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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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MARGO A. RAISON, COUNTY COUNSEL

By: Andrew C. Hamilton, Deputy (SBN 299877)

Kern County Administrative Center

1115 Truxtun Avenue, Fourth Floor

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Telephone: (661) 868-3800

Facsimile: (661) 868-3805

Email: ahamilton@kerncounty.com

Attorneys for County of Kern

LONGYEAR & LAVRA, LLP

Van Longyear, CSB No. 84189

Kelley S. Kern, CSB No.: 221265

555 University Ave, Suite 280

Sacramento, CA 95825

Phone: (916) 974-8500

Emails: longyear@longyearlaw.com

kern@longyearlaw.com

Attorneys for Defendants City of Arvin and 

Officers Ornelas and Pantoja 

Greg W. Garrotto, SBN: 89542

LAW OFFICES OF GREG W. GARROTTO

1875 Century Park East, Ste. 2230

Los Angeles, CA 90067

Phone: (310) 229-9200

Email: jjggarrotto@msn.com

Attorney for Plaintiff, Manuel Palomares

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANUEL PALOMARES,

Plaintiff,

vs.

CITY OF ARVIN, a public entity; OFFICER 

ALDO ORNELAS, a public employee; 

OFFICER ARMANDO PANTOJA, a public 

employee; COUNTY OF KERN, a public 

employee; and DOES 1-10,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:21-cv-01745-JLT-CDB

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE 

ORDER; ORDER

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the parties through their respective 

counsel that the following Protective Order be entered:

I. Definitions:

The following definitions shall govern the construction of this stipulation unless the context 

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otherwise requires.

(a) CONFIDENTIAL Information. “CONFIDENTIAL Information” means any and all 

Information regardless of format or medium, including personal, proprietary, and financial 

information, state and federal tax records, and other Information which a party has a right to protect 

from unrestricted disclosure. In the context of the present case, it also includes, but is not limited to: 

(1) any peace officer information protected by California Penal Code Section 832.7 and California 

Evidence Code Sections 1043 to 1047, (2) medical records, and (3) mental health records. 

(b) Disclosing Party: “Disclosing Party” means the party who discloses 

CONFIDENTIAL Information.

(c) Information. “Information” means discovery obtained through the use of 

interrogatories, requests for admission, requests for production of documents and things, depositions, 

subpoenas or other Information obtained during discovery.

(d) Notice. “Notice” means reasonable notice under the circumstances. The manner and 

amount of Notice shall be governed by the particular circumstances. 

(e) Person. “Person” means person as defined in California Evidence Code § 175.

(f) Documents. “Documents” means all written, recorded, graphic, or electronically 

stored matter whatsoever, including, but not limited to, materials produced pursuant to Rule 34 of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, by subpoena or by agreement, deposition transcripts and exhibits, 

interrogatory answers, responses to requests for admissions, and any portion of any Court papers that 

quote from the foregoing and any other disclosure or discovery material that is designated by the 

parties as “Confidential.” The term “documents” is limited to material or information produced in 

the above-captioned litigation.

II. Scope and Intent.

(a) Until further order of the Court or stipulation of the parties, all Information designated 

as “CONFIDENTIAL” by the Disclosing Party, to the extent such Information discloses 

CONFIDENTIAL Information, shall be subject to this stipulation. However, nothing in this 

stipulation shall prevent any party from seeking a modification of this stipulation or objecting to the 

designation of Information as CONFIDENTIAL Information which the party believes to be otherwise 

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improper.

(b) The purpose and intent of this Order is to protect CONFIDENTIAL Information 

produced by both parties. Nothing in this stipulation shall be construed to change existing law or shift 

existing burdens. The Parties acknowledge that this Order does not confer blanket protections on all 

disclosures, or responses to discovery, and that the protection it affords extends only to the limited 

information, or items, that are entitled under the applicable legal principles to treatment as 

confidential. 

(c) The protections conferred by this Stipulated Protective Order cover not only 

Confidential Information (as defined above), but also any information copied or extracted therefrom, 

as well as all copies, excerpts, summaries, or compilations thereof, plus testimony, conversations, or 

presentations by parties or counsel to or in court or in other settings that might reveal Confidential 

Information.

(d) The parties recognize and acknowledge that some CONFIDENTIAL Information 

which may be sought is so sensitive that a party may refuse to disclose the Information even under 

the protection of this stipulation. In such event, this stipulation shall not be deemed consent or an 

admission that such Information is discoverable and a party may resist disclosure until the matter has 

been heard by the Court.

(e) This stipulation is the product of negotiations and, for purposes of construction and 

interpretation, shall not be deemed to have been drafted by one party.

(f) This stipulation shall be submitted for the signature of the Magistrate Judge assigned 

to this case in an ex parte manner without need of a formally noticed motion.

III. Designation of CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

Any Disclosing Party may designate Information, or any portion of such Information, as 

CONFIDENTIAL Information by placing the word “CONFIDENTIAL” on the Information. By 

designating Information as CONFIDENTIAL, the Disclosing Party warrants that the designation is 

made in good faith and on reasonable belief that the Information so designated is CONFIDENTIAL 

Information as defined above.

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IV. Oral Deposition Testimony.

A party may designate as CONFIDENTIAL Information, Information disclosed during oral 

deposition by stating so on the record or in writing within 30 days from receipt of the transcript. 

Where documents that have been designated as CONFIDENTIAL are entered into the record of a 

deposition or where CONFIDENTIAL Information is disclosed during deposition, such portion of 

the deposition containing CONFIDENTIAL Information shall be separately bound and marked 

“CONFIDENTIAL – UNDER PROTECTIVE ORDER” in a conspicuous place and shall be subject 

to the provisions of this stipulation.

V. Objection to Designation.

A party may at any time object to the designation of Information as CONFIDENTIAL and 

move the Court for an order declaring that such Information not be designated CONFIDENTIAL. 

No motion relating to the designation of Information as CONFIDENTIAL shall be filed without first 

completing the following steps. First, the moving party SHALL confer with the opposing party in a 

good faith effort to resolve the dispute. Second, if the good faith effort is unsuccessful, the moving 

party promptly shall seek a telephonic hearing with all involved parties and the Magistrate Judge. It 

shall be the obligation of the moving party to arrange and originate the conference call to the court. 

Counsel must comply with Local Rule 251 or the motion will be denied with prejudice and dropped 

from calendar.

VI. Information Which Is Not Confidential.

Notwithstanding the designation of Information as CONFIDENTIAL, such Information shall 

not be CONFIDENTIAL Information, nor shall disclosure be limited in accordance with this 

stipulation where such Information, is at the time of disclosure, in the public domain by publication 

otherwise.

VII. CONFIDENTIAL Information Obtained from Third Parties.

If CONFIDENTIAL Information is obtained from a third party, the third party may adopt the 

benefits and burdens of this stipulation. Likewise, any party may designate material or Information 

obtained from a third party as CONFIDENTIAL.

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VIII. Inadvertent Disclosure.

An inadvertent failure to designate qualified information or items as Confidential does not, 

standing alone, waive the Designating Party’s right to secure protection under this Stipulated 

Protective Order for such material. If material is appropriately designated as Confidential after the 

material was initially produced, the Receiving Party, on notification of the designation, must make 

reasonable efforts to assure that the material is treated in accordance with the provisions of this Order.

IX. Documents Filed with the Court.

If a party wishes to file documents with the Court which contain material designated 

CONFIDENTIAL, that party SHALL comply with Local Rules 140 and 141.

X. Dissemination to Third Parties.

(a) CONFIDENTIAL Information shall be disclosed only to the parties to this stipulation, 

their experts, consultants, and counsel. Before any person receives access to CONFIDENTIAL 

Information, each shall execute a copy of the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, reciting that he, she 

or it has read a copy of this stipulation and agrees to be bound by its terms.

(b) If any person who has obtained CONFIDENTIAL Information under the terms of this 

stipulation receives a subpoena commanding the production of CONFIDENTIAL Information, such 

person shall promptly notify the Disclosing Party of the service of the subpoena. The person receiving 

the subpoena shall not produce any CONFIDENTIAL Information in response to the subpoena 

without either the prior written consent of the Disclosing Party or order of the Court.

XI. Use of CONFIDENTIAL Information During Trial.

The Parties will identify in their exchange of Pre-Trial exhibit lists any documents they intend 

to use which are CONFIDENTIAL. If a party intends to introduce into evidence any 

CONFIDENTIAL Information at trial, which the opposing party has objected to in the exchange of 

Pre-Trial exhibit lists, that party SHALL notify the Court in the joint pretrial conference statement of 

this intention and SHALL seek an order related to the introduction of this evidence at trial. The 

moving party SHALL comply with the Court’s pretrial order regarding whether this order will be 

sought in limine or otherwise. If a party seeks to introduce at trial evidence which that party has 

designated as CONFIDENTIAL Information, other parties which desire to use said information, are 

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not required to notify the Court of the intent to use the CONFIDENTIAL Information. 

A party may also seek to use CONFIDENTIAL Information for purposes of rebuttal but are 

required to notify the Court prior to introducing the evidence at trial.

XII. Duty to Use Reasonable Care.

All persons bound by this stipulation shall have the duty to use reasonable care and precaution 

to prevent violations thereof.

XIII. Enforcement.

(a) Prior to bringing any motion or application before the Court for enforcement of this 

stipulation, the parties shall comply with the procedures set forth in paragraph 5.

(b) In the event anyone shall violate, attempt to violate or threaten to violate any of the 

terms of this stipulation, after compliance with the procedures in paragraph 5, the aggrieved party 

may apply to the Court to obtain compliance with this stipulation or to obtain appropriate injunctive 

relief. Each party agrees that, in response to an application for injunctive relief, it will not assert the 

defense that the aggrieved party possesses an adequate remedy at law.

(c) The Court may make any order against a party to this stipulation it deems appropriate 

to compel compliance in addition to any injunctive relief available to the parties.

(d) If CONFIDENTIAL Information is disclosed to any person other than as allowed by 

this stipulation, the person responsible for the disclosure must immediately bring all pertinent facts 

relating to such disclosure to the attention of counsel for the aggrieved party and without prejudice 

to the other rights and remedies of any party, make every effort to prevent further disclosure. Fines 

and/or sanctions for inadvertent or intentional disclosure shall be decided by the Court after briefing 

and argument by all parties concerned.

XIV. Return/Destruction of Documents.

Within 60 days after final termination of this action, including all appeals, each party shall be 

responsible for returning or destroying all original and/or copies of all CONFIDENTIAL Information 

produced during the course of this action and subject to this order, including all excerpts thereof, 

except that counsel may retain all memoranda, and correspondence derived from such 

CONFIDENTIAL Information and any such CONFIDENTIAL Information necessary for purposes 

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of maintaining a legal file but after the end of such years, all such retained CONFIDENTIAL 

Information shall be returned or destroyed.

XV. Modification and Amendments.

Except as to those modifications made by the Court, this stipulation may be modified or 

amended without leave of Court by unanimous written agreement of the parties hereto.

XVI. Duration of Stipulation.

Provided the court makes this stipulation an order of the Court, this stipulation shall survive 

and remain in full force and effect after the termination of this lawsuit, whether by final judgment 

after exhaustion of all appeals or by dismissal, and the Court shall retain jurisdiction over the parties 

and their attorneys for the purpose of enforcing the terms of this stipulation.

IT IS SO STIPULATED, THROUGH COUNSEL OF RECORD.

Respectfully Submitted,

DATED: April 14, 2023 MARGO A. RAISON

By: /s/ Andrew C. Hamilton

Andrew C. Hamilton, Deputy

Attorneys for County of Kern

DATED: April 14, 2023 LONGYEAR & LAVRA, LLP

By: /s/ Kelley S. Kern*

Van Longyear

Kelley S. Kern

Attorneys for City of Arvin and Officers 

Ornelas and Pantoja

DATED: April 14, 2023 LAW OFFICES OF GREG W. GARROTTO

By: /s/ *Greg W. Garrotto

Greg W. Garrotto

Attorney for Manuel Palomares

* E-signed with permission on April 12, 2023

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ORDER

Based on the above-stipulation and the court finding good cause.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 14, 2023 ___________________ _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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