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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights

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STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ 

MEDICAL INFORMATION 1 Case No. 1:05-CV-01017-OWW-DLB 

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ARTURO J. GONZALEZ (CA SBN 121490) 

KENNETH W. BRAKEBILL (CA SBN 196696) 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

425 Market Street 

San Francisco, California 94105-2482 

Telephone: (415) 268-7000 

Facsimile: (415) 268-7522 

Email: agonzalez@mofo.com 

 kbrakebill@mofo.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ and REBECCA RODRIGUEZ 

JAMES D. WEAKLEY (CA SBN 085823) 

JAMES J. ARENDT (CA SBN 142937) 

Weakley, Ratliff, Arendt & McGuire, LLP 

1630 E. Shaw Avenue, Suite 176 

Fresno, CA 93710 

Telephone: (559) 221-5256 

Facsimile: (559) 221-5262 

Email: jim@wrlaw.com 

 james@wrlaw.com 

Attorneys for Defendants 

CITY OF FRESNO, MARCUS TAFOYA 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ and REBECCA 

RODRIGUEZ, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

CITY OF FRESNO, MARCUS TAFOYA, 

individually; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:05-CV-01017-OWW-DLB 

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE 

ORDER REGARDING 

PLAINTIFFS’ MEDICAL 

INFORMATION 

Complaint Filed: August 8, 2005 

Trial Date: September 26, 2006 

The Plaintiffs Gabriel Rodriguez and Rebecca Rodriguez and the Defendants City of 

Fresno and Marcus Tafoya (collectively, the “Parties”), through their respective counsel of 

record, hereby stipulate to the following Protective Order, subject to approval by the Court. 

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1. This Stipulated Protective Order shall govern the use and disclosure of Plaintiff 

Gabriel Rodriguez’s and Plaintiff Rebecca Rodriguez’s medical information, health status, and 

medical records (collectively, the “Plaintiffs’ Medical Information”), as well as 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 submitted to or presented in 

court or in other settings that might reveal the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information. The Parties agree 

that the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information should be treated as confidential pursuant to Rule 26(c) of 

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Nothing in this Stipulated Protective Order shall obligate 

any Party or non-party to produce the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information to any other party that it is 

not otherwise required to produce to under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or any applicable 

local rule. 

2. A party producing documents containing the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information shall 

affix the legend “CONFIDENTIAL” on each page. If any such material cannot be labeled with 

the aforementioned markings, it shall be placed in a sealed envelope or other container that is 

marked “CONFIDENTIAL.” 

3. If the producing party inadvertently fails to designate the Plaintiffs’ Medical 

Information as “CONFIDENTIAL,” such failure shall not constitute a waiver of a claim of 

confidentiality or of the party’s right to so designate such material. In the event that such an 

inadvertent failure occurs, the producing party shall, upon discovery of the error, promptly notify 

in writing all parties known to have received the material in question, and provide them with 

appropriately marked substitute copies of the affected material. Within fourteen days of such 

notice and receipt of substitute copies bearing the appropriate confidentiality marking, the 

receiving party shall return or destroy (at the producing party’s option) all copies of incorrectly 

labeled material and shall not retain copies thereof or shall raise this matter with the Court and 

request an Order permitting the receiving party to retain the originally disclosed material. Upon 

the re-designation of the materials under this paragraph, upon agreement of the parties, or by 

court order, said information shall thereafter be treated as confidential. 

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4. The Plaintiffs’ Medical Information and Motion Papers Containing the Plaintiffs’ 

Medical Information may be given to, shown to, made available to, or communicated in any way 

only for purposes related to this litigation to: 

a. The Parties for use in relation to this litigation only; 

b. The attorneys of record for the parties, together with non-lawyer staff 

members of such attorneys whose assistance is necessary for the 

prosecution or defense of this action; 

c. Other employees, excluding staff and clerical employees, of a party for the 

purpose of working directly on this litigation at the request of or at the 

direction of counsel; 

d. Third-party consultants and independent experts to whom it is necessary 

that the material be shown for the purposes of this litigation; 

e. The Court and jury, as necessary for the purposes of trial or motions; and 

f. Expert witnesses, as necessary for this litigation. 

5. Each person in categories 4.a., 4.c., 4.d., and 4.f., herein, shall, prior to being 

afforded access to the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information or to any Motion Papers Containing the 

Plaintiffs’ Medical Information, be shown this Stipulated Protective Order and shall sign a NonDisclosure Agreement, in the form attached hereto, marked as Exhibit “A” and incorporated 

herein by this reference, stating that he or she has read and understands its terms and shall abide 

by those terms. A file shall be maintained by the attorneys of record of all Non-Disclosure 

Agreements signed by persons to whom such material has been given. Non-Disclosure 

Agreements signed by third-party consultants shall be made available, upon request, for 

inspection and copying by all other attorneys of record at such time as such consultants are 

designated as experts in this litigation. If such third-party consultants are not designated as 

experts in this litigation, the Non-Disclosure Agreements signed by them shall be available for 

inspection and copying upon termination of this litigation. 

6. If Motion Papers Containing the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information are discussed 

during the course of a deposition herein, or if any aspect of the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information is 

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discussed during the course of a deposition herein, that portion of the deposition record shall be 

stamped or marked as “CONFIDENTIAL,” and access thereto shall be limited pursuant to the 

other terms of this Order. 

7. All Motion Papers Containing the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information filed with the 

Court for any purpose, including any pleadings, memoranda, declarations or other documents 

discussing Plaintiffs’ health status, medical information, or medical records shall be filed and 

served in a sealed envelope or other container marked on the outside with the title of this action, 

an identification of each item within and a statement substantially as follows: 

“Confidential Information Subject to Protective Order. 

This item shall not be opened except as ordered by the 

Court in this action or upon written stipulation executed by 

all of the parties, and filed in court in this action.” 

8. The envelope or other container in the Court file shall not be opened except as 

ordered by the Court or upon written stipulation, executed by all the parties or their counsel and 

filed with the Court. All such documents or things so filed shall be treated in accordance with the 

provisions of this Order. 

9. In the event that a party is served with a subpoena by any person, firm, 

corporation, or other entity who is not a party to this action, or a signatory to Exhibit A, which 

seeks to compel production of any documents containing the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information, 

including Motion Papers Containing the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information, the party upon whom 

the subpoena is served shall give written notice of the subpoena to the Plaintiffs within five 

business days of receipt (or, if less than seven (7) calendar days are set for the production, notice 

shall be given immediately after service of the subpoena, but in no event after the date for 

production). The Plaintiffs shall then have the responsibility to obtain a court order to quash the 

subject subpoena and/or obtain such other relief as will protect the confidential nature of the 

Plaintiffs’ Medical Information. Should such a motion be filed before the requested production 

date or should a timely motion be made, the party upon whom the subpoena is served shall not 

deliver the subject documents until after such time as the court rules on the subject motions. 

Should an order be obtained, the party upon whom the subpoena is served shall comply with the 

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order. Should no motion be filed before the scheduled production date, the party upon whom the 

subpoena is served may comply with the subpoena. 

10. If any Defendant serves a subpoena pursuant to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure that seeks, in whole or in part, documents containing or that may contain the 

Plaintiffs’ Medical Information, the Defendant shall comply with Rule 45’s prior notice and other 

requirements; shall serve, along with the subpoena, a copy of this Stipulated Protective Order; 

and shall provide the subpoenaed party with contact information for counsel of the Plaintiffs. 

Furthermore, the Defendant shall not set a return date on the subpoena for any date less than 15 

business days after the subpoena is served. Without limiting its rights under the Federal Rules, 

the Plaintiffs shall be given a reasonable opportunity, prior to any production, to review, object to, 

move to quash, or take other steps to redact, protect, limit, or prohibit the disclosure of documents 

containing the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information, and the subpoenaed party shall not produce any 

documents that do or may contain the Plaintiffs’ Medical Information until it has received either 

written authorization from the Plaintiffs or a court order permitting such production. 

11. The Plaintiffs’ Medical Information shall be introduced into evidence only under 

appropriate order for preservation of confidentiality, unless the confidentiality of such 

information has been removed by agreement of counsel for the Parties, or by the Court. 

12. The Defendants shall notify counsel for the Plaintiffs the specific number of copies 

of documents marked “CONFIDENTIAL” it seeks for production. Said number of copies shall 

constitute the number of copies that the Defendants reasonably believe they need in preparation 

of their case, including any copies for attorney work product, copies for experts, copies for 

depositions, and copies for court filings. The Plaintiffs shall, in a timely manner, produce said 

number of copies to the Defendants. 

13. The Defendants shall be billed solely for the following costs after production of 

materials in 12 above: the cost to copy the specific number of copies the Defendants have 

requested (but not the cost of the first copy, which shall be borne by the Plaintiffs), at the rate it 

would cost the Defendants to make said copies themselves. 

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14. If the Defendants, in good faith, require additional copies of documents marked 

“CONFIDENTIAL” in preparation of their case, they shall make a further request to counsel for 

the Plaintiffs. Upon agreement with counsel for the Plaintiffs, copies will be produced in a timely 

manner to the Defendants, pursuant to the procedures of this Stipulated Protective Order. 

Agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld by counsel for the Plaintiffs. 

15. None of the documents designated “CONFIDENTIAL” pursuant to this 

Stipulated Protective Order (that is, documents marked “CONFIDENTIAL” in their entirety or 

the Confidential portions of documents not otherwise marked “CONFIDENTIAL” in their 

entirety) can be duplicated without further Court Order or authorization. 

16. The Defendants shall be responsible for internally tracking the identities of those 

individuals to whom they provide copies of documents marked “CONFIDENTIAL.” 

17. At the conclusion of the litigation, the documents produced pursuant to this 

Stipulated Protective Order shall be returned to the Plaintiffs. 

18. This Order is intended to regulate and protect the handling of Plaintiffs’ Medical 

Information during the entirety of this litigation through appeal, and thereafter, and shall remain 

in full force and effect until modified, superseded or terminated on the record by agreement of all 

the parties to this litigation, or by order of the Court. This Order shall become effective among 

the parties upon the Court’s entry of same. The Court shall retain, after this action has 

terminated, jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this Order and to make such amendments, 

modifications and additions to this Stipulated Protective Order as the Court may from time to 

time deem appropriate. 

19. This Stipulated Protective Order may be signed by the Parties and their counsel in 

counterpart and it shall be signed by subsequently appearing counsel for new parties as 

appearances occur. 

20. The Court may rely upon facsimile copies of signatures, provided that the original 

signatures are provided to the Court upon request. 

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Dated: May 23, 2006 ARTURO J. GONZALEZ 

KENNETH W. BRAKEBILL 

MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP

By: /s/ 

Kenneth W. Brakebill 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ AND REBECCA 

RODRIGUEZ 

Dated: May 18, 2006 JAMES D. WEAKLEY 

JAMES J. ARENDT 

WEAKLEY, RATLIFF, ARENDT & MCGUIRE, LLP 

By: /s/ James Arendt (as authorized on May 18, 2006)

Attorneys for Defendants 

CITY OF FRESNO, MARCUS TAFOYA 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 24, 2006 

 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

Honorable Dennis L. Beck 

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EXHIBIT A - NDA - STIPULATED PROTECTIVE 

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EXHIBIT A 

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT 

I, ____________________________________, do solemnly swear that I am fully familiar 

with the terms of the Stipulated Protective Order Regarding Plaintiffs’ Medical Information 

entered in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Fresno Division, Case 

Number 1:05-CV-01017-OWW-DLB, Rodriguez v. City of Fresno, et al., and I hereby agree to 

comply with and be bound by the terms and conditions of this Stipulated Protective Order unless 

and until it is modified by further order of the Court. I hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the 

United States District Court, Eastern District of California, for purposes of enforcing this Order. 

Dated: 

 

By: 

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