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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN CARLOS MARTINEZ, 

Plaintiff,

v.

BEARD, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:14-cv-00405-AWI-JLT (PC)

ORDER APPROVING STIPULATED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER AS MODIFIED BY THE 

COURT

(Docs. 58)

The Court has reviewed and considered the parties’ Stipulated Protective Order. (Doc. 

58.) The Court finds that good cause exists to issue a protective order on the terms stipulated to 

by the parties, as modified by the Court as noted below. Accordingly the Court ORDERS:

(1) The provisions of this Protective Order apply to the confidential records and

information (“confidential material”) designated by Defendant and/or CDCR as 

“Confidential,” and those confidential records and information which the Court orders 

Defendant and/or CDCR to produce following an in camera hearing. The Court-issued 

Protective Order applies because those documents contain confidential information, 

which if shared, could jeopardize the safety and security of CDCR institutions, its 

employees, inmates, informants and their families, the Defendants, or other 

individuals.

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(2) The confidential material may be disclosed only to the following persons:

a. Plaintiff Martinez’s retained attorney(s) of record;

b. The attorney(s) of record for Defendants, CCHCS and CDCR;

c. Any paralegal, secretarial, or clerical personnel regularly employed by counsel for 

Martinez, Defendants, CCHCS and CDCR, who are necessary to aid counsel for 

Martinez, Defendants, CCHCS and CDCR in the litigation of this matter;

d. Court personnel and stenographic reporters necessarily involved in these 

proceedings; and

e. Any outside expert or consultant retained by counsel for Martinez, Defendants, 

CCHCS and/or CDCR for purposes of this action.

(3) None of the confidential material or information contained within the confidential 

material shall be shown to Martinez, or shown to, discussed with, or disclosed in any 

other manner to any other inmate or former inmate, any parolee or former parolee, or 

any other person not indicated in paragraph 2, unless a written waiver expressly 

authorizing such disclosure has been obtained from counsel for Defendants, CCHCS 

and CDCR, who maintain possession and control over the original confidential 

material.

(4) No person who has access to the confidential material, as set forth in paragraph 2, 

shall copy any portion of the confidential material, except as necessary to provide a 

copy of the confidential material to any other authorized individual listed in paragraph 

2, or to submit copies to the Court under seal in connection with this matter. Any 

copies made for such purpose will be subject to this order. A copy of this order must 

be provided to any individual authorized to access the confidential material before 

providing that individual with access to the confidential material, and that individual 

must agree in writing to comply with this order. Counsel for the parties shall maintain 

a record of all persons to whom access to the confidential material has been provided. 

The Court and counsel for Defendant, CCHCS and CDCR may request a copy of such 

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record at any time to determine compliance with the Court’s order.

(5) Any exhibits or documents filed with the Court that reveal confidential material, or the 

contents of any confidential material, shall be submitted on purple or pink paper, filed 

under seal, labeled with a cover sheet bearing the case name and number and the 

statement: “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 of this Court under seal and shall be made available 

only to the Court or counsel of record for the parties. If any party fails to file 

confidential material in accordance with this paragraph, any party may request that the 

Court place the filing under seal. In the event either party wishes to file a protected 

document, that party SHALL comply with Local Rule 141.

(6) The portion(s) of any transcript of a deposition of any witness testifying about 

confidential information shall be designated as confidential by the court reporter at the 

request of Defendants, CCHCS and/or CDCR and kept under seal subject to a further 

order of the Court. Information or material designated as confidential by Defendants, 

CCHCS and/or CDCR may be disclosed or discussed in open court, subject to a 

Motion in Limine and/or Motion for Protective Order filed by Defendants, CCHCS 

and/or CDCR.

(7) At the conclusion of the proceedings in this case, including any period for appeal or 

collateral review, or upon other termination of this litigation, counsel for Martinez 

shall destroy all confidential materials and all copies of such material in counsel’s 

possession or return such materials to counsel for Defendants. 

(8) All confidential material in this matter shall be used solely in connection with the 

litigation of this matter, or any related appellate proceeding and collateral review, and 

not for any other purpose, including any other litigation or proceeding.

(9) Any violation of this order may result in sanctions by this Court, including contempt, 

and may be punishable by state or federal law.

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(10) The provisions of this order are without prejudice to the right of any party:

a. To apply to the Court for a further protective order relating to any other

confidential documents or material, or relating to discovery in this litigation;

b. To apply to the Court for an order removing the confidential material

designation from any documents; or

c. To object to a discovery request.

(11) The provisions of this order shall remain in effect until further order of this Court. 

The Court will provide counsel for Defendants, CCHCS and/or CDCR an opportunity 

to be heard should the Court find modification of this order necessary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 29, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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