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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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CLAUDIA QUINTANA

City Attorney, SBN 178613

BY: KELLY J. TRUJILLO

Deputy City Attorney, SBN 244286

CITY OF VALLEJO, City Hall

555 Santa Clara Street, P.O. Box 3068

Vallejo, CA 94590

Tel: (707) 648-4545

Fax: (707) 648-4687

MARK A. JONES, SBN 96494

KRISTEN K. PRESTON, SBN 125455

JONES & DYER

A Professional Corporation

1800 J Street

Sacramento, CA 95811

Tel: (916) 552-5959

Fax: (916) 442-5959

Attorneys for Defendants City of Vallejo, Officer Dustin B. Joseph,

Officer Sean G. Kenney and Vallejo Chief of Police Joseph M. Kreins

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSEPH L. JOHNSON, an individual, 

CYNTHIA A. MITCHELL, an individual,

and as successor-in-interest and personal 

representative of decedent MARIO D.S.M.

ROMERO,

Plaintiffs,

v.

THE CITY OF VALLEJO, a municipality

and charter city, POLICE OFFICER

DUSTIN B. JOSEPH, an individual,

POLICE OFFICER SEAN G. KENNEY, 

an individual, VALLEJO CHIEF 

OFPOLICE JOSEPH M. KREINS, an 

individual and DOES 1-5, inclusive,

Defendants.

AND CONSOLIDATED ACTIONS

Case No.: 2:13-CV-01072-JAM-KJN

(Consolidated with Case No.: 2:13-CV02060-JAM-KJN)

SECOND STIPULATION AND

[PROPOSED] PROTECTIVE ORDER

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IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED BY ALL PARTIES to this action by and through their attorneys of record, 

that in order to protect the confidentiality of the records described below, any of said records disclosed are 

designated as "Confidential Material" pursuant to the protective order previously entered by this court 

(Docket No. 13) or designated "Confidential- Attorney's Eyes Only" in this Stipulation and Order as 

follows:

1. Documents designated as "Confidential Material" include:

a. Vallejo Police Department Training Program and Approved External

Training Calendar, 20 I 0-2014 (DEF 1184 - 121 0.)

2. Documents designated as "Confidential- Attorney's Eyes Only" include:

a. Sean Kenney Post Profile report (DEF 1157- 1161)

b. Sean Kenney Vallejo Police Department Individual Training Activity. 

(DEF 1162 - 1163)

c. Dustin Joseph Post Profile report. (DEF 1164 - 1167)

d. Dustin Joseph Vallejo Police Department Individual Training Activity. 

(DEF 1168 - 1171)

e. Employee history- Corporal Dustin Joseph: Citizen Complaints and

Administrative Investigations regarding alleged use of excessive force,

allegations of dishonesty and/or planting evidence, and/or racial

discrimination/racial profiling/disparate treatment, and Critical Incidents

involving officer's discharge of firearm resulting in injury or death, 2008-

2012 (DEF 1173 - 1179)

f. Employee History- Detective Sean Kenney: Citizen Complaints and

Administrative Investigations regarding alleged use of excessive force,

allegations of dishonesty and/or planting evidence, and/or racial

discrimination/racial profiling/disparate treatment, and Critical Incidents

involving officer's discharge of firearm resulting in injury or death, 2008-

2012 (DEF 1180 - 1183)

g. Gang Intelligence Report: Lofus Related Gangsters. (DEF 1211 - 1225)

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h. LRG video (DEF 1226)

i. Documents relating to Dustin Joseph's promotion to Corporal. (DEF 1227-

1233)

3. Counsel who receive documents designated as "Confidential- Attorney's Eyes

Only", as well as information contained in such designated documents, may disclose such

documents and/or information only subject to the provisions of this Stipulation and Order and 

only to the following persons:

a. Counsel for any party to this action.

b. Paralegal, stenographic, clerical and secretarial personnel regularly

employed by counsel referred to in 4(a);

c. Court personnel including stenographic reporters engaged in such

proceedings as are necessarily incidental to preparation for the trial of this

action;

d. Any outside expert or consultant retained in connection with this action,

and not otherwise employed by either party;

e. Any expert designated to testify at trial in this matter; and

f. The parties agree that at the time of trial Defendants may seek orders from

the Court to prevent CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY

Materials disclosed during discovery from being made public during a jury

trial.

4. Each person to whom disclosure of documents designated "ConfidentialAttorney's Eyes Only" is made, with the exception of counsel who are presumed to know of the 

contents of this protective order, shall, prior to disclosure: (1) be provided with a copy of this 

order by the person furnishing him/her such material, and (2) agree on the record or in writing 

that she/he has read the protective order and that she/he understand 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, with respect to any proceeding relating to the enforcement 

of this order. Defendants City of Vallejo, D. Joseph, S. Kenney and J. Kreins shall be entitled to 

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retain possession of the original writings described above. Nothing in this paragraph 3 is intended 

to prevent officials or employees of the City of Vallejo or other authorized government officials 

or any other persons from having access to the documents if they would have had access in the 

normal course of their job duties or rights as a citizen. Further, nothing in this order prevents a 

witness from disclosing event or activities personal to them, i.e., a witness can disclose to others 

previous information given to the City of Vallejo with respect to what she/he saw, heard, or 

otherwise sensed.

5. At the conclusion of the trial and of any appeal or upon other termination of this

litigation, all CONFIDENTIAL, ATTORNEYS' EYES ONLY Material received under the

provision of this order (including any copies made) shall be returned to the City of Vallejo and no

copies of any so-designated material shall be retained by the attorneys for plaintiffs or any of their

agents, employees, consultants or experts. Provisions of this order insofar as they restrict 

disclosure and use of the material shall be in effect until all documents designated "ConfidentialAttorney's Eyes Only" (including all copies thereof) are returned to defendants.

6. Any document filed with the Court that includes or otherwise incorporates material

designated or derived from materials designated "Confidential- Attorney's Eyes Only" shall be

filed under seal pursuant to the procedures required by the F.R.C.P and/or applicable Local Rules 

of Court and labeled with a cover sheet as follows: "Johnson v. City of Vallejo, et al., United 

States District Court, Eastern District, Case No.: 2: 13-CV -0 I 072-JAM-KJN. This document is 

subject to a protective order issued by the Court and may not be copied or examined except in 

compliance with that order." Documents so labeled shall be kept by the Clerk under seal and shall 

be made available only to the Court or counsel. Upon failure of the party to so file a document 

under seal, the producing party may request that the Court place the filing under seal.

7. The foregoing is without prejudice to the right of any party (a) to apply to the 

Court for a further protective order relating to designation of any other documents as 

"Confidential Material" and/or "Confidential- Attorney's Eyes Only"; (b) to apply to the Court for 

an order removing the "Confidential Material" and/or "Confidential- Attorney's Eyes Only" 

designation from any document; and (c) to apply to the Court for an order compelling production 

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of documents or modification of this order or for any order permitting disclosure of and material 

designated "Confidential Material" and/or "Confidential- Attorney's Eyes Only" beyond the terms 

of this order.

Dated: October 28, 2014 JONES & DYER

By:____________________________

Mark A. Jones

Kristen K. Preston

Attorneys for Defendants City of Vallejo,

D. Joseph, S. Kenney and J. Kreins

Dated: October 29, 2014 CITY OF VALLEJO

By:_____________________________

Claudia Quintana

Kelly J. Trujillo

Attorneys for Defendants City of Vallejo,

D. Joseph, S. Kenny, and J. Kreins

Dated: October 28 , 2014 BOWLES & VERNA LLP

By:_______________________________

MICHAEL P. VERNA

LAWRENCE D. GOLDBERG

Attorneys for Plaintiffs JOSEPH L. 

JOHNSON and CYNTHIA A. MITCHELL

Dated: October 28, 2014 THE HALEY LAW OFFICES, P.C.

LAW OFFICES OF CATHERINE HALEY

By:________________________________

Matthew D. Haley

Catherine Haley

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: October 28, 2014 LAW OFFICE OF FULVIO F. CAJINA

By:_________________________________

Fulvio F. Cajina

Attorney for Plaintiffs

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 31, 2014

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