential Material.” Such

designations shall be made by stamping or otherwise marking the material prior to use in this

litigation, as follows: “Confidential material subject to protective order.”

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2. The "Confidential Material" shall be used solely in connection with this litigation

in the preparation and trial of this case, or any related proceeding, and not for any other purpose

or in any other litigation.

3. The "Confidential Material" may be disclosed only to the following persons: 

a) counsel for any party to this action;

b) paralegal, clerical, and secretarial personnel regularly employed by counsel

referred to in (a), including stenographic deposition reporters retained in connection with this

action; 

c) court personnel including stenographic reporters engaged in proceedings as

are necessarily incidental to preparation for the trial of this action; 

d) any outside expert or consultant retained in connection with this action and

not otherwise employed by either party;

e) any in-house expert designated by all Parties to testify at trial in this matter;

f) witnesses may have the documents disclosed to them during deposition

proceedings, arbitration and/or trial, only; the witnesses may not leave the deposition, arbitration

or trial with copies of the documents, and shall be bound by the provisions of paragraph 4;

g) the finder of fact at the time of trial subject to the court’s rulings on in limine

motions and objections of counsel.

4. Each person to whom disclosure is made with the exception of counsel who are

presumed to know of the contents of this protective order shall, prior to the time of disclosure,

be provided by the person furnishing him/her such material, a copy of this order, and shall agree

on the record or in writing that he/she has read the protective order and that he/she understands

the provisions of the protective order. Such person must also consent to be subject to the

jurisdiction of the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno with

respect to any proceeding related to enforcement of this order, including without limitation, any

proceeding for contempt. Provisions of this order insofar as they restrict disclosure and use of

the material shall be in effect until further order of this Court.

5. Any document filed with the Court that reveals confidential material shall be 

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filed under sealed label with a cover sheet as follows: "This document is subject to a protective

order issued by the Court and may not be copied or examined except in compliance with that

order." Such documents shall be kept by the Court under seal and made available only to the

Court or counsel.

6. At the conclusion of this litigation, all confidential material received under the

provisions of this order, including copies made, shall be destroyed. The conclusion of litigation

means the termination of the case following applicable post-trial motions, appeal and/or retrial.

IT IS SO AGREED.

Dated: May 27, 2005 /s/ James C. Holland 

James C. Holland,

Attorney for Plaintiffs

IT IS SO AGREED.

Dated: May 25, 2005 WEAKLEY, RATLIFF, ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

By: /s/ James D. Weakley 

James D. Weakley

Attorneys for Defendants

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 3, 2005 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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