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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1442 Petition for Removal

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STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER

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BILL LOCKYER, Attorney General

 of the State of California

JAMES M. HUMES

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

JENNIFER A. NEILL

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

DAVID A. CARRASCO, SBN 160460

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 323-1938

Fax: (916) 324-5205

Attorneys for Defendants

Chastain, Stiles, Grady, Van Sandt, Meeks and Marston

SA2005102150

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

FRANCIS HORN,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:05-cv-0814 MCE KJM P

STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE

ORDER

IT IS STIPULATED BY THE PARTIES AND ORDERED BY THE COURT AS

FOLLOWS: 

A. CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO THIS PROTECTIVE ORDER

During the course of discovery, plaintiff requested documents from the medical and central

files of two inmates. One of the inmates, Gilbert Salazar (C-14562) (the decedent), plaintiff’s son,

died in prison. The other inmate, C. Frank Christian (B-66387), was decedent’s cell mate at the

time of his death, and is alleged by plaintiff to have murdered decedent. 

Plaintiff and defendants have subpoenaed the central file and medical records of both

decedent and Christian (confidential material). 

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These records are deemed confidential by the California Department of Corrections and

Rehabilitation (CDCR) pursuant to California Evidence Code section 1040 and California Code of

Regulations, title 15, section 3370(d). In addition, the confidential material is subject to a

qualified privilege as official information under Federal common law. 

Some central file records may contain investigative reports and summaries of interviews

with inmates and staff concerning incidents not related to this case. Such investigative reports and

interview summaries, as are countless others prepared by CDCR staff, were prepared with the

understanding that statements made in the course of the interviews would remain confidential. 

The disclosure of these investigative documents without a protective order will undermine the

CDCR’s ability to assure its employees and inmates that their statements will be maintained in

confidence. The likely result of unprotected disclosure of these reports is that CDCR employees,

whether subjects of investigations or witnesses to incidents being investigated, will be unwilling or

less willing to cooperate with investigators. Accordingly, a protective order is warranted for these

reports. 

In addition, some of the medical records concern psychiatric care and drug rehabilitation,

which are deemed particularly sensitive. Beyond the confidentiality of medical records generally,

the psychiatric and drug rehabilitation records deserve heightened protection under the Health

Insurance and Portability Accountability Act. 

1. Records subject to this protective order without in camera review

Pursuant to the conditions set forth in this protective order, the CDCR will release

decedent’s central file (with exceptions specified below) and medical records, including any

psychiatric and drug rehabilitation records. CDCR is willing to release these records because

plaintiff, one of the parties who has subpoenaed these records, is decedent’s mother and her action

concerns his death. 

Upon receipt of plaintiff’s subpoena for Christian’s central file and medical records, the

CDCR served Christian with a notice to consumer, pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure

section 1985.3, to give him the opportunity to object to the release of these records to the parties. 

A copy of this notice is attached as exhibit 1. 

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On January 19, 2006, Christian objected in writing to the release of his records. A copy of

Christian’s written objection is attached as exhibit 2. Notwithstanding Christian’s objections, and

regulations and state law protecting such records, CDCR will release Christian’s central file and

medical records (with exceptions specified below) subject to the conditions set forth in this

protective order. 

2. Records subject to this protective order after in camera review

The records from the central medical files of both decedent and Christian contain or may

contain information warranting greater protections than are afforded most of the other records in

these files. The central files of these inmates include criminal history summaries the disclosure of

which is prohibited by California Penal Code section 11142; the files may include investigative

reports and summaries of interviews with staff or inmates concerning incidents not related to this

case, the disclosure of which could jeopardize institutional security and safety; and there may be

other information in these files which is not relevant to this action and, if disclosed, would

undermine institutional security and safety. Christian’s medical file also includes or may include

documents which are particularly sensitive (e.g., medical records concerning psychiatric and drug

treatment). 

With respect to these records, which deserve even more protection than the other

confidential matter contained in the central file and medical records, the parties stipulate to the

following procedure: (1) assuming such records exist, before CDCR releases these records to

plaintiff, the parties will meet and confer to determine whether they can agree that the records lack

relevance and, therefore, need not be produced, or are relevant and will be produced subject to the

conditions set forth below; (2) if the parties do not agree, then the documents in question will be

presented to the Court for its in camera review to determine whether such records are sufficiently

relevant to this case to warrant disclosure given the legal restrictions and security concerns

connected to these records; and (3) documents ordered to be produced after the in camera review

will be subject to the conditions of this protective order as set forth below. 

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B. CONDITIONS FOR RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

All central file and medical records released in connection with this case to be treated as

confidential material subject to the following conditions: 

1. Before releasing any confidential material, the CDCR will redact personal addresses,

dates of birth, social security numbers, and other identifying information (collectively, “identifying

information”) about any employee of the CDCR, any victim of crime(s), or any third party. 

Identifying information shall not be disclosed without further order of this Court. In no event shall

confidential material containing identifying information about any employee of the CDCR be

made public without written notice to the CDCR and the Court. 

2. The confidential material may be disclosed only to the following persons: 

 (a) Counsel of record for plaintiff in this action; 

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

counsel for plaintiff;

 (c) Court personnel and stenographic reporters engaged in such proceedings as are

incidental to the preparation for the trial in this action; 

 (d) Any outside expert or consultant retained by plaintiff’s counsel for purposes of this

action; 

 (e) Witnesses to whom the confidential material may be disclosed during or in

preparation for a deposition taken in this matter or otherwise during the preparation for trial and

trial, provided that the witness may not leave any deposition with copies of any of the confidential

material, and shall be informed and agree to be bound by the terms of this order;

3. Plaintiff’s counsel and his legal assistants and consultants shall not make copies of the

confidential material except as necessary for purposes of this litigation. 

4. Each person to whom disclosure of the confidential material is made shall, prior to the

time of disclosure, be provided by the person furnishing such materials a copy of this stipulated

protective order, and shall agree in writing that he or she has read the stipulated protective order,

and understands its provisions and conditions. 

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The writing shall include the express consent of the person to whom the disclosure is made to be

subject to the jurisdiction of this Court with respect to any proceeding related to enforcement of

this stipulated protective order, including without limitation, any proceeding for contempt.

5. All confidential material in possession of plaintiff’s counsel shall be destroyed or

returned to the CDCR within 20 days of the time it is no longer needed for purposes of this

litigation. 

6. When plaintiff’s counsel returns or destroys the confidential material, he shall provide

defendants’ counsel with a declaration stating the all confidential material has been returned or

destroyed. 

7. All confidential material obtained by plaintiff’s counsel shall not be disclosed except as

is necessary in connection with this or related litigation, including appeals, and not for any other

purpose, including any other litigation. 

8. Any confidential material filed with the Court by either party shall be filed and

maintained under seal. 

9. Nothing in this protective order is intended to prevent officials or employees of the

State of California, or other authorized government officials, from having access to confidential

material to which they would have access in the normal course of their official duties. 

10. The provisions of this protective order are without prejudice to the right of any party: 

 (a) To apply to the Court for a further protective order relating to any confidential

material or relating to discovery in this litigation; 

 (b) To apply to the Court for an order removing the confidential material designation

from any documents; 

 (c) To object to a discovery request. 

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

this Court. 

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IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

Dated: May 3, 2006 /s/ David A. Carrasco 

DAVID A. CARRASCO

Attorney for Defendants

Dated: May 3, 2006 /s/ William E. Gilg (Orig. w/D. Carrasco)

WILLIAM E. GILG

Attorney for Plaintiffs

ORDER

The Court, having considered the parties’ stipulation for protective order, and good cause

showing therefore, orders as follows: 

(1) The medical records of decedent Gilbert Salazar (C-14562), including any psychiatric

and drug treatment records, and his central file records, excepting his criminal history summary,

investigative reports or summaries of interviews concerning incidents not related to the claims in

this case, and other documents the disclosure of which would jeopardize institutional safety and

security, shall be released subject to the conditions stipulated by the parties; 

(2) The medical records of inmate Christian (B-66387), excluding any psychiatric or drug

treatment records, and his central file records, excepting his criminal history summary,

investigative reports or summaries of interviews concerning incidents not related to the claims in

this case, and other documents the disclosure of which would jeopardize institutional safety and

security, shall be released subject to the conditions stipulated by the parties;

(3) The parties shall meet and confer on any disputes concerning production of Christian’s

psychiatric and drug treatment records, and both inmates' central file records, such as criminal

history summaries, investigative reports or summaries of interviews concerning incidents not

related to the claims in this case, or other documents the disclosure of which would jeopardize

institutional safety and security; and

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(4) If the parties cannot agree on whether or not any documents specified in (3) above

should be produced subject to the stipulated conditions, such documents shall be presented for the

Court’s in camera review; and any documents ordered to be produced after the in camera review

will be subject to the stipulated conditions of this protective order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May 9, 2006

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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