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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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John C. Miller, Jr., SBN 143323

ASHTON & PRICE

8243 Greenback Lane

Fair Oaks, CA 95628

TEL: (916) 786-7787

FAX: (916) 786-7625

Attorney for Plaintiff MATTHEW MELLO

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

Terence J. Cassidy, SBN 099180

John R. Whitefleet, SBN 213301

Taylor W. Rhoan, SBN 294941

350 University Avenue, Suite 200

Sacramento, California 95825

TEL: 916.929.1481

FAX: 916.927.3706

Attorneys for Defendant COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MATTHEW MELLO, individually and as 

Successor-in-Interest to AIRABELLA MELLO, 

Deceased

Plaintiff,

vs.

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO,

 Defendant.

CASE NO.: 2:14-cv-2618-KJM-KJN

DISCOVERY PROTECTIVE ORDER 

Complaint Filed: 08/12/13

FAC Filed: 10/14/13

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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 Discovery

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

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

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2. Wherein Plaintiff MATTHEW MELLO, individually and as Successor-in-Interest to 

AIRABELLA MELLO, Deceased, has filed suit against Defendant COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO in 

the matter of Matthew Mello v. County of Sacramento, Case No. 2:14-cv-02618-KJM-KJN (USDC 

EDCA). 

3. Defendant COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO and Plaintiff MATTHEW MELLO in good 

faith believe that the following documents will be the subject of discovery in the above-reference 

matter and 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 Juvenile Case File of AIRABELLA 

MELLO (DOB 11/19/10), Case No. SP01269, was filed by counsel for Defendant in the Superior Court

of Sacramento County – Juvenile Division. The Court, upon review of the Petition and after conducting 

an in camera review of the petitioned records, ordered they be disclosed to Defendant COUNTY OF 

SACRAMENTO on November 17, 2014. The documents described herein shall be designated as 

"Confidential". The documents protected pursuant to this Order have not been made public and the 

disclosure of said documents would have the effect of causing harm. Defendant COUNTY OF 

SACRAMENTO is unable to provide a copy of said documents to Plaintiff MATTHEW MELLO until 

they have obtained a similar Order from the Sacramento County Superior Court - Juvenile Division,

pursuant to California Rules of Court, Rule 5.552(b)(3). In the event that such an Order is sought and 

obtained, the following Protective Order shall govern said documents. The scope of this Order is 

limited to the following confidential juvenile records of AIRABELLA MELLO pursuant to Welfare 

and Institutions Code §827:

a. Sacramento County Child Protective Services records of AIRABELLA MELLO

(Bates stamped JUV_0001-0215.)

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II.

RESTRICTIONS OF CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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

Matthew Mello v. County of Sacramento, Case No.: 2:14-cv-02618-KJM-KJN (USDC EDCA), 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. Any documents submitted in any related litigation that were under seal remain under seal in this 

action.

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

materials as confidential by affixing a watermark labeling them "Confidential". 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. Upon the grant of an Order from the Sacramento County Superior Court - Juvenile 

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

materials designated under this Discovery Protective Order as "Confidential" may only be disclosed to 

the following persons:

(a) John C. Miller, Jr., as counsel for Plaintiff MATTHEW MELLO and Terence J. 

Cassidy as counsel for Defendant COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, and associate attorneys in the 

offices of each, in the case enumerated above.

(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

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(g) The parties to the case, including current employees of a party responsible for 

assisting counsel in the litigation and 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 Discovery Protective Order before 

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 Matthew Mello v. County of Sacramento, Case 

No.: 2:14-cv-02618-KJM-KJN (USDC EDCA) and shall abide by its terms. I consent to be 

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

California, including without limitation in any proceeding for contempt.

Such person also must consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States District 

Court, Eastern District of California, including without limitation any proceeding for contempt. 

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

shall be in effect until further order of this Court. The attorneys designated in subparts (a) and (b) of 

Paragraph 3 above shall be responsible for internally tracking the identities of those individuals to 

whom copies of documents marked Confidential are given. Defendant may request the identities of said 

individual(s) upon the final termination of the litigation or if it is able to demonstrate a good faith basis 

that any of the other parties to this action, or agents thereof, have breached the terms of the Discovery

Protective Order.

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

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

information under seal according to Local Rule 141. If permission is granted, the Confidential material 

will be filed and served in accordance with Local Rule 141. 

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10. The designation of documents or information as "Confidential" and the subsequent 

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

designated document or information.

11. 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 

Discovery Protective Order. 

12. 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 Discovery Protective Order and be 

sealed. If any document or information designated as confidential pursuant to this Discovery 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 the 

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

each copy thereof, in accordance with this Discovery Protective Order. Only individuals who are 

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

discussion or disclosure of such material.

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

pursuant to this Discovery 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.

14. Should any information designated confidential be disclosed, through inadvertence or 

otherwise, to any person not authorized to receive it under this Discovery 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 Discovery Protective Order. No information shall lose its confidential 

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

under this Discovery Protective Order.

15. 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 under seal shall remain under seal. All documents and materials produced pursuant to this 

Discovery Protective Order shall be destroyed. 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.

16. No later than 30 days after the conclusion of this litigation, all persons having received 

the confidential documents shall be advised to destroy said documents by the party who produced 

them.

17. This Discovery 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 Discovery 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 Discovery Protective Order by Court order for good cause shown or by the 

stipulation of the parties.

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

amendments, modifications and additions to this Discovery 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. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: June 17, 2015 ASHTON & PRICE 

By /s/ John C. Miller - as authorized on 6/12/15

John C. Miller

Attorney for Plaintiff

MATTHEW MELLO

Dated: June 17, 2015 PORTER SCOTT

A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION

By /s/ Terence J. Cassidy 

Terence J. Cassidy

Taylor W. Rhoan

Attorneys for Defendant

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO

IT IS SO ORDERED, except that: (a) documents submitted under seal in another case 

may not automatically be filed under seal in this case – a proper application pursuant to Local 

Rule 141 shall be made; (b) court personnel shall not be subject to the acknowledgement 

procedures outlined in paragraph 8, nor shall the court be required to return or destroy any 

copies of confidential documents filed or lodged with it in this case; (c) 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; and (d) 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. 

Dated: June 17, 2015

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