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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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DONALD SPECTER (SBN 83925)

KELLY KNAPP (SBN 252013)

PRISON LAW OFFICE

1917 Fifth Street

Berkeley, CA 94710

Telephone: (510) 280-2621

Fax: (510) 280-2704

MAUREEN P. ALGER (SBN 208522)

COOLEY LLP

Five Palo Alto Square

3000 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155

Telephone: (650) 843-5000

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

[ADDITIONAL COUNSEL LISTED ON NEXT PAGE]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

QUENTIN HALL, SHAWN GONZALES, 

ROBERT MERRYMAN, DAWN SINGH, and 

BRIAN MURPHY, on behalf of themselves and 

all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

COUNTY OF FRESNO

Defendant.

Case No. 1:11-CV-02047-LJO-BAM

CLASS ACTION

 

 PROTECTIVE ORDER

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MARY KATHRYN KELLEY (SBN 170259)

COOLEY LLP

4401 Eastgate Mall

San Diego, CA 92121-1909

Telephone: (858) 490-6000

MELINDA BIRD (SBN 102236)

AGNES WILLIAMS (SBN 143532)

DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA

350 South Bixel Street, Suite 209

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Telephone: (213) 213-8000

Fax: (213) 213-8001

[ADDITIONAL COUNSEL LISTED ON 

CAPTION PAGE]

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WHEREAS the parties, through counsel, agree that a protective order is necessary to 

protect the confidentiality of documents and other information produced or disclosed in this 

action; and

WHEREAS, the parties agree that good cause exists for the entry of this Protective Order 

because certain records produced or disclosed in this action contain Protected Health Information 

and/or security information of prisoners detained in the Fresno County Jail.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties hereto, 

through their respective counsel of record, that the following provisions shall apply:

1. “Protected Health Information” (hereinafter “PHI”) is defined by the Health 

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 45 CFR §160.103. 

2. “Security information” is defined as any records maintained in an individual 

prisoner’s custody file, including but not limited to incident reports and housing classification 

documents, as well as any records that are designated by defendant as threatening jail safety 

and/or security if disclosed without protective conditions.

3. “Proprietary Information” is defined as any information that constitutes trade 

secret or is otherwise competitively or commercially sensitive.

4. All PHI, security information, or proprietary information produced by defendant in 

this action shall be regarded as confidential and subject to the Protective Order. Such material is 

hereinafter referred to as “confidential material.” 

5. Any party that produces documents containing confidential material, shall mark 

the document, or portions thereof containing confidential material as “Confidential Material –

Subject to Protective Order.” 

6. The designation of material as confidential shall be made by placing or fixing on 

the first page of the material, in a manner that will not interfere with the material’s legibility, the 

words “Confidential Material” – Subject to Protective Order.”

7. Any confidential information filed with the Court shall be filed under seal, labeled 

with a cover sheet bearing the case name and number along with the following statement: “This 

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document is subject to a protective order issued by the Court and shall not be copied or examined 

except in compliance with that order.” Documents so labeled shall be kept by the Clerk of the 

Court under seal and shall be made available only to the Court or counsel. Upon failure of the 

filing party to file confidential information under seal, any party may request that the Court place 

the document under seal. The procedures of Local Rule 141 shall be followed. 

8. Confidential information shall be used solely in connection with this action, and 

shall not be used or shown, disseminated, copied, or in any way communicated, orally, in writing, 

or otherwise, by the parties, their counsel, or any of the representatives, agents, expert witnesses, 

or consultants, for any other purpose without agreement between the parties, except that PHI may 

be used without limitation with the consent of the prisoner concerned. All confidential 

information shall be stored in a secure location. Access to confidential information shall be 

limited to those persons designated as “qualified persons” in paragraph 9 below.

9. Confidential information received from the opposing party may be disclosed only 

to the following persons (hereinafter referred to as “qualified persons”):

a. Fresno County Counsel and counsel of record for the parties, and any of their 

employees, representatives, or agents who are assisting such counsel in this action;

b. The Court and court personnel; 

c. The Court’s experts appointed in this action pursuant to Rule 706 of the Federal 

Rules of Evidence;

d. Stenographic reporters engaged in any proceedings;

e. All experts and consultants retained by the parties;

f. Witnesses to whom confidential information may be disclosed during a deposition

taken in this action. Such witnesses may not leave the deposition with copies of any confidential 

information unless it is their own confidential information; and

g. Any person expressly named and agreed to in writing by counsel for the parties.

10. Except to the extent otherwise permitted by this Protective Order, every qualified 

person provided copies of or access to confidential information pursuant to this Order shall keep 

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all such materials and information, and any copies, notes, extracts, summaries, or descriptions of 

such material, within their exclusive possession and control, shall treat all such copies, notes, 

extracts, summaries, or descriptions of such material as confidential, shall take all necessary and 

prudent measures to maintain the confidentiality of all such materials or information, and shall 

not disseminate such confidential information, except as permitted by this Order.

11. If any counsel of record distributes copies of material containing confidential 

information to one or more qualified persons, all such materials, and all copies, notes, extracts, 

summaries, or descriptions of such material, shall be returned to that counsel of record at the 

completion of a qualified person’s consultation or representation in this case. That counsel of 

record shall, upon request by opposing counsel or the Court, provide written confirmation that all 

materials containing confidential information, and all copies, notes, extracts, summaries, or 

descriptions of any such material have, to the best of counsel’s knowledge, been returned as 

required.

12. After the termination of this action by entry of a final judgment or order of 

dismissal, and any appeal, the provisions of this Protective Order shall continue to be binding. 

The terms of this Order constitute and shall be deemed to be an enforceable agreement between 

the parties (and their agents and attorneys, to the extent permitted by Rules of Professional 

Conduct in this jurisdiction). The terms of this Protective Order may be enforced by specific 

performance in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (Fresno 

Division). Within 90 calendar days of the final conclusion of this litigation (including all time for 

appeals, or the expiration or dissolution by the Court of any consent decree, order or judgment, 

whichever is later), each party shall destroy all documents or parts thereof designated as 

confidential information, and all copies thereof in its possession, including documents in the 

possession of all persons hired or retained by plaintiff to assist in connection with this litigation.

13. Nothing in this order is intended to prevent Defendant or its employees or agents 

from having access to confidential information to which they have access in the normal course of 

their official duties. 

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14. If a party inadvertently produces confidential information without the required 

label, the producing party shall inform the receiving party in writing and the specific material at 

issue immediately upon discovering the inadvertent production. Likewise, if a receiving party 

contends that confidential information was produced without the required label, the receiving 

party shall inform the producing party in writing and the specific material at issue upon 

discovering the failure to label the information. Upon receipt of notice, all parties shall treat the 

material identified in the notice as confidential unless and until this Court enters an order stating 

that the document shall not be treated as confidential information. 

15. If a receiving party contends that any document has been erroneously or 

improperly designated confidential, it shall treat the document as confidential unless and until this 

Court enters an order stating that the document shall not be treated as confidential information.

16. The inadvertent or unintentional disclosure by the producing party of information 

subject to the attorney-client privilege or work-product doctrine or any other applicable privilege 

or immunity shall not be deemed a waiver in whole or in part of the party’s claim of privilege or 

work-product immunity, either as to the specific information disclosed or as to any other 

information relating thereto or on the same or related subject matter. If a party has inadvertently 

produced information subject to a claim of immunity or privilege, the receiving party, upon 

request, shall return or destroy the inadvertently produced materials within five (5) Court days of 

the request, and all copies of those materials that may have been made and any notes regarding 

those materials shall be destroyed. The party returning such information may move the Court for 

an order compelling production of such information including on the grounds that such 

production was not inadvertent or unintentional. However, the inadvertent production of 

privileged or otherwise protected materials cannot be a basis for seeking production. 

17. The substance of an individual’s written or oral testimony, or the fact that an 

individual has testified to or provided information during the discovery process, may not be used 

against the person for disciplinary purposes or to otherwise intimidate or retaliate against the 

individual. This applies to all persons, including but not limited to current and former Fresno 

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County Sheriff’s Department and Fresno County Department of Public Health staff and 

contractors, and prisoners in the Fresno County Jail. 

18. This Protective Order shall be binding on the parties, their attorneys, and the 

parties’ and their attorneys’ successors, executors, personal representatives, administrators, heirs, 

legal representatives, and other persons or organizations over whom or which the parties have 

control.

19. By producing documents for review and inspection, the parties do not waive any 

objections to relevance to the admissibility at trial of any such document or of any information 

contained in any such document.

20. The provisions of this order are without prejudice to the right of any party: a) to 

apply to the Court for a modification of this order or further protective orders relating to 

discovery in this litigation; b) to apply to the Court for an order removing the confidential 

information designation from any document; c) to object to a discovery request; or d) to apply to 

the Court for an order compelling production of documents or compelling an answer to a 

discovery request.

21. By stipulating to this Protective Order, no party waives any right it may have to 

withhold or redact information protected from disclosure by the attorney client privilege or other 

applicable privilege, the work product doctrine, relevance, or any other protection, law, or 

regulation, or to seek appropriate protective orders respecting documents asserted to be subject to 

any such privilege, doctrine, protection, law, or regulation.

22. This order does not govern trial or other public proceedings. The parties shall 

address the court at a later date on appropriate procedures for trial and other public proceedings.

23. The provisions of this order shall remain in full force and effect until further order 

of this Court.

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EXHIBIT A

I, _____________________, have read the Protective Order in Hall v. County of Fresno, Case 

No. 1:11-CV-02047-LJO-BAM). I understand and agree to be bound by and abide by its terms. I 

agree that all information provided to me in this matter is to be treated as confidential. I further 

consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Eastern District 

of California for the purposes of any proceeding relating to the enforcement of this Order, 

including, without limitation, any proceeding for contempt.

Date: 

__________________________

 Signature

__________________________

 Printed Name

3424846.1

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ORDER

The Stipulated Protective Order, Doc. 117, is APPROVED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 2, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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