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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 33:1319 Clean Water Act

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

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John L. Boze SBN 191846

Michael S. Wilcox SBN 215269

THE BURTON LAW FIRM

400 Capitol Mall, Ste. 1850

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 822-8700

Facsimile: (916) 737-5658

Attorneys for Defendant,

Cosumnes Corporation dba Murieta Equestrian Center

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA COASTKEEPER

ALLIANCE,

 

 Plaintiff,

 v.

COSUMNES CORPORATION dba

MURIETA EQUESTRIAN CENTER,

 Defendant.

Case No. 2:20-cv-01703-TLN-DB

JOINT MOTION FOR STIPULATED 

PROTECTIVE ORDER AND ORDER

JOINT MOTION FOR STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

One or more of the parties has requested the production of documents or information that 

at least one party considers to be or to contain confidential information, and that are subject to 

protection under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(c). The parties agree that good cause exists 

to protect the confidential nature of the information contained in documents, interrogatory 

responses, responses to requests for admission, or deposition testimony. The parties agree that 

the entry of this Stipulated Protective Order ("Protective Order") is warranted to protect against 

disclosure of such documents and information.

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

Based upon the above stipulation of the parties, and the Court being duly advised, IT IS 

HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. All documents, testimony, and other materials produced by the parties in this case 

and labeled "Confidential" shall be used only in this proceeding.

2. Use of any information or documents labeled "Confidential" and subject to this 

Protective Order, including all information derived therefrom, shall be restricted solely to the 

litigation of this case and shall not be used by any party for any business, commercial, or 

competitive purpose. This Protective Order, however, does not restrict the disclosure or use of 

any information or documents lawfully obtained by the receiving party through means or sources 

outside of this litigation. Should a dispute arise as to any specific information or document, the 

burden shall be on the party claiming that such information or document was lawfully obtained 

through means and sources outside of this litigation.

3. The parties, and third parties subpoenaed by one of the parties, may designate as 

"Confidential" documents, testimony, written responses, or other materials produced in this case 

if they contain information that the producing party has a good faith basis for asserting is 

confidential under the applicable legal standards. The party shall designate each page of the 

document with a stamp identifying it as "Confidential," if practical to do so.

4. Notwithstanding the right to designate materials “Confidential,” a party producing 

documents or materials shall be entitled to redact private personal information, such as social 

security numbers, private personal financial information, such as salaries and compensation, and 

the names of inconsequential third parties as long as such information is not relevant to the 

claims at issue in the matter. Should the party seeking such production disagree as to the 

relevance of redacted information, the parties shall resolve the issue using the normal discovery 

issue resolution process, including meeting and conferring on the issue in good faith.

5. If documents or other materials deemed "Confidential" or any papers containing 

or referencing such materials are filed with the Court, the party so filing such materials shall seek 

to file them under seal pursuant to the procedures set forth in Local Rule 141. The parties shall 

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cooperate in good faith in de-designating or agreeing to redact confidential information from 

such documents so as to minimize the need to seek permission to file materials under seal.

6. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of the final transcript of the deposition of any 

party or witness in this case, a party or the witness may designate as "Confidential" any portion 

of the transcript that the party or witness contends discloses confidential information. If a 

transcript containing any such material is filed with the Court, it shall be filed under seal 

pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 5. Unless otherwise agreed, all deposition transcripts 

shall be treated as "Confidential" until the expiration of the thirty-day period.

7. Use of any information, documents, or portions of documents marked 

"Confidential," including all information derived therefrom, shall be restricted solely to the 

following persons, who agree to be bound by the terms of this Protective Order, unless additional 

persons are stipulated by counsel or authorized by the Court:

a) Outside counsel of record for the parties, and the administrative staff of 

outside counsel's firms.

b) In-house counsel for the parties, and the administrative staff for each inhouse counsel.

c) Any party to this action who is an individual, and every employee, 

director, officer, or manager of any party to this action who is not an individual, but only 

to the extent necessary to further the interest of the parties in this litigation.

d) Independent consultants or expert witnesses (including partners, associates 

and employees of the firm which employs such consultant or expert) retained by a party 

or its attorneys for purposes of this litigation, but only to the extent necessary to further 

the interest of the parties in this litigation.

e) The Court and its personnel, including, but not limited to, stenographic 

reporters regularly employed by the Court and stenographic reporters not regularly

employed by the Court who are engaged by the Court or the parties during the litigation 

of this action.

f) The authors and the original recipients of the documents.

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g) Any court reporter or videographer reporting a deposition.

h) Employees of copy services, microfilming or database services, trial 

support firms and/or translators who are engaged by the parties during the litigation of 

this action.

8. Prior to being shown any documents produced by another party marked 

"Confidential," any person listed under paragraph 7(c) or 7(d) shall agree to be bound by the 

terms of this Order by signing the agreement attached as Exhibit A.

9. Whenever information designated as "Confidential" pursuant to this Protective 

Order is to be discussed by a party or disclosed in a deposition, hearing, or pre-trial proceeding, 

the designating party may exclude from the room any person, other than persons designated in 

paragraph 7, as appropriate, for that portion of the deposition, hearing or pre-trial proceeding.

10. Each party reserves the right to dispute the confidential status claimed by any 

other party or subpoenaed party in accordance with this Protective Order. If a party believes that 

any documents or materials have been inappropriately designated by another party or 

subpoenaed party, that party shall confer with counsel for the designating party. As part of that 

conferral, the designating party must assess whether redaction is a viable alternative to complete 

non-disclosure. If the parties are unable to resolve the matter informally, a party may file an 

appropriate motion before the Court requesting that the Court determine whether the Protective 

Order covers the document in dispute. Regardless of which party files the motion, the party 

seeking to protect a document from disclosure bears the burden of establishing good cause for 

why the document should not be disclosed. A party who disagrees with another party's 

designation must nevertheless abide by that designation until the matter is resolved by agreement 

of the parties or by order of the Court.

11. The inadvertent failure to designate a document, testimony, or other material as 

"Confidential" prior to disclosure shall not operate as a waiver of the party's right to later 

designate the document, testimony, or other material as "Confidential." The receiving party or 

its counsel shall not disclose such documents or materials if that party knows or reasonably 

should know that a claim of confidentiality would be made by the producing party. Promptly 

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after receiving notice from the producing party of a claim of confidentiality, the receiving party 

or its counsel shall inform the producing party of all pertinent facts relating to the prior 

disclosure of the newly-designated documents or materials, and shall make reasonable efforts to 

retrieve such documents and materials and to prevent further disclosure.

12. Designation by either party of information or documents as "Confidential," or 

failure to so designate, will not be constitute an admission that information or documents are or 

are not confidential or trade secrets. Neither party may introduce into evidence in any 

proceeding between the parties, other than a motion to determine whether the Protective Order 

covers the information or documents in dispute, the fact that the other party designated or failed 

to designate information or documents as "Confidential."

13. Upon the request of the producing party or third party, within 30 days after the 

entry of a final judgment no longer subject to appeal on the merits of this case, or the execution 

of any agreement between the parties to resolve amicably and settle this case, the parties and any 

person authorized by this Protective Order to receive confidential information shall return to the 

producing party or third party, or destroy, all information and documents subject to this 

Protective Order. Returned materials shall be delivered in sealed envelopes marked 

"Confidential" to respective counsel. The party requesting the return of materials shall pay the 

reasonable costs of responding to its request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, counsel for a party 

may retain archival copies of confidential documents.

14. This Protective Order shall not constitute a waiver of any party's or non-party's 

right to oppose any discovery request or object to the admissibility of any document, testimony 

or other information.

15. Nothing in this Protective Order shall prejudice any party from seeking 

amendments to expand or restrict the rights of access to and use of confidential information, or 

other modifications, subject to order by the Court.

16. The restrictions on disclosure and use of confidential information shall survive the 

conclusion of this action and this Court shall retain jurisdiction of this action after its conclusion 

for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this Protective Order.

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17. Either party may designate as “Confidential” materials produced or created prior 

to the entry of this Protective Order and such material shall be covered by the foregoing terms.

SO STIPULATED.

Dated: April 7, 2021 AQUA TERRA AERIS LAW GROUP

By: /s/ Jason R. Flanders

Jason R. Flanders, Esq.

Attorneys for Plaintiff CALIFORNIA

COASTKEEPER ALLIANCE

Dated: April 7, 2021 THE BURTON LAW FIRM

By: /s/ Michael S. Wilcox

Michael S. Wilcox, Esq.

Attorneys for Defendant, COSUMNES CORP.

DBA MURIETA EQUESTRIAN CENTER

ORDER

Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT:

1. Requests to seal documents shall be made by motion before the same judge who will 

decide the matter related to that request to seal.

2. The designation of documents (including transcripts of testimony) as confidential 

pursuant to this order does not automatically entitle the parties to file such a document with the 

court under seal. Parties are advised that any request to seal documents in this district is 

governed by Local Rule 141. In brief, Local Rule 141 provides that documents may only be 

sealed by a written order of the court after a specific request to seal has been made. L.R. 141(a). 

However, a mere request to seal is not enough under the local rules. In particular, Local Rule 

141(b) requires that “[t]he ‘Request to Seal Documents’ shall set forth the statutory or other 

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authority for sealing, the requested duration, the identity, by name or category, of persons to be 

permitted access to the document, and all relevant information.” L.R. 141(b).

3. A request to seal material must normally meet the high threshold of showing that 

“compelling reasons” support secrecy; however, where the material is, at most, “tangentially 

related” to the merits of a case, the request to seal may be granted on a showing of “good cause.” 

Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Grp., LLC, 809 F.3d 1092, 1096-1102 (9th Cir. 2016); 

Kamakana v. City and County of Honolulu, 447 F.3d 1172, 1178-80 (9th Cir. 2006).

4. Nothing in this order shall limit the testimony of parties or non-parties, or the use of 

certain documents, at any court hearing or trial – such determinations will only be made by the 

court at the hearing or trial, or upon an appropriate motion.

5. With respect to motions regarding any disputes concerning this protective order which 

the parties cannot informally resolve, the parties shall follow the procedures outlined in Local 

Rule 251. Absent a showing of good cause, the court will not hear discovery disputes on an ex 

parte basis or on shortened time.

6. The parties may not modify the terms of this Protective Order without the court’s 

approval. If the parties agree to a potential modification, they shall submit a stipulation and 

proposed order for the court’s consideration.

7. Pursuant to Local Rule 141.1(f), the court will not retain jurisdiction over enforcement 

of the terms of this Protective Order after the action is terminated.

8. Any provision in the parties’ stipulation that is in conflict with anything in this order is 

hereby DISAPPROVED.

DATED: April 9, 2021 /s/ DEBORAH BARNES 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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EXHIBIT A

I, _______________________________, have been advised by counsel of record for

__________________________________ in _______________________________________

of the protective order governing the delivery, publication, and disclosure of confidential

documents and information produced in this litigation. I have read a copy of the protective

order and agree to abide by its terms.

_____________________________________

Signed

_____________________________________

Printed Name

_____________________________________

Name Date

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