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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Wrongful Death

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BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

ALYSON A. BERG

Assistant United States Attorney

United States Courthouse

2500 Tulare Street, Suite 4401

Fresno, California 93721

Telephone: (559) 497-4000

Facsimile: (559) 497-4099

Attorneys for Defendant United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SARA ALVARADO individually ) 

and as Guardian ad Litem for )

MARTIN ALVARADO, VIVIAN )

ALVARADO, FABIAN ALVARADO and )

ANGEL ALVARADO, minors, )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

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Defendant. )

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1:09-cv-00243 LJO/SMS

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

REGARDING PRODUCTION OF

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; 

ORDER RE SAME

Plaintiffs SARA ALVARADO individually and as Guardian ad Litem for MARTIN

ALVARADO, VIVIAN ALVARADO, FABIAN ALVARADO and ANGEL ALVARADO,

minors (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant United States of America (“United States”) (collectively “the

parties”) stipulate, by and through the undersigned counsel, as follows:

WHEREAS the parties seek to use confidential information relating to the claims asserted

by Plaintiffs arising from the incident at the Dos Amigos Pumping Plant on February 7, 2007;

WHEREAS, such information is arguably protected from disclosure pursuant to

confidential financial rights, privacy rights, competitive proprietary rights and/or national

security;

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WHEREAS, the parties wish to protect the confidentiality, privacy rights and/or other

rights of the United States, Plaintiff and any other third parties, from unauthorized and/or

unnecessary disclosure; 

WHEREAS, the parties also wish to prevent the possibility of any misuse or unnecessary

disclosure of the confidential information, regardless of any confidentiality, privacy, proprietary

or other rights;

THE PARTIES THEREFORE STIPULATE, and pending further order of the Court, that

the following procedures designed to ensure the protection of this information shall govern all

forthcoming pre-trial discovery proceedings:

1. Documentation containing financial information, competitive proprietary

information, private information of individuals or entities and/or information relating to national

security, as well as all information contained therein, are hereby designated as "confidential 

information" that is subject to this stipulated Protective Order.

2. This confidential information may be shown, or its contents disclosed only to the

following persons:

(a) Counsel of record in this action and counsel’s agents and employees;

(b) Any expert used as a consultant or intended to be

called as a witness who is retained by counsel of record to assist in the preparation

and/or trial of this case; and

(c) The parties to this action and their agents and employees.

Confidential information designated as subject to this Protective Order shall not be

disclosed or shown to any other person or entity.

3. Confidential information designated as subject to this stipulated Protective Order

or any information derived therefrom shall be used solely for the purpose of the disputed claims

and defenses in connection with this litigation and not for any other purpose. 

4. The parties’ respective counsel of record each agree to make all reasonable efforts

to ensure compliance with this Protective Order. Any persons referred to in paragraphs 2(b) and

(c) of this stipulated Protective Order who receives information designated as confidential 

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information pursuant to this stipulated Protective Order shall first read a copy of this stipulated

Protective Order and agree in writing to abide by the terms thereof. Any persons referred to in

paragraphs 2(b) and (c) who review any confidential information shall agree to the terms of the

Stipulation and execute Exhibit A attached hereto.

5. The parties may show deponents designated confidential documents. The parties 

may, within 30 business days after receiving a deposition, designate pages of the transcript (and

exhibits thereto) as confidential. Confidential information within the deposition transcript may

be designated by underlining the portions of the pages that are confidential and marking such

pages with the following legend: "Confidential information." Until expiration of the thirty (30)

day period, the entire deposition will be treated as subject to protection against disclosure under

this Protective Order. If no party timely designates confidential information in a deposition, then

none of the transcript or its exhibits will be treated as confidential; if a timely designation is

made, the confidential portions and exhibits shall be filed under seal separate from the portions

and exhibits not so marked. 

6. The parties enter into this stipulated Protective Order without prejudice to any

party's right to object to the disclosure of any information on any ground that it/he/she may deem

appropriate, and any party or non-party may, upon motion, seek relief from, or modification of,

this Protective Order based on a showing of good cause. 

7. The designation of any information as “confidential information” pursuant to this

Protective Order is intended solely to facilitate the preparation of this case for trial. No party

shall be obligated to challenge the propriety of any designation by the opposing party, and a

failure to do so shall not preclude a subsequent attack on the propriety of any “confidential 

information” designation. The failure to designate any materials as confidential information shall

not constitute a waiver of a party’s assertion that the materials are covered by this Protective

Order.

8. If confidential information is improperly disclosed to any person other than in the

manner authorized by this Protective Order, the party responsible for the disclosure must

immediately inform the other party of all pertinent facts relating to such disclosure (including the

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name and address of each person to whom disclosure was made), promptly retrieve the

improperly disclosed confidential information and shall make reasonable efforts to prevent

further disclosure by said authorized person(s).

9. The parties agree that, prior to commencement of trial, they will enter into

mutually agreeable stipulations and protective orders with respect to any confidential 

information to be disclosed during trial. Any unresolved disputes shall be resolved in accordance

with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and addressed within the parties' pretrial statements. 

Any party intending to utilize any confidential information designated as confidential in a law

and motion matter or at trial should lodge the document under seal so as to preserve its

confidentiality pending the Court’s determination regarding whether a privilege exists that

precludes the use of the document or other information as evidence or determining what

safeguards should be utilized if the confidential information is to be considered as evidence.

10. Within thirty (30) days of final determination of this action, unless otherwise

agreed to in writing by opposing counsel, each party shall either:

(a) Assemble and return all material designated as protected confidential 

information under this Protective Order, including all copies thereof, to the

producing party and certify in writing that all such material has been returned; or

(b) Certify in writing that all such material has been destroyed.

11. If any person breaches this stipulated Protective Order, any person may notice a

hearing to the District Court requesting appropriate relief.

12. All parties to this Protective Order have participated in drafting the Order.

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Respectfully submitted,

Dated: May 17 , 2010 CORNWELL & SAMPLE

 /s/Stephen R. Cornwell 

Stephen R. Cornwell 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

Dated: May 18, 2010 BENJAMIN B. WAGNER

United States Attorney

 /s/Alyson A. Berg 

ALYSON A. BERG

Attorneys for Defendant 

United States of America

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 21, 2010 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Exhibit A

I, ________________________, do solemnly swear that I am fully familiar with the

terms of the Stipulation entered into in Sara Alvarado et al, v. United States, United States

District Court for the Eastern District of California, Case No.1:09-cv-00243 and hereby agree to

comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of said Stipulation. I hereby consent to

the jurisdiction of said Court for purposes of enforcing this Order.

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