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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND PROTECTIVE ORDER 450853 

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G. WHITNEY LEIGH, Attorney (#153457)

BRYAN VERESCHAGIN, Attorney (#188608) 

Gonzalez & Leigh, LLP 

Two Shaw Alley, 3rd Floor 

San Francisco, California 94105 

Telephone Number: (415) 512-2000 

Facsimile Number: (415) 512-2001 

E-Mail Address: bvereschagin@gonzalezleigh.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, CHRISTINA SANCHEZ 

RICHARD DOYLE, City Attorney (#88625) 

NORA FRIMANN, Chief Trial Attorney (#93249) 

MICHAEL J. DODSON, Sr. Deputy City Attorney (#159743) 

NKIA RICHARDSON, Deputy City Attorney (#193209) 

Office of the City Attorney 

200 East Santa Clara Street 

San José, California 95113-1905 

Telephone Number: (408) 535-1900 

Facsimile Number: (408) 998-3131 

E-Mail Address: cao.main@sanjoseca.gov 

Attorneys for Defendants, CITY OF SAN JOSE, 

ROBERT DAVIS, SAN JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN JOSE DIVISION 

CHRISTINA SANCHEZ, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

CITY OF SAN JOSE; SAN JOSE POLICE 

DEPARTMENT; ROBERT DAVIS in his 

capacity as CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE 

SAN JOSE POLICE DPEARTMENT; and 

DOES 1 THROUGH 75, individually and 

in their official capacities as employees of 

the CITY OF SAN JOSE and the SAN 

JOSE POLICE DEPARTMENT; and 

DOES 76-100 individually, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case Number: C06 06331 JW (HRL)

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE 

ORDER AND PROTECTIVE ORDER 

 The parties to this action, by and through their attorneys of record, hereby enter into 

this Stipulation in order to resolve a dispute concerning production of, and testimony 

regarding, an investigation conducted by the City of San Jose Police Department Internal 

AMENDED PROTECTIVE ORDER *E-filed 12/12/07*

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Affairs Division regarding an incident which occurred in close proximity to the incident 

which is the subject matter of Plaintiff’s Complaint herein. This investigation did not 

involve the matter alleged in Plaintiff’s Complaint. 

 Plaintiff has sought to take the depositions of several San Jose Police Officers who 

provided statements to the Internal Affairs Division concerning that incident. Defendants 

have objected to the production of tape recorded statements, summaries of statements, 

the Internal Affairs report, and any testimony from San Jose Police Officers regarding the 

substance of their testimony to the Internal Affairs Division. 

 In order to resolve this dispute, the parties have agreed to submit the Internal 

Affairs Division report, as well as tape recorded statements of interviews, to the Court for in 

camera review. The parties stipulate that Defendants shall disclose only such documents 

and/or recorded statements to Plaintiff as are ordered produced by the Court. 

 The parties further stipulate and agree that any and all personnel, Internal Affairs, 

investigative and other private records and statements disclosed during discovery shall be 

subject to review following the protective order: 

1. Documents and/or recorded statements produced by Defendants that contain 

information from Police Officer personnel files, training files, Internal Affairs 

files, Internal Affairs reports, or any other material personal to said Officers 

are considered confidential, and are to be used for the purpose the above 

captioned litigation only. Accordingly, the documents and/or their contents 

may only be disclosed by the receiving party on as needed basis and may be 

disclosed for the purposes of this litigation only. Confidential documents 

shall not be disseminated to third parties unrelated to this case and shall not 

be used in any other litigation, civil or criminal. Photocopies of such 

documents could be made as is necessary for the litigation of this case. 

However, such copies will also be subject to paragraph 2 below. Counsel 

will advise persons given access to confidential documents and/or recorded 

statements of the confidentiality of said documents and/or statements. 

by the discovery referral judge, 

Magistrate Howard R. Lloyd.

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2. Upon the conclusion of this litigation by final judgment, dismissal, or 

settlement, all such confidential documents and/or statements shall be 

returned to the producing party.

Dated: November 30, 2007 Respectfully submitted, 

RICHARD DOYLE, City Attorney 

By: __________/S/___________________

MICHAEL J. DODSON 

Sr. Deputy City Attorney 

Attorney for Defendants, CITY OF SAN 

JOSE, ROBERT DAVIS, and SAN JOSE 

POLICE DEPARTMENT 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

 

Dated: __________________ 

HONORABLE JAMES WARE 

United States District Court Judge 

Dated: November 30, 2007 Respectfully submitted, 

______________/S/__________________

G. WHITNEY LEIGH 

Attorney 

Attorney for Plaintiff, 

CHRISTINA SANCHEZ 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

 FURTHERMORE, prior to submitting documents for in camera review, the parties are ordered 

to submit (either jointly or separately) a supplemental brief to the court. This brief shall not exceed 

three pages and shall inform the court of the appropriate standards to apply in determining what 

documents and / or statements should be disclosed to the Plaintiff. 

Date: 

HONORABLE HOWARD R. LLOYD 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE The parties shall apply Civil Local Rule 79-5 if they wish to file any of the 

confidential documents and / or statements under seal. 3. 12/12/07

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