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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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AMIE McTAVISH, ESQ., SBN 242372

JOHN A. WHITESIDES, ESQ., SBN 125611

ANGELO, KILDAY & KILDUFF, LLP

Attorneys at Law

601 University Avenue, Suite 150

Sacramento, CA 95825

Telephone: (916) 564-6100

Telecopier: (916) 564-6263

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF CHICO, STEPHEN DYKE, and MIKE FRAKES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH DEVINCENZI,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF CHICO, TRAVIS DYKE, MIKE 

FRAKES, and DOES 66 through 100, 

inclusive,

Defendants.

______________________________________

CITY OF CHICO,

Counterclaimant,

vs.

JOSEPH DEVINCENZI,

Counterdefendant.

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No: 2:11-cv-03268-KJM-DAD

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE 

ORDER REGARDING 

CONFIDENTIALITY

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This Protective Order (hereinafter “ORDER”) is entered into by and between 

plaintiff and defendants in this matter, through their counsel of record, as follows:

1. Information and Matters Subject to this ORDER. This stipulation and 

order shall govern all “CONFIDENTIAL” information (as defined hereafter) and all 

information derived therefrom, including, but not limited to, all copies, excerpts or 

summaries thereof.

2. The term “CONFIDENTIAL” means any information designated as 

CONFIDENTIAL by the parties. Only the following information may be so designated:

A. All information in or regarding health records of JOSEPH 

DEVINCENZI, including treatment notes and records, consultation notes and records, 

histories, examinations, findings, diagnosis, prognosis, observations, impressions, 

conclusions, recommendations, sign-in sheets, admission records, doctor’s 

notes/instructions, nurses’ notes, examinations/consultation notes, in-patient and outpatient treatment records, discharge records and any other health-related records;

B. All documents in and information regarding personnel records, 

employment files, performance evaluations, physical/mental evaluations, disciplinary 

action, citizen complaints, internal affairs investigations, and all other employmentrelated writings regarding any employee of the City of Chico produced in this action. 

Defendants will not disclose confidential personal information, including but not limited 

to the home address, bank account number(s), Social Security number, credit card 

number(s), driver’s license number, home phone number, or other such personal, 

financial, or medical information of any employee of the City of Chico, and before 

producing such will redact this information as necessary;

C. All information in or regarding policies, procedures, manuals, 

training manuals or curriculum and other documents regarding personnel practices and 

training practices of the City of Chico produced in this action that are otherwise 

exempted from public disclosure under California Government Code Section 6254(f).

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3. Confidential information may be disclosed only to the following persons: 

 Counsel of record, parties, and third party administrators;

 Paralegal, stenographic, clerical and secretarial personnel employed by 

counsel of record;

 Court personnel, stenographic reporters, and videographers engaged in 

such proceedings that are incidental to preparation for the trial in this 

action;

 Any outside expert or consultant retained by the parties for purposes of 

this litigation, and; 

 Witnesses to whom CONFIDENTIAL information may be disclosed 

during a deposition taken in this matter or otherwise during the 

preparation for trial and during trial, provided that the witness shall be 

informed of and shall agree to be bound by the terms of this order.

4. Any information sought to be protected is properly subject to protection 

under FRCP Rule 26(c), and the parties and counsel shall not designate any discovery 

material CONFIDENTIAL without first making a good faith determination that 

protection is warranted.

Any party seeking protection under FRCP Rule 26(c) has the burden of proof to 

show that such protection is warranted.

5. The designation of information as CONFIDENTIAL shall be made, 

whenever possible prior to production, by placing or affixing on each page of such 

material in a manner that will not interfere with its legibility the words 

“CONFIDENTIAL,” or by the designation of categories of documents as 

“CONFIDENTIAL.” If such designation is not possible prior to production, the 

designation must be made by the producing party within twenty (20) days after 

disclosure. The information shall be treated as CONFIDENTIAL until the twenty (20) 

days has elapsed. Within such twenty (20)-day period, the disclosing party must notify 

all PARTIES in writing of the precise information sought to be designated as 

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CONFIDENTIAL. In the event of a mistake or inadvertent disclosure is discovered 

post-production, a subsequent designation of CONFIDENTIAL shall be deemed 

effective as of the date of the notice. 

6. If any party believes any designation of a document as CONFIDENTIAL

is inappropriate, the parties will meet and confer and attempt to resolve the issue on an 

expedited basis. If the parties are unable to mutually agree on a resolution, the parties 

will submit the documents to the magistrate judge under seal to determine whether and to 

what extent such information should be deemed CONFIDENTIAL. Additionally, the 

parties will provide the Court with a joint statement containing a challenge to the 

designation and the opposing party’s justification for the designation.

7. Disclosure of CONFIDENTIAL information. Each individual, other than 

counsel and their employees whose law firms are actual signatories to this ORDER, to 

whom CONFIDENTIAL information is furnished, shown, or disclosed, shall, prior to 

the time s/he receives access to such materials, be provided by counsel furnishing her/him 

such material a copy of this ORDER and agree to be bound by its terms, and shall certify 

that s/he has carefully read the ORDER and fully understands its terms. Such person 

must also consent to be subject to the personal jurisdiction of the United States District 

Court, Eastern District of California, with respect to any proceeding relating to 

enforcement of this ORDER, including any proceeding relating to contempt of court. 

The certificate shall be in the form attached hereto as Appendix A. Counsel making 

disclosure to any person as described herein shall retain the original executed copy of 

such certificate until final termination of this case.

A. Disclosure during Depositions. In the event that CONFIDENTIAL 

information is disclosed, revealed, utilized, examined or referred to during depositions, 

then only persons permitted to receive such information by this ORDER, the deponent, 

the court reporter, and the videographer shall be present. If CONFIDENTIAL 

information is made exhibits to, or if CONFIDENTIAL information is the subject of 

examination during, a deposition, then arrangements will be made with the court reporter 

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to separately bind those exhibits and those portions of the transcript containing 

CONFIDENTIAL information, and each page on which such CONFIDENTIAL 

information appears shall be stamped with the word “CONFIDENTIAL.” Those 

exhibits and transcript portions shall be placed in a sealed envelope or other appropriate 

sealed container on which shall be endorsed “JOSEPH DEVINCENZI V. CITY OF 

CHICO, et al.,., Confidential Pursuant to Order in Case No. 2:11-CV-03268-KJM-DAD,” 

and a statement substantially in the following form:

“THIS ENVELOPE IS SEALED PURSUANT TO 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER OF COURT, IN 

“JOSEPH DEVINCENZI V. CITY OF CHICO, et al.,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN 

DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, CASE NO. 2:11-CV-03268-

KJM-DAD AND CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL 

DOCUMENTS PRODUCED OR GENERATED BY 

PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING. IT IS NOT TO BE 

OPENED, OR THE CONTENTS THEREOF TO BE 

DISCLOSED, EXCEPT TO QUALIFIED PERSONS AS 

DEFINED BY SAID ORDER.”

Each court reporter participating in any deposition involving CONFIDENTIAL 

information shall be informed of and provided with a copy of this ORDER and exhibit 

hereto and shall be requested to sign a copy of said exhibit. Furthermore, each court 

reporter participating in any deposition involving CONFIDENTIAL information shall 

show a copy of this ORDER to any other person participating in the preparation of any 

deposition transcript and shall have such person sign a copy of said exhibit.

B. Papers Filed in Court. As to all documents or materials designated 

as “CONFIDENTIAL” pursuant to this Stipulated Protective Order, the parties agree 

that they will seek permission from the Court to file the CONFIDENTIAL information 

under seal according to Local Rule 141. If permission is granted, the CONFIDENTIAL 

material will be filed and served in accordance with Local Rule 141.

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In the event that the Court denies any party’s motion requesting an order 

authorizing the filing of documents containing CONFIDENTIAL information under seal 

or in redacted form, such CONFIDENTIAL information shall not be filed with the 

Court, but shall instead be returned to the moving party.

C. Disclosure to Experts. In case of any disclosure to an expert, 

consultant, or other qualified person under paragraph 3 above, the disclosing party shall 

make reasonable efforts to ensure that the CONFIDENTIAL information disclosed is 

not disseminated in any form to anyone by such expert, consultant, or other qualified 

person and that said CONFIDENTIAL information and any copies or summaries thereof 

are returned in their entirety to the disclosing party after they are no longer needed in this 

action.

D. Disclosure of CONFIDENTIAL information to non-qualified 

persons. In the event that any party desires CONFIDENTIAL information to be 

disclosed, discussed, or made available to any person other than a qualified person listed 

in paragraph 3, such party shall submit to opposing counsel a written statement 

specifically identifying the CONFIDENTIAL information to be disclosed and the name, 

title, and business relationship of the persons with whom they wish to communicate. 

Counsel for the opposing party shall have fifteen (15) calendar days from the date notice 

was served to object to the disclosure to any person identified in the notice. If the parties

are unable to agree on the terms and conditions of the requested disclosure, the party 

seeking disclosure may file and serve on opposing counsel a notice of motion and motion 

for authority to make such disclosure. Such motion shall be filed and served pursuant to 

Local Rule 230. Unless opposing counsel responds timely in writing to the fifteen (15)-

day notification provided for above, the persons named in the notice shall, subject to the 

terms and conditions of this ORDER, be entitled to receive only that CONFIDENTIAL 

information specified in this notice.

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E. Disclosure to Author or Addressee. Nothing in this ORDER shall 

preclude the disclosure of CONFIDENTIAL information to any person who authored, 

prepared, was an addressee of, received a copy of, or participated in the preparation of 

such CONFIDENTIAL information.

8. Further Protection. Nothing contained in this ORDER shall be deemed to 

preclude any party at any time (a) from seeking and obtaining from the opposing party or 

the Court, on appropriate showing, a further protective ORDER relating to 

CONFIDENTIAL information or relating to any discovery in this case, (b) to apply to 

the Court for an ORDER requiring the removal of the CONFIDENTIAL designation 

from any document pursuant to Paragraph 6 above; and (c) to apply to the Court for any 

relief from a provision of this Stipulation and ORDER, upon good cause shown. 

Nothing in this ORDER shall be construed as preventing any party from making 

application to the Court for revision of the terms of this ORDER.

9. Contempt. Upon any violation of the provisions set forth in this ORDER, 

the party asserting the violation may file and serve an appropriate motion seeking an 

order holding the violating party either in contempt of this Court or in violation of this 

ORDER.

10. General Provisions.

A. This ORDER is the result of negotiations by attorneys for the parties 

and shall not be construed against any party or signatory to this ORDER because that 

party or their counsel may have drafted this ORDER in whole or in part. This ORDER

shall be construed and interpreted fairly in accordance with its purpose and plain 

meaning.

B. This ORDER shall continue to be binding after the conclusion of 

this litigation, except that a party may seek written permission from the opposing parties 

or further ORDER of the Court with respect to dissolution or modification of this 

ORDER.

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C. Within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of this case, any and all 

original, copy, portion, version, or summary of any CONFIDENTIAL information

materials in the possession, control, and/or custody of any qualified person shall be 

returned. Counsel of record for a party returning CONFIDENTIAL information shall 

verify by declaration under oath that all such information has been returned and that it 

has not retained any such information or derivatives therefrom. Counsel may retain

copies of briefs filed with the Court and work product so long as it is maintained in 

accordance with this ORDER.

D. Disclosure of CONFIDENTIAL information shall not constitute a 

waiver of the attorney-client privilege, work-product doctrine, or any other applicable 

rights or privilege.

E. Notices pursuant to this ORDER shall be sent to the attorneys for 

the parties listed on the signature page of this ORDER unless notified in writing of a 

change.

F. This ORDER shall not constitute an admission by any of the parties 

that information identified as CONFIDENTIAL is in fact confidential or the subject of 

entitlement thereto. This ORDER is entered into solely to expedite discovery and meet 

the respective concerns of the parties. This ORDER shall not be considered an 

admission of validity to any claim of confidentiality hereunder except as is necessary to 

enforce the terms of the ORDER as provided herein.

G. The Court’s jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this order shall 

extend until six months after the final termination of this action.

The above is stipulated to by the respective counsel for the parties as follows:

Dated: October 15, 2015 ANGELO, KILDAY & KILDUFF, LLP

/s/ Amie McTavish

By:_________________________________

AMIE McTAVISH

JOHN A. WHITESIDES

Attorneys for Defendants CITY OF 

CHICO, STEPHEN DYKE, and MIKE 

FRAKES

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Dated: October 8, 2015 LAW OFFICES OF JACK VETTER

/s/ Jack Vetter (as authorized on 10/8/15)

By:_________________________________

JACK VETTER

Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH 

DEVINCENZI

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 15, 2015

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