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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1983 Civil Rights

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PORTER | SCOTT 

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

Carl L. Fessenden, SBN 161494 

Nicholas W. McKinney, SBN 322792 

350 University Ave., Suite 200 

Sacramento, California 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

Attorneys for Defendants COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, 

DAWN WALKER, JENNIFER LAMB, SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT OFFICER MA 

UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

BROOKS BRIDGES and ANITA 

STENGEL, 

 Plaintiff, 

 

v. 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, 

DAWN WALKER, JENNIFER LAMB, 

SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT OFFICER MA, and DOES 

1 through 50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

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CASE NO. 2:18-cv-02978 MCE EFB 

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] 

PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Superior Court of Sacramento County – 

Juvenile Dependency Division 

Case Nos: 237737 and 237738 

Complaint Filed: 11/14/2018 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

 1. Subject to and without waiving any objections to the admissibility or discoverability 

of any information or documents produced in connection with this Order, the Court orders that 

access to and use of such documents and information shall be governed by the provisions of this 

Protective Order pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code § 827. This Protective Order shall apply 

to all copies, extracts, and summaries of designated documents. 

 2. Plaintiffs BROOKS BRIDGES and ANITA STENGEL (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), 

the parents of K.B. and A.B., have filed suit against Defendants COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, 

DAWN WALKER, and JENNIFER LAMB (collectively, “Defendants”), in the matter of Bridges 

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FAX: 916.927.3706 

et al. v. County of Sacramento, et al., Case No. 2:18-cv-02978 MCE EFB, in the United States 

District Court, Eastern Division. 

 3. Plaintiffs and Defendants in good faith believe that the following documents contain 

information that is (a) confidential, sensitive, or potentially invasive of an individual’s privacy 

interests; (b) not generally known; and, (c) not normally revealed to the public or third parties 

pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code § 827. 

I.

DESIGNATION OF CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS 

 4. In connection with discovery proceedings in the above-referenced matter, a Welfare 

and Institutions Code § 827 Petition for Request for Disclosure of the Juvenile Case File of K.B. 

and A.B., was filed by counsel for Defendants in the Superior Court of Sacramento County – 

Juvenile Division. The Court, upon review of the Petition, the parties stipulation to a protective 

order in the underlying dependency actions and good cause shown, ordered the Juvenile Case File 

be disclosed to the parties and/or their counsel of record in the matter of In Re: Kira Kamplain 

Bridges, Case No. 237737 and In Re: Adrianna Kamplain Bridges, Case No. 237738, subject to 

entry of this Protective Order. The documents described herein shall be designated as " 

Confidential/Subject to Protective Order, Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:18-cv-02978 

MCE EFB." The scope of this Protective Order is limited to the Sacramento County Child Protective 

Services Juvenile Case File of the minor child as defined in California Rule of Court 5.552(a). 

II. 

RESTRICTIONS OF CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS 

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

Bridges et al. v. County of Sacramento, et al., Case No. 2:18-cv-02978 MCE EFB, and in the 

preparation and trial of the case, or any related proceeding. The parties do not waive any objections 

to the admissibility of the documents or portions thereof in future proceedings in this case, including 

trial. 

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Sacramento, CA 95825 

TEL: 916.929.1481 

FAX: 916.927.3706 

 6. A party producing the documents and materials described herein shall designate 

those materials as confidential by affixing a watermark labeling them " Confidential/Subject to 

Protective Order, Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:18-cv-02978 MCE EFB." If any 

confidential materials cannot be labeled with this marking, those materials shall be placed in a sealed 

envelope or other container that is in turn marked in the same manner. 

 7. Pursuant to the grant of an Order from the Sacramento County Superior Court - 

Juvenile Division, pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 5.552(b)(3), the Documents or 

materials designated under this Protective Order as " Confidential/Subject to Protective Order, 

Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:18-cv-02978 MCE EFB." may only be disclosed to the 

following persons: 

 (a) Parties to the case, their counsel of record, investigators, adjustors, experts, 

court reporters, and insurance carriers; 

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

referred to in subpart (a) immediately 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 ruling on in limine

motions and objections of counsel; 

 (f) Witnesses during their depositions in this action; and 

 (g) Current or former employees of a party assisting counsel in the litigation who 

have a reasonable need to know the contents of the confidential documents. 

III. 

GENERAL 

 8. Other than the parties' attorneys and any paralegal, clerical and secretarial personnel 

regularly employed by them, any person to whom Confidential documents or their information are 

to be disclosed shall be provided and required to read a copy of this Protective Order before 

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FAX: 916.927.3706 

disclosure of such information to that person. Upon reading this Protective Order, such person shall 

acknowledge in writing as follows: 

I have read the Protective Order that applies in Bridges et al. v. County of Sacramento, et 

al., Case No. 2:18-cv-02978 MCE EFB and shall abide by its terms. I consent to be subject 

to the jurisdiction of the Sacramento County Superior Court, including without limitation in 

any proceeding for contempt. 

 Such person also must consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Sacramento County 

Superior Court, including without limitation any proceeding for contempt. Provisions of this 

Protective Order, insofar as they restrict disclosure and use of the material, shall be in effect until 

further order of this Court. 

 9. As to all documents or materials designated as Confidential pursuant to this 

Protective Order, the parties agree that they will seek permission from the Court to file the 

confidential information under seal pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5.2 and 26 as well 

as Eastern District of California Local Rule 141. If permission is granted, the confidential material 

will be filed and served in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 5.2 and 26 as well as 

Eastern District of California Local Rule 141. 

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

Confidential are not, in fact, confidential. Prior to applying to the Court for such an order, the party 

seeking to reclassify confidential information shall meet and confer with the other party and notice 

all individuals to whom the documents pertain. 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 Protective Order. 

 11. Confidential documents disclosed at a deposition shall be designated as Confidential 

by so indicating on the record at the deposition. Copies of Confidential documents attached to 

deposition exhibits shall maintain their confidential status as set forth in this Protective Order and 

be sealed. If any document or information 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. The Court reporter for 

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FAX: 916.927.3706 

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

and each copy thereof, in accordance with 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. 

 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph 3, confidential information produced 

pursuant to this 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, including but not limited to radio and television media. 

 13. Should any information designated confidential be disclosed, through inadvertence 

or otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive it under this Protective Order, the disclosing 

person(s) shall promptly (a) inform all parties 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 Protective Order. No information shall lose its confidential status 

because it was inadvertently or unintentionally disclosed to a person not authorized to receive it 

under this Protective Order. 

 14. 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, unless otherwise ordered by the court. All documents and 

materials produced pursuant to this Protective Order shall be destroyed at the conclusion of this 

litigation. Attorneys may retain copies of confidential information pursuant to their document 

retention policies, all documents retained shall remain marked confidential and shall be destroyed 

at the end of the retention period. All parties agree to ensure that all persons to whom confidential 

documents or materials were disclosed shall be destroyed. "Conclusion" of this litigation means a 

final termination of the case following a trial or settlement and resolution of any appeal. 

 15. This 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 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 

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FAX: 916.927.3706 

or dissolve this Protective Order by Court order for good cause shown or by the stipulation of the 

parties. 

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

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

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

use or disclosure of confidential material. 

Dated: January 16, 2020 

By /s/Joseph B. Weinberger (authorized 01/16/2020)

Joseph B. Weinberger 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

Dated: January 16, 2020 PORTER SCOTT 

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

By /s/Nicholas W. McKinney

Carl L. Fessenden 

Nicholas W. McKinney 

Attorneys for Defendants 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, DAWN 

WALKER, JENNIFER LAMB, 

SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’S 

DEPARTMENT OFFICER MA 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 2, 2020. 

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