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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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BILL LOCKYER

Attorney General of the State of California

JAMES M. HUMES

Chief Assistant Attorney General

FRANCES T. GRUNDER

Senior Assistant Attorney General

DAVID A. CARRASCO

Supervising Deputy Attorney General

BARBARA A. MORRIS, State Bar No. 137680

Deputy Attorney General

1300 I Street, Suite 125

P.O. Box 944255

Sacramento, CA 94244-2550

Telephone: (916) 322-3870

Fax: (916) 324-5205

Attorneys for Defendants Alameida, Dolezal,

Fishback, Gransee, Hernandez, Martinez, Mekkam,

Mitchell, Oddie, Steinberg, Suryadevara, Wajda,

Wasserman, Welch, White, Wilson and Woodford

SA2005301234

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

ESTATE OF LATRICIA YOLANDA

LILLY; DEBRA LUCK on her own

behalf and as guardian ad litem for

JEREMY LILLY and JOSHUA LILLY,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ED ALAMEIDA, JR., et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:05-cv-01062-AWI-SMS

STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER

REGARDING CONFIDENTIAL

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND

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, Plaintiffs requested investigative reports pertaining to

the death of Latrisha Yolanda Lilly, who died while in the custody of the California Department

of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Some Defendants were aware that CDCR’s Internal

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Affairs Division had conducted an investigation pertaining to the death of Inmate Lilly, the result

of which was an investigative report (the Confidential Material). 

The Confidential Material includes confidential interviews with inmates and staff. All

Confidential Material is considered to be “official information” within the meaning of California

Evidence Code sections 1043 and 1045 and Penal Code section sections 832.7 and 832.8. In

addition, the Confidential <aterial is subject to a qualified privilege as official information under

federal common law. 

The investigative report of the use-of-force incident includes summaries of interviews

with inmates and staff. As are countless other investigative reports by CDCR’s Internal Affairs

Division, the investigative report was prepared on the basis of, among other things, interviews

with custodial staff with the understanding that statements made in the course of the interviews

would remain confidential. The disclosure of the investigative report without a protective order

would undermine CDCR’s ability to assure its employees that their statements will be maintained

in confidence. The likely result of unprotected disclosure of the report 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

the report. 

B. CONDITIONS FOR RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL

Because of its possible relevance to this action, however, CDCR will produce the

Confidential Material without requiring Plaintiffs to move to compel, subject to this protective

order and objections asserted in their response to Plaintiff’s request for documents, on the

following conditions: 

1. The social security numbers and any other confidential personal information of the

CDCR employees who are the subject of the confidential material shall be redacted. 

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

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

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

by counsel for Plaintiffs; 

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(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 Plaintiffs’ 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. Plaintiffs’ counsel and their 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

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

and protective order, and understands its provisions and conditions. 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 Plaintiffs’ counsel shall be destroyed or

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

6. When Plaintiffs’ counsel returns or destroys the confidential material, they shall

provide Defendants’ counsel with a declaration stating that all confidential material has been

returned or destroyed. 

7. All confidential material obtained by Plaintiffs’ 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. 

/ / /

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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. 

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

of this Court. 

IT IS SO STIPULATED. 

(original signatures retained by 

 attorney Barbara A. Morris)

 July

Dated: June 14 , 2006 /s/ Barbara A. Morris 

BARBARA A. MORRIS

Attorney for Defendants

 July

Dated: June 26 , 2006 /s/ C. Campbell 

CATHERINE CAMPBELL

 July

Dated: June 26 , 2006 /s/ Carolyn D. Phillips 

CAROLYN D. PHILLIPS

 July

Dated: June 26 , 2006 /s/ Robert Navarra 

ROBERT NAVARRO

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 18, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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