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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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THERESA A. GOLDNER, COUNTY COUNSEL

By: ANDREW C. THOMSON, DEPUTY (SBN 149057)

Kern County Administrative Center

1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone 661-868-3800

Fax 661-868-3805

Attorneys for Defendants Kern County,

Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Martin, 

De La Garza, Perkins, Melton and Wong

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ADRIANA LEDESMA, an individual; 

JESSICA LEDESMA, an individual; 

MARISSA LEDESMA, an individual by 

and through her Guardian Ad Litem 

Raquel Sierra; RONNIE MATHEW 

LEDESMA, an individual by and 

through his Guardian Ad Litem

Christina Garcia; CHRISTINA 

HERRERA

 Plaintiff,

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KERN COUNTY, KERN COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; 

WARREN MARTIN; KARENA DE LA 

GARZA; DWAYNE PERKINS; JAMES 

MELTON; CHRISTOPHER WONG; 

AND DOES 1-200, inclusive,

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CASE NO. 1:14-CV-01634-LJO-JLT

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER FOR 

DISCOVERY MATTERS

(Doc. 44)

COME NOW, all Plaintiffs and all Defendants (hereinafter the “Parties”) to this matter,

and agree and stipulate to a Protective Order, as follows:

1. WHEREAS it is anticipated that Plaintiffs will request portions of the private 

personnel records of law enforcement members of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), 

and KCSO will be requested to produce the records in discovery;

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2. WHEREAS the parties agree that discovery of the private personnel records of 

law enforcement members of the KCSO may be relevant to this action;

3. WHEREAS Defendants are concerned that turning over the KCSO private 

personnel records without a protective order could result in the violation of the privacy rights of 

KCSO Deputies including but not limited to those who are parties to this litigation;

4. WHEREAS the parties agree that a Stipulated Protective Order is necessary to 

balance Plaintiffs need for relevant discovery, KCSO’s duty as steward of the records, and the 

privacy rights of the KCSO Deputies including but not limited to those who are parties to this 

litigation;

5. WHEREAS it is anticipated that Plaintiffs will request portions of the

investigation reports, records and evidence prepared during the investigation of the underlying 

incident by law enforcement members of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) (hereinafter 

“investigation records”), and KCSO will be requested to produce the records in discovery;

6. WHEREAS the parties agree that discovery of the investigation records may be

relevant to this action;

7. WHEREAS Defendants are concerned that turning over the investigation records 

without a protective order could result in the violation of the privacy rights of witnesses, 

Decedent, Plaintiffs and/or KCSO Deputies including but not limited to those who are parties to 

this litigation, and of the investigation privilege;

8. WHEREAS the parties agree that a Stipulated Protective Order is necessary to 

balance Plaintiffs need for relevant discovery, KCSO’s duty as steward of the records, and the 

privacy rights of witnesses, Decedent, Plaintiffs and/or KCSO Deputies including but not 

limited to those who are parties to this litigation;

9. WHEREAS it is anticipated that Defendants may request portions of the private 

financial, medical and psychological records of Decedent, and Plaintiffs may be requested to 

produce the records in discovery;

10. WHEREAS the parties agree that discovery of the private financial, medical and 

psychological records of Decedent are relevant to this action;

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11. WHEREAS Plaintiffs are concerned that turning over the private financial,

medical and psychological records of Decedent without a protective order may result in the 

violation of the privacy rights of Plaintiffs;

12. WHEREAS the parties agree that a Stipulated Protective Order is necessary to 

balance Defendants need for relevant discovery of Decedent’s private medical and 

psychological records, and Plaintiffs’ desire to prevent unwarranted disclosure of Decedent’s

medical and psychological records;

13. WHEREAS it is anticipated that Defendants may request portions of the private 

records of each Plaintiff, and each Plaintiffs may be requested to produce the records in 

discovery;

14. WHEREAS the parties agree that discovery of the private records of Decedent

may be relevant to this action;

15. WHEREAS Plaintiffs are concerned that turning over the private records of each 

Plaintiff without a protective order could result in the violation of the privacy rights of 

Plaintiffs;

16. WHEREAS the parties agree that a Stipulated Protective Order is necessary to 

balance Defendants need for relevant discovery and each Plaintiff’s desire to prevent 

unwarranted disclosure of their private records;

SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THIS COURT, THE PARTIES HEREBY 

STIPULATE TO THE FOLLOWING PROTECTIVE ORDER:

17. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, the parties designate the 

KCSO’s personnel records regarding their Deputies, including but not limited to those who are 

parties to this litigation, as CONFIDENTIAL.

18. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, the parties designate the 

Decedent’s financial, medical and psychological records as CONFIDENTIAL.

19. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, the parties designate the 

investigation reports, records and evidence prepared during the investigation of the underlying

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incident by law enforcement members of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, which is not 

otherwise available to the public through a public records request, as CONFIDENTIAL.

20. In connection with discovery proceedings in this action, the parties designate the

private records of each Plaintiff as CONFIDENTIAL.

21. By designating the above matters as CONFIDENTIAL, the Parties certify to the 

Court that there is a good faith basis both in law and in fact for the designations within the 

meaning of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c).

22. Material designated as CONFIDENTIAL under this Order, the information 

contained therein, and any summaries, copies, abstracts, or other documents derived in whole or 

in part from material designated as confidential shall be used only for the purpose of the 

prosecution, defense, or settlement of this action and for no other purpose.

23. CONFIDENTIAL material produced pursuant to this Order may be disclosed or 

made available only to the Court, to counsel for a party (including the paralegal, clerical, and 

secretarial staff employed by such counsel), and to the “qualified persons” designated below:

(a) a named party, to which only CONFIDENTIAL material specifically 

related to the named party shall be disclosed;

(b) experts and/or consultants (together with their clerical staff) retained by 

such counsel to assist in the prosecution, defense or settlement of this action;

(c) court reporter(s) employed in this action;

(d) a witness at any deposition or other proceeding in this action; and

(e) any other person as to whom the parties in writing agree.

Prior to receiving any CONFIDENTIAL material, each “qualified person” shall be 

provided with a copy of this Order and shall agree to a nondisclosure agreement in the form of 

Attachment A, a copy of which shall be provided forthwith to counsel for each other party and 

for the parties.

24. For purposes of Defendants’ initial responses to Plaintiff’s production request, 

the parties agree that Defendants may exclude [redact] from the production the names, 

addresses, telephone numbers and other personal contact information of any non-party Deputy, 

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provided that the identified Deputy is not a first person witness, report writer and/or an 

investigator of Plaintiff’s complaints.

25. In the event of a disputed factual issue as to sections 5, and Plaintiff deems it 

necessary to discover the identities and personal contact information of non-party Deputy’s 

information excluded under section 5, Plaintiff’s counsel will notify Defendants’ counsels of 

their intent in writing to seek such personal information. If after five (5) days the parties are 

unable to reach agreement on production of the non-party Deputy’s information, then Plaintiff 

may make an application to the Court for an order to resolve the dispute.

26. Nothing herein shall impose any restrictions on the use or disclosure by a party 

of material obtained by such party independent of the discovery process in this action, whether 

or not such material is also obtained through discovery in this action.

27. In the event that any CONFIDENTIAL material is used in any court proceeding 

in this action, it shall not lose its confidential status through such use, and the party using such 

shall take all reasonable steps to maintain its confidentiality during such use, including but not 

limited to filing such material under seal and labeling the material “CONFIDENTIAL – Subject 

to Court Order”.

28. This Order shall be without prejudice to the right of the parties (a) to bring 

before the Court at any time the question of whether any particular document or information is 

confidential or whether its use should be restricted or (b) to present a motion to the Court under 

FRCP 26(c) for a separate protective order as to any particular document or information, 

including restrictions differing from those as specified herein. This Order shall not be deemed 

to prejudice the parties in any way in any future application for modification of this Order.

29. This Order is entered solely for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of 

documents and information between the parties to this action without involving the Court 

unnecessarily in the process. Nothing in this Order, or in the production of any information or 

document under the terms of this Order, or any proceedings pursuant to this Order, shall be 

deemed to have the effect of an admission or waiver by either party or of altering the

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confidentiality or non-confidentiality of any such document or information or altering any 

existing obligation of any party or the absence thereof.

30. This Order shall survive the final termination of this action, to the extent that the 

information contained in Confidential Material is not or does not become known to the public, 

and the Court shall retain jurisdiction to resolve any dispute concerning the use of information 

disclosed hereunder; and,

31. Upon termination of this case, counsel for each Parties shall assemble and return 

to opposing counsel all documents, material and deposition transcripts designated as 

confidential and all copies of same, or shall certify the destruction thereof.

DATED: June 30, 2015 Geragos & Geragos

By: /s/ Ben J. Meiselas 

Mark J. Geragos, Esq.

Ben J. Meiselas, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Adriana Ledesma, Jessica 

Ledesma, Marissa Ledesma, Ronnie Mathew 

Ledesma and Christina Herrera

DATED: June 30, 2015 Theresa A. Goldner, County Counsel

By: /s/ Andrew C. Thomson _ 

Andrew C. Thomson, Deputy

Attorneys for Defendants Kern County, 

Kern County Sheriff’s Office, Martin, 

De La Garza, Perkins, Melton and Wong

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ORDER

Based upon the stipulation of counsel, the stipulated protective order is GRANTED. 

However, this order does not authorize the filing of any document under seal. Instead, the 

parties SHALL comply with Local Rule 141 in the event they seek to file any document under 

seal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 1, 2015 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Attachment A

NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

I, ________________________________ do solemnly swear that I am fully 

familiar with the terms of the Stipulated Protective Order entered in Ledesma et 

al. v. County of Kern, et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California, Civil Action No. 1:14-CV-01634-LJO-JLT and hereby agree to comply 

with, and be bound by, the terms and conditions of said Order unless and until 

modified by further Order of this Court. I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of 

said Court for purposes of enforcing this Order.

DATED: 

SIGNATURE

#2196023.WPD

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