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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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[PROPOSED] STIPULATED PROTECTIVE 

ORDER

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DENNIS J. HERRERA, State Bar #139669

City Attorney 

JOANNE HOEPER, State Bar #114961

Chief Trial Deputy 

ELIZABETH DEELEY, State Bar #230798 

Deputy City Attorney 

Fox Plaza 

1390 Market Street, 6th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94102-5408 

Telephone: (415) 554-3982 

Facsimile: (415) 554-3837 

Attorneys for Defendants 

JASON FOX, IAN FURMINGER, SIMON CHAN 

AND CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ANDREW MARCONI, 

 Plaintiff, 

 vs. 

SERGEANT JASON FOX, OFFICER 

IAN FURMINGER, OFFICER SIMON 

CHAN, ALL OFFICERS INDIVIDUAL 

AND IN THEIR CAPACITY AS POLICE 

OFFICERS FOR THE CITY AND 

COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, AND 

THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN 

FRANCISCO, A MUNICIPAL 

CORPORATION, AND DOES 1 - 50, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. C05-1978 CW 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER 

FOR CONFIDENTIAL OFFICIAL 

INFORMATION 

Date Action Filed: April 18, 2005 

Trial Date: February 12, 2007 

Plaintiff Andrew Marconi has requested Defendants make available for inspection and 

copying certain documents that Defendants assert are confidential, private, privileged and 

protected from public disclosure under California and federal law. 

During this action, with respect to any information, documents, or things obtained by any 

Party to this action in response to any discovery where such items are asserted to contain or 

comprise confidential information, including information protected by the right to privacy or 

other applicable privileges and protections, the following procedures shall be employed and the 

following restrictions shall govern: 

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 1. PURPOSE

 It is the purpose of this Protective Order to allow the Parties to have reasonable access to 

information from all other Parties while protecting the confidential and/or private status of that 

information without frequent resort to determinations of discoverability by the Court. 

 2. DEFINITIONS

 2.1 Party. “Party” means any of the parties in these actions. 

 2.2 Discovery Material. “Discovery Material” means any information, 

document, or tangible thing upon which any expression, communication or representation has 

been recorded by any means, or response to any discovery request, including by way of example 

document requests, interrogatories, requests for admissions, notices of deposition, requests to 

inspect, and any other similar materials, or portions thereof. 

 2.3 Confidential. “Confidential” information is defined herein as information 

which has not been made public, the disclosure of which the disclosing party contends could 

violate the privacy rights and/or confidentiality concerns of the disclosing party including, but 

not limited to, personal financial information and employment or personnel information. 

 2.4 Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only. “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes 

Only” information is defined herein as “Confidential” information which a disclosing party has 

reasonable grounds to believe would, if known to persons other than the Parties counsel, 

counsel's staff or experts or consultants retained by the Parties' Counsel to assist in the 

evaluation, preparation, or trial of this case, lead to a significant possibility of violation of the 

privacy rights and/or confidentiality concerns of the disclosing party including, but not limited 

to, personal financial information and employment or personnel information. 

 2.5 Protected Material. Protected Material is defined herein as any 

discovery material that has been marked “Confidential” or “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes 

Only” pursuant to this Order. 

 2.6 The parties agree that for the purposes of this order that the following 

documents are privileged: 

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- Office of Citizen Complaint records, including complaints and witness lists 

- Personnel records for any officer of the San Francisco Police Department, 

including those of Jason Fox, Ian Furminger and Simon Chan 

 3. DESIGNATION OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

 3.1 Designation in General. A producing Party, at the time of producing 

Discovery Material, may designate any Discovery Material with a marking indicating that the 

material is “Confidential” or “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” as appropriate. 

 3.2 De-Classification of Protected Material. If, at any time during the 

pendency or trial of this action, counsel for the receiving Party claims that counsel for the 

producing Party has unreasonably classified Discovery Material as “Confidential” or 

“Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only,” counsel for the receiving Party may serve a written 

objection on the opposing Party, identifying with particularity the items as to which the 

designation is challenged, stating the basis for each challenge, and proposing a designation for 

each item. If the producing Party does not redesignate the protected material within ten days (or 

some other period agreed-upon in writing by the Parties), the receiving Party may file and serve 

a motion for an order that the protected material be redesignated. 

 4. LIMITATION ON SCOPE OF PROTECTIVE ORDER

 Nothing in this Protective Order shall prevent disclosure of protected material beyond the 

terms of this Protective Order if: 

 (1) The producing Party waives, in writing or by stipulation on the record, the 

claim of confidentiality of such protected material; or 

 (2) The receiving Party, by consultation with the producing Party or by 

appropriate motion, establishes to the satisfaction of the Court that such protected material is 

already rightfully in its possession or was otherwise rightfully acquired by or on behalf of the 

receiving Party; or 

 (3) The receiving Party, by appropriate motion, establishes to the satisfaction 

of the court that such Protected material was or has become public knowledge, other than by any 

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act or omission of Receiving Party, its Counsel, or any Independent Expert retained on behalf of 

the Receiving Party; or 

 (4) A court order otherwise releases such Protected Material from the 

restrictions of this Protective Order; 

 5. USE OF PROTECTED MATERIAL

 5.1 General. All Protected Material produced under this Protective 

Order is to be used solely for purpose of this action and for no other purpose. Persons having 

access to Protected Material shall not disclose or provide Protected Material to any person not 

authorized under this Protective order. No Protected material may be made available to, or in 

any manner revealed to, or discussed with any other person or entity (including the Receiving 

Party), except: (1) solely in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Protective Order, or 

(2) upon the express written permission of Counsel for the Producing Party. 

 5.2 Advice of Counsel. Nothing under this Protective Order shall bar or 

otherwise restrict Counsel from rendering advice to a party with respect to this action, and in the 

course thereof, relying in a general way upon examination of any Protected Material. however, 

in rendering such advice and in otherwise communicating with a Party, such Counsel shall not 

disclose the contents of any Protected Material contrary to the terms or intent of this Protective 

Order. In addition, nothing in this Protective Order shall prevent any witness from testifying in 

the form of an opinion or otherwise in accordance with Federal Rules of Evidence §§ 702-05. 

 5.3 Use of Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only. Confidential – Attorneys’ 

Eyes Only information may be exhibited and/or disclosed only to the following categories of 

person and no other unless authorized by order of the Court: 

 a. Party's Counsel and Counsel's staff; 

 b. Experts or consultants retained by Party’s Counsel to assist in the 

evaluation, preparation, or trial of this case; however, before any expert or consultant is 

permitted to review the “Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only” material, such individual must 

agree to comply with the terms of this Protective Order by executing the document attached as 

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Exhibit A. The Receiving Party's counsel shall serve upon the Producing Party's counsel any 

Agreement to Comply with the terms of the Order upon its execution. Experts, investigators, 

and consultants shall not have any power to authorize further disclosure of “Confidential – 

Attorneys’ Eyes Only” to any other person. 

 5.4 Use at Trial. Subject to other evidentiary objections, information 

designated under this Protective Order may be offered into evidence at trial or in any other court 

hearing, provided that the proponent of the evidence gives five days’ notice to counsel for any 

party or person that designated the information as confidential. Any party may move the court 

for an order that the evidence be received in camera or under other conditions to prevent 

unnecessary disclosure. The court will then determine whether the proffered evidence should 

continue to be treated as confidential information and, if so, what protection, if any, may be 

afforded to such evidence. 

 6. HANDLING OF PROTECTED MATERIAL. 

 6.1 Exclusion of Unauthorized Persons. If any Protected Material is 

summarized, discussed or otherwise used at any deposition, hearing, or the trial of this action, all 

persons (other than those entitled to receive the protected material in accordance with this 

protected Order, Court personnel, a reporter, and the deponent or witness) shall be excluded 

from attendance at the deposition, hearing, or trial of this action during such time as the 

protected material is being so disclosed, unless the Parties otherwise agree or the Court 

otherwise orders. 

 6.2 Protected Materials Filed With Court. Any briefs, transcripts, exhibits, 

depositions, or documents which are filed or lodged with the Court which comprise, embody, 

summarize, discuss, or quote from Protected Material shall be lodged and/or filed consistent with 

the procedures outlined in Local Rule 79-5, unless the Court otherwise orders. Where 

reasonably practical, only the portions of documents consisting of Protected material shall be 

lodged under seal. Such Protected Material shall be filed or lodged in sealed envelopes or other 

appropriate sealed containers. 

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 6.3 Deposition Transcripts. When Protected Material is incorporated in a 

deposition transcript via testimony or documents, arrangements shall be made with the reporter 

to bind separately the portion of the deposition transcript and documents designated as Protected 

Material, and to mark it with the legend described in paragraph 9.2. 

 6.4 Termination of Participation in Action. Once participation in this action 

by any person obtaining Protected Material has been terminated or otherwise concluded, all 

Protected Material in the possession of such person shall be returned by such person within 30 

days to the Counsel from whom he or she obtained such Protected Material. 

 6.5 Final Disposition. Upon final disposition of this action, all Protected 

Material provided to a Receiving Party, including any copies, shall be returned to the Producing 

Party's Counsel. Counsel shall certify in writing that all Protected Material has been returned in 

accordance with this provision. 

7. COURT PROCEDURES. 

7.1 The Parties agree that persons employed by the United States District 

court have no duty to the parties to protect or maintain the alleged 

confidentiality of any information in any papers filed with the Court. 

7.2 Any court hearing which refers to or describes "Confidential – Attorneys' 

Eyes Only" or "Confidential Information" shall in the Court's discretion be 

in camera. A party must request such an in camera hearing. 

 8. AMENDMENT. This Protective Order may be amended by agreement of 

Counsel for the Parties in the form of a written stipulation filed with the Court and subject to the 

Court's approval. 

 9. RIGHT TO FURTHER RELIEF. This Protective Order is without prejudice to 

the rights of any Party to apply to this Court for relief from any of its provisions or to seek or 

agree to different or additional protection for any particular Discovery Material. 

 10. RIGHT TO ASSERT OTHER OBJECTIONS. This Protective Order shall not 

be construed as waiving any right to assert a claim of privilege, relevance, or other grounds for 

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not producing Discovery Material called for, and access to such Discovery Material shall be only 

as provided for by separate agreement by the Parties or by the Court. 

 11. This Protective Order shall be effective immediately. The Court shall retain 

jurisdiction to enforce or modify this Protective Order after termination of this action. 

Dated: July 10, 2006 

DENNIS J. HERRERA 

City Attorney 

JOANNE HOEPER 

Chief Trial Deputy 

ELIZABETH DEELEY 

Deputy City Attorney 

By: /s/ 

ELIZABETH DEELEY 

Attorneys for Defendants 

JASON FOX, IAN FURMINGER, SIMON CHAN 

AND CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN 

FRANCISCO 

Dated: July 10, 2006 

 DYLAN SULLIVAN 

 LISA G. SCHLITTNER 

By: /s/ 

DYLAN SULLIVAN 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

 ANDREW MARCONI 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

 /s/ CLAUDIA WILKEN 

DATED: July 17, 2006 ___________________________ 

 HON. CLAUDIA WILKEN 

 United States District Judge 

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EXHIBIT A

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Andrew Marconi v. Jason Fox, et al. Case No. c05-1978 CW, et al., United States District Court, 

Northern District of California 

AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR 

CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEYS’ EYES ONLY INFORMATION 

 I, , have read and understand the Court’s Protective Order 

for Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only Information. I agree to abide by all terms of the Order. 

In addition, I specifically understand and agree to the following: 

 1. I will not disclose the Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only Information to any other 

person. 

 2. I understand that I have no power to authorize any other person to review the 

Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only Information. 

 3. I agree not to make copies of the Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only Information. 

 4. I agree to return the Confidential – Attorneys’ Eyes Only Information to the counsel 

for the party that produced it, at or before the conclusion of this litigation. 

 5. I understand that if I violate any of the terms of the Protective Order, then the 

Receiving Party, the Receiving Party's Counsel, and I may be subject to sanctions or possible 

contempt. 

AGREED: 

 _________________________ 

 DATE SIGNATURE 

 _____________________ 

 PRINT NAME 

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