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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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KEVIN V. RYAN (SBN 118321)

United States Attorney

JOANN M. SWANSON (SBN 88143)

Chief, Civil Division

OWEN P. MARTIKAN (SBN 177104)

Assistant United States Attorney

450 Golden Gate Avenue, 10th Floor

San Francisco, California 94102-3495

Telephone: (415) 436-7241

Facsimile: (415) 436-6748

Email: owen.martikan@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for defendants USA and DOT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

CHRISTINA M. LESTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

JAMES SILK, the UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA, and NORMAN Y. MINETA,

Secretary of the U.S. Department of

Transportation,

Defendants.

 

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No. C 04-3074 SI

E-FILING CASE

[PROPOSED] STIPULATED PROTECTIVE

ORDER

Subject to the approval of this Court, plaintiff Christina Lester and defendants James Silk,

the United States of America, and Norman Mineta, in his official capacity as Secretary of the U.S.

Department of Transportation, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate to the

following protective order:

WHEREAS, the parties agree that entry of the following protective order is necessary to: (1)

facilitate discovery of information without a document-by-document controversy concerning

confidentiality; (2) protect plaintiffs, defendants, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the

United States of America from undue annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, burden, and expense

resulting from public disclosure or use for purposes other than this litigation of confidential 

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information that the parties will disclose in discovery; and (3) avoid violation of the Privacy Act as

codified at 5 U.S.C. § 522a.

THEREFORE, the parties therefore request that the Court enter the following protective

order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).

STIPULATED ORDER

All medical records or other personal or private documents obtained from plaintiffs or

defendants and all personnel and training documents or materials of the U.S. Department of

Transportation, the United States of America, or any agent or employee thereof obtained from

defendants, or any document marked “Confidential” by either party (collectively, “Documents”),

whether produced in response to discovery requests or other disclosures under the Federal Rules of

Civil Procedure, are subject to the following restrictions:

1. The Documents and the information contained therein shall be used only for

purposes of this litigation and not for any other purpose;

2. Neither the Documents nor the information contained therein shall be disclosed or

provided to anyone other than (a) plaintiffs’ attorneys and staff; (b) defendants’ attorneys and staff;

(c) the parties; (d) actual or potential third-party witnesses and their attorneys; (e) outside experts

or consultants retained by any of the parties or their counsel for purposes of this litigation; (f) the

Court in further proceedings herein; (g) stenographic deposition reporters for purposes of

depositions in this action; and (h) other persons whom the parties mutually agree upon in writing.

3. There shall be no reproduction of the Documents except as required by the litigation. 

Copies, excerpts, or summaries of the Documents may be shown to those authorized in Paragraph 2

for purposes of their involvement in this case.

4. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 2 and 3, all of the Documents shall

remain in the custody of the parties’ attorneys of record during the pendency of the litigation.

5. Within 30 days of the termination of this proceeding and the expiration of all time

for appeal, all of the Documents, including copies, extracts or summaries thereof, shall be

destroyed or returned to counsel for the producing party. Notwithstanding this paragraph, however,

the parties’ attorneys may retain one copy of each pleading and other document filed 

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with the Court that contains any of the Documents covered by this Order. Furthermore, nothing in

this paragraph shall be construed to require the parties’ attorneys to turn over any attorney workproduct.

6. Any filings with the Court that include any of the Documents, or any excerpts or

summaries of the Documents, or any description of the contents of the Documents, shall be filed

under seal in accordance with the Local Rules of this District.

7. This Stipulated Protective Order is without prejudice to the right of any party to seek

modification of it from the Court. It shall remain in effect until such time as it is modified,

amended or rescinded by the Court and shall survive termination of this action. The Court shall

have continuing jurisdiction to modify, amend, or rescind this Stipulated Protective Order

notwithstanding the termination of this action.

SO STIPULATED.

DATED: June 23, 2006 Respectfully submitted,

KEVIN V. RYAN

United States Attorney

_____/s/___________________________

OWEN P. MARTIKAN

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorneys for Defendants USA and DOT

DATED: June 23, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT E. GREELEY

____/s/____________________________

ROBERT E. GREELEY

Attorney for Plaintiff

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DATED: June 23, 2006 LAW OFFICES OF CRAIG S. FOX

____/s/____________________________

CRAIG S. FOX

Attorney for Defendant James Silk

APPROVED AND SO ORDERED.

DATED: _________________ ______________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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