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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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Protective Order

James D. Weakley, Esq. Bar No. 082853

Michael R. Linden, Esq. Bar No. 192485

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, COUNTY OF FRESNO 

and MICHAEL ROBINSON

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO 

KATHRYN HOGAN and CHARLOTTEMARIE HOGAN,

Plaintiffs

vs.

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY

MICHAEL ROBINSON, PATRICIA

TOWNE, UNKNOWN LAW

ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, DOES 1-20,

THE COUNTY OF FRESNO,

CALIFORNIA,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. CIV-F-03-6408 AWI LJO

PROTECTIVE ORDER RE. PRIVILEGED

DOCUMENTS ORDERED PRODUCED

PURSUANT TO COURT’S IN CAMERA

REVIEW

WHEREAS, plaintiffs KATHRYN HOGAN and CHARLOTTE-MARIE HOGAN

(“Plaintiffs”) have sought discovery of various confidential Fresno County Sheriff’s Department

documents, and the Court has ordered the production of a portion of the documents sought to be

produced, identified as follows:

1. Internal Affairs investigation of defendant MICHAEL ROBINSON re. Citizen

Complaint of plaintiff KATHRYN HOGAN, Bates stamp nos. 16-99;

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Protective Order 2

2. Internal Affairs “re other elder abuse claim,” Bates stamp nos. 28-266.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by, among and between the parties hereto through their

counsel of record, that any portions of the documents described above that have been ordered to be

produced to Plaintiffs are subject to the following Protective Order:

1. The disclosed documents shall be used solely in connection with the civil case of 

Kathryn Hogan, et al. v. Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Robinson, et al. , filed in the

United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. CIV-F-03-6408 AWI LJO,

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

in any other litigation. 

2. The documents may only be disclosed to the following persons:

a) Counsel for Plaintiffs;

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

referred to in subpart (a) directly above, including stenographic deposition reporters retained in

connection with this action;

c) Court personnel including stenographic reporters engaged in proceedings as

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

d) Any expert or consultant retained in connection with this action;

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

motions and objections of counsel. 

3. This Protective Order is without prejudice to the right of any party to oppose

production or inadmissibility of documents or information for any legal reason.

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

presumed to know the contents of this Protective Order shall, prior to the time of disclosure, be

provided by the person furnishing him or her such material, a copy of the Protective Order. Each

person to whom disclosure is made shall agree on the record or in writing that he/she has read the

Protective Order and 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, with respect to any proceeding related to enforcement of this Protective Order, including

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Protective Order 3

without limitation, any proceeding for contempt. Provisions of this Protective Order, insofar as they

restrict disclosure and use of the material, shall be in effect until further order of this Court. 

5. To the extent that any pleading, exhibit or other document contains any documents

subject to this Protective Order (or information taken from any documents subject to this Protective

Order), it is to be filed with the Court, and the party making such a filing shall designate the

material for filing under seal, and all copies shall be kept in confidence as provided in this

Protective Order by any party on whom the filing is served.

6. After the conclusion of this litigation, all documents, in whatever form stored or

reproduced, containing information received pursuant to the provisions of this Protective Order will

remain under seal. All parties also ensure that all persons to whom documents subject to this

Protective Order were disclosed shall return all such documents to the producing party. The

conclusion of this litigation means a termination of the case following applicable post-trial motions,

appeal and/or retrial. After the conclusion of this litigation, all confidential documents received 

under the provisions of this Protective Order, including copies made, shall be destroyed, or tendered

back to the attorneys for defendants COUNTY OF FRESNO and MICHAEL ROBINSON.

Respectfully submitted, 

DATED: June 5, 2006

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF, ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

By: /s/ James D. Weakley 

James D. Weakley

Michael R. Linden

Attorneys for Defendants 

DATED: May 12, 2006

LAW OFFICE OF KEVIN G. LITTLE 

By: ___/s/ Kevin G. Little___________________

Kevin G. Little

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 6, 2006 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

b9ed48 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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