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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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CAROLEE G. KILDUFF, ESQ., SB No. 107232 (SPACE BELOW FOR FILING STAMP ONLY)

CORI R. SARNO, ESQ., SB No. 230559 

ANGELO, KILDAY & KILDUFF 

Attorneys at Law 

601 University Avenue, Suite 150 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Telephone: (916) 564-6100 

Telecopier: (916) 564-6263 

Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF YOLO, 

YOLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, ED PRIETO and KEN FISCH 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RENEE ODETTE LANCASTER 

 Plaintiff, 

vs. 

COUNTY OF YOLO, COUNTY OF YOLO, 

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; SHERIFF ED 

PRIETO, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY; SGT. KEN FISCH, 

Defendants. 

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Case No.: CIV-S-03-2342 FCD/DAD 

STIPULATION AND ORDER RE THE 

CARLSON INVESTIGATION AND 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 

 

WHEREAS the Plaintiff has requested Defendants produce all documents in our 

possession, custody or control which relate to any incident involving Plaintiff, including, but not 

limited to, “incident reports, Internal Affairs reports and documents, divisional investigations, 

inquiries, arrest reports, complaint reports, correspondence, letters, notes, messages, recordings, 

search warrants, and crime reports;” 

WHEREAS the Plaintiff’s name is mentioned, and several incidents involving Plaintiff 

are used as examples throughout the external assessment on trust, communications, morale, and 

any perceived hostility or harassment within the Yolo County Sheriff’s Department (“Carlson 

Investigation”), and; 

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WHEREAS portions of the Carlson Investigative Report, contain statements by witnesses 

and supporting documents which are legitimately subject to various privileges such as selfcritical analysis, work product, deliberative process, privacy, official information; 

WHEREAS the Carlson Investigation was intended and warranted to be a confidential 

investigation; 

WHEREAS Defendants are willing to produce the entire Carlton Investigation, witness 

statements and its supporting documents without redaction, provided Plaintiff agrees to stipulate 

to an order to maintain the confidentiality of these documents, use them solely for the purposes 

of this litigation and maintain their confidentiality to the fullest extent possible. 

THEREFORE, THE PARTIES, THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNSEL, 

HEREBY STIPULATE: 

1. Defendants will provide Plaintiff with an un-redacted copy of the Carlson 

Investigation, witness statements, and supporting documents; 

2. Plaintiff’s counsel agrees that the documents provided to them as part of, or in 

connection with the Carlson Investigation, will not be used for any purpose outside of 

the present litigation; 

3. Plaintiff’s counsel agrees that confidentiality of these documents will be maintained 

and not provided to any third-party not involved in this litigation; 

4. Plaintiff’s counsel agrees that if they submit any of the aforementioned documents to 

the court in this case, said documents will be submitted in an envelope marked 

“Confidential Internal Investigatory File”; and 

5. Plaintiff’s counsel agrees that at the conclusion of this litigation, after judgment has 

been entered and the time for appeal has passed, the aforementioned documents in 

their files will be destroyed. 

6. This order is deemed to comply with Local Rule 39-138(b) with respect to all 

 

documents submitted pursuant thereto. After final disposition of the case, the parties 

shall request that either the documents filed under seal be unsealed or withdrawn 

from the custody of the Clerk by the filing party. 

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Dated: September 20, 2005 ANGELO, KILDAY & KILDUFF 

/s/ CORI R. SARNO 

By:_________________________________ 

CORI R. SARNO 

Attorneys for Defendants 

COUNTY OF YOLO, 

YOLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT, ED PRIETO and KEN 

FISCH 

Dated: September 20, 2005 LAW OFFICES OF GARY W. GORSKI 

 /s/ GARY W. GORSKI 

By:_________________________________ 

GARY W. GORSKI 

DANIEL M. KARALASH 

Attorneys for Plaintiff, 

RENEE ODETTE LANCASTER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 30, 2005

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Ddad1/orders.civil/lancaster2342.stipord 

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