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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING DEA AND ATF PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION Page 1

McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL #66194

Assistant U. S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2760

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PHILIP A. DENNEY,

Plaintiff,

v.

DRUG ENFORCEMENT

ADMINISTRATION, et al.,

Defendants.

CIV. S-06-1711-LKK-GGH

STIPULATION AND ORDER

REGARDING DEA AND ATF

PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION

The parties hereby stipulate, subject to the approval of the Court as provided for

hereon, as follows:

1. This stipulated order is to authorize federal defendants and their counsel, under 5

U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11), to disclose to plaintiff's counsel and nonfederal defendants' counsel

personal information that is or may be protected by the Privacy Act. It also is to respect the

purposes of the Privacy Act by limiting redisclosure of that information. It shall not affect

any rights that federal defendants might assert against the taking of discovery, including but

not limited to privileges and federal defendants' contention that discovery should be stayed

pending decision of an initial motion by them.

2. The parties hereto acknowledge that certain such personal information may be

relevant to the issues raised in plaintiff's complaint.

3. The Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, prohibits any federal agency from:

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING DEA AND ATF PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION Page 2

disclos[ing] any record which is contained in a system of records

by any means of communication to any person, or to another

agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior

written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains,

unless disclosure of the record would be –

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(11) pursuant to the order of a court of competent

jurisdiction; . . . 

5 U.S.C. § 552a(b) and (b)(11). 

4. The following provisions shall apply to all personal information about individuals

that is disclosed by federal defendants in formal or informal discovery or initial disclosures

under Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1):

a. Federal defendants and their counsel may disclose such information to

plaintiff's counsel and to nonfederal defendants' counsel.

b. Plaintiff and his counsel, and nonfederal defendants and their counsel, shall

not disclose any such information to any other persons where such disclosure is not

reasonably necessary to the conduct of this litigation.

b. Plaintiff and his counsel, and nonfederal defendants and their counsel, shall

use the information only for purposes reasonably related to the conduct of this litigation, and

not for any other purpose.

c. If any documents disclosed under this order are marked as exhibits during

depositions or attached to pleadings filing with the Court, the proponent of the documents

shall make sure they are properly redacted to remove any personal information of a sensitive

nature, including but not limited to the following information: home addresses, home

telephone numbers and social security numbers.

Dated: November 14 , 2006 /s/ Zenia K. Gilg 

ZENIA GILG

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STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING DEA AND ATF PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION Page 3

Dated: 11/2 , 2006 BRICKWOOD LAW OFFICE

By: /s/ Gary Brickwood 

GARY BRICKWOOD

MONIQUE GRANDAW

Dated: October 27, 2006 McGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

By: /s/ Y H T Himel 

YOSHINORI H. T. HIMEL

Assistant U. S. Attorney

ORDER

It is APPROVED and SO ORDERED.

DATED: 12/4/06 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

denney.ord

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