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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Civil Rights Act

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Stipulated Protective Order re: Internal Affairs Files

of Manfredi and Plymale

James J. Arendt, Esq. Bar No. 142937

Michael R. Linden, Esq. Bar No. 192485

THE LAW FIRM OF

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF,

ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

1630 East Shaw Avenue, Suite 176

Fresno, California 93710

Telephone: (559) 221-5256

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262

Attorneys for Defendants, CITY OF FRESNO, CHIEF JERRY DYER, SERGEANT

MICHAEL MANFREDI, OFFICER SEAN PLYMALE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO

ORLANDO JAVIER GONZALEZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF FRESNO, FRESNO CITY

POLICE DEPARTMENT; SGT. MICHAEL

MANFREDI; OFFICERS SEAN T.

PLYMALE, SAMMY ASHWORTH,

BRIAN PHILLIPS, MARCUS TAFOYA,

ART R. RODRIGUEZ; JERRY DYER,

Chief of the Fresno Police Department, in

Their Individual and Official Capacities; and

DOES 1-75, Inclusive,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:04-cv-06371 OWW SMS

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

REGARDING INTERNAL AFFAIRS FILES

MAINTAINED BY THE FRESNO POLICE

DEPARTMENT;

ORDER

Trial: TBA

WHEREAS, the Court has ordered defendants to produce documents containing complaints

of excessive force on the part of defendants MANFREDI and PLYMALE from the time period

beginning May 10, 2000, to September 21, 2007. See Order (Doc 81). The defendants agree that

if documents relevant to this discovery request are either discovered or generated after September

21, 2007, the documents will be provided to Plaintiff’s counsel on the same basis as set out in this

protective order.

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WHEREAS, defendants believe, in good faith, that these documents contain information

that is: (a) confidential, sensitive, or potentially invasive of an individual’s privacy interests; (b) not

generally known; and © not normally revealed to the public or third parties or, if disclosed to third

parties, would require such third parties to maintain the information in confidence.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, by, among and between the parties hereto through their

counsel of record, that documents produced pursuant to the Court’s order may be designated as

“Confidential” by defendants and produced subject to the following Protective Order:

1. The disclosed documents shall be used solely in connection with the civil case of

Orlando Javier Gonzalez v. City of Fresno, et al., USDC Case No. CIV-F-04-6371 OWW SMS

(E.D. Cal.) and in the preparation and trial of this action, and any related proceeding. Defendants

are not waiving any objections to the admissibility of the documents or portions of the documents

in future proceedings, including the trials of the matters. Any documents submitted in related

litigation or that were under seal, remain under seal in this action.

2. Counsel for the City of Fresno shall designate those materials by affixing a mark

labeling them as “Confidential.” If any “Confidential” materials cannot be labeled with the

aforementioned marking, those materials shall be placed in a sealed envelope or other container that

is in turn marked “Confidential” in a manner agreed upon by the disclosing and requesting parties.

3. Documents or materials designated under this Protective Order as “Confidential”

may only be disclosed to the following persons: 

a) Jacob M. Weisberg, counsel for plaintiff Orlando Gonzalez;

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

referred to in subpart (a) directly above, including stenographic deposition reporters or

videographers retained in connection with this action;

c) Court personnel including stenographic reporters or videographers engaged

in proceedings as are necessarily incidental to the preparation for the trial of the civil action; 

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

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

limine motions and objections of counsel; 

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f) JacobM.Weisberg, as counsel for plaintiff, may discuss the documents with

his client, Orlando Gonzalez.

4. Each recipient of Confidential documents or materials as described above, shall be

provided with a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order, which he or she shall read prior to the

disclosure of Confidential information. Upon reading this Stipulated Protective Order, such person

shall acknowledge in writing that he or she has read this Stipulated Protective Order and shall abide

by its terms. Such person must also consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States

District Court, Eastern District of California, with respect to any proceeding related to enforcement

of this Stipulated Protective Order, including without limitation, any proceeding for contempt.

Provisions of this Stipulated Protective Order, insofar as they restrict disclosure and use of the

material, shall be in effect until further order of this Court. Plaintiff’s counsel shall be responsible

for internally tracking the identities of those individuals to whom copies of documents marked

Confidential are given. Subject to each individual’s signature acknowledging that they have read,

understand and agree to be bound to this Stipulated Protective Order, counsel for the City will

produce to plaintiff’s counsel, at plaintiff’s expense, a copy of the documents designated as

described above.

5. All documents or materials designated as “Confidential” pursuant to this Stipulated

Protective Order, and all papers or documents containing information or materials designated as

“Confidential,” that are filed with the Court for any purpose shall be filed and served under seal,

with the following statement affixed to the document or other information:

“This envelope is sealed pursuant to order of the Court and contains Confidential

Information filed in this case by [name of party] and is not to be opened or the contents thereof to

be displayed or revealed except by order of the Court.”

6. The designation of information as “Confidential,” and the subsequent production

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

information.

7. A party may apply to the Court for an order that information or materials labeled

“Confidential” are not, in fact, confidential. Prior to so applying, the party seeking to reclassify

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“Confidential” information shall meet and confer with the producing party. Until the matter is

resolved by the parties or the Court, the information in question shall continue to be treated

according to its designation under the terms of this Order. The producing party shall have the

burden of establishing the propriety of the “Confidential” designation. A party shall not be

obligated to challenge the propriety of a confidentiality designation at the time made, and a failure

to do so shall not preclude a subsequent challenge thereto. 

8. Copies of Confidential Documents

The following procedures shall be utilized by the parties in production of documents and

materials designated “Confidential”:

a) Plaintiff’s counsel shall receive one copy of the Confidential documents.

b) Plaintiff’s counsel shall not copy, duplicate, furnish, disclose, or otherwise

divulge any information contained in the confidential documents to any source without further order

of the Court or authorization from counsel for the City of Fresno.

c) If plaintiff’s counsel believes, in good faith, that he requires additional copies

of documents marked “Confidential” in preparation of his case, he shall make a further request for

documents to counsel for the City of Fresno. Upon agreement with counsel for the City of Fresno,

copies will be produced in a timelymanner to plaintiff’s counsel, pursuant to the procedures of this

Stipulated Protective Order. Agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld by counsel for the City

of Fresno.

d) Plaintiff shall be billed for the copying of the Confidential documents at the

City’s cost.

e) Defendants shall produce documents and material marked “Confidential” to

plaintiff with a red marking on each page labeled: 

“CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER

JACOB M. WEISBERG, ESQ.”

f) If any document orinformation designated as “confidential” pursuant to this

Protective Order is used or disclosed during the course of a deposition, that portion of the

deposition record reflecting such material shall be stamped with the appropriate designation and

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access shall be limited pursuant to the terms of this Protective Order. The Court reporter for the

deposition shall mark the deposition transcript cover page and all appropriate pages or exhibits, and

each copy thereof, in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Protective Order. Only individuals who

are authorized by this Protective Order to see or receive such material may be present during the

discussion or disclosure of such material.

9. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Stipulated Protective Order,

documents or materials designated “Confidential” produced pursuant to this Stipulated Protective

Order may not be delivered, exhibited or otherwise disclosed to any reporter, writer or employee

of any trade publication, newspaper, magazine or other media organization.

10. Should any documents or materials designated “Confidential” be disclosed, through

inadvertence or otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive it under this Stipulated Protective

Order, the disclosing person(s) shall promptly:

(a) inform counsel for the City of Fresno 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 Stipulated Protective

Order. No information shall lose its confidential status because it was disclosed to a person not

authorized to receive it under this Stipulated Protective Order.

11. After the conclusion of this litigation, all documents and materials, in whatever form

stored or reproduced, containing “Confidential” information will remain confidential, and if filed

with the Court, shall remain under seal. All documents and materials produced to plaintiff pursuant

to this stipulated protective order shall be returned to counsel for the City of Fresno in a manner in

which counsel will be able to reasonably verify that all documents were returned.

All parties also ensure that all persons to whom “Confidential” documents or materials were

disclosed shall be returned to counsel for defendants. The conclusion of this litigation means a

termination of the case following trial, settlement or the exhaustion of all appeals.

12. No later than 30 days of settlement or of receiving notice of the entry of an order,

judgment, or decree terminating this action, or the exhaustion of all appeals, all persons having

received the confidential documents shall return said documents to counsel for the City of Fresno.

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13. If any party appeals a jury verdict or order terminating the case, Plaintiff’s counsel

shall retain possession of all confidential documents pending final outcome of the appeal after

which they shall be returned to counsel for the City of Fresno.

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

continue to be binding on all parties and affected persons after 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. After this action terminates,

any party may seek to modify or dissolve this Stipulated Protective Order by Court order for good

cause shown or by the parties’ stipulation.

15. The Court shall retain jurisdiction, even after this lawsuit terminates, (a) to make

such amendments, modifications and additions to this Protective Order asit may from time to time

deem appropriate upon good cause shown and (b) to adjudicate any dispute respecting improper use

or disclosure of confidential material.

DATED: October 1, 2007

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF, ARENDT & McGUIRE, LLP

By: /s/ James J. Arendt 

James J. Arendt

Attorneys of Defendants, City of Fresno, et al.

DATED: October 1, 2007

LAW OFFICE OF JACOB M. WEISBERG

By: /s/ Jacob M. Weisberg 

Jacob M. Weisberg

Attorney for Plaintiff Orlando Gonzalez

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 11, 2007 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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