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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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Kathleen Bales-Lange, # 094765

County Counsel for the County of Tulare

Teresa M. Saucedo, #093121

Deputy County Counsel

2900 W. Burrel, County Civic Center

Visalia, California 93291

Telephone: (559) 733-6263

Facsimile: (559) 737-4319

Justus C. Spillner, # 067638

Cassandra E. Hooks, # 277741

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard,

Wayte & Carruth LLP

P.O. Box 28912

5 River Park Place East

Fresno, CA 93720-1501

Telephone: (559) 433-1300

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300

Attorneys for Defendants

COUNTY OF TULARE, BILL WITTMAN, CHAD

RHYMAN and DAN BAKER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA (FRESNO DIVISION)

STANLEIGH GEAN MEGARGEE an

incompetent, by Hazel and Art Lopez,

his guardian ad litem; and KATIE

TAYLOR, a minor, by Terry Huerta,

her guardian ad litem,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BILL WITTMAN, CHAD RHYMAN

and DAN BAKER, in their individual

capacity as sheriffs of the COUNTY OF

TULARE, and the COUNTY OF

TULARE, and DOES 1 through 100

inclusive,

Defendants.

06-CV-00684-LJO-NEW (WMW)

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER AND PROTECTIVE ORDER

Subject to the approval of this Court, Plaintiffs, STANLEIGH GEAN MEGARGEE and

KATIE TAYLOR (hereinafter "Plaintiffs") and Defendants, COUNTY OF

TULARE ,BILLW ITTMAN, CHA D RHYMA N and DAN B AKER

(hereinafter"Defendants"),hereby stipulate to the following protective order concerning

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Defendants’ responses to the Plaintiffs’ discovery requests. This stipulation and protective order

applies to the “Tulare County Sheriff’s Department General Operations Manual,” or other

documents, produced by Defendants in compliance with Plaintiffs’ Request for Production of

Documents (set one).

1. The “Tulare County Sheriff’s Department General Operations Manual,” contains

privileged information concerning Defendants’ governmental operations and practices;

2. All documentation produced by Defendants are to be protected from disclosure to

any person or entity other than Plaintiffs, STANLEIGH GEAN MEGARGEE and KATIE

TAYLOR, their attorneys of record and experts;

3. Plaintiffs, STANLEIGH GEAN MEGARGEE and KATIE TAYLOR, their

attorneys of record and experts agree to use said “Tulare County Sheriff’s Department General

Operations Manual,” or governmental information contained therein, for the limited purpose of

preparing the above-captioned action for litigation and said documentation shall not be published

or made available to any other person or entity for any purpose whatsoever or in connection with

any other suit or litigation without prior written consent of Defendants or by written order of this

Court upon motion properly filed, noticed and heard;

4. Plaintiffs, STANLEIGH GEAN MEGARGEE and KATIE TAYLOR, their

attorneys of record and experts, shall make no more copies, summaries, or compilations of the

“Tulare County Sheriff’s Department General Operations Manual,” or governmental

documentation than are reasonably necessary in the preparation of the above-captioned action for

litigation;

5. Upon the final determination of the above-captioned action, all persons, including

Plaintiffs, STANLEIGH GEAN MEGARGEE and KATIE TAYLOR, their attorneys of record

and experts, to whom the “Tulare County Sheriff’s Department General Operations Manual,” or

any other governmental information contained therein, or agency documentation or any portion

thereof, have been disclosed shall, without demand, immediately return to the attorneys for

Defendants, all portions of said information and documentation they have received. All

recipients of said documentation shall certify in writing to the attorneys for Defendants that they

have complied with the provisions of this paragraph;

6. Upon termination of the above-captioned action: (a) the “Tulare County Sheriff’s

Department General Operations Manual,” or any portion thereof, or other governmental

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documentation which has been submitted for identification and/or into evidence at trial of the

above-captioned action may be withdrawn by the attorneys for Defendants; and (b) the clerk is

authorized to deliver said documentation and information to the attorneys for Defendants;

7. The “Tulare County Sheriff’s Department General Operations Manual,” or

governmental documentation contained therein, may be used in a deposition in the abovecaptioned action, but the party using it shall advise the court reporter that it is subject to this

protective order. A deposition which contains the “Tulare County Sheriff’s Department General

Operations Manual,” or other governmental documentation, either in testimony or exhibits, shall

be filed with the clerk of the court under seal, bearing substantially the following designation:

"This deposition was taken subject to a Protective Order of the Court. This deposition shall

remain sealed until further order of the Court.";

8. This Protective Order shall survive the termination of the above-captioned action

and continue in full force and effect, and the Court retains jurisdiction to enforce this Protective

Order; and

9. This Protective Order may only be modified or amended by further order of the

Court for good cause shown.

SO STIPULATED:

 By /s/ Brian E. Claypool

Dated: July 27, 2007

Brian E. Claypool

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, 

STANLEIGH GEAN MEGARGEE and

KATIE TAYLOR

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Dated: July 31, 2007 McCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD,WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP

By: /s/ Cassandra E. Hooks

Justus C. Spillner

Cassandra E. Hooks

Attorneys for Defendants

COUNTY OF TULARE, BILL

WITTMAN, CHAD RHYMAN, and 

DAN BAKER

The stipulation having been reviewed by the Court and for good cause shown:

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 1, 2007 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

mmkd34 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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