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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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PORTER | SCOTT

350 University Ave., Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

John R. Whitefleet, SBN 213301

350 University Ave., Suite 200

Sacramento, California 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, SACRAMENTO COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, and DARRYL RODERICK

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIA DOE, a fictitious name; CLARA 

DOE, a fictitious name, and “I.D.” a 

fictitious name, by and through her next 

friend, MARIA DOE,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO; 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S 

OFFICE; DARRYL RODERICK; 

JAGDEEP SINGH; individually and as

administrator of the estate of Sushma Giri; 

V & N ASSOCIATES, LLC and ALIDA 

ESTRADA,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 2:21-cv-01438-MCE-CKD

[PROPOSED] STIPULATED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER

STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

The Parties submit this proposed Protective Order, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c), to 

resolve certain disputes related to the production of documents. The Parties anticipate that the 

following categories of documents will be designated as “Confidential” and protected by the terms 

herein:

1. County of Sacramento Sheriff’s Department Tort Claim investigation and Sheriff’s 

Department internal communication regarding same;

2. Training records of Deputy Darryl Roderick, to the extent such are produced;

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3. Personnel records of Deputy Darryl Roderick, to the extent such are produced.

A. DEFINITIONS

The following definitions shall apply to this Protective Order:

1. The “Action” shall mean and refer to the above-captioned matter and to all actions 

now or later consolidated with the Action, and any appeal from the Action and from any other action 

consolidated at any time under the above-captioned matter, through final judgment.

2. “Documents” or “Confidential Documents” shall mean the Documents that 

Defendants designate as “Confidential” in the manner set forth in this Protective Order. 

3. “Confidential” shall mean information designated “Confidential” pursuant to this 

Protective Order. Information designated “Confidential” shall be information that is determined in 

good faith by the attorneys representing the Designating Party to be subject to protection pursuant 

to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c). Confidential Documents, material, and/or information shall be used solely 

for purposes of litigation. Confidential Information shall not be used by the non-Designating Party 

for any business or other purpose, unless agreed to in writing by all Parties to this action or as 

authorized by further order of the Court.

4. “County Defendants” shall mean DEFENDANTS COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, 

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, and DARRYL RODERICK. 

5. “Property Defendants” shall mean JAGDEEP SINGH individually and as

administrator of the estate of Sushma Giri; V & N ASSOCIATES, LLC; and ALIDA ESTRADA.

6. “Plaintiffs” shall mean MARIA DOE, a fictitious name; CLARA DOE, a fictitious 

name, and “I.D.” a fictitious name, by and through her next friend, MARIA DOE.

7. “Parties” shall mean Plaintiffs and Defendants, identified above. 

B. TERMS OF THE PROTECTIVE ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by, among and between the below-signed parties, that the 

Confidential Documents may be designated as “Confidential” and produced subject to the following 

Protective Order: 

1. The Designating Party shall identify each Confidential Document at the time of 

production by the word “CONFIDENTIAL” on each qualifying page, at or near the location of the 

Bates stamp, or in the case of native files, in the file name. If only part of a document is designated 

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as “Confidential,” the portion so designated may be identified in the margin or in an accompanying 

letter or memorandum.

2. The Confidential Documents shall be used solely in connection with the above 

captioned civil case, and in the preparation and trial of the case. The Parties do not waive any 

objections to the admissibility of the documents or portions thereof in future proceedings in this 

case, including trial.

3. The Confidential Documents may only be disclosed to the following persons: 

(a) The Parties who have stipulated to this Proposed Protective Order and their attorneys;

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

to in subpart (a) immediately above, including stenographic deposition reporters or videographers

and/or interpreters retained in connection with this action; 

(c) Court personnel, including stenographic reporters or videographers and/or 

interpreters engaged in proceedings as are necessarily incidental to the preparation for the trial in 

the civil action; 

(d) Any expert, consultant, or investigator retained in connection with this action, 

however, such persons must be advised of and abide by this protective order; 

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

motions and objections of counsel; and, 

(f) Witnesses during their depositions in this action. If confidential documents are used 

in the deposition, the documents must be identified as “Confidential” and the portion of the 

deposition in which the documents are described should also be considered confidential. It will be 

the responsibility of the Designating Party to indicate the designation to the deposition reporter, 

either on the record, or if after the examination, in writing with the knowledge and consent of the 

Non-Designating Party.

4. If a party seeks to file a Confidential Documents with any motion or other pleading,

the parties shall meet and confer as to whether any portion of the document may be redacted to avoid 

filing under seal. If the parties cannot agree as to whether filing under seal of the document or any 

portion thereof is appropriate, the challenge procedures in Paragraph 7 shall be followed. 

5. Otherwise, a party may seek permission from the Court to file the Confidential 

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Documents under seal according to E.D. Cal. L.R. 141. If permission is granted, the Confidential 

Documents will be filed and served in accordance with E.D. Cal. L.R. 141. If the Court denies the 

application to file under seal, then the documents may be filed publicly and will be deemed timely 

filed as of the date of the application to seal.

6. The designation of the Confidential Documents as “Confidential” and the subsequent 

production thereof is without prejudice to the right of any party to oppose the admissibility of the 

Confidential Documents or information contained therein. A party or non-party does not waive its 

right to challenge a confidentiality designation by electing not to mount a challenge promptly after 

the original designation is disclosed. 

7. The Challenging Party shall initiate the dispute resolution process by providing 

written notice of each designation it is challenging and describing the basis for each challenge. The 

parties shall attempt to resolve each challenge to any document designated as confidential in good 

faith and the Challenging Party must begin the process by conferring directly (in voice-to-voice 

dialogue; other forms of communication are not sufficient) within seven (7) days of the date of 

service of notice, unless a different date is otherwise agreed to. In conferring, the Challenging Party 

must explain the basis for its belief that the confidentiality designation was not proper and must give 

the Designating Party an opportunity to review the designated material, to reconsider the 

circumstances, and, if no change in designation is offered, to explain the basis for the chosen 

designation. A Challenging Party may proceed to the next stage of the challenge process only if it 

has engaged in this meet and confer process first or establishes that the Designating Party is 

unwilling to participate in the meet and confer process in a timely manner. If the Parties cannot 

resolve a challenge without Court intervention, the Designating Party shall file and serve a motion 

for protective order pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(c) and E.D. Cal. L.R. 251 within twenty-one (14) 

days of the initial notice of challenge or within seven (7) days of the parties agreeing that the meet 

and confer process will not resolve their dispute, whichever is earlier, unless a different date is 

otherwise agreed to. Failure by the Designating Party to make such a timely motion shall 

automatically waive the “Confidential” designation for each challenged designation. Unless the 

Designating Party has waived the confidentiality designation by failing to file a motion to retain

confidentiality as described above, all parties shall continue to afford the material in question the 

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FAX: 916.927.3706

level of protection to which it is entitled under the Designating Party’s designation until the Court 

rules on the challenge.

8. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3, the Confidential Documents and 

information contained therein may not be delivered, exhibited or otherwise disclosed to any reporter, 

writer or employee of any trade publication, newspaper, magazine or other media organization, 

including but not limited to radio and television media.

9. Should the Confidential Documents or any information contained therein be 

disclosed, through inadvertence or otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive it under this 

Protective Order, the disclosing person(s) shall promptly (a) inform counsel for the Plaintiffs of the 

recipient(s) and the circumstances of the unauthorized disclosure to the relevant producing person(s) 

and (b) use best efforts to bind the recipient(s) to the terms of this Protective Order.

10. The Confidential Documents shall not lose its confidential status because it was 

inadvertently or unintentionally disclosed to a person not authorized to receive it under this 

Protective Order.

11. After the conclusion of this litigation, the Confidential Documents will remain 

confidential. “Conclusion” of this litigation means a termination of the case following a trial,

settlement, or dismissal of the Action with prejudice for any other reason.

12. This Stipulated Protective Order shall remain in full force and effect and shall 

continue to be binding on all parties and affected persons until this litigation terminates, subject to 

any subsequent modifications of this Stipulated Protective Order for good cause shown by this Court 

or any Court having jurisdiction over an appeal of this action. Upon termination of this litigation, 

the parties agree the Stipulated Protective Order shall continue in force as a private agreement 

between the parties.

13. During the pendency of this lawsuit, the Court shall (a) make such amendments, 

modifications and additions to this Protective Order as it may deem appropriate upon good cause 

shown; and, (b) adjudicate any dispute arising under it as it may deem appropriate.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Respectfully submitted,

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350 University Ave., Suite 200

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TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

Dated: December 27, 2022 PORTER SCOTT

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By __________________________

John R. Whitefleet

Attorneys for Defendants County of 

Sacramento, Sacramento County Sheriff’s 

Office, and Darryl Roderick

Dated: December 27, 2022 CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE

FOUNDATION

 

Ezra Kautz

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: December 27, 2022 BREMER WHYTE BROWN & O’MEARA LLP

 

Attorneys for Defendants Jagdeep Singh the Estate of 

Sushma Giri

ORDER

Pursuant to the above stipulation, and good cause appearing it is so ORDERED.

Dated: December 27, 2022

8.doe21cv1438.stip.po

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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